Job Cut: Donald Trump’s associate Elon Musk is trying to reduce government expenditure. In such a situation, about 10 thousand government employees have been fired under a big campaign in government departments.
Job Cut: About 10 thousand government employees have been fired in America. Donald Trump and his associate Elon Musk have together decided to fire 9500 employees in a single day. These employees were engaged in work ranging from protection of government lands to care of retired soldiers. According to the information, Donald Trump administration has taken this tough step to reduce bureaucracy.
Layoffs have been done in Home Department, Energy, Veteran Affairs, Agriculture, Health and many other departments. Most of the people who have been fired were in the probation period. Many employees had not even completed one year of work. At the same time, some government agencies have also been closed. These include Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Meanwhile, preparations are being made to fire thousands of employees in Internal Revenue Service.
If Reuters report is to be believed, a large number of employees in this department may be fired before 15 April. According to the White House, there were 75 thousand such employees who left their jobs voluntarily in protest against Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The total civilian staff of America is about 23 lakhs. In such a situation, about 3 percent of government employees have left their jobs voluntarily.
President Donald Trump said that the US government was wasting a lot of money. At the same time, the debt is also increasing. America has a debt of about 36 trillion dollars. Last year, the fiscal deficit was 1.8 trillion dollars. In such a situation, there is a need for reform in the government. Let us tell you that President Donald Trump has made Elon Musk the head of the Department of Government Efficiency. In such a situation, decisions related to employees are in the hands of Elon Musk.
A US federal court judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plan to cut the federal workforce, through which employees are being offered money to encourage them to resign.
US District Judge George O’Toole Jr. in Boston found that a group of labor unions did not have legal grounds to challenge this program. This program is usually described as a ‘buyout’. Trump plans to give financial incentives to government employees to encourage them to leave their jobs.
According to the White House, the official residence and office of the US President, thousands of employees have accepted the government’s offer. This program has been led by Elon Musk, who is working as Trump’s top advisor to reduce federal spending.
