I put in a hardship request around a month or so ago and I haven’t heard anything back however this list shows the facility that I put in my request with a status of “offered to hardship” and the facility from is mine. Grant it, nobody else at my facility is requesting a hardship transfer at this time, would I be correct in assuming that my request was accepted and I’m waiting on HR to send me a TOL? I know there are a lot of moving parts in these things but my family and I are really thirsting for any information at all.
Best advice I can offer you brother,
-Reach out to your FACREP
-Reach out to your Regions Hardship Rep (There is a resource floating around here some where, I'll look for it)
-Reach out to your ATM
Throughout this entire process they should have been keeping you in the loop on where things were going, what step you were at in accordance to Article 99 (I believe have to double check, off the top of my head). You won't be stepping on any toes by asking for an update.
Update 1:
Section 4. The Parties at the local level shall meet within fourteen (14)
calendar days of submission of the hardship to accomplish the facility
level review. They will ensure that the request falls in one (1) of the three
(3) categories eligible for hardship consideration and that the appropriate
documentation is provided. Requests that clearly fall outside the identified
hardship categories or those requests that do not include supporting
documentation will be returned to the employee with an explanation of the
denial and information that the employee can file an ERR through the
normal process. For all other requests, they will make recommendations
and forward an entire package to the Parties at the Service Area/AFSIAG
level of the facility where the hardship request originated. This should
normally be accomplished within seven (7) calendar days of making the
determination.
Section 5. The Parties at the Service Area/AFSIAG level shall review the
employee's package and the recommendations made at the facility and
make their own determination as to whether the hardship condition is bona
fide. This review should normally occur within fourteen (14) calendar days
of receiving the package. If they determine the hardship condition is bona
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fide, they shall, within seven (7) calendar days of making the
determination, forward the entire package to the Parties at the Service
Area/AFSIAG level of the target facilities if other than their own, along
with a written statement recommending approval of the transfer due to a
bona fide hardship condition. Should the Parties in this Section fail to
reach agreement on the determination as to whether the hardship condition
is bona fide, the hardship request is denied and the employee may pursue
transfer under the ERR process. If the transfer is recommended by the
originating Service Area/AFSIAG, the employee's hardship package will
be forwarded to the target Service Area/AFSIAG.
Section 6. The Parties at the Service Area/AFSIAG level of the target
facilities shall review the employee's package and the determinations made
at the facility and the originating Service Area. This review should
normally occur within fourteen (14) calendar days after receiving the
package. The Agency will make every reasonable effort to accommodate
the employee’s transfer if the employee is otherwise qualified for the
position. The originating facility will not unreasonably delay the
employee’s release. If the transfer is denied, the target Service Area shall
forward a written justification to the originating Service Area along with a
list of all alternative facilities in the geographical area that could possibly
fit the needs of the affected employee.
The requesting employee will then be informed by his/her Principal
Facility Representative and the Air Traffic Manager jointly, as soon as
possible after receiving the final determination. Transfers under this
Article shall not be constrained by any release policies; however, release
under this Article shall not negatively impact employees who have already
received release dates. Transfers under this Article shall not be eligible to
receive any permanent change of station benefits. If the Agency
determines that the request cannot be accommodated due to staffing, the
request will remain active for fifteen (15) months and reviewed every six
(6) months by the Parties at the Service Area/AFSIAG level. After each
six (6) month review, a notice will be sent to the employee regarding the
disposition of the request.
Section 7. If the employee does