Thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees volunteered to go back into their offices after the agency offered incentive pay to those who handle 'mission-critical' work. That includes answering calls from taxpayers and opening mail, which has piled up.
Washington Thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees volunteered to go back into their offices Monday after the agency offered incentive pay to those who handle"mission-critical" work.
That includes answering calls from taxpayers and opening mail -- which has been piling up in trailers since the government work-from-home orders took effect last month.The workers are spread across 10 different locations around the country. All workers who report in person will see at least a 10% increase in base salary for at least the next four weeks.
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