Determination for retention Sample Clauses

Determination for retention. Payments authorized in order to retain an employee must be based upon a written determination that the high or unique qualifications of the employee or special need of the Department for the employee’s services makes it essential to retain the employee, and that, in the absence of offering student loan repayment benefits, the employee would be likely to leave for employment outside the Federal service. This determination must be based on a written description of the extent to which the employee’s departure would affect Management’s ability to carry out an activity or perform a function that is deemed essential to the Department’s mission.