Effect of a Summary Rating a. An employee who receives a rating of record of Outstanding must receive a performance award and/or Quality Step Increase (QSI) unless the employee was promoted within the appraisal year.
b. An employee who receives a rating of record of Highly Effective should normally receive a performance award.
c. An employee who receives a rating of record of Fully Successful should be considered for and may receive a performance award.
d. Where it is not possible to provide an employee a rating of record prior to making the awards, the employee shall receive an award (if appropriate) at the time the employee receives the rating of record.
e. Employees within a PDU at the same grade level who receive equivalent ratings of record can expect to receive similar awards unless an employee was promoted within the appraisal year or unless distinctions can be made in their performance based upon the number or percentage of critical elements rated "exceeds," interim summary ratings taken into consideration in the rating of record, or the length of time of the appraisal period.
