WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. Section 1. This Article and appropriate law, regulation or procedure governs within grade step increases. A supervisor’s failure to complete an employee’s evaluation shall not be used as a basis to deny the employee’s increment.
Section 2. An employee may not be denied a step pay increase for reasons of performance unless substantial performance deficiencies, defined as not meeting standards on performance standards/behavioral elements, warranting such action are cited on the employee’s mid-year or final performance appraisal forms. In no case will the Employer withhold a step increase unless the affected employee has been notified.
Section 3. When the Employer determines that an employee’s performance warrants withholding of a step increase, it shall notify the employee in writing and
1. identify the specific incidents of unacceptable performance including reference to performance standards/behavioral elements;
2. provide a description of what the employer will do to assist the employee and a description of what the employee must do to improve the allegedly unacceptable performance during the opportunity period.
WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. This Article and appropriate law, regulation or procedure governs within grade step increases.
WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. Section 1. This Article and appropriate law, regulation or procedure governs within grade step increases.
Section 2. An employee may not be denied a step pay increase for reasons of performance unless substantial performance deficiencies, defined as not being rated “Satisfactory” or better on performance standards/behavioral elements, warranting such action are cited on the employee's mid-year or final performance appraisal forms. In no case will the Employer withhold a step increase unless the affected employee has been notified.
Section 3. When the Employer determines that an employee's performance warrants withholding of a step increase, it shall notify the employee in writing and:
1. identify the specific incidents of unacceptable performance including reference to performance standards/behavioral elements;
2. provide a description of what the Employer will do to assist the employee and a description of what the employee must do to improve the allegedly unacceptable performance during the opportunity period.
Section 4. If at anytime an employee's performance is considered to be at a level which jeopardizes his/her eligibility to receive a within grade increase as scheduled, the supervisor shall notify the employee in writing as soon as possible. Unless the deficient performance warranting the denial of the increase occurs late in the evaluation period, such notice shall be sufficiently in advance in order to provide the employee with an opportunity to improve performance and become eligible for the within grade increase. Failure to notify the employee per this Article shall not entitle the employee to a within grade increase if the employee's performance does not warrant it.
WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. SECTION 1. This Article covers employees eligible for within-grade increases (WGI). Except as otherwise provided below, eligible employees are entitled to a WGI if they: (1) have completed the waiting period required by applicable law and regulation; (2) have not received an equivalent increase during the required waiting period; and, (3) have, in regard to their current position, a summary rating of acceptable.
a. If the employee's current rating of record is unacceptable, the WGI will be denied. At any time an employee's performance falls below the acceptable level for any critical element, a special progress review will be held to advise the employee of the deficiencies in his or her performance. A written summary will be prepared to identify what steps must be taken, which may include training, to improve performance. The employee will be provided a copy of the summary.
b. If an employee's most recent rating of record will not support the granting of a WGI, the employee still may be granted a WGI provided that he or she is currently performing at the acceptable level and further provided that the employee's supervisor completes a new rating of record reflecting the improvement in the employee's performance.
SECTION 2. If the increase will be denied, employees will be notified in writing within thirty (30) days after the end of the prescribed waiting period as established by applicable law and regulation. The notice will inform the employee of:
a. The reasons for the negative determination and the respects in which the employee must improve his or her performance in order to be granted a within-grade increase;
b. The employee's right to file a written request for reconsideration of the negative determination provided such request is filed within fifteen (15) days; and,
c. The name of the reconsideration official to whom the request is to be submitted.
SECTION 3. The reconsideration official will render his or her decision to the employee in writing within thirty (30) days after receiving the employee's written request for reconsideration. If a negative determination is reversed by the reconsideration official, the within-grade increase will be retroactive to the original due date. If the reconsideration official upholds the original negative determination, the official will set forth the reasons therefore and inform the employee of his or her right to file a grievance.
SECTION 4. When an employee or his or her personal representative, designated in writ...
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WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. The Employee will be granted a within grade increase in accordance with Agency and Department regulations if the performance rating of record is “fully successful” or higher. If a within grade increase is denied, the Employee will be notified in writing of the right to request reconsideration from the appropriate servicing office. The Employee has the right to representation and may respond orally and/or in writing to the denial. If the denial is sustained upon reconsideration, the Employee will be notified in writing of the right to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. Section 1.
WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. (WGIs) & Upward Mobility Promotions
1. When an employee’s unacceptable performance will prevent the award of a Within-Grade Increase (WGI) or an Upward Mobility Promotion, the supervisor will notify HRO and the employee at least sixty (60) days prior to the eligibility date.
2. If the employee’s performance becomes acceptable, the WGI shall be granted.
WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. Within Grade Increases (WGI) will be administered and consistent with the requirements in 5 C.F.R. Part 531, Subpart D. An employee’s rating of record must be no lower than the Fully Successful level for an employee to receive a WGI. This may require a rating official to prepare an interim appraisal before the end of the appraisal period to document the appropriate level of performance at the time the WGI is due if the most recent rating of record does not reflect the WGI determination decision. A WGI determination may be delayed if the employee has not been under a performance plan for his/her/their current position for the minimum appraisal period and does not have a rating of record in any position that was issued within the ninety (90) days before the end of the WGI waiting period. Assistance must be requested from the Servicing Human Resources Office.
WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. (WGIs) & Upward Mobility Promotions
1. When an employee's unacceptable performance will prevent the award of a Within-Grade Increase (WGI) or an Upward Mobility Promotion, they will be notified in writing at least forty- five (45) days prior to the eligibility date. The employee will be placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
2. If the employee's performance becomes acceptable within the PIP period, the WGI shall be granted. If the employee's performance has not improved, the PIP may be modified to allow the employee additional time to meet the minimum performance standards.
3. Disputes regarding this section shall be resolved IAW Grievance and Arbitration procedures.
