September 22 - 24, 2008 Instructor: JoAnn Perrini Washington, DC $845 October 7 - 9, 2008 Instructor: JoAnn Perrini Washington, DC $995 November 4 - 6, 2008 Instructor: Mark Meza Washington, DC $995 November 18 - 20, 2008 Instructor: Geraldine Keenan Dallas, TX $995 December 2 - 4, 2008 Atlanta, GA $995 January 13 - 15, 2009 Instructor: Earl Govert Phoenix, AZ $995 January 14 - 16, 2009 Instructor: JoAnn Perrini Washington, DC $995 February 10 - 12, 2009 Instructor: Earl Govert Washington, DC $995 February 18 - 20, 2009 Instructor: Earl Govert San Diego, CA $995 March 3 - 5, 2009 Instructor: Geraldine Keenan Indianapolis, IN $995 March 4 - 6, 2009 Instructor: Cassandra Jordan Washington, DC $995 March 24 - 26, 2009 Instructor: Geraldine Keenan San Antonio, TX $995 April 14 - 16, 2009 Instructor: Mark Meza Washington, DC $995 May 5 - 7, 2009 Instructor: Cassandra Jordan Washington, DC $995 May 11 - 13, 2009 Instructor: Earl Govert Virginia Beach, VA $995 May 19 - 21, 2009 Instructor: Mark Meza Chicago, IL $995 June 9 - 11, 2009 Instructor: Geraldine Keenan Seattle, WA $995 June 16 - 18, 2009 Philadelphia, PA $995 June 29 - July 1, 2009 Instructor: Earl Govert Atlanta, GA $995 July 8 - 10, 2009 Instructor: Earl Govert Washington, DC $995 July 14 - 16, 2009 New York, NY $995 August 25 - 27, 2009 Instructor: Earl Govert Washington, DC $995 September 9 - 11, 2009 Instructor: Geraldine Keenan Westminster, CO $995 September 21 - 23, 2009 Instructor: JoAnn Perrini Washington, DC $995
Overview:
Acquire the knowledge necessary to set pay for GS employees. This course covers pay setting for hiring and retaining new employees (appointments, reinstatements, reemployment, transfers and conversion, highest previous rate, maximum payable rate), promotions, changes to lower grade, pay changes (within-grade and quality step increases), movement between pay systems, grade and pay retention, and severance pay.
This course is for persons who set pay or give advice on setting pay.
Distance Education Options: Pay Setting for GS Positions (PADM7002N) or Pay Setting for FWS Positions (PADM7001N) .
Syllabus -- Pay Setting, STAF9000D, Grad. School, USDA
Day one of three
The General Schedule
Introduction
Pay-setting directives
Government pay systems
General Schedule Pay Schedules
Nationwide pay schedule
Locality pay schedules
Special salary rate schedules
Primary Pay-Setting Rules
Pay Setting When Hiring and Retaining Employees
New Appointments
Reinstatements
Reemployment
Restoration
Transfers and Conversions
Higher than the Minimum Step
Superior qualification appointments
Special need appointments
Hiring and Retention Incentives
Recruitment and relocation incentives
Retention incentives
Highest Previous Rate and GS Maximum Payable Rate
Highest Previous Rate
Requirements for Using HPR
GS Maximum Payable Rate
Factors to Consider When Using GS Maximum Payable Rate
Day two of three
Promotions and Changes to Lower Grades
Promotions
Promotion Pay-Setting Rules
Standard promotion method
Alternate promotion method
Other Pay-Setting Rules Used in Promotion
Changes to Lower Grades
Voluntary changes to lower grade
Involuntary changes to lower grade
Pay Changes
Within-Grade Increases
Eligibility Requirements
Determining completion dates
Quality Step Increases
Day three of three
Pay Adjustments
Nationwide pay adjustments
Locality pay adjustments
Special salary rate supplements
Movement Between Pay Systems
The General Rule
Understanding Other Pay Systems
Movement from the FWS to GS
Setting Pay
Identifying the Action
Movement from the GS to the FWS
Identifying the Action
Setting Pay
Setting Pay on Movements between Other Pay Systems
Grade and Pay Retention
Grade Retention
Grade Retention Entitlement
Pay increases
Termination of grade retention
Pay Retention
Pay retention entitlement
Pay increases while on pay retention
Promotions while on pay retention
Subsequent Changes and Further Entitlements
Changes in Pay Systems and Grade and Pay Retention
Eligibility requirements
Termination of grade or pay retention
Severance Pay
Eligibility Requirements
Computing Severance Pay
