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Regulations do not require that performance plans
be established or performance ratings be provided for employees on
detail.
Agencies must determine how they will capture information about
employee
performance while on detail and how they...
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OPM regulations do not specify a minimum amount of time a supervisor
must be on the job before he/she may appraise an employee. In some
instances, agency performance appraisal programs may...
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An acceptable level of competence determination can be delayed for only two reasons:
* when an employee has not had the minimum period of time to demonstrate acceptable performance on his...
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An honorary award is a gesture of respect given to an employee to recognize his or her performance and value to the organization. Honorary awards are generally symbolic. Many agencies...
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An agency may not hold an employee accountable for
work that does not get done because of an absence for which the employee
is on any type of approved leave. If there...
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No, but they are very similar. A performance rating is the appraisal of the employee's performance compared to the elements and standards established in the performance plan. The rating of...
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The regulations provide that time-off awards shall not be converted to cash. Agencies must document a time-off award, as well as cash awards, in compliance with the OPM operating manual,...
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Additional years of service credit are added to an employee's length of service based on the employee's three most recent ratings of record during the four years prior to the...
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A non-critical element is a dimension or aspect of
individual, team or organizational performance, exclusive of a critical
element, used in assigning a summary level. It may include, but is not
limited to,...
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Yes. The Office of Personnel Management must approve any cash award over $10,000. For awards over $25,000, the President must approve the amount over $25,000. The Department of Defense and...
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