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A QSI is a faster-than-normal WGI used to reward employees at any GS grade level who display high quality performance. To be eligible for a QSI, employees must: ...
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Within-grade increases (WGIs) or step increases are periodic increases in a General Schedule (GS) employee's rate of basic pay from one step of the grade of his or her position...
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See the fact sheet on General Schedule Within-Grade Increases for the required waiting periods for advancement to the next higher step of a GS grade for employees with a scheduled...
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FMLA provides eligible Federal employees with an entitlement to 12
workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for the following
purposes:
birth of a son or daughter of...
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Agencies must use the standard method when an employee is covered by the same pay schedules before and after promotion. For example, an employee may be covered by the same...
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Yes. OPM's regulations at 5 CFR 353.208 implementing the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) state that an employee performing service with the uniformed services must be permitted,...
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Civilian employment in any branch of the Federal Government (executive, legislative, or judicial) or with a Government corporation is creditable service in the computation of a waiting period. Service credit...
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You may be required to provide advance leave notice and medical
certification. Ordinarily, you must provide 30 days advance notice when the need
for leave is foreseeable. If the need for leave...
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Employees who are called to active duty in support of the ongoing national emergency are entitled to military leave under two separate provisions.A Federal employee who is a member of...
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An "equivalent increase" is considered to occur at the time of any of the following personnel actions: A within-grade increase, excluding (1) a quality step increase granted...
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