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Regulations provide for four forms of awards that can be given to Federal employees: lump-sum cash awards, honorary awards, informal recognition awards, and time off awards.
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No. Crediting provisions are not tied to performance cycle dates. They can be applied only to ratings of record put on record (i.e., given to the employee with all appropriate...
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Because honorary awards represent symbolic formal recognition, items presented as honorary awards must meet all of the following criteria:
The item must...
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Technically, yes. A "pass" rating in a two-level appraisal program is a Level 3 (Fully Successful or equivalent) summary level. The law at section 4505a of title 5, United States...
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Recognizing an employee for his or her many years of service generally is done by giving the employee a career service certificate and/or a pin. These forms of informal recognition...
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An employee who meets the agency-established criteria for such a bonus, whose official duties do not include recruitment, and who is not involved in any way in the selection of...
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No. When a within-grade increase determination is not consistent with an employee's most recent rating of record (i.e., current performance is not accurately reflected by the rating of record prepared...
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Yes. When the rating of record is completed at the end of the appraisal period, a summary level must be assigned. The principal reason for this requirement is that several...
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No. Only ratings of record can be used as the basis for assigning additional service credit during a reduction in force. Performance ratings are used to capture performance information for...
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At a minimum, these three features must have a
single definition for each program:
employee coverage,
appraisal period length, and
pattern of...
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