FAA Compensation System

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FAA CompensationSystem

• Pay Flexibilities and Incentives

FAA Managers Charlene Argo, AHP-300 January
30-31, 2008
Bernadette OBrien, AGL-14
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Todays Topics

• Pay Setting Flexibilities
• Recruitment Incentives
• Retention Incentives
• Relocation Incentives
• Resources

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• Pay Setting Flexibilities

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Pay Setting Flexibilities

• New Hires/Rehires
• pay may be set anywhere in the new pay band
• Promotion
• increases may range from 0 to 15
• Reassignment Increase
• may be granted increase of 1 to 7
• Reassignment Bonus
• may be granted lump sum payment of 1 to 7

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Pay Setting Flexibilities

• In-position Increase
• may range from 1 to 7
• Demotions
• Career-Enhancing
• Voluntary
• Involuntary, No Fault of Employee
• Involuntary, Performance/Conduct Issue
• Expert Level
• may establish position above normal career levels
  in Professional, Technical, Engineering, and
  Specialized categories

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New Hire Pay Decision Tool Example
Relative Importance of Each Criteria Determined
by Manager
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Automated Decision Support Tool
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• Recruitment Incentives

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Recruitment Incentives

• Newly appointed employee
• Prolonged difficulty in attracting adequate of
  candidates in hard-to-fill positions, or
• Need for unique competencies critical to agency
  mission

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Recruitment Incentives

• Based on criticality of agency need

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Recruitment Incentives

• Method of Payment
• Initial lump-sum payment
• Installments
• Final lump-sum payment
• Combination of methods
• Incentive may not be paid before an employee
  enters on duty

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• Retention Incentives

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Retention Incentives

• Unique qualifications/special needs are essential
  to retain employee
• Possible loss of employee likely to leave Federal
  Service
• Current performance rating at least fully
  successful
• LOB written documentation justifying need,
  amount, time and length of service period

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Retention Incentives

• Based on criticality of agency need

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Retention Incentives

• Method of Payment

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• Relocation Incentives

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Relocation Incentives

• Current employees who must relocate to accept a
  position
• in FAA or
• from another agency in a different geographic
  area
• when the position would be difficult to fill in
• the absence of the incentive

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Relocation Incentives
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Relocation Incentives

• Method of Payment
• Initial lump sum payment
• Installments
• Final lump-sum payment
• Combination of methods

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Recruitment, Retention, and Relocation Incentives

• Service Agreement
• To receive relocation incentive, employee must
  sign written agreement
• Service agreement must be at least 12 months but
  not greater than 4 years

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Recruitment, Retention, and Relocation Incentives

• Service Agreement Termination
• Discretionary
• May be terminated based on management needs
• Mandatory
• Demoted or separated for cause
• Rating of record less than fully successful
• Fails to fulfill terms of the service agreement

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• FAA Managers Guide to
• Human Resources

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FAA Managers Guide to Human Resources
Helpful tool with information on

• About the FAA
• Accountability Board
• Core Compensation
• eLMS
• Employee Relations
• Filling Vacant Position Competitive Process
• Guide to Interviewing

• Hiring Flexibilities
• Labor Management Relations
• Merit System Flexibilities
• Merit System Principles
• Prohibited Personnel Practices
• Training Requirements for Mgrs
• Veterans Preference

• https//employees.faa.gov/org/staffoffices/ahr/sup
  _man_services/

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FAA Flexibilities and Incentives Resources

• Human Resources Policy Manual (HRPM)
• Recruitment, Retention, Relocation Incentives
  Policy Bulletin 42
• https//employees.faa.gov/org/staffoffices/
• ahr/policy_guidance/hr_policies/hrpm/bulletin/bull
  et42/
• Questions? Please call

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need a quick refresher. http//www.academy.faa.g
ov/intranet/vod/sst.asp The new Managers' Guide
to Human Resource Management that can be found
at https//employees.faa.gov/org/staffoffices/ahr
/ sup_man_services