This course is designed for Pay Specialists, Human Resource Specialists, managers and other who need a basic understanding of pay administration. The length of the course is 2 days but can be modified to 1.
Participants who complete the course will acquire a basic understanding of Federal pay setting, to include such topics as:
– Pay setting upon appointment,
– Recruitment bonuses,
– Advances in pay,
– Special salary rates,
– Highest previous rates,
– Pay setting upon position changes,
– Promotions,
– Relocation bonuses,
– Retention allowances,
– FWS to GS.
– Non-covered pay system to GS,
– Non-special rate to special rate,
– Special rate to non-special rate,
– Within-grade increases,
– Quality step increases,
– Grade and pay retention,
– Special rates, and
– Locality pay