Quality Step Increases Clause Samples
The 'Quality Step Increases' clause establishes the criteria and procedures for awarding step increases in pay to employees based on exceptional job performance. Typically, this clause outlines the performance standards that must be met, the process for supervisors to recommend employees, and the approval steps required before an increase is granted. By providing a structured method for recognizing and rewarding high-quality work, the clause incentivizes superior performance and helps retain talented employees.
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Quality Step Increases. A quality step increase is an increase in the employee's rate of basic pay from one step or rate of the grade of the employee's position to the next higher step or rate within the grade. Quality step increases provide employees with incentives and recognition for excellence in performance. The Agency may recognize the outstanding performance of an employee by granting a quality step increase. An employee who receives a quality step increase is ineligible for another performance award in that same rating year.
Quality Step Increases. A. Criteria: To qualify an employee must:
1. have a current summary rating of outstanding for the current appraisal cycle;
2. have occupied the same grade and type of position for at least six consecutive months before the end of the appraisal cycle and be expected to continue at this high level of performance in the same grade and type of position for at least 60 days after the effective date of the increase;
3. not be in the top step of his or her pay range;
Quality Step Increases. An employee is eligible for a quality step increase if, in accordance with this Article and the employee's performance appraisal plan, the employee performs at an outstanding level in all critical performance elements and achieves at least a satisfactory level in all other performance elements over a period of four consecutive quarters. Because a quality increase will indefinitely raise the employee's salary, the employee's perfoirmance must give promise of continuing at the same high level in the same grade and type of position.
Quality Step Increases. (1) A QSI award is designed to recognize General Schedule (GS) employees for sustained outstanding performance and service to the organization, and to provide appropriate incentive for excellence in performance by granting faster than normal step increases. A QSI is not required or automatically granted for an “Outstanding” performance rating. A QSI may be granted based on an employee’s annual performance appraisal when the following standards are met:
(a) Employee must have received an overall “Outstanding” rating for the most recent performance appraisal period.
(b) Employee must be expected to remain for at least ninety (90) days in the same position or in a similar position at the same grade level in which the performance can be expected to continue at the same level of effectiveness.
(c) Employee must be a General Schedule employee.
(d) A QSI may not be granted to an employee who has received a QSI within the preceding 52 consecutive calendar weeks.
(e) An employee may not receive more than one award for the same act. As such, an employee may not receive a QSI if he/she has received a performance award based in whole or in part on the performance rating of record for the same appraisal cycle.
(f) The employee has not reached the maximum step of his/her grade.