WITHIN GRADE INCREASES Clause Samples

WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. Section 1.

WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. Section 1. This Article and appropriate law, regulation or procedure governs within grade step increases. A supervisor’s failure to complete an employee’s evaluation shall not be used as a basis to deny the employee’s increment. Section 2. An employee may not be denied a step pay increase for reasons of performance unless substantial performance deficiencies, defined as not meeting standards on performance standards/behavioral elements, warranting such action are cited on the employee’s mid-year or final performance appraisal forms. In no case will the Employer withhold a step increase unless the affected employee has been notified. Section 3. When the Employer determines that an employee’s performance warrants withholding of a step increase, it shall notify the employee in writing and 1. identify the specific incidents of unacceptable performance including reference to performance standards/behavioral elements; 2. provide a description of what the employer will do to assist the employee and a description of what the employee must do to improve the allegedly unacceptable performance during the opportunity period.

WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. This Article and appropriate law, regulation or procedure governs within grade step increases.

WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. Section 1. This Article and appropriate law, regulation or procedure governs within grade step increases. Section 2. An employee may not be denied a step pay increase for reasons of performance unless substantial performance deficiencies, defined as not being rated “Satisfactory” or better on performance standards/behavioral elements, warranting such action are cited on the employee's mid-year or final performance appraisal forms. In no case will the Employer withhold a step increase unless the affected employee has been notified. Section 3. When the Employer determines that an employee's performance warrants withholding of a step increase, it shall notify the employee in writing and: 1. identify the specific incidents of unacceptable performance including reference to performance standards/behavioral elements; 2. provide a description of what the Employer will do to assist the employee and a description of what the employee must do to improve the allegedly unacceptable performance during the opportunity period. Section 4. If at anytime an employee's performance is considered to be at a level which jeopardizes his/her eligibility to receive a within grade increase as scheduled, the supervisor shall notify the employee in writing as soon as possible. Unless the deficient performance warranting the denial of the increase occurs late in the evaluation period, such notice shall be sufficiently in advance in order to provide the employee with an opportunity to improve performance and become eligible for the within grade increase. Failure to notify the employee per this Article shall not entitle the employee to a within grade increase if the employee's performance does not warrant it.

WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. SECTION 1. This Article covers employees eligible for within-grade increases (WGI). Except as otherwise provided below, eligible employees are entitled to a WGI if they: (1) have completed the waiting period required by applicable law and regulation; (2) have not received an equivalent increase during the required waiting period; and, (3) have, in regard to their current position, a summary rating of acceptable. a. If the employee's current rating of record is unacceptable, the WGI will be denied. At any time an employee's performance falls below the acceptable level for any critical element, a special progress review will be held to advise the employee of the deficiencies in his or her performance. A written summary will be prepared to identify what steps must be taken, which may include training, to improve performance. The employee will be provided a copy of the summary. b. If an employee's most recent rating of record will not support the granting of a WGI, the employee still may be granted a WGI provided that he or she is currently performing at the acceptable level and further provided that the employee's supervisor completes a new rating of record reflecting the improvement in the employee's performance. SECTION 2. If the increase will be denied, employees will be notified in writing within thirty (30) days after the end of the prescribed waiting period as established by applicable law and regulation. The notice will inform the employee of: a. The reasons for the negative determination and the respects in which the employee must improve his or her performance in order to be granted a within-grade increase; b. The employee's right to file a written request for reconsideration of the negative determination provided such request is filed within fifteen (15) days; and, c. The name of the reconsideration official to whom the request is to be submitted. SECTION 3. The reconsideration official will render his or her decision to the employee in writing within thirty (30) days after receiving the employee's written request for reconsideration. If a negative determination is reversed by the reconsideration official, the within-grade increase will be retroactive to the original due date. If the reconsideration official upholds the original negative determination, the official will set forth the reasons therefore and inform the employee of his or her right to file a grievance. SECTION 4. When an employee or his or her personal representative, designated in writ...

WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. The Employee will be granted a within grade increase in accordance with Agency and Department regulations if the performance rating of record is “fully successful” or higher. If a within grade increase is denied, the Employee will be notified in writing of the right to request reconsideration from the appropriate servicing office. The Employee has the right to representation and may respond orally and/or in writing to the denial. If the denial is sustained upon reconsideration, the Employee will be notified in writing of the right to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board.

WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. ‌ Section 24.01 The Employer shall administer within-grade increases (WGI) in accordance with applicable law, Office of Personnel Management regulations, and Department personnel policies, including pertinent policies on performance appraisals. Section 24.02 Employees who occupy permanent positions are eligible to earn a WGI. A permanent position means a position filled by an employee whose appointment is not designated as temporary, and does not have a definite time limitation of one (1) year or less. Permanent position includes a position to which an employee is promoted on a temporary or term basis for at least one (1) year. Section 24.03 Denial of a WGI is not to be used as a punitive measure or for an act of misconduct in lieu of appropriate disciplinary actions. A notice of a proposed adverse/disciplinary action that is not based on performance is not a bar against a favorable determination of acceptable level of competence for purposes of a WGI. Section 24.04 Normally a WGI will be effective on the first day of the first pay period following the end of the required waiting period. If a within-grade increase is withheld because of administrative error, oversight, or Management's failure to carry out a ministerial act, and a favorable determination is subsequently given, the increase shall be retroactive to the date the increase would otherwise have been effective and shall be processed immediately. Section 24.05 The supervisor shall give an employee with known performance deficiencies that do not meet an acceptable level of competence a progress review(s) at least one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the end of the waiting period. This will help facilitate an improvement period, to achieve a Successful, or equivalent rating. A. The employee's rating of record for the most recently completed appraisal period is used to determine acceptable level of competence. The Employer also will consider the employee's performance in the interim between the issuance of the performance appraisal and the end of the waiting period. B. Both Parties agree that the notice of negative determination, or dispute of the negative determination, will not include incidents, deficiencies, or other work performance that occurred outside of the waiting period. Section 24.07 If, at the end of the waiting period, the supervisor determines that the employee's performance is not at an acceptable level of competence for the purpose of approving the WGI, the supervisor will provi...

WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. (WGIs) & Upward Mobility Promotions 1. When an employee's unacceptable performance will prevent the award of a Within-Grade Increase (WGI) or an Upward Mobility Promotion, they will be notified in writing at least sixty

WITHIN GRADE INCREASES. (WGIs) & Upward Mobility Promotions 1. When an employee's unacceptable performance will prevent the award of a Within-Grade Increase (WGI) or an Upward Mobility Promotion, they will be notified in writing at least forty- five (45) days prior to the eligibility date. The employee will be placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). 2. If the employee's performance becomes acceptable within the PIP period, the WGI shall be granted. If the employee's performance has not improved, the PIP may be modified to allow the employee additional time to meet the minimum performance standards. 3. Disputes regarding this section shall be resolved IAW Grievance and Arbitration procedures.