U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
This Directive was canceled August 5, 2004.
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Subject | ||
Personnel Management Manual: ATTACHMENT 3 PMM; Chapter 6, Section 4 | ||
Classification Code | ||
M3000.1B |
RECRUITMENT | RELOCATION | RETENTION | |
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AMOUNT | Up to 25% of base pay. Lump-sum payment. Excludes locality pay. Includes special rates. | Up to 25% of base pay. Lump-sum payment. | Up to 25% of base pay made in bi-weekly payments (as part of normal paycheck). |
ELIGIBILITY | Newly appointed (in receipt of a written offer of employment) in the GS, GM, SES or Exec. schedule. | Current Federal employee moving to a position in a different locale in the GS, GM, SES, or Exec. schedule. | Current agency employee in a GS,
GM, SES, or Executive schedule position likely to leave for non-Federal employment. |
DURATION OF SERVICE AGREEMENT | Minimum of 6 months | Approving official determines the minimum period. | No agreement required. Bonus can be reduced or terminated at any time. |
OPERATING POLICY | Must prove recruiting difficulties will occur in the absence of the bonus. | Must prove inability to attract agency-critical expertise in a locale in the absence of the bonus. | Must prove essential or special
agency need for unique qualifications of the individual and that in the absence of the bonus, the individual would leave the agency (for any reason). |
INDICATORS | Recruiting difficulties not addressed by other pay provisions. | Locale disparities, e.g., the inability to fill jobs in local competitive area. | Agency hardship created by loss of employee services. Inability to replace needed skills. |
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GROUP COVERAGE | Written documentation required at the outset. Each group member must meet criteria individually. | Each group member must meet criteria and meet or exceed all performance ratings. | Up to 10 percent (or 25 percent with OPM approval). Each group member must meet criteria. |