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superior qualifications of the individual or special agency need for the candidate’s services that justifies a higher minimum rate.Documentation must include a description of the. See 5 CFR 531.212(a)(3) for exceptions to the 90-day break in service requirement.īefore using the superior qualifications and special needs pay-setting authority, agencies must establish documentation and recordkeeping procedures sufficient to allow reconstruction of the action taken in each case. reappointment to a GS position after a break in service of 90-days or more.first appointment as a civilian employee of the Federal Government.Newly-Appointed EmployeesĪgencies may use the superior qualifications and special needs pay-setting authority to set the rate of basic pay for an employee upon. Covered PositionsĪgencies may use the superior qualifications and special needs pay-setting authority to set the rate of basic pay for a newly-appointed employee to any General Schedule position, including permanent and temporary positions in the competitive or excepted service, at any grade level. An agency must approve each determination to use this authority before the employee enters on duty – the determination cannot be made retroactively. Please contact the employing agency for information about its policy. a special need of the agency for the candidate’s services.the superior qualifications of the candidate or.Voluntary Separation Incentive Paymentsįact Sheet: Superior Qualifications and Special Needs Pay-Setting Authority DescriptionĪgencies may set the rate of basic pay of a newly-appointed employee at a rate above the minimum rate of the appropriate General Schedule (GS) grade because of.Training Program Management Toggle submenu.

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