1 New Employee Orientation Workshop Staffing Placement and Compensation

Agenda -  Employment Definitions  Oath of Office  Trial/Probationary Period  Tenure  Pay Systems  Pay Adjustments  Pay Links  Pay Dates & Periods  Compensatory Time  Merit Placement Opportunities

Employment Definitions (cont.) -  Permanent – Technician employees with benefits and career status.  Indefinite - Employees whose positions are of a temporary nature with work & funding expected to last for over one year. Receives benefits.

Employment Definitions (cont.) -  Temporary – Employees whose positions are of a temporary nature with work & funding expected to last for less than one year. Not eligible for benefits.

Employment Definitions -  Dual Status (DS) – Positions/ employees who as a condition of employment must maintain compatible military membership and assignment in the National Guard  Non-Dual Status (NDS) – Positions/ employees who are not required to be members of the National Guard (e.g., civilian).

Employment Definitions (cont.) -  Full-time – Work schedule consisting of 40 hours per week. Receive full leave accrual and benefits (if applicable).  Part-time – Work schedule consisting of 16 hours minimum to 32 hours maximum per week. Receive leave and benefits (if applicable) on a pro-rated basis.

Employment Definitions Newly Appointed includes:  First Federal Appointment  Reemployed Technicians or Terminated/Separated Employees being appointed after a break of no more than 3 years OR due to exercising USERRA Rights within 5 years time limit. Interagency Transfers:  Transfer from another Federal Agency (i.e. US Postal Service, Dept of Justice, and Forest Service).  Change of Appointing Office (CAO): Transfer from one NG State to another NG State (i.e., TX NG to CA NG)

Oath of Office Appointment Affidavit The Oath of Office must be taken as part of the entry-on-to-duty (EOD) process. The Appointment Affidavit, SF-61 contains the oath of office.  Individuals must subscribe to the oath for entitlement to compensation. Simply signing the form does not constitute taking the oath. Must be administered by authorized officials in proper setting (American Flag must be in full view). Must be administered the first date of duty. 8

Trial/Probation Period  The initial one year intended to ensure the appointee is capable of performing the duties of the job and to determine whether they have the qualities needed for continued Government employment. 9

Trial/Probation Period One Trial Period will be served for 12 consecutive months:  In same or similar line of work  Same NG State and/or same agency (e.g., DOD)  Non-permanent appointment (temporary and indefinite) is creditable towards trial period. Note: If transferred, reassigned, promoted or demoted during the trial period, employee will be required to complete the remaining time from original probation period in new position. 10

Tenure Definition:  The period of time an employee may reasonably expect to serve under his or her current appointment.  Tenure is governed by the type of appointment under which an employee is currently serving. 11

Tenure Tenure Groups under Excepted Service  Tenure 1: Employees whose appointments carry no restrictions or conditions such as conditional, indefinite, time limitation or trial period (Permanent).  Tenure 2: Employees who are serving trial periods and employees whose tenure is equivalent to career-conditional in the competitive service (Permanent).  Tenure 3: Employees who are serving under Indefinite appointments, without specific time limits, but not actually permanent.  Tenure 0: Employees who are not in tenure groups 1, 2, or 3 (Temporary). 12

Tenure Tenure under Competitive Service  Tenure 1: Employees are serving under career appointments and have completed initial probation (Career). Must Complete 3 years of continuous federal service for Career Status.  Tenure 2: Employees who are serving under career conditional appointments and serving initial appointment probation (Career- Conditional).  Tenure 3: Employees who are serving under Indefinite or Term appointments, without specific time limits, but not actually permanent.  Tenure 0: Employees who are not in tenure groups 1, 2, or 3 (Temporary). 13

Tenure  Must complete 1 year of continuous service for Career/Permanent tenure.  Temporary time is not counted towards Tenure (only counts toward probationary/trial period)  Creditable service must begin with permanent time. Note: Indefinite status is not considered permanent, it is a time-limited appointment 14

Pay Systems  General Schedule (GS): Covers the majority of “white-collar” employees in the Federal Government (i.e., management, specialist, admin/clerical).  Federal Wage System (FWS): Covers most Federal “blue collar” employees (i.e., maintenance, trades, crafts). 15

Pay Adjustments General Adjustments: Pay increases are granted upon receipt of revised pay schedules (generally at the beginning of each calendar year). Regular Within-Rate-Increase (WRI): Increase granted based on length of service and performance. 16

Pay Adjustments Eligibility Criteria for Within-Rate-Increase: Must complete waiting period for pay system: Wage Grade (temporary, indefinite and permanent employees). Step 1 to 2 = 6 months Step 2 to 3 = 18 months Step 3 to 4 = 24 months Step 4 to 5 = 24 months 17

Pay Adjustments Eligibility Criteria for Within-Rate-Increase: Must complete waiting period for pay system: General Schedule (GS) Grade (indefinite and permanent employees only). Step 1 to 4 = 1 year between steps Step 4 to 7 = 2 years between steps Step 7 to 10 = 3 years between steps 18

Pay Links  General Pay tables are published on the Office of Personnel Management website.  Federal Wage Schedules (FWS) are posted on 19

Pay Dates & Periods  Pay periods are biweekly.  Pay periods begin on Sundays and end on Saturdays.  Air Pay Dates: 1 st Friday of each pay period, following the first pay period.  Army Pay Dates: 2 nd Friday of each pay period, following the first pay period. 20

21 Compensatory Time  National Guard technicians are not authorized “overtime pay” IAW Title 32 USC 709.  However, “comp time” may be granted for hours worked beyond the normal workday.  Compensatory time is reported on NGB NOTE: Compensatory time MUST be requested and approved prior to performing such time.

Merit Placement Opportunities Technician Jobs  Army/Air technician job announcements are posted on Applications are not accepted by mail. Applicants may apply online or via Fax# (478)  Those who submit their applications via fax must use the OPM Fax Cover sheet and Form1203-FX (Form C) For Staffing Inquiries: 22

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