OPM Addresses Policies on Temporary Promotions - FEDweek

Jul 30, 2024 · Without this change, employees have been unable to obtain relief from adjudicators in the form of documented temporary promotions and/or back pay. Therefore, OPM is adding clarifying language to 5 ...

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What is a temporary promotion?

(e) Temporary promotions. Pay is set for an employee receiving a temporary promotion on the same basis as a permanent promotion. Upon expiration or termination of the temporary promotion, pay is set as provided in § 531.215 (c). ...

How is an employee's pay set when a temporary promotion expires?

How is an employee’s pay set when a temporary promotion expires and the employee is returned to the lower grade and then subsequently promoted? When a temporary promotion is made permanent immediately after the temporary promotion ends, the employee is not returned to the lower grade in order to process the permanent promotion. ...

What happens if a temporary promotion is made permanent?

If a temporary promotion is made permanent immediately after the temporary promotion ends, the employee is not returned to the lower grade in order to process the permanent promotion. See 5 CFR 531.214 (e). The agency must convert the temployee's temporary promotion to a permanent promotion without a change in pay. ...

What is the pay rate for a temporary promotion?

The pay rate for a temporary promotion is determined by the salary grade level of the higher-graded position. The employee will receive a pay increase based on the difference between their current pay and the pay for the new, temporarily assigned grade. ...

How do I convert a temporary promotion to a permanent promotion?

See 5 CFR 531.214 (e). The agency must convert the employee’s temporary promotion to a permanent promotion without a change in pay. The appropriate action is to process the promotion (nature of action code 702) showing the higher grade as the grade before and after promotion. ...

Can a temporary promotion be extended beyond 120 days?

In other words, the employee doesn’t have to compete with other employees for the temporary assignment. If the temporary promotion is extended beyond 120 days, competition is required. The maximum time period for a temporary promotion is five years, unless OPM authorizes the agency to make and/or extend it for a longer period. ...