Spending Bill Deal Seals 2016 Federal Pay Raise
Congress has not taken action on the 2016 federal employee pay raise. What does this mean for your GS pay in 2016?
Congress has not taken action on the 2016 federal employee pay raise. What does this mean for your GS pay in 2016?
Federal employee groups have been expressing their displeasure this week with the president’s proposed pay raise for 2016.
President Obama has issued a letter directing an across-the-board pay raise of 1% for federal employees in 2016.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit recently confirmed the statutory provisions that limit the payment of overtime and other forms of premium pay as well as the provisions that require Federal employees to repay any overpayments. The author explains what this means for some federal employees’ paychecks.
A proposed rule would create 13 new locality pay areas for some federal employees. That is good news for those employees, but there could also be a negative impact of this action on 2016 pay for federal employees currently under the locality pay system.
The author says that there are artificial limits in place under the Federal Wage System that are limiting the pay potential of some federal employees. He looks at the history of the situation and provides an example of how this is happening.
Two lawmakers are introducing legislation that would give federal employees a 3.8% pay raise in 2016.
How much will your annual salary be in 2015? The GS Pay Calculator has been updated to reflect the latest pay raise for each locality (including the “Rest of U.S.”) and for each GS grade and step in each area.
President Obama signed an executive order on Friday officially setting the 1% pay raise for federal workers in 2015.
Federal employees are receiving an across-the-board pay raise of 1% in 2015. How does this compare to pay raises in the last decade, and what impact will this have on GS employees’ annual salaries next year?