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Can Federal Employees Challenge a Within Grade Increase (WGI) Denial?

FedSmith.com author Mathew B. Tully, Esq.By Mathew B. Tully, Esq.May 10, 2021 2:05 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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Can federal employees appeal a within grade increase (WGI) denial and what is the process for doing so?

WGI: An Automatic Pay Raise for Federal Employees?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithUpdated: April 18, 2021 9:12 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment
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Only about 1 for every 1,000 federal employees is denied a within-grade increase (WGI) pay raise. Here is why.

How Does the Shutdown Impact Within-Grade Increases?

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFebruary 9, 2019 6:32 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

OPM has released a list of frequently asked post-shutdown questions addressing various pay/benefits issues.

Those ‘Automatic’ Within-Grade Increases and a Performance Based Pay System

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJune 10, 2011 1:57 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

OPM has issued a memo telling agencies that within-grade increases are not supposed to be given out automatically. Will the memo change the existing system? Not likely. Here’s why.

Amendment 569 (Funding of Periodic Step Increases)

By FedSmith.comFebruary 17, 2011 9:30 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

Several readers have requested a copy of the amendment to withhold funding for the payment of within-grade increases for the federal workforce for the remainder of the current fiscal year. Here is the wording for this amendment.

Freezing Federal Employee Pay (Done!) and Restricting Within-Grade Increases and Promotions (Proposed!)

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFebruary 17, 2011 7:33 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

There is a serious effort to cut back on federal spending with proposals to freeze federal promotions and step increases.

Too Many Within-Grade Steps

By Robert F. BensonJanuary 16, 2011 1:02 PM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

As we all know, the two-year salary freeze has a loophole. Step increases will still be granted. This suggests another way to achieve savings, a way that will be permanent, and will ultimately save more money.

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