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HR Guide - Rating-Based Performance Awards Overview

Performance-based awards are also commonly known as rating-based (RB) awards.

These directions will help ensure timeliness and accuracy in completing rating-based performance awards.

Customers should contact their servicing Human Resources Specialist if they have questions or need additional guidance outside of the instructions provided in this HR Guide.

Performance Award Special Notes

If you have an employee who is separating prior to the performance processing deadline who should receive an award, please contact your servicing Human Resources office.

The following guidance is provided to assist you and your administrative staff in entering performance award actions in NextFPPS. Failure to follow the guidance below will result in HR returning the performance award action to the requesting office for corrective action.

  1. A complete and valid Employee Performance Appraisal (EPAP) must be on file in HR to process a performance-based award for that fiscal year. Failure to submit a complete and valid EPAP will delay HR’s processing of any associated performance award.
  2. Input Quality Step Increases (QSI) actions no later than December 31 of the current year or 90 days after the end of the performance cycle.

 

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