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B-177313 1 (1973-04-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadvn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 07 ,.S -. c.-- I, COMPTROLLER GENCRAL OF TI4C UNIT'ED STATES K6\ - . V ; . -WASIIINQOt. P C. to204 B-177313 April 20, 1973 Tbe l oorable Robert E . rnipton, Chairman United States Civil fervice Cca-wlauion Dear f'r, 1ampton: Further wefurenwe is sde to your latter of February 6, 1973v requesting our decision as to tile proprioty of the Civil Service Cor- nission's regulations providing for indefinite pay retention when an mployeu's grade i reduced as the result of the initial application of Job-grading standards under the Federal Wage Systet, Public Law 92-392, during the period beginning November 17, 1972, and ending October 1, 1974. Ftderae Personnel tanual upplezent 532-1, issued January 16, 1973, contains the procedures on whch you have requested our decision and all references in this decLslon will be to that Isue. You state that under section 5346 of title 5, United States Coae, as atende by Public Law 92-392, approved August 19, 1972, 06 Stat, 564, the Corissiop is required to establish rnd wutnitain a job-prnding eye- te-. for all prevailing rate positions included in the statutory wage system. An a consequence of establishirco and inplcaenting a uniform Job-pradixg system, it is likoly that so.3e prevailing rate employees nay suffer, throuph no (nult of their cim, a reduction In pay on the Initial application of job-jradin, standards to thnir positions after converting to the nov sttutorywag easysteri. Section 9(c)(1) of Public Lr-i 92-392 provides, in part, as follows: Except am provieled by this subsection, an enployeo's initial rate of pay on conversion to a twage schedule estab- lishe pursuant to the ar.ei inrnta nte by the Act shall be deternined uner conversion rules prescribed by the Civil Service Co,.ission. * * * Tho e(fective dnte u Public Laiw 92-392 (except for non-appropvcintO' fund eriploynos) is Uove:bor 17, 1972, and on that date most prevahlin. rate e-ployeeu 'are autonttically converted to the statutory iage eystem. As of that date, however, all appropriate Job-,rading standards had not been issued and in other cases, agencles hd not had an opportunity prior to that date to &rply job-grading standards under the forer oystot (the Coordinated Federal 'are Cyste-). PUBLISHED DECISION 52 Comp. Con. BEST UUCLIWNI T.AVIIBLA t

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