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B-140583 1 (1975-12-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcqi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: .1 CISI THE COMPTROLLiR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D. C. 20548 DATE: -DEC 10 1975 B-140533 MATTER OF DIGEST: 2 : Civil Service Commission - Wage Retention for Prevailing Rate Employees 1. A proposed Civil Service Commission regulation would provide indefinite wage retention for pre- vailing rate employees where a lower wage schedule would result from changes made by the Commission in the operating policies and pro- cedures of the Federal Wage System. The pro- posal would exceed the Commission's authority under the statutory provisions end the intent of Congress in providing for the Federal Wage System. 2. The Congressional intent to permit policies and procedures in effect upon enactment of Public Law 92-392, to continue could be viewed as per- mitting the existing Civil Service Commission wage retention regulations prescribed by FPM Supplerpnt 532-1. S5-14(d)(3) (saved nay when special rates applicable to critical occupational groups are cancelled); FPM Supplement 532-1, S8-8(a)(G) (saved pay when wage areas are con- solidated); and 5 C. F. R. $ 532. 506(e) (saved pay when local wage survey is based, in part, on out-of-area data) to remain in effect. 3. Since the three existing administrative wage retention regulations are inconsistent with the statutory retention provisions applicable to certain categories of prevailing rate employees, in that former provide for indefinite saved pay while latter is limited to 2 years, the Civil Service Commission should take action to similarly limit the pay retention periods in the adminis- trative regulations. The Chairman of the Civil Service Commission seeks a decision as to the propriety of amending the Federal Personnel Manual (FPM) Supplement 532-1, to provide that prevailing rate employees will retain their existing rate of pay for an indefinite period * * * in those instances where a lower wage schedule would result from the implemen- tation of a change in the operating policies and procedures of the ?VS IFederal Wage System). Additionally, the Commission seeks a ruling FILE: q-7(?

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