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B-181238 1 (1976-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadeai0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Susan Serling .LICiv.Pers. THE COMPTROLLER CENtRAL .~O' TH.apVE UNITED eTATIER SWASHINGTON, D. C. 20.54E4 L~iI B-181238 DATE: .cember 21, 1Ln6 Ib lATTER OF: Jacque Swain - Retroactive promotion - Administrative error - Reconsideration DIGEST: Although supervisor believed his execution of so-called 10-month report during em- ployee's ptobationary period and r :eparation of favorable performance rating % ---. all that was necessary to initate promotion of employee at earliest possible time, rfro- active promotion may not be authorized since he made no positive recommendation for promotion nor were other steps taken as required by agency policy prior to promotion and there was no administrative error justifying exception to rule against retroactive promotion. Upon reconsid- eration, decision is affirmed. This action responds to a. request for reconsideration of decision B-181238 dated November 15, 1974. That decision held that there was no administrative error indicated in the record then before us which would permit the Department of the Treasury to retroactively adjust Jacque Swatin's promotifon with pay. The digest of the decision of November 15, 1976, reads as follows: Althoigh supervisor believed that his execution of so-called 10-month report duriig employee's probationary period and preparation of favorable performance rating was all that was necessary to initiate promotion of the employee at the earliest possible time, retroactive promotion may not be authorized since he made no positive recommendation for promotion as required by agency policy and there was no administrative error justifying exception to rule against retroactive promotion. The facts are fully set forth In the decision of November 15, 1974, and neeC not be repeated except as pertincnt to the present discussion of the case. Hayward Reed. Assistant Counsel, National Treasury Employees Union, in requesting reconsideration on behalf of Ms. Swain, states that the ruling in the decision of November 15, 1974, is based ori-the general proposition that where, due to a cierical, or administrative error, a personnel action was not effected I w CgECIICN FILE: r I. I I

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