1.6% Pay Raise for 2017 Advancing in Congress
A 2017 pay raise of 1.6% is working its way through Congress. This would be the highest raise federal employees have had since 2010.
A 2017 pay raise of 1.6% is working its way through Congress. This would be the highest raise federal employees have had since 2010.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently updated its fact sheet on setting employee’s pay when moving from a nonappropriated fund (NAFI) position to a General Schedule (GS) position. What exactly does this mean and which federal employees are impacted?
It was announced earlier this month that legislation would be introduced to give federal employees a 5.3% pay increase in 2017. That bill has now officially been introduced in the House.
The Obama administration has recommended a 1.6% pay raise for federal workers in 2017. Does that mean this is a done deal and federal employees now know what their pay raise will be next year? Hardly. Here is a detailed look at how the political process surrounding how the federal workforce is paid is likely to play out in the coming months.
The president’s budget proposal for 2017 is expected to include a 1.6% federal pay raise for federal GS employees. The budget may be released as early as next week.
There is widespread criticism of the federal pay system(s). The problem is no one has come up with a better model acceptable to many critics. Will this latest effort succeed? Here is a description of a new demonstration project on federal pay.
Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that the federal workforce is lagging the private sector for both wages and employment.
President Obama has issued an executive order setting 2016 pay rates for federal employees.
Congress has not taken action on the 2016 federal employee pay raise. What does this mean for your GS pay in 2016?
Federal employee groups have been expressing their displeasure this week with the president’s proposed pay raise for 2016.