Do the performance evaluation period beginning and end dates have to be the same as the within grade pay increase eligibility dates?
No. These are separate human resource transaction concepts, and therefore they occupy separate data fields in HRIS. The two sets of dates frequently are the same, particularly for non-contract employees, because an evaluation given within the last twelve months must accompany the pay documents for a within grade pay increase. The supervisor may change the evaluation period dates at any time, but this should be done with the employees full knowledge. The evaluation period should not be greater than 12 months. Some agencies or units prefer to do all performance evaluations at the same time each year. To move to such a cycle will probably require changing dates for some or all employees. Again, the employee should be informed of this change at the start of the new evaluation period, so they are fully aware of the time period involved, and the new dates should not span a period longer than 12 months.
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