What criteria are used to classify a position as supervisory in NSPS?
To be considered a supervisor in NSPS, an individual must supervise more than one employee and perform the duties of an immediate supervisor, which include: • Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and the capabilities of employees; • Provide technical oversight; • Develop performance plans and rate employees (or recommend such actions); • Interview candidates for subordinate positions and recommend hiring, promotion, or reassignments; • Take disciplinary measures, such as warnings or reprimands (or recommend such actions); • Identify developmental and training needs of employees, and provide and/or arrange for needed development and training. Supervised employees may include Federal civilian employees, military members, uniformed service employees, volunteers, or other noncontractor personnel. Positions with oversight responsibilities only over private sector contractors do not meet this definition. When will NSPS be fully implemented? • It will ta