What does an employee stand to gain if they apply for a position in the same pay band as they already occupy?
An employee who applies to a vacancy announcement that is being used to fill a position which is in the same pay band as their current position, may receive a pay increase of up to 5 percent, if they are selected as a best-qualified candidate from a competitive Certificate of Eligibles and provided the position is a fundamentally different position than their present position. To be considered a fundamentally different position, the new position must require a substantial change in knowledge and skills, compared to the employees current position. Indicators of a fundamentally different position include such factors as a change in job title, series, organization, duties, and responsibilities. Placements to essentially the same position (i.e., a re-description of ones current position or movement to ones same position just in a different organization) do not constitute reassignments to a fundamentally different position and, thus, do not warrant a base pay increase.
