What happens when an employees current GS grade and target journey/full performance grade fall into different pay bands?
• The employee will convert into a career group, pay schedule, and pay band based on his or her permanent position of record and will be eligible for noncompetitive promotion to the full performance pay band. Example: An employee who is currently in a developmental GS-9 position with promotion potential to a GS-12 (full performance grade) position converts to Pay Band 1 of the YA, YD, YH, or YK pay schedule. The employee is eligible for noncompetitive promotion to Pay Band 2.
