Personal Support Activity Research Paper

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Leadership July 17, 2012 I chose to discuss the compensation and benefits strategy of the federal civilians at Personnel Support Activity Detachment (PSD). Military personnel receive higher salaries and better benefits than most federal civilian employees. To attract and retain personnel that it needs, the federal government must offer competitive compensation packages. Federal agencies must also offer civilian employees a compensation package that will attract and retain talented people to the federal service. PSD offers competitive pay and that allows its employees to get an annual pay raise for the first three years based on their advancement in steps. They do not offer overtime pay. Most employees start out at the same step level and should get an annual pay increase. With the government imposing a two year federal freeze many federal employees are losing a lot of benefits and seeking employment elsewhere. The freeze will only apply…show more content…
Medical plan options include high-deductible plans, health savings accounts, fee-for-service plans, health maintenance organization plans and preferred provider organization plans. The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHBH) Program is one of the most valuable benefits of Federal employment, but the coverage is not automatic. You must enroll within the first 60 days of employment or wait until open season towards the end of the year. There is no retroactive coverage for your expenses prior to the effective date of enrollment. Most Federal employees earn both annual and sick leave. As a new full-time employee you can earn 4 hours of annual leave each 2 week pay period. When you have three years of service it increases to six hours every two weeks. At the 15 year mark it increases to eight hours every two weeks. You cannot carry more than 30 days of annual leave into the next leave

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