FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WAGE AND SALARY FREEZE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: August 30, 1971
• Content Type: BULL

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BULLETIN NO. 531-51
BULLETIN
SUBJECT: Federal Employee Wage and Salary Freeze
Heads of Agencies and Independent Establishments:
B N. NO. 531-51
Waslhington, D.C. X0415
August 30, 1971
1. On August 15, 1971, the President under authority of the Economic
Stabilization Act of 1970, signed Executive Order 11615 which has the
effect of freezing existing salaries, wages, prices, and rents for 90
days. The following decisions have been made with respect'to the
effect of the Executive Order on Federal employees:
a. Chimes in Wage Schedules or Rates (Coordinated Federal Wage
System or Non-Coordinated Federal Wade S~ s
tem)
No new wage schedule or rate will be issued by any agency or
wage fixing authority with an effective date within the freeze
period. However, a wage schedule or rate required by law
(Monroney; 45-day law) to be effective prior to the freeze
period will be issued and effected.
-.If a wage schedule or rate was issued with an effective date
prior to the freeze period it will be effected on the date
specified on the schedule by the lead agency.
- If a wage schedule or rate was issued prior to the freeze,
but with an effective date within the freeze period, it will
not be effected.
b. Within-grade Increases
All within-grade increases, quality-step increases, and incentive
awards which did not have an effective date. prior to August 15,
3.971., are to be suspended while the freeze is in effect. Because
the waiting period for a within-grade increase is measured from
the date of the employee's last equivalent increase, agencies
should keep a record of the date an employee would have received
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a within-grade increase had the freeze not been in effect. This
date will be considered as the date of the employee's last
equivalent increase for future within-grade increase purposes.
(NOTE: Scheduled pay increases for apprentices under a formal
apprentice program are not considered within-grade increases, and
therefore, are authorized.)
Promotions
'Promotions to positions of greater responsibilities in higher
grade or level are permitted under the order; and pay on
promotion will be fixed in accordance with applicable law and
regulation, including an agency's highest previous rate
regulations. In this connection, agencies should keep in mind
the provisions of 0MB Bulletin 72-4.
d. Other. Personnel Actions
Personnel actions other than those discussed above, which have
an effective date on or after. August 15, 1971, are to be processed
in the usual way, as a matter of record, and the rate of pay for
the position shall be selected in accordance with applicable law
or regulation. However, actual. salary paid to the employee may
not exceed his current rate of basic pay while the salary freeze
remains in effect. For example, a wage employee paid $3.00 an
hour ($6,240 p.a.) who, together with his position, is brought
under the General Schedule in a conversion action at grade GS-4
may have his pay fixed at the second rate of the grade (currently
$6,409) but until the wage freeze is terminated, he will continue
to be paid $3.00 an hour. In a case such as this, the Standard
Form 50 would show GS-4, rate 2, salary $6,240 p.a.; the "Remarks"
would note that "Employee will continue to be paid existing salary
of $3.00 ph until salary stabilization period directed by E. 0.
11615 is terminated."
2. The instructions above are intended to remain in effect during the 90
day salary and wage stabilization period. We recognize that these instruc-
tions may not cover every personnel or pay-fixing action,'and expect to
issue additional instructions as the need arises. In doubtful cases not
covered by the above instructions, we suggest that a record be made of
what normal agency practice would be, but that no actual pay increase be
effected. Such questions should be referred to the appropriate regional
office'of the Civil Service Commission, or in the Washington, D.C. area,
to the Pay Policy Division of the Commission, telephone Code 1.01, exten-
sion 25595 (or 63-25595).
4J/( Lr,~_
Bernard Rosen
Executive Director
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