COMDTINST 12500.2
(c)
Debts owed by an employee will be collected under the DOT's collection
procedures (DOT Order 2700.14A, or superceding guidance). In accordance
with established procedures, collection of a debt may be waived in whole or
in part, if it is determined the recovery would be against equity and good
conscience or against the public interest. Requests to waive repayment must
be submitted in writing to Commandant (G-WPC) through the Coast Guard
Personnel Command, Civilian Personnel Management Division (CGPC-
cpm).
(2)
Amount Owed.
(a)
employee's recruitment or relocation bonus shall be divided by 12, the
number of months obligated to serve. The number of full months of the
service already completed shall then be subtracted from 12, and the
remainder will be multiplied by the amount representing the monthly bonus,
as illustrated below.
(b)
An employee who received a ,000 bonus incurring a 12 month service
requirement, separates after 6 months and 17 days of service. The
employee's indebtedness is computed by dividing the ,000 by 12, arriving
at 6.67. Since only full months are credited toward fulfilling the service
requirement, the employee has served 6 months of the obligation. Therefore,
the 6.67 is multiplied by 6, and the employee's debt is ,500.02.
11.
RETENTION ALLOWANCES. The Coast Guard may pay a retention allowance of up to
25 percent of basic pay to a current employee if the unusually high or unique qualifications of
the employee or a special need of the Coast Guard for the employee's services makes it
essential to retain the employee, and the Coast Guard determines the employee would be
likely to leave Federal service for any reason in the absence of a retention allowance. The
Coast Guard may also pay a retention allowance of up to 10 percent of an employee's basic
rate of pay for a group or category of employees if the unusually high or unique qualifications
of the group or a special need of the Coast Guard for the group's services makes it essential to
retain the employees, and the Coast Guard determines there is a high risk a significant number
of employees in the group would leave Federal service in the absence of a retention
allowance. The Office of Personnel Management may approve retention allowance requests
of up to 25 percent of the employee's basic pay for targeted groups of employees. A retention
allowance may be paid only to an employee who has completed one year of continuous
service with the Coast Guard immediately prior to such payment. In addition, the employee
must have completed any service agreement which may have resulted from the payment of a
recruitment or relocation bonus. Requests for retention allowances must demonstrate in
writing: (a) that the employee is likely to leave Federal service in the absence of a retention
allowance, (b) the extent to which the employee's departure would affect the Coast Guard's
ability to carry out an activity or perform an
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