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essential function [identify other employees at the command who occupy similar positions or
perform similar functions and demonstrate the special uniqueness or conditions that apply to
the individual for whom the allowance is requested], and (c) that the required criteria outlined
in paragraph 11.c. have been met.
a. Coverage. The Coast Guard may pay a retention allowance to a current permanent
employee who holds:
(1)
A General Schedule position; or
(2)
A position in the Senior Executive Service.
b. Criteria for Determining Likelihood the Employee Will Leave. The determination that
and employee is likely to leave may be based on a written offer from an employer outside
the Federal Government. It may also be based on a written statement by a higher level
official, endorsed by the responsible area or district commander, commander of a
maintenance and logistics command, commanding officers of Headquarters units,
assistant commandants of directorates, chief counsel, or chiefs of special staffs at
Headquarters, that the employee is likely to leave based on such evidence as personal
knowledge that the employee is (1) actively seeking outside employment and that
competitive labor market conditions make it likely such efforts will yield positive results
for the employee, or (2) the employee will exercise his or her option to retire. The
determination that there is a high risk that a significant number of employees in a targeted
category are likely to leave may be based on evidence of extreme labor market conditions,
high demand in the private sector for the knowledge and skills possessed by the
employees, significant disparities between Federal and private sector salaries, or other
similar conditions.
c. Criteria for Paying Allowances.
(1)
The determination that an allowance, and the amount of that allowance, is
appropriate shall be based on written documentation which considers such factors
as:
(a)
The success of recent efforts to recruit candidates and retain employees with
qualifications similar to those possessed by the employee for positions similar
to the position held by the employee;
(b)
The availability in the labor market of candidates for employment who, with
minimal training or disruption of service to the public, could perform the full
range of duties and responsibilities assigned to the position held by the
employee; and
(c)
The special conditions that apply to the individual for whom the allowance is
requested when there are other employees at the command or in the work unit
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