a. are on the payroll on March 31, 2001, (active or on leave with partial pay or on Workers’ Compensation leave) in a position in the PS&T Bargaining Unit and have 5 or more years or 10 or more years of continuous service at a salary equal to or above the job rate, or maximum of the grade of their position on March 31

and

b. did not receive an "Unsatisfactory" rating during the rating period ending between January 1 and December 31, 2000. Employees who were not rated during the period will receive the payment.

Continuous service, as used in determining eligibility for the lump sum payment, is paid service (including part-time annual-salaried service and sick leave at half pay) or time on Workers’ Compensation Leave or Military Leave without pay.

Employees who retire under provisions of the 2000 Retirement Incentive Program, but who were separated from service within 30 days prior to April 1, 2001, and who would have otherwise qualified for the payment, are eligible for the payment. These employees will not receive an automatic payment. Agencies must submit these employees on the attached Correction Sheet (see below) or enter a transaction in a subsequent pay period.

The following will become eligible for the LLS payment upon processing of Performance Advances in Period #1L, 2001:

An employee occupying a position that has been reallocated in recent years, whose salary was equal to or above the job rate of the lower grade, and whose salary, upon application of April 1, 2001 performance advance, reaches the job rate of the reallocated grade, is entitled to the job rate credit of the lower grade. Such an employee is increment code ‘01' and OSC will automatically update the increment code to ‘2001'. Such an employee will not receive an automatic payment; therefore, the agency must submit a transaction in period 2L to make the payment and update the increment code. For instructions, see the section entitled "Payments to Employees Not Paid Automatically" below.

The following will become eligible for the LLS payment during 2001-2002:

1. An employee who otherwise qualifies but who is on an approved leave of absence without pay or on a preferred list on March 31, 2001 and who returns from such leave between April 1, 2001 and March 31, 2002, is eligible for the payment. There is no minimum service requirement following the employee’s return to active payroll status.

2. Demotion after March 31, 2001 - An employee who is not eligible for the payment becomes eligible if he/she returns to a lower graded position between April 1, 2001 and March 31, 2002, in which he/she would otherwise have been eligible, if he/she had been in the lower graded position on March 31, 2001 and remains in the lower graded position for at least 6 payroll periods.

                              AND

a. The promotion was temporary and the employee has been reinstated to his or her previous position or appointed to another lower graded qualifying position.

b.The promotion was permanent, but the demotion occurred:

1. in lieu of layoff; 
2. voluntarily during the probationary period; or,
3. as a result of failure of a probationary period.

The agency should request the LLS after the completion of 6 full payroll periods in the lower grade.

An employee demoted as a result of a disciplinary action or who takes a voluntary demotion from a permanent position after the completion of a probationary period in the higher grade, is not eligible for a longevity payment in the lower grade.

Agencies should review this listing carefully, paying particular attention to employees who are ineligible due to an "Unsatisfactory" rating between 
January 1 and December 31, 2000.

Corrections to the preliminary listing should be submitted on the Correction Sheet which is attached to this Bulletin. (Duplicate this form if you need additional copies.) This form should be used to add employees who do not appear on the listing, to delete employees who should not appear on the listing or to change incorrect information pertaining to an employee on the listing.

This form should also be used to add eligible employees in NS positions who are equated to grades. If the equated grade is not listed on the Budget Certificate, agencies must submit documentation of the salary equation along with the Correction Sheet.

Corrections should be submitted as soon as possible and must be received no later than March 28, 2001.

*If an Institution agency enters a transaction in period 2L for an employee who returned to the payroll on April 19, 2001, the effective date should be 04192001.If an Administration agency enters a transaction in Period 2L for an employee who returned to the payroll on April 12, 2001, the date should be 04122001.

To Correct an Increment Code

If the employee did not receive an automatic LLS payment because the increment code was incorrect, the agency must, in additional to submitting the LLS earnings, request a Data Chg (DTA), Reason of Cor Inc Code (CIC) on the Job Action Request panel. The appropriate increment code must be entered in the increment code field.

Separate Check

This payment will be made in a separate check, regardless of when it is paid. There will be no direct deposit for this payment. The separate check will be issued along with the employee’s regular check or direct deposit for the check date submitted.