AWARDS PROGRAM. 1. The Parties agree that the employee suggestion, incentive, and performance award programs are beneficial to both Management and the employee. The awards program will be administered in accordance with Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 451, 430, and 531 (5 CFR Parts 451, 430, and 531,) Forest 2. Employee Recognition: An award is something bestowed or an action taken to recognize and reward individual or team achievement that contributed to meeting organizational goals or improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of the Forest Service operations or is in the public interest. Group awards should be given based on the employee’s contribution or participatory value rather than solely on the employee’s grade. Awards may have the effect of motivating employees to increase their productivity and creativity for the benefit of the agency and its customers. To meet this goal, awards should be given as soon as possible after the achievement. Awards programs will be equitable in opportunity and there must be fairness and equity in the distribution of awards. All employees will be given an equal opportunity to work at a level sufficient for award eligibility. Except for Quality-Step Increases, all awards are available to temporary employees; however, term employees are eligible for Quality-Step Increases. 3. Effective awards programs include performance bonus awards, monetary awards, nonmonetary awards, and time-off awards. Also included are peer programs and the Length of Service recognition. a. Performance Bonuses: Recognition given for performance rated above fully successful. The two types of awards are the lump-sum performance bonus and Quality-Step Increase. See FSH 6109.13 – Performance, Training, And Awards Handbook, Chapter 10 – Performance Management Program for further informa- tion on performance bonus awards.
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