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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does this mean that they are also removing salary matching? The ONLY reason I applied for a Fed job is because I heard they would give me annual bonuses over X years until I reach my private sector salary.[/quote]

Quoting from the proposed regulations :

The Federal Government strives to be a model employer, one that values diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). OPM is proposing these regulations to advance pay equity in pay setting for Federal employees. For individuals receiving their first appointment as a civilian employee of the Federal Government, agencies would not be able to set pay based on salary history, which could vary between equally qualified candidates. Agencies would be able to consider a competing job offer, but only within limitations specified in the regulations.

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OPM proposes revising 5 CFR 531.212(c) to prohibit an agency from considering a job candidate's salary history (defined as existing salary or prior salary) in setting pay when using the GS superior qualifications and special needs pay-setting authority. The proposed regulations would require an agency to consider how pay has been set for other employees who had similar qualifications (based on the level, type, or quality of the candidate's skills or competencies or other qualities and experiences) who have been newly appointed to positions that are similar to the candidate's position (based on the position's occupational series, grade level, organization, geographic location, or other job-relevant factors), if applicable. The regulations would continue to allow an agency to consider the salary in a competing job offer. The competing job offer could be based on salaries for the skills and competencies required in the position to be filled. However, the regulations would require an agency to consider at least one other factor specified in 5 CFR 531.212(c)(2) (in addition to how pay has been set for other employees) if the agency is considering a competing job offer when setting pay under this authority. A determination based on more than one factor provides a stronger justification and mitigates any potential pay inequity from considering a competing job offer that may have been based on the candidate's salary history.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/11/2023-09564/advancing-pay-equity-in-governmentwide-pay-systems[/quote]

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