Within-grade increases (WGIs) or step increases are periodic increases in a GS employee's rate of basic pay from one step of the grade of his or her position to the next higher step of that grade.

This quick sheet provides an overview of within-grade increases (WGIs), defined as periodic increases in an employee’s rate of basic pay that moves the employee from one step to the next higher step …

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A quality step increase (QSI) is an additional within-grade increase (WGI) used to recognize and reward General Schedule (GS) employees at any grade level who display outstanding performance.

Within-grade increases (WGIs) or step increases are periodic increases in a General Schedule (GS) employee's rate of basic pay from one step of the grade of his or her position to the next higher step …

Questions and answers Who can get a quality step increase? A quality step increase (QSI) is a pay feature of the General Schedule.

As soon as you determine that an employee's performance is falling below the acceptable level, even if it is not yet at the unacceptable level, find out when the employee's next within-grade increase is due.

Quality (Step) Increase (QSI or QI) is an increase in an employee's rate of basic pay through an additional within-grade increase granted under 5 U.S.C. 5336 for sustained high quality performance.

The two-step promotion rule states that a GS employee promoted to a position in a higher grade is entitled to basic pay at the lowest rate of the higher grade that exceeds his or her existing rate of …

be below step 10 of their grade level; have received the highest rating available under their performance appraisal system; have demonstrated sustained performance of high quality; and have not received …