A necessary and important f iscal responsibility is the delegation of authority to approve the contents of a position description, to ensure the work is carried out, and to make a final determination of the appropriate pay level. As a supervisor or manager assigning the work to a job or as a classifier determining the job's grade level, you are making a decision to pay individuals for their work. When exercising either authority or both, DOE policy provides that you are fiscally responsible and accountable. Therefore, you must exercise your respective authority carefully, ensuring compliance with established law and published classification standards. How Classification Decisions Affect Others.
Decisions made by a manager or supervisor for the organization have very significant implications.
Employee morale may be affected when employees see other workers doing the same work as theirs for pay different from their own. Higher grades outside of the usual structure within the occupation are often targets for classification appeals from other employees performing similar work at different grades. Managers must carefully consider the needs of the organization, the alignment of grades with other similar positions, and the primary requirement to ensure equal pay for equal work before making any classification decisions.