Evening star., 1924-07-24
SHIFTED WORKERS
DENIED HIGH RATING
Acting Controller General
Rules Transfers; Must Be
Made to Lowest Rating.

Another important decision by the
actine controller general. Lurtin G.
CHM. was revealed today. which laid
down a rule for transfer OF persons
from one department to ahother
where the average salaries .iaready
exceed the average of the compen-
sation rates specified for the grade,
to which the persons would be trans
ferred.
The question was brought UP by
the Secretary of the Treasury, VINO
submitted the case of a book eper
of the War Department, who 1t was
desired to transfer from a saarS VI
$3.50 year to fill vacancy m !he
Bureau of Public Health, where the
salary had been $4,000. but where
the average salary or the uhlt
already above the average OF .he
conversation rates for the grade due
to certain exceptions granted ut"ue'
the law. u
II was ruled that the bookkeeDer
, could receive neither the Sd aiarS VI
$1,000 which his predecessor had re-
ceived nor salary or s-.oo'; ~
which it was wished to transfer MIN
but would have to start at the nil.t
mum of the grade, salary OF Sl'oo''
Seek 10 Cut Average.
considering the transfer proVls-
ion (of the acD in connection Win
the average provision" said the oe-
cision. the rule VIII be Una. any
new adjustment of salaries by trans
fer, reinstatements, etc, in a grade In
which the average, has already peeh
exceeded due to the excepuonS eA
pressed in the average provision, OF
the appropriation act, must teno 10
Ia
eventually the average Will not De
exceeded and this can be accom-
plished most expeditiously by re-
quiring the transfers. reinstSteinehts:
etc. to be at the minimum rate VI
salary of the grade.
Mr. CHM yesterday held IN 4
decision that government EN-
ploye may be promoted from me me
lowest to the highest rate within MS
grade by "one administrative ac-
ton. providing the salary increase
does not violate an average pro,
vision" of the classitica tion act. and
there is sufficient appropriation
This was hailed as great bethNt'
20 Government employees, allow
ing administrative heads to MAXI
in several instances promotions On
substantial size. In some instances
1t is known that administrative and
department. heads. under the eariV
ruling rendered today. will be able
to promote certain employees IRON IRON
grade IN the classification scheme
Secretary Asked RuIins.
The decision was made in response
to questions by the Secretary of the
Treasury asking if there was limit
to an increase to the next rate within
the salary range of the grade.
"In considering that employees for
tJnr
the acting controller general. within
the range authorized for his grade
his efficiency is for comparison with
employees receiving the same rate OF
compensation within the grade, and
the classification act contemplateS al
increase in compensation to the next
higher rate when the proper efficiency
is obtained.
There exists no time limit" con-
tinued the decision. within which
the employe may again be con-
sidered for promotion upon compari-
son of his efficiency rating with
those employees receiving the rate
of compensation to which he has al
ready been promoted. and series
of such promotions from the mini
may be made simultaneously if the
proper average is maintained and
appropriation has been provided
therefor
Series of Increases.
ANY increase of compensa ton as
result of such comparative eff
cheney rating through more than one
rate in a grade while in effect con-
stituting a series of increases to the
next higher rate within the salary
range of the grade. may be accom-
plished by one administrative action
no oaths being required.
"Where there is only one in a grade
no comparative efficiency rating may
be made. and if the employe is de-
termined administratively to have OBJ.
tained proper efficiency, his com
pensation may be fixed at any rate OF
pay within his grade