Special working conditions payment program.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 6

(a) In alignment with the compensation strategy described in § 158.601, the Department may establish a program to provide payments to DHS-CS employees to address special working conditions that are otherwise unaccounted for or the Department determines are accounted for insufficiently in DHS-CS employees' other types of additional compensation and salary. (b) Special working conditions include circumstances in which a supervisor or other appropriate official requires a DHS-CS employee to perform DHS-CS cybersecurity work that involves, as determined by the Department: (1) Unusual physical or mental hardship; (2) Performing work at atypical locations, at unexpected times, or for an uncommon duration of time exceeding the expectation described in § 158.601(c) about working unusual hours and extended hours; or (3) A combination of the conditions described in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section. (c) A payment for special working conditions is a payment of up to 25 percent of the receiving DHS-CS employee's salary as computed for a work period, defined in § 158.705(b), or a series of work periods. (d) The Department determines whether to establish, adjust, or cancel a program under this section based on information from: (1) The work scheduling system described in § 158.705; and (2) Strategic talent planning described in § 158.401(c), including information about current compensation practices of other cybersecurity employers analyzed under the talent market analysis describe

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 6:§ 158.642