Merit Pay Reform Act of 1982

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Merit Pay Reform Act of 1982 - Requires determinations as to which Government positions are supervisory or managerial for purposes of the merit pay system to be made according to position classification guidelines issued by the Office of Personnel Management. Requires that the merit pay system provide for comparability pay increases, merit step increases, and merit pay awards based on performance. Directs each agency to establish a performance appraisal system for merit system employees which provides for: (1) periodic appraisals of job performance; (2) the joint participation of the supervisor and the employee in establishing performance standards; (3) rating performance at two levels below fully successful, one level for fully successful performance, and two levels above fully successful; (4) communicating performance standards to each employee at the beginning of each appraisal period; (5) assisting employees in improving less than fully successful performance; (6) removing, reassigning, or reducing the grade of employees who continually perform below fully successful; and (7) making base pay and merit pay increase decisions as a result of annual performance appraisals. Provides…