When you terminate an employee, you can process a dual action and grant a Separation incentive as the second nature of action. You can grant Separation incentives as recurring biweekly or nonrecurring installment payments and specify the payment dates.

See: Incentive Payments

Use the RPA window.

   To process a Separation incentive:

1. Initiate an RPA action that terminates the employee's assignment.

2. On the Requesting Info tab, enter the effective date and the employee's name.

3. Enter the first nature of action code for the termination action and its legal authority code.

4. Enter the second nature of action code for the Separation incentive (NOA 825) and its legal authority code.

5. On the Position Data tab, click the Total Salary field to display the Incentive window.

6. Select a Payment Option.

   The application automatically enters the incentive category and start date, which you can change.

7. For a lump sum payment, enter an amount.

   The application automatically enters this amount in the Total Amount field.

8. For installment payments:

   • Enter the first amount.

   • Click the next row to have the application automatically enter the second installment category and payment date. Enter the second installment amount.

     The application automatically calculates the two installment payments and enters the total in the Total Amount field.

9. For biweekly payments:

   • Enter the amount distributed for each biweekly payment.

     The application automatically enters the payment date for the first biweekly payment (start date of the next pay period).

   • In the End Date field, enter the last day of the pay period for the last biweekly period.

   • Calculate the total for of all biweekly payments and enter that result in the Total Amount field.

10. Save your work.

    You must complete the information in the Incentives window before you can save or route the RPA.

11. Complete, route, approve, and update the action according to your agency's practices.

    After you update the RPA, the NPA displays the Separation Incentive amount in the Total Salary field. The Remarks section includes details about the payments, such as the payment amounts and payment dates. The application creates recurring and non-recurring assignment elements based on the type of payment categories you authorized. The element start date is the RPA effective date. The input values for the element entries capture the payment start and payment end dates.

    Note: You can correct the NPA, but only the incentive amount and payment dates, not the payment type. (You must cancel the original RPA action and process a new action.)