If you have agency specific pay plans, you can add them to the system. The Federal Maintenance Pay Plans form lists the predefined pay plans. You use this form to:

• Add other pay plans

• Indicate whether the pay plan is eligible for Within Grade Increases (WGIs).

   To add a pay plan:

1. In the Pay Plan window, insert an empty row by creating a new record.

2. In the Pay Plan field, enter the pay plan code assigned to the pay plan by the approving agency.

3. In the Description field, enter the name of the pay plan.

4. In the Equivalent field, enter the equivalent OPM plan. You may only choose Federal Wage (FW) or General Schedule (GS).

   The Equivalent field is used for pay plans that include automatic WGIs. When you enter your pay plan and associate an equivalent pay plan, the automatic WGI process recognizes the pay plan and processes WGIs for eligible employees assigned to it.

5. In the Maximum Step field, enter the number of steps for that pay plan.

   The number of steps sets the ceiling for automatic WGIs.

6. Choose WGI Enabled to have the system include the pay plan in the automatic WGI process.

   Note: If you are adding a pay range pay plan, do not choose this option. You must manually process a 894 Pay Adjustment RPA for an employee assigned to pay-range positions when that person is entitled to a pay adjustment.

7. Save your work.