| Comment Number: | OL-10502142 |
| Received: | 3/1/2005 9:25:00 AM |
| Subject: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
| Title: | National Security Personnel System |
| CFR Citation: | 5 CFR Chapter XCIX and Part 9901 |
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Comments:
Pay and Pay Administration: Once pay becomes secret, discrimination based on race, gender, or ethnic backround will be harder to prove. Private industry has pay for performance and is notorious for a variety of glass ceilings and discriminatory practices. I've been told not to worry about discrimination since it's illegal. I find that argument to be disingenuous at best. Even military supervisors of civilians are concerned that the new competition for pay will erode esprit de corps so that employees are no longer willing to help each other and may even be encouraged to give bad information to each other in order to secure an advantage. Once pay is dependent on the supervisor, employees will be less likely to report sexual harassment. Employees will be more inclined to only tell the supervisor only good news. This will have a chilling effect on everything from work efficiency to ethics. Keeping the supervisor happy will be employees top priority.