251.12—Uniformity of compensation.
(a)
The rates of basic compensation for positions and employees and the additional compensation authorized by §§ 251.31 and 251.32 shall be uniform within and among all agencies. Any problems arising in achieving such uniformity shall be referred to the PAPB for resolution. If resolution is not achieved the matter shall then be forwarded to the Office of the Secretary of the Army for decision.
(b)
This section shall not preclude the adoption by agencies, under regulations issued by the PAPB, of special rate ranges or other special rates of basic pay for positions for which employees must be recruited from outside the Republic of Panama or in other appropriate circumstances. This section shall not preclude the establishment of rates of pay for employees described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section that are different than the rates established for employees described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section:
(1)
A person who was employed by a department on September 30, 1979 and continued in employment with an agency without a break in service of more than three days or a person who was separated from the service of the Panama Canal Company or Canal Zone Government by reason of a reduction in force on September 30, 1979, and was appointed to a position in the Panama Canal Commission before April 1, 1980; a person who was employed on September 30, 1979, by an agency of the United States Government (other than an agency subject to this part) which since that date has had responsibility for carrying out the rights and responsibilities of the United States under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 if the person is appointed to a position under Part 253 within 90 days of terminating employment with such agency; and