3 FAM 7230
TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
(Office of Origin: HR/OE)
3 FAM 7231 DIRECT-HIRE APPOINTMENT
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
Appointments and personnel actions changing an employees
status from one category to another are documented on Form SF-50, Notification
of Personnel Action. Categories of appointments include:
(1) Temporary -- An appointment limited to a period of
1 year or less;
(2) Limited -- An appointment with a specific time
limitation of more than 1 year and less than 5 years;
(3) Indefinite -- An appointment with no specific time
limitation and which does not permit contribution to the U.S. Civil Service
Retirement and Disability System. All new FSN appointments, which are not
temporary or limited, are indefinite;
(4) Conditional -- A type of appointment formerly used
to convey Civil Service Retirement (CSR) coverage until such authority was
withdrawn in December 1983. (Discontinuance of this type of employment does
not affect conditions of employment for those who currently have Conditional
appointments);
(5) Permanent -- A type of appointment formerly used
to indicate participation in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
System, use of the term Permanent in relation to appointments has been
discontinued. (Discontinuance of this term does not affect conditions of
employment for those who currently have Permanent appointments.); and
(6) Excepted -- A term used to indicate that FSN
service is not within the competitive GS system.
3 FAM 7232 CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYMENT
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
See 3 FAM 7260.
3 FAM 7233 THROUGH 7239 UNASSIGNED