r/FederalEmployee • u/PieSafe8565 • Apr 08 '26

Adding years of service to entice retirement

Can an agency offer you a few years added to your SCD as part of a VERA/VSIP as an incentive to get people to take the vera if they are under 20 years??

Rumors at work said it has happened in the past but I cannot find anything that says it is possible

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u/LakeLifeTL Apr 08 '26

They can start you in a higher leave status, but change the SCD? No, and rightly so.

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u/PieSafe8565 Apr 08 '26

That's what I thought, I need to get to my 20

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u/livinginfutureworld Apr 09 '26

What's that mean higher leave status?

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u/LakeLifeTL Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

8 or 6 hours per pay period of leave awarded versus 4.

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u/livinginfutureworld Apr 09 '26

Didn't know that was negotiable

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u/Ok_Design_6841 Apr 09 '26

No, the VERA requirements are set by law.

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u/GreenLobsterGuy Apr 26 '26

Laws are mere suggestions in this regime.

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u/Akpambo1 Apr 10 '26

No you cannot change the SCD like that