DEFINITIONS

 

 

Level Transfer

 

Level transfer is the term used to describe movement where there is no change to the grade or payband

e.g.

 

EO ® EO

 

or

 

Prison Service Manager Payband G  ®  Prison Service Manager Payband G

 

 

Promotion

 

Promotion is the term used to describe movement up a grading structure

e.g.

 

Prison Service Senior Manager                           Prison Service Senior Manager

          Û                                                                 Û

Prison Service Manager                                    Prison Service Manager

Û                                                                                 Û

Principal Officer                                               Executive Officer

Û                                                                                 Û        

Senior Officer                                                 Administrative Officer

Û                                                                                 Û

Prison Officer                                                  Administrative Assistant

 

 

Progression

 

Progression is the term used to describe movement up the paybands within a grade

e.g.

 

Prison Service Senior Manager  - Payband A

Û

Prison Service Senior Manager  - Payband B

Û

Prison Service Senior Manager  - Payband C

Û

Prison Service Senior Manager  - Payband D

 

 

Soft Promotion

 

This describes agreed procedures which allow staff to be promoted into a grade without the need to go through the full Vacancy Advertising Scheme arrangements.

 

Soft promotion arrangements currently exist for:

 

  • certain Industrial/Agricultural grades
  • Psychologists in post on 31 December 2002 who have reserved rights to soft promotion to Higher Psychologist until 31 December 2004
  • AA -AO