Employees are satisfied with pay but not rewards, the survey found.
It said 60 percent of employees are satisfied with pay but that just 39 percent are satisfied with the recognition and rewards they receive.
While most employees support the idea of a pay-for-performance system, they remain unsure of how that can be implemented in the federal sector, MSPB said.
It said many of those employees are set to leave their jobs, nearly a quarter in the next year alone — one-third for retirement, another third to take another federal job, and the rest unsure why, with about five percent saying they’ve had enough. Many employees said they were looking for better pay and more opportunities for advancement as reasons for seeking change.
Agencies must continue to educate managers and all other employees in proper workplace behavior, monitor adherence to merit system principles and prevention of prohibited personnel practices, as well as create a culture in which employees trust that their performance will be accurately rated, that they will be treated fairly, and that adequate resources are available to reward and recognize them, according to the report.
