ATTACHMENT_J.17__USAID_Lebanon_Local_Compensation_Plan_Summary.pdf

ATTACHMENT J.17 USAID Local Compensation Plan Summary (Updated August 7, 2016)

Position alignments consist of grade FSN-1 through FSN-12 with 13 Steps at each grade as follows:

Grades 10, 11 & 12: Technical Specialists: Field & Program Officers, Management & Financial Specialists.

Grades 7, 8 & 9: Technical Assistants (all fields) & Senior Administrative Officers.

Grades 4, 5 & 6: Clerks, Mechanics, Cashier, Driver, & Security semi-skilled.

Grades 1, 2 & 3: Mail Clerk, Warehouse Driver, Custodians, Laborers.

The basic salary among grades is listed below with step one as the minimum salary rate in LBP and Step 12 as the highest salary rate. Step 13 is used as a longevity step and the waiting period after step 12 is 156 weeks.

FSN

Amount

LBP

Amount

LBP

Amount

LBP

GRADE Step 1

Step 12 Step 13

12 85,934,546 33,198,543 137,495,270 11 76,512,578 118,594,486 122,420,114 10 54,603,549 84,635,507 87,365,685 9 46,155,841 71,541,553 73,849,345 8 41,023,966 63,587,144 65,638,342 7 35,584,794 55,156,434 56,935,674 6 31,468,465 48,776,118 50,349,541 5 26,752,174 41,465,873 42,803,482 4 24,391,833 37,807,334 39,026,925 3 19,613,216 30,400,476 31,381,136 2 17,458,219 27,060,251 27,933,163 1 15,956,850 24,733,123 25,530,966

In addition to the basic salary, our local compensation plan provides allowances for employees working on a full time basis (transportation, family, miscellaneous, education, medical and life insurance) and two bonuses:

a) Transportation Allowance / Benefits: Annual amount of L.L. 2,660,209

b) Family Allowance / Benefits: as set in the Lebanese Labor Laws. For a Wife: LL.

1,200,000 and for each Child: LL. 660,000/child up to a maximum of five.

Maximum Allowable: Wife plus 5 children – LL. 4,500,000

c) Miscellaneous Allowance / Benefit: This allowance is based on the monetized value of social programs, free beverages, discounted meals, and discounted products, in the amount of LL. 836,280 per year.

d) Education Allowance Plan: are authorized for eligible employees on behalf of each eligible child. Eligible child is defined as an unmarried, economically dependent child, legitimate or adopted, who is a full time student in an officially registered educational institution. Annual amount on behalf of each child:

Elementary: LL. 1,600,500, Secondary: LL. 2,500,900, University: LL. 2,250,500.

Payment will be made in October of each year in one lump sum following receipt of the certificate. An employee who enters on duty within 3 months of the beginning of the school year will receive the full payment. No payment will be made to an employee who enters on duty after the school year has been in session for more than three months.

BONUSES: A mid year and end year bonuses are payable twice a year. The total amount of bonuses are 2/12 of annual basic salary. The bonuses are computed on the basis of the employee’s basic salary rate in effect at the time the bonus is payable or on the date the employee is separated, as appropriate (prorated).