Awards and Recognition - FinCEN

ON-THE-SPOT AWARDS SCALE
Attachment 5 - Exhibit 1
Amount Activity Examples
$ 50 - $200 • Accomplishing high-quality work on a particular assignment or project.
• Demonstrating sensitivity, courtesy, or responsiveness to customer needs and
requirements.
• Meeting a critical deadline on short notice while continuing to perform normal work
obligations in a satisfactory manner.
• Successfully performing additional work assignments over a short-term period while
$220 - $360 continuing to successfully complete primary work assignments in a timely manner.
• Independently completing a complex work assignment or special project without
negatively affecting primary work assignments and deadlines.
• Displaying initiative and creativity to address a long-standing or difficult problem.
• Displaying exceptional knowledge and/or organizational skills in completing an
assignment or project before the deadline or with outcomes that surpass what was
expected.
• Presenting an exemplary presentation to a group, and professionally responding to
complex and sensitive questions and comments.
$380 - $500 • Displaying extraordinary creativity or initiative to resolve a difficult or long-standing
problem or to address a critical or sensitive issue.
• Independently developing and implementing an idea that resulted in increased
customer satisfaction, operating efficiencies, or improvements in the quality of work
products or services.
• Demonstrating exceptional collaboration across organizational boundaries to
accomplish a special assignment or initiative.
TIME-OFF AWARDS SCALE
Amount Description
4 to 9 Hours
(e.g., up to one day
for employees on 9
hour work schedule)
10 to 20
Hours
21 to 30
Hours
31 to 40
Hours
A contribution to a program, priority, project or service that is of sufficient value
to merit recognition.
A beneficial change or modification of processes or practices that results in more
efficient and effective operations.
An important contribution to a program, priority, project or service.
A significant change or modification of processes or practices that results in more
efficient and effective operations.
Serving as a sole or key contributor to an important Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network effort.
Complete revision of processes or practices with considerable impact on efficiency
and effectiveness of operations.
Serving as a key participant or leader of a major organizational effort that resulted
in a significant contribution to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which
more than likely had Financial Crimes Enforcement Network-wide impact.
Initiation of a new process or major practice with significant impact on efficiency
and effectiveness of operations.
Fin002 (Rev. 08/01)