Local Employment Policy Handbook - ICASS

APPENDIX 1
MODEL PERSONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENTS (OR)
1. Terms and Conditions. Parties to the agreement. This agreement is between (insert name) (hereinafter
referred to as “the employee”) and the US Department of State (name of USG agency under DoS PSA
MOA Authority), (post name), (hereinafter referred to as “the Government”). The employee’s embassy
ID card number is (insert number). The employee’s home address is: (insert address)
2. Statutory Authority and Authorization. Statutory authority for this agreement is 22 U.S.C. 2669(c) and
(n) .
3. Services to be Performed. The employee agrees to perform all the duties set forth in attachment C, the
OF-298, the Position Description in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. In cases of
conflict, the terms of this agreement shall take precedence over the attachments hereto.
4. Agreement Term. Services performed by the employee shall commence on the effective date of the
agreement set forth in Block 7 of the JF-62a. The completion date of this agreement is (insert date). This
agreement may be extended by the Government for up to an additional (nine) one-year periods. The total
term of this agreement shall not exceed ten years. If both parties desire to continue the relationship after
ten years, a new agreement must be processed.
5. Compensation
For performance of these services, the employee shall be paid at the salary, grade and step identified in
Blocks 26, 27 and 28 of the JF-62A, as established in the current Local Compensation Plan (LCP). A
copy of the LCP is available in the HR office.
All provisions of the LCP including but not limited to premium pay, within grade increases, bonuses,
allowances, leave, Local Social Security participation, and other benefits shall apply in accordance with 3
FAM 7000.
Payments to the employee shall be changed in accordance with any policies included in 3 FAM 7000 or
authorized by the Department of State via telegram or other official communication, to the extent that the
policies are applicable to Locally Employed Staff of the employee’s grade or step.
6. Service Computation Date. For purposes of periodic adjustments of salary and leave, the employee’s
service computation date is (insert date). For purposes of severance pay, the employee’s service
computation date is (insert date). For purposes of the (insert name of retirement plan), the employee’s
service computation date in accordance with the plan’s rules is (insert date).