Local Employment Policy Handbook - ICASS

FAMILY MEMBER APPOINTMENT (FMA)
Ref: 3 FAM 8200
How a Position Qualifies for an FMA
Before HR may hire a fully qualified Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM) under a Family
Member Appointment (FMA) if selected for a State position, the position must:
1. Last more than one year; and
2. Have a part-time (16-32 hours per week) or full-time (40 hours per week) work schedule.
Examples of positions HR may staff under a FMA if an AEFM is selected:
--Management Secretary with a 40-hour work week
--GSO Clerk with a 16-hour work week
--Self-Help Coordinator with a 40-hour work week
--IM Assistant with a 32-hour work week
Examples of positions HR may not staff under a FMA if an AEFM is selected:
--GSO Assistant with a 37-hour work week (Mission management should consider increasing the
hours to 40 per week, or lowering them to 32 per week so the position qualifies for the FMA)
--Fixed-Term 6 month Management Assistant with a 40-hour work week
--GSO Clerk with a WAE (When Actually Employed) work schedule
--Fixed-Term 3 month Visa Clerk position with a 20-hour work week
If HR can’t use an FMA, HR must hire the AEFM under a Temporary Appointment.
HR/OE encourages Mission management to establish work schedules that employ AEFMs in State
positions under FMAs whenever possible.
Retroactive Family Member Appointment
HR and the regional or functional bureau Family Member Employment Coordinator may not make an
FMA retroactive. There is no provision in this policy for an exception.