Changes

==The Form==

==The Form==

The first four blocks on the SF 50 list the employee's name, Social Security Number, date of birth, and the effective date of the personnel action.  The effective date (Block 4) is important for annuity purposes (as an employee nears retirement) as it is the beginning date used to calculate how long an employee has held a particular pay rate for "high-3" purposes under either of the retirement systems ([[Federal Employees Retirement System|FERS]] or [[Civil Service Retirement System|CSRS]]).

The first four blocks on the SF 50 list the employee's name, Social Security Number, date of birth, and the effective date of the personnel action.  The effective date (Block 4) is important for annuity purposes (as an employee nears retirement) as it is the beginning date used to calculate how long an employee has held a particular pay rate for "high-3" purposes under either of the retirement systems ([[Federal Employees Retirement System|FERS]] or CSRS).

Blocks 5 and 6 ("First Action" and "Second Action") are subdivided into sub-blocks.  Sub-blocks A and B are used to note the action being taken, while sub-blocks C/D (and E/F, where applicable) give the legal authority for the change being made.

Blocks 5 and 6 ("First Action" and "Second Action") are subdivided into sub-blocks.  Sub-blocks A and B are used to note the action being taken, while sub-blocks C/D (and E/F, where applicable) give the legal authority for the change being made.