For SES employees and senior professionals (ST/SL), there are many HR-related policies that differ in significant respects from those that govern the general workforce.

These differences offer more flexibility and mobility, while linking your pay more directly with job performance.

The resources provided here offer an overview of HR policies and programs specifically as they relate to SES employees and senior professionals. For additional information, see our SES policies page for HR Practitioners or go to the Office of Personnel Management's SES page.

Overview

• FAQs about the Senior Executive Service (OPM)
• Performance Management
• Policies for SES employees

General Information

• Annual Leave Accumulation
• Credit Hours, Overtime, & Alternative Work Schedules (AWS)
• Center for Leadership Development (OPM)
• Commerce's SES Candidate Development Program
• Commerce Learning Center
• Federal Candidate Development Program (OPM)
• Furlough
• Presidential Rank Awards (OPM)
• Senior Executives Association
• SES Pay and the EX-III Pay Rate
• SES recruitment and selection process (OPM)