What does removal from employment require?

• A. That the individual be removed from Federal service.
• B. That the employee be suspended without pay.
• C. That the employee be reassigned.
• D. That the employee be demoted.

Answer: (A)

Removal from employment means the permanent termination of an individual’s federal service appointment. It is the action that ends the person’s status as a federal employee. Because of that, removal requires that the employee be exited from Federal service. Other actions are temporary or involve staying in employment but with changes: a suspension without pay is a temporary removal from duties and pay, a reassignment moves the employee to a different position within the agency, and a demotion lowers the employee’s grade or position but does not end employment.