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VA WITHOUT COMPENSATION (WOC)
APPOINTMENTS FOR
NON VA EMPLOYEES
Discussion
Before beginning work, each NPC employee must
obtain a VA without compensation (WOC) appointment from the VAMC
affiliated with the NPC that hires the employee. The WOC appointment may
be processed through the Research and Development office, the
administrative office of the particular service that will supervise the
employee, or the facility human resource department. Local variances may
occur. NPC staff should work with VAMC staff to follow procedures
specific to the affiliated VAMC for WOC appointments.
Generally, for each new employee the NPC should
provide a WOC appointment request letter to the VA that processes WOC
appointments. An agreement must be generated that at a minimum includes
the following points:
- Identity of the employee
- VA service where work is to be performed
- Nature of service
- Inclusive dates of service (start date and termination date or in
lieu of a terminal date, a statement such as “for an indefinite
period”)
- A waiver of all claims to monetary remuneration
- A provision to cancel the agreement by either party upon written
notification
- Statement of authority [38 U.S.C. 213]
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Signatures of the
appointee and the VA appointing official
Source: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 1, 4.
Types of Appointments, (c) WOC (Without Compensation) Appointments, [5
CRF 304.102(h)].
Other information may be requested such as:
- Social Security number
- Date of birth
- Home address
- Position title
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Position description
An NPC employee may not begin working until an
approved WOC appointment has been obtained. An ID badge, parking permit,
etc., may not be issued prior to approval.
Sample WOC
Appointment Request Form
The VA must process necessary paperwork to ensure that the WOC appointment process has been completed properly. To assist
the VA in processing WOC appointments, NPCs should be familiar with the
VA process.
Sample Memorandum
of Requirements from VA to NPC employee
WOC appointees must complete the following
documentation. To assist in this process, the NPC may want to have these
forms available to give to new employees.
Once the documentation has been completed, NPCs
should try to ensure that each NPC employee has complete all required
training and continues to undergo training on an annual basis.
WOC Imposed Training Requirements for Non-VA NPC
Employees
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