A journeyman position with the Department of the Navy was downgraded. Employees were advised that deferrals would be issued to those holding the position in question, and most of them retained their grade level and pay. One employee in a supervisory position requested demotion to what he believed would be the same grade level and pay as the other employees. However, the demotion placed him in the...

DIGEST: AN EMPLOYEE WHO ASKED TO BE DEMOTED FROM A SUPERVISORY TO A JOURNEYMAN POSITION IS NOT ENTITLED TO THE PAY OF THE WG-12 LEVEL FROM WHICH THE JOURNEYMAN POSITION HAD RECENTLY BEEN DOWNGRADED BY REASON OF A CLASSIFICATION ACTION. THE POSITION TO WHICH HE WAS DOWNGRADED WAS IN GRADE WG-11. THE DEMOTION AS IMPLEMENTED WAS TO THE LEVEL TO WHICH THE JOURNEYMAN POSITION HAD RECENTLY BEEN DOWNGRAD...