Ceiling Step

A ceiling step is the highest step within a grade to which a worker may progress.

When a worker reaches the ceiling step within a grade, any further progress must be made by moving the worker manually to a higher step or grade. A ceiling step is required when you define a grade.

In many cases, the ceiling step is the last step in the grade. For example, if the grade has steps 1 through 5, step 5 is the ceiling step.

The Run Grade Step Progression process uses the ceiling step when evaluating workers for progression.

You may have situations where you want a step other than the last step to be the ceiling. For example, in a grade with steps 1 through 5, you may indicate that step 4 is the ceiling step, and workers can progress automatically from step 1 to step 4. They can move beyond step 4 only if you move them manually.