Handbook EL-312 Revision: Suitability Effective April 16, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement, part 584 to update policy for employee evaluations. n 584.43 is changed to state that completion of temporary service may affect the probationary period in accordance with the appropriate collective bargaining agreement. n 584.45 contained a note […]
Effective April 16, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) section 436.2 to clarify the exception which allows uncapped annual leave to be recredited, relative to the processing of a back pay claim. * * * * * Employee and Labor Relations Manuals (ELM) * * * * * […]
Effective April 2, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) subchapter 490 to update information relevant to awards for noncareer employees. Revisions have also been made to clarify the reporting of awards for both Contest and Safety awards. * * * * * Employee and Labor Relations Manuals (ELM) […]
by J.R. Pritchett, Employee Advocate Have you ever heard of “Restricted Sick Leave”? If so, it’s probably been a very long time. Have you ever heard of anyone actually on Restricted Sick Leave? Probably not! Why? Primarily because it requires supervisors to have to create Restricted Sick Leave files and monitor whether the employee’s sick […]
From the National Association of Letter Carriers The Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) provides for postal employees to be excused and paid administrative leave to vote or register to vote in elections when certain conditions are met. The relevant language from the ELM is reproduced below. For guidance or clarification, contact your shop steward, […]