OIG: USPS FY2016 turnover rate for non-career postal employees 43% – city carriers 60%

USPS’ FY2016 performance target for average annual turnover rates for non-career hires was 34.8 per cent. The Postal Service hires non-career employees to supplement its regular workforce and reduce staffing cost. As such, they created the rural carrier associate position in April 1987, PSEs in May 2011, and CCAs and MHAs in January and February […]

USPS OIG: What Can the Postal Service Do to Retain Noncareer Employees?

June 10, 2016 Employee turnover costs the Postal Service thousands of dollars per employee. Retaining employees within the organization eliminates the administrative costs of hiring new employees, training, and the impacts on performance associated with learning a new job. Although turnover cannot always be avoided, the Postal Service can reduce it by doing the right […]

USPS says FY2015 turnover rate for non-career postal employees was nearly 40%

2/19/2016 According to documents submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC): The Postal Service stated its FY 2015 performance target for average annual turnover rate of non-career employees was 20 per cent, and its FY 2015 performance target for average annual turnover rate of external hires was 4.5 per cent. However, the average annual turnover […]