Revised Forms and New Management Instruction: Update of Back Pay Policy

The Postal Service™ created a new Management Instruction EL-430-2015-4, Back Pay, and revised PS Form 8038, Employee Statement To Recover Back Pay; PS Form 8039, Back Pay Decision/Settlement Worksheet; and PS Form 8041, Prearbitration or Agency Settlement Worksheet, to do the following:

• n Simplify definitions.
• n Revise wording that is no longer applicable.
• n Clarify instructions.
• n Fix formatting and structure to make the documents easier to use.
• n Consolidate information to make the documents clearer.

The revised forms and new management instruction are now available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:

• n Go to http://blue.usps.gov. (internal USPS link)
  
• n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.
• n Click Forms or Management Instructions.

The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim. (internal USPS link)

source: USPS Postal Bulletin