OPM Study Finds Federal Workers Earn 22 Per Cent Less Than Private Sector

A new OPM study finds that federal employees earn 22 percent less than their private sector counterparts doing similar jobs. Now, the study examined straight salary and didn’t factor in benefits. OPM says there is no information to compare federal and non-federal benefits. The findings are based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. […]

Congressman To USPS OIG: New Documents Show Wage Theft In New Hampshire Post Offices Continues

Washington, D.C. – Today, Paul Hodes and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter are demanding an investigation into a new round of allegations that letter carriers at even more post offices have been shortchanged on their paychecks. In documents obtained by Hodes, post offices in Dover and Salem, New Hampshire are shown to have manipulated letter carriers’ time […]

MSPB Threatens To Withhold Postal Official's Pay Until USPS Compliance With Order

Appellant:  Reginald B. Day Agency:  United States Postal Service Decision Number:  2010 MSPB 63 Docket Number:  AT-0752-09-0163-X-1 Issuance Date:  April 13, 2010 Appeal Type:  Adverse Action by Agency Action Type:  Constructive Adverse Action Compliance        This case was before the Board pursuant to a recommendation of the administrative judge that the Board grant the appellant’s petition […]

Postal Employees April 16th Earnings Statements Already Available on Liteblue

Postal employees who utilize direct deposit of their biweekly net-to-bank earnings can access their April 16th earnings statements today on Liteblue rather than waiting until Friday. Earnings statements become available at Liteblue as soon as the employee’s pay record has been processed. The ePayroll earnings statement provides much greater detail about withholdings, benefit deductions,leave balances […]

Reader: Why Is USPS Considering PFP Bonuses For Management?

A PostalReporter.com reader asks the following question: Interesting to note, since the USPS is claiming such a financial crisis, why would they even consider more Pay-For-Performance (PFP) bonuses for management? From USPS News Link: MID-YEARS FOR PFP. The FY 2010 mid-year process for the Pay-for-Performance Plan (PFP) is just around the corner. Before the process […]