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ELM 55 - Employee and Labor Relations Manual - Contents
ELM 55 - Employee and Labor Relations Manual
March 2024
Transmittal Letter
Summary of Changes
How to Use the Summary of Changes
1 Organizational Structures
110 General Information
120 Structures and Staffing
130 Organizational Change Criteria
140 Organizational Change Analysis
150 Organizational Change
160 Monitoring and Assessment
2 Job Evaluation
210 General Information
220 Nonbargaining Unit Positions
230 Bargaining Unit Positions Covered by a National Agreement
240 Other Bargaining Unit Positions
250 Position Reviews
3 Employment and Placement
310 General Provisions
320 Recruitment
330 Examinations
340 Suitability, Selection, and Appointment
350 Assignment, Reassignment, and Promotion
360 Other Personnel Actions
370 Performance Evaluation
380 Postal Career Executive Service
4 Pay Administration
410 Pay Administration Policy for Nonbargaining Unit Employees
420 Wage Administration Policy for Bargaining Unit Employees
430 Basic and Special Pay Provisions
440 Fair Labor Standards Act Administration
450 Collection of Postal Debts From Nonbargaining Unit Employees by Salary Offset
460 Collection of Postal Debts From Bargaining Unit Employees by Salary Offset
470 Administrative Offsets for Former Postal Service Nonbargaining Unit Employees
480 Administrative Offsets for Former Postal Service Bargaining Unit Employees
490 Recognition and Awards
5 Employee Benefits
510 Leave
520 Health Benefits Program
530 Life Insurance Program
540 Injury Compensation Program
550 Unemployment Compensation
560 Civil Service Retirement Program
570 Social Security and Medicare
580 Federal Employees Retirement System
590 Thrift Savings Plan
6 Employee Relations
610 Employee Services
620 Contests
630 Reserved
640 Employee Claims
650 Nonbargaining Disciplinary, Grievance, and Appeal Procedures
660 Conduct
670 Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Prevention of Employment Discrimination
680 Participation in Supervisory and Managerial Organizations
690 Inventions and Patents
7 Training and Development
710 Overview
720 Training and Development Responsibilities and Functions
730 Training Procedures
740 External Training Policy
750 Professional Associations
8 Safety, Health, and Environment
810 Occupational Safety and Health Program
820 Reports and Investigations, Program Evaluations, and Inspections
830 Motor Vehicle and Industrial Safety
840 Safety Awareness Programs
850 Emergency Action Plans and Fire Prevention and Control
860 Occupational Health Services
870 Reserved
880 Smoking
890 Ergonomics Program
9 Labor Relations
910 Employee Organizations
920 Dues Withholding for Employee Organizations
930 Work Clothes and Uniforms
940 Employee Assistance Program
Appendix — Records Control Schedules
Introduction
General Records
Employee and Labor Relations Records
Keyword Index for the Appendix
Index
Forms Index