Management Instructions

Management Instruction EL-500-2010-4, Contracting With Individuals or Rehiring Into Career Nonbargaining Positions

Management Instruction (MI) EL-500-2010-4, Contract­ing With Individuals or Rehiring Into Career Nonbargaining Positions, is now available on PolicyNet and is effective immediately.

This MI provides guidance on the reviews and approvals required prior to contracting with or reemploying specified individuals, including former and/or retired postal or federal civilian employees, into career nonbargaining positions. Specifically, this MI:

n Establishes the process for requesting contracts with individuals.

n Defines the categories under which persons may be utilized to perform work for the Postal Service™.

n Identifies the Human Resources authorities responsi­ble for determining whether the request to contract with an individual may proceed.

MI EL-500-2010-4 is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:

n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.

n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.

n Click MIs.

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