Employment and Placement
Handbook EL-312 March 2024
Transmittal Letter
A. Introduction. This issue of Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement, was revised in March 2024. All previous editions of Handbook EL-312 are obsolete.
B. Explanation. This handbook provides employment and placement policy and procedures for the United States Postal Service. These instructions apply to the employment, placement, and assignment of career and noncareer bargaining employees, as well as headquarters, area, and field nonbargaining positions, including most supervisory, managerial, administrative, clerical, and postmaster positions under the following pay systems: (a) EAS, (b) Management Pay Band, and (c) Technical Pay Band. Selections for Attorney Compensation System positions are not covered in this handbook, and this handbook has limited application to the Postal Career Executive Service (PCES).
C. Distribution. Handbook EL-312 is available on the Postal Service Internet and intranet at: http://about.usps.com/handbooks/el312.pdf.
D. Comments and Questions. Send comments and questions to:
DIRECTOR
NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES
US POSTAL SERVICE
475 L’ENFANT PLAZA SW RM 1831
WASHINGTON DC 20260-4201
E. Effective Date. This handbook is effective March 2024.
Simon Storey
Vice President
Human Resources
