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624 Establishment

624.1 Criteria

Responsible officials:

  1. Establish clear objectives, guidelines, and rules in advance.
  2. Specify start and end dates.
  3. Structure the contest to make it competitive. (If individual competition is involved, at least 10 employees must be included.)
  4. Establish objectives that are clear and measurable.

624.2 Structure

To achieve the broadest possible participation and facilitate control, responsible officials ensure that each contest:

  1. Is divided into competitive units, such as competition among plants or Post Offices. Competition may also be arranged between comparable units on a single tour, tour against tour, or station or branch against other stations or branches.
  2. Includes all individuals involved in the activity at the organizational level of the contest.
  3. Is conducted within a specific time frame, such as a month, a quarter, or a year.
  4. Has objectives that (1) clearly state what is to be accomplished (for example, reduction in the number of motor vehicle accidents, or increase in the number of firms using ZIP+4); and (2) can be measured.

624.3 Contest Rules

Responsible officials ensure that all rules and procedures (1) are made clear before the contest begins; (2) are posted or distributed to each employee involved; and (3) state the measurable objective that will be used to determine the winners.




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