Effective February 2, 2006, the Employee and Labor
Relations Manual (ELM) 354.217 is revised to reflect
changes to employment and placement programs. Implementation of the Performance Evaluation System (PES)
has caused changes in the adjective ratings used in performance evaluations. Performance evaluations are used in
calculating the Reduction in Force (RIF) service date. This
revision reflects changes required as a result of PES
implementation.
Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM)
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3 Employment and Placement
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350 Assignment, Reassignment, and Promotion
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354 Assignment of Unassigned Employees
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354.2 Assignment of Nonbargaining Unit
Employees Due to a Potential or Actual
Reduction in Force
354.21 General
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354.217 Definitions and Explanations
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[Delete paragraph 354.217f(2)(a)(iv) and revise the text of
354.217f(2)(b) to read as follows:]
(b) Values are assigned to each merit performance
rating of record (or the modal rating) as follows:
(i) 20 additional years of service are credited
for an adjective rating of Exceptional Contributor (EC). |
(ii) 16 additional years of service are credited
for an adjective rating of High Contributor
(HC).
(iii) 12 additional years of service are credited
for an adjective rating of Contributor (C),
Not Rated (NR), or No Score (NS).
(iv) No additional years of service are credited
for an adjective rating of Non-Contributor
(NC) or Excluded (EX).
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We will incorporate this revision into the next printed
version and into the online update, available on the Postal
ServiceTM PolicyNet Web site:
• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
• Under "Essential Links" in the left-hand column, click
on References.
• Under "References" in the right-hand column, under
"Policies," click on PolicyNet.
• Click on Manuals for the ELM.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web
site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
It is also available on the Internet:
• Go to www.usps.com.
• Click on About USPS and News, then Forms and
Publications, then Postal Periodicals and Publications, and then Manuals for the Employee and Labor
Relations Manual.
Until the changes described in the article are incorporated into the online version of the ELM, use this article to
implement the changes.
— Complement, Staffing, and Field Policy,
Human Resources, 2-2-06 |
