Employees
ELM REVISION
Use of Leave While on Active Duty Military Service
Effective April 13, 2006, the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 517.542, Choice of Annual Leave or
LWOP, is revised to clarify the requirements for the use of
sick leave while on active duty military service.
Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM)
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5 Employee Benefits
510 Leave
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517 Paid Military Leave
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517.5 Leave Charge Information
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517.54 Absence Beyond the General Military Leave
Allowance
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[Revise the title and text of 517.542 to read as follows:]
517.542 Choice of Annual Leave, Sick Leave, or LWOP
Eligible employees who volunteer or are ordered for a period of military training or for a period of active military duty
beyond the general military leave allowance may use
annual leave or LWOP, at their option. Sick leave can be
used only if the employee is hospitalized, confined to quarters as directed by competent military medical authorities,
or on convalescent leave due to military service.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed
version of the ELM and also 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.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web
site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
It is also available on the Postal Service Internet:
• Go to www.usps.com.
• Click on About USPS & News, then Forms & Publications, then Postal Periodicals and Publications, and
then Manuals.
—Compensation,
Human Resources, 4-13-06
ANNOUNCEMENT
2006 Postal Service National Awards Program for Diversity Achievement
The Postal ServiceTM seeks nominations for the 2006
National Awards Program for Diversity Achievement.
Established in 1993, the awards program recognizes individuals and teams who have made significant contributions
by encouraging and promoting diversity within their
organization.
All career employees are eligible for nomination and
participation. Excluded (except when acting as an essential
member of a team) are the following: diversity and human
capital development manager, senior diversity programs
coordinator, diversity development specialist, and Hispanic
program specialist.
Awards will be given in six categories, as follows: Individual, Leadership, Team, Altruism, Mentoring, and the Dot
Sharpe Lifetime Achievement Award. Eligibility is based on
excellent performance in achieving diversity objectives as
applied to the customer, the employee, and business.
Complete and submit all nominations through the
Employee Development and Diversity Web site at
http://blue.usps.gov/diversitynet/awards/. The nomination
deadline is June 2, 2006.
If you do not have intranet access, you can contact your
local senior diversity programs coordinator, or your
diversity development specialist for information on how to
complete and submit a nomination. If you do not know who
your local senior diversity programs coordinator or diversity
development specialist is, you can call Manny Vasquez,
Headquarters National Awards Program Coordinator, at
202-268-5134.
National Awards Program for Diversity Achievement Eligibility At a Glance
Award
Program
Category
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Purpose
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Eligibility
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Nominator
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Individual
Award
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Recognizes specific actions, personal involvement,
and work performance that focus directly on Postal
Service business, customers, and/or employees. The
nominee must engage in projects and/or programs that
encourage diversity and promote inclusion during their
interaction with employees, customers, and suppliers.
Projects can include the following: workplace
improvement, business building initiatives, and job
recruitment campaigns.
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All career Postal Service
employees. Note: Not eligible for
this award are the following:
senior diversity programs
coordinator, diversity development
specialist, and Hispanic program
specialist.
|
All career
Postal Service
employees
|
|
Leadership
Award
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Recognizes the diversity achievements of Postal
Service executives. Executives nominated for this
award have demonstrated their leadership skills and
have made a significant impact on Postal Service
business through specific actions, leadership roles,
and personal involvement.
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Postal Service executives
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All career
Postal Service
employees
|
|
Team Award
|
Recognizes outstanding accomplishments made
through the coordination of individual efforts, which
contributed substantially to furthering our diversity
mission.
|
All career Postal Service
employees
|
All career
Postal Service
employees
|
|
Altruism
Award
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Recognizes individuals who demonstrate a selfless
regard or concern for the well being of others during a
period of 1 year. Nominees must demonstrate how
their work within the community delivered positive
change to the lives of people.
|
All career Postal Service
employees. Note: Not eligible for
this award are the following:
senior diversity programs
coordinator, diversity development
specialist, and Hispanic program
specialist.
|
All career
Postal Service
employees
|
|
Mentoring
Award
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Honors a Postal Service employee who has given his
or her time to help an individual(s) succeed. The
employee must have helped others meet their career
goals by teaching, coaching, counseling, and
motivating.
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All career Postal Service
employees. Note: Not eligible for
this award are the following:
senior diversity programs
coordinator, diversity development
specialist, and Hispanic program
specialist.
|
All career
Postal Service
employees
|
Dot Sharpe
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
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Recognizes an outstanding Postal Service employee
who has made extraordinary contributions to our
organization's diversity mission over a sustained
period of time during his or her career.
|
All career Postal Service
employees
|
All career
Postal Service
employees
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—Employee Development and Diversity, Diversity Development, 4-13-06
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