Effective March 15, 2007, Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement, and Handbook EL-307, Introduction to Reasonable Accommodation, are revised to clarify that “district manager of Human Resources” is “Manager, Human Resources (District).”
Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement
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1 General
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12 Responsibility
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[Revise the heading and the first line of 124 to read as follows:]
124 Manager, Human Resources (District)
The Manager, Human Resources (District), is responsible for:
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2 Recruitment
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23 Sources of Recruitment
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235 Employment of People With Disabilities
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235.4 Noncompetitive Career Hiring of Persons With Severe Disabilities
235.41 Other Agencies
[Revise 235.41 by replacing “district manager of Human Resources” with “Manager, Human Resources (District),”.]
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4 Registers
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43 Usage and Duration
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431 Duration of Applicant Eligibility
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431.4 Extension of Eligibility for Register Applicants
[Revise 431.4 by replacing “district manager of Human Resources” with “Manager, Human Resources (District).”]
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46 Change to Register Configuration
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462 Considerations
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462.4 Approval
462.41 Submitting Request
[Revise 462.41 by replacing “district manager of Human Resources” with “Manager, Human Resources (District),”.]
462.42 Notification of Approval
[Revise 462.42 as follows:]
The NTAC notifies the Manager, Human Resources (District), of the approval.
462.5 Changes to AER or Mega Registers
462.51 Authority
[Revise 462.51 by replacing “district manager of Human Resources” with “Manager, Human Resources (District),”.]
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5 Suitability
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57 Medical Suitability
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574 Appointment Decisions
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574.2 Veterans with 30 Percent or More Disability
[Revise 574.2 by replacing “district manager of Human Resources” with “Manager, Human Resources (District),”.]
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6 Selection
61 Selection Preparations
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615 Preparing Hiring Worksheets
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615.2 Validity
[Revise 615.2 by replacing “district manager of Personnel Services” with “Manager, Human Resources (District),”.]
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Handbook EL-307, Introduction to Reasonable Accommodation
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2 The Reasonable Accommodation Process
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26 Record Keeping
261 Completing the Reasonable Accommodation Decision Guide
[Revise 261 by replacing “local district manager of Human Resources” with “local Manager, Human Resources (District),”.]
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4 Employment and Placement Procedures
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44 Noncompetitive Selection and Placement of Individuals With Disabilities
441 Overview
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[Revise the second and third paragraphs of 441 to read as follows:]
Example — A review of the Affirmative Action Program Plan for Individuals with Disabilities by the local Manager, Human Resources (District), revealed that individuals with targeted disabilities as defined by the EEOC were underrepresented. The manager scheduled a meeting with the Diversity specialist to discuss this issue. New recruitment strategies were discussed to attract more individuals with disabilities when the 473 Battery examination was opened later that year. In addition, the personnel office initiated contact with the state DVR and requested a list of names to fill three vacancies that currently existed at the local Processing and Distribution Center. This was done and resulted in three noncompetitive career mail processing clerk appointments.
To participate in the referral of applicants for noncompetitive hiring consideration, the VA and/or state DVR must have the services and programs they offer certified by the Postal Service. The certification process requires state DVR and VA organizations that wish to participate in this hiring process to submit a certification package to the Manager, Human Resources (District), and to the vice president, Employee Resource Management, for review and approval. The package must include the following information:
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed editions of Handbook EL-312 and Handbook EL-307 and into the online updates, available on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet Web site:
(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 Handbooks.
— Selection, Evaluation, and Recognition, Employee Resource Management, 3-15-07
