Effective immediately, Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 517.12, Definition, is revised to clarify that:
n Paid military leave is authorized for hours the employee would have worked during his or her regular schedule; and
n Non-workdays are not charged against the paid military leave allowed.
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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517.1 General
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517.12 Definition
[Revise 517.12 to read as follows:]
Paid military leave is authorized absence from postal duties for hours the employee would have worked during his or her regular schedule, without loss of pay, time, or performance rating, granted to eligible employees who are members of the National Guard or reserve components of the armed forces.
Note: Non-workdays are not charged against the paid military leave allowed.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed version of the ELM and into the next online update, available on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet website:
n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.
n On the PolicyNet page, click Manuals.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
— Compensation,
Labor Relations, 5-3-12
