Effective January 18, 2018, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), Chapter 2 and section 443.312, to update the responsible stakeholder from Organizational Effectiveness to Compensation.
Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM)
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2 Job Evaluation
210 General Information
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[Revise the title and introductory text of 212.2 to read as follows:]
212.2 Compensation
Compensation:
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212.5 Reviewing Offices
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213 Job Descriptions
213.1 Maintenance
[Revise the title and text of 213.11 to read as follows:]
213.11 Compensation
Compensation maintains a master file of all job descriptions for bargaining unit and nonbargaining unit positions throughout the Postal Service.
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220 Nonbargaining Unit Positions
221 Job Descriptions
[Revise the first sentence of 221 to read as follows:]
Compensation develops and maintains job descriptions, the basic documents used to describe and evaluate all nonbargaining unit positions.***
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222.22 Action at Management Review Levels
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[Revise the text of item d(2) to read as follows:]
(2) For area or Headquarters jobs, Compensation.
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222.4 Action by Areas
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[Revise the text of item b. to read as follows:]
b. Forward the request, with comments and a summary of the analysis, to Compensation for review.
[Revise the title and introductory text of 222.5 to read as follows:]
222.5 Action by Compensation
For a position that may need nationwide review and for any area or Headquarters position, Compensation analyzes the RFR and takes one of the following courses of action:***
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232.12 Conditions
[Revise the text of 232.12 to read as follows:]
If a position’s duties and responsibilities change or a new position is needed, the Installation Head, functional manager, or designee must complete a PS Form 820 with assistance from Compensation.
Exception: If a position changes as a result of a national review of bargaining unit positions, Compensation completes the form.
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[Revise the title and text of 232.5 to read as follows:]
232.5 Action by Compensation
Compensation takes one of the following courses of action:
a. If Compensation does not concur with the area’s conclusions, it returns the PS Form 820 to the area with a memorandum stating the reasons for non-concurrence.
b. If Compensation concurs, it takes the following steps:
(1) Evaluates the job against an existing key or standard position, then either:
(a) Revises an existing standard position; or
(b) Establishes a new standard position.
(2) After completing the job evaluation, Compensation forwards the new or revised job description to Labor Relations for review, craft determination, and any further action required under terms of the applicable national agreement.
(3) After final approval, Compensation sends a formal response to the area Human Resources manager that includes steps for implementation.
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240 Other Bargaining Unit Positions
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***Employees should direct questions regarding these position evaluations to Compensation.
250 Position Reviews
[Revise the first sentence of 250 to read as follows:]
To ensure proper identification of a position and proper evaluation of the position’s duties and responsibilities, Compensation or other appropriate management officials may review any positions at any time — by correspondence or onsite interview.***
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251.22 Qualification Standards Online
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[Revise the text of items c., d., and e. to read as follows:]
c. Click Resource Library.
d. Under Pay & Benefits, click Systems and Tools.
e. Click Pay Programs, then click the hyperlink to JDOnline.
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4 Pay Administration
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440 Fair Labor Standards Act Administration
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443 Overtime Pay
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443.312 Postal Service Administration
[Revise the text of 443.312 to read as follows:]
The office of Compensation makes FLSA classification determinations.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next online update of the ELM, which is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
n Go to blue.usps.gov.
n In the left-hand column under “Essential Links,” click PolicyNet.
n Click Manuals.
The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is blue.usps.gov/cpim.
— Compensation and Benefits,
Human Resources, 1-18-18
