Effective March 2022, the Postal Service™ published Management Instruction (MI) EL-500-2022-2, Contracting with Individuals or Rehiring Into Career Nonbargaining Positions. The following summarizes key updates to the revised policies in MI EL-500-2022-2:
n Updated references to Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement policy sections.
n Clarified instructions throughout.
n Updated VP organization and department titles.
n Revised and updated wording that is no longer applicable.
The guidance in MI EL-500-2022-2 supersedes the previous management instruction, MI EL-500-2010-4, and is effective immediately.
MI EL-500-2022-2 is available on the PolicyNet website:
n Go to blue.usps.gov.
n In the left-hand column, click “Essential Links,” and then click PolicyNet.
n Go to the right-hand side under “Published Forms and Directives.”
n Click Management Instructions.
The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is blue.usps.gov/cpim.
— National Human Resources, Human Resources, 3-24-22
