Effective July 25, 2024, the Postal Service™ is revising Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement, Chapter 4, “Processing External Vacancy Announcements and Veterans’ Preference Claims,” to reflect current Postal Service employment and placement policy and procedures.
Changes, which include several sections of Chapter 4, are being made for clarity and conciseness. Although the Postal Service will not publish these revisions in Handbook EL-312 until a later date, the revised standards are effective immediately.
We will incorporate these revisions into the next online update of Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement, which is available on the Postal Service 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 Handbooks.
The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is blue.usps.gov/cpim.
— Employment Policy and Programs,
Human Resources, 7-25-24
