specialm0313
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Question? How much annual and sick leave do a newly Regular Carrier get? and when should it show one the check stub? What do I need to look under in the contact? Merry
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Question? How much annual and sick leave do a newly Regular Carrier get? and when should it show one the check stub? What do I need to look under in the contact? Merry </blockquote>
The info is in the ELM 512.3 and is not a contract issue. For the first 3 years as a Regular you receive 4 hrs/pay period (13 days/yr) in Annual Leave advanced mid-January. Sick Leave is always 4 hrs/pay period regardless of time served as is "earned as you go".
Question? How much annual and sick leave do a newly Regular Carrier get? and when should it show one the check stub? What do I need to look under in the contact? Merry </blockquote>
The info is in the ELM 512.3 and is not a contract issue. For the first 3 years as a Regular you receive 4 hrs/pay period (13 days/yr) in Annual Leave advanced mid-January. Sick Leave is always 4 hrs/pay period regardless of time served as is "earned as you go".
specialm0313 -- "How much annual and sick leave do a newly Regular Carrier get?
-- Sick Leave is earned at the rate of 1/2 day per pay period throughout a postal career.
-- Annual Leave is a bit different on how it is earned and advanced.
-- For a regular carrier, Annual Leave is earned at the rate of 1/2 day per pay period. ( 13 days per year )
-- From 3 years to 15 years of service, Annual Leave is earned at the rate of 3/4 day per pay period. ( 20 days per year )
-- For over 15 years, Annual Leave is earned at the rate of 1 day per pay period. ( 26 days per year )
-- For regular carriers, Annual Leave is advanced, depending of years of service, at the beginning of the first full pay period of the new calendar year.
-- For new regulars carriers, Annual Leave is advanced at a prorated rate of 1/2 per pay period for the remaining calendar year.
-- The first full pay period of 2018 begins 06 JAN 2018.
-- Without knowing when you became a regular carrier, can't tell how many 1/2 days of Annual Leave you would be prorated for.
-- Regular carriers use Annual Leave and Sick Leave in whole days ( 8 hours ).
-- Looking way down the road -- at retirement, unused Sick Leave can be converted to service credit ( something that should be explained at Indoctrination or in a big binder from Shared Services )
-- Also looking down the road, you can not carry over more than 440 hours ( 55 days ) of annual leave into a new calendar year -- be watchful that you don't get into a "use it or lose it" situation ( see above ).
-- During the Christmas No-Overtime Period, any Sick Leave or Annual Leave used counts as 8 hours towards weekly work hours.
"when should it show one the check stub"
-- It will show up on the check stub for the pay period for which it was earned.
-- No doubt that check stub has changed since I departed, but imagine numbers such as: 0.50, 1.75, or 2.00 will be in the appropriate column in sections labeled "Sick Leave" and "Annual Leave".
-- Congratulations on making regular.
-- Sick Leave is earned at the rate of 1/2 day per pay period throughout a postal career.
-- Annual Leave is a bit different on how it is earned and advanced.
-- For a regular carrier, Annual Leave is earned at the rate of 1/2 day per pay period. ( 13 days per year )
-- From 3 years to 15 years of service, Annual Leave is earned at the rate of 3/4 day per pay period. ( 20 days per year )
-- For over 15 years, Annual Leave is earned at the rate of 1 day per pay period. ( 26 days per year )
-- For regular carriers, Annual Leave is advanced, depending of years of service, at the beginning of the first full pay period of the new calendar year.
-- For new regulars carriers, Annual Leave is advanced at a prorated rate of 1/2 per pay period for the remaining calendar year.
-- The first full pay period of 2018 begins 06 JAN 2018.
-- Without knowing when you became a regular carrier, can't tell how many 1/2 days of Annual Leave you would be prorated for.
-- Regular carriers use Annual Leave and Sick Leave in whole days ( 8 hours ).
-- Looking way down the road -- at retirement, unused Sick Leave can be converted to service credit ( something that should be explained at Indoctrination or in a big binder from Shared Services )
-- Also looking down the road, you can not carry over more than 440 hours ( 55 days ) of annual leave into a new calendar year -- be watchful that you don't get into a "use it or lose it" situation ( see above ).
-- During the Christmas No-Overtime Period, any Sick Leave or Annual Leave used counts as 8 hours towards weekly work hours.
"when should it show one the check stub"
-- It will show up on the check stub for the pay period for which it was earned.
-- No doubt that check stub has changed since I departed, but imagine numbers such as: 0.50, 1.75, or 2.00 will be in the appropriate column in sections labeled "Sick Leave" and "Annual Leave".
-- Congratulations on making regular.
Morty
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Morty -- "I thought the 2 days of LWOP I had to pay back, but then someone said I get 10 days of LWOP, but haven’t found that in writing."
-- Search for "lwop" in RI's KNOWLEDGEBASE section.
-- "LWOP effect on saved leave" might be what you are looking for. </blockquote>
Thanks. To clarify if you use 1-10 days of LWOP you are charged 1 annual or when you hit 10 days, then 1 day? And i used 2 days for thw whole year, so i will be asking about and almost certain grieving it.
Is there a way to get a full audit of my paychecks since ive been hired? ?
Morty -- "I thought the 2 days of LWOP I had to pay back, but then someone said I get 10 days of LWOP, but haven’t found that in writing."
-- Search for "lwop" in RI's KNOWLEDGEBASE section.
-- "LWOP effect on saved leave" might be what you are looking for. </blockquote>
Thanks. To clarify if you use 1-10 days of LWOP you are charged 1 annual or when you hit 10 days, then 1 day? And i used 2 days for thw whole year, so i will be asking about and almost certain grieving it.
Is there a way to get a full audit of my paychecks since ive been hired? ?
Morty -- From the August 2015 issue of the national magazine's Question Box section dealing with LWOP ( available from the archive section of the magazine section at the NRCLA web site )
In part: As soon as you use one pay period's worth of LWOP in any given year, you lose what annual and sick leave you would have earned in that pay period without pay. For sick leave, you would not earn the 1/2 day. As annual leave is advanced, what ever amount that would be earned ( 1/2, 3/4, or 1.0 ) would be deducted from your annual leave balance.
"Is there a way to get a full audit of my paychecks since ive been hired?"
-- Outside of calling Eagan, unknown.
In part: As soon as you use one pay period's worth of LWOP in any given year, you lose what annual and sick leave you would have earned in that pay period without pay. For sick leave, you would not earn the 1/2 day. As annual leave is advanced, what ever amount that would be earned ( 1/2, 3/4, or 1.0 ) would be deducted from your annual leave balance.
"Is there a way to get a full audit of my paychecks since ive been hired?"
-- Outside of calling Eagan, unknown.
specialmo313
If you have any former Military time, you should buy back that time as soon as possible.
3 reasons
1. first year you can buy back your military time with no interest charge
2. buying back a normal 4 year enlistment time in the military instantly bumps you to the second leave earning level, an extra 7 days per year
3. gets you that much closer to the 30 years you need to start a real life
Application To Make Service Credit Payment (Standard Form 3108)
Shared services can help you get the ball rolling if this applies
ALWAYS KEEP A COPY OF PAPERWORK SHOWING YOU PAID AND A COPY OF THE CANCELLED CHECK, I WOULD KEEP ONE AT HOME AND ONE IN A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX... YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW THE USPS CAN SCREW UP PAPERWORK
If you have any former Military time, you should buy back that time as soon as possible.
3 reasons
1. first year you can buy back your military time with no interest charge
2. buying back a normal 4 year enlistment time in the military instantly bumps you to the second leave earning level, an extra 7 days per year
3. gets you that much closer to the 30 years you need to start a real life
Application To Make Service Credit Payment (Standard Form 3108)
Shared services can help you get the ball rolling if this applies
ALWAYS KEEP A COPY OF PAPERWORK SHOWING YOU PAID AND A COPY OF THE CANCELLED CHECK, I WOULD KEEP ONE AT HOME AND ONE IN A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX... YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW THE USPS CAN SCREW UP PAPERWORK
