Questions about leave earning status, probationary period, etc.

[asher78]

This is kind of long and convoluted so please be patient with me!

I am currently the senior RCA.

January 2015 I went on a hold down on a regular route for someone out on disability. I had my 90 day probationary period and then went in leave earning status.

 

November 2017 that route finally went up for bid and the aux carrier  bid on and won the regular route above. I became the aux carrier. Again, they put me through a 90 day probationary period before I was on leaving earning status and  finally received my built up leave just recently. 

 

My route will likely be going to a H route in a few weeks. If I bid on and win it, i.e stay exactly where I am, but finally because a regular, will they put me through another 90 day probationary period?

 

Alternatively, we have a carrier retiring at the beginning of June. If the aux route does not go regular, I will bid on and win that route. Again, in terms of leave, etc., will they put me through another 90 day probationary period?

 

If the answer should be no about either of the latter two situations and someone could provide specific places that I can see that info, I would greatly appreciate it. I had been told previously here that they never should have put me through it again when going from the hold down to the aux so I would greatly like to be educated before the occasion rises again. (And I know it will.)

 

Thanks so much for your time!

 

[Guin]

I just recently made regular from a ptf position... you will not be put on a probationary period. I was credited all of my annual leave for the year (believe you get 13days per year to start with) and can start using it immediately, sick leave you have to accrue.

 

[asher78]

<blockquote class="spPostEmbedQuote"><strong>Guin said </strong>
I just recently made regular from a ptf position... you will not be put on a probationary period. I was credited all of my annual leave for the year (believe you get 13days per year to start with) and can start using it immediately, sick leave you have to accrue.  </blockquote>
Thank you. Hopefully someone has rules that I can print out on that because when the last aux carrier moved to a regular route, they put her through the process all over again. 

 

[btdtret]

asher78 -- " Hopefully someone has rules that I can print out.."

--  See "Probationary Period" ( #4 ) on page 47 of the contract.

--  Also Section 512.313.b of the ELM:  Ninety-Day Qualifying Period.  ( 1 )  Requirement. New employees are not credited with and may not take annual leave until they have 90 days of continuous employment under one or more appointments without a break in service. <strong> EXECPTION:   </strong>this requirement does not apply to  ( a ) career ( or career conditional ) employees who have had a minimum of 90 days continuous federal service prior to transferring, without a break in service, to a Postal Service career position or<strong> </strong> ( b ) substitute rural carriers or<strong> RCA's</strong> who are in a leave-earning status and convert to a Postal Service career position without a break in service.

 

[asher78]

<blockquote class="spPostEmbedQuote"><strong>btdtret said </strong>
asher78 -- " Hopefully someone has rules that I can print out.."

--  See "Probationary Period" ( #4 ) on page 47 of the contract.

--  Also Section 512.313.b of the ELM:  Ninety-Day Qualifying Period.  ( 1 )  Requirement. New employees are not credited with and may not take annual leave until they have 90 days of continuous employment under one or more appointments without a break in service. <strong> EXECPTION:   </strong>this requirement does not apply to  ( a ) career ( or career conditional ) employees who have had a minimum of 90 days continuous federal service prior to transferring, without a break in service, to a Postal Service career position or<strong> </strong> ( b ) substitute rural carriers or<strong> RCA's</strong> who are in a leave-earning status and convert to a Postal Service career position without a break in service.  </blockquote>
You flipping rock. Thank you so very much!!!