Rehab position

[mailchix]

Does anyone know what a “rehab position” means on a route posting?

 

[RDruckus]

No, but we did have a carrier who couldn't start her POV until she blew into a tube attached to her steering column. (This was the result of a DUI.)
That's the closest thing to rehab that comes to mind.

 

[gotstamps]

I’m thinking more on the lines of a Carrier who is placed on a “Dummy Route” from a OTJ Injury over 2 years prior.

 

[neciat]

I’m thinking more on the lines of a Carrier who is placed on a “Dummy Route” from a OTJ Injury over 2 years prior.

Isn't that the phantom route ?

 

[neciat]

Here is what is in the F-21

555.1 Establishment
Phantom routes are created to hold a regular carrier on a route but no
payment is made to the carrier. When the regular rural carrier is unable to
perform all the duties of her or his assigned rural route for a period of 2 years
as a result of a job-related illness or injury, the employee must relinquish the
route and such route will be posted for bid. The bid is in accordance with
Article 12, Section 3, of the National Agreement Between the USPS and the
NRLCA.
555.2 Routes 980–989
Effective PP 20-93, September 18, 1993, rural routes 980–989 may be
created for the assignment of regular rural carriers who have relinquished
their routes and continue to be in an injured on duty/leave without pay
(IOD/LWOP) status. An office may establish a maximum of 10 rural routes.
The rural route master (AAQ300) will display this route, but summary totals
do not include any route data. Do not place any employee on a phantom
route that is working on limited duty or is working in any capacity and being
paid from PS Form 1314