The RRECS Guide has this ;
13. Parcels
The time standards applied to parcels and the method in which parcels are identified
and categorized are two of the major improvements in RRECS versus the current ECS.
First, the time standards are more complete and accurate for the actual work involved
in handing and delivering parcels. Second, the methods used to determine what is
credited as a parcel and which category it falls into are very simple. All arguments over
size, rigidity, contents, damage etc. are eliminated.
First, we will discuss what qualifies as a “parcel” under RRECS. Simply put, any normal
mail piece with a delivery bar code is credited as a parcel. There are some parcels
remaining without a barcode, but the panel made allowances for those items, also. (See
RRECS scans below.)
While it is each and every employee's responsibility to protect revenue, I would definitely get with someone from revenue to validate whether or not the service was paid. I always found it strange that of all the people that see and handle mail pieces along the way, that it was the carriers city and rural, that "found" something amiss regarding said mail pieces. My thinking is that you were told not to scan them because there are many of them. It appears that these are easily delivered to the box which is the least of the credit but management wants to limit parcel credit. By the way, just how thick are these ?