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Guarantee year
October 21, 2012One Comment
There are a lot of questions floating around lately about X days, the Guarantee period, and the Christmas Overtime period. Which is not surprising because the Evaluated system itself is confusing. I have been a rural carrier for quite a few years and still find things that surprise me once in a while about [...]
Continue readingOctober 19, 2012No Comments
A few important things happening for rural carriers! The new Guarantee Year began Saturday October 20th, 2012. If you have any X days built up that you earned previously, they cannot be used until after December 26th, 2012. Any X days earned between October 20th and December 26th, 2012 have to be taken in [...]
Continue readingOctober 6, 20122 Comments
X Days usage from New Guarantee through the Christmas OT period – from Article 9.2.C.5.f of the contract During the period that starts with the beginning of the guarantee period (October 20th, 2012) through the end of the designated Christmas period, a regular rural carrier who works the relief day (R day) and is entitled [...]
Continue readingOctober 5, 2012No Comments
Postal Service™ managers must effectively manage rural carriers who work under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 7(b)(2). Those carriers are paid overtime for all hours actually worked in excess of 2,080, up to 2,240, within the 52-consecutive-week guarantee period. If a carrier works more than 2,240 hours within the guarantee [...]
Continue readingOctober 20, 2011No Comments
Postal Service™ managers must effectively manage rural carriers who work under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 7(b)(2). Those carriers are paid overtime for all hours actually worked in excess of 2,080, up to 2,240, within the 52-consecutive-week guarantee period. If a carrier works more than 2,240 hours within the guarantee [...]
Continue readingOctober 21, 2010No Comments
Organization Information: “All Post Offices With Rural Delivery Service: Rural Carrier Guarantee Period Postal Service™ managers must effectively manage rural carriers who work under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 7(b)(2). Those carriers are paid overtime for all hours actually worked in excess of 2,080, up to 2,240, within the 52-consecutive-week [...]
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