Reg Jones Expert’s View: Annual Leave Refresher

There are many kinds of leave available to federal employees and it’s worth tackling them one by one. Let’s start with annual leave, which you can earn and use for whatever reason and, within reasonable limits, when you want to. Accrual Regardless of the retirement system you are in, the basic rules on leave accrual…

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USPS Redesigns Earnings Statement Leave Sections

We revised PS Form 1223-B, Earnings Statement (known as PayStub), to provide additional information on the leave data. We intend for the changes to: Improve communication about earned annual leave (AL) balance. Better align the information on the paystub or paycheck with the leave information that is already available to employees using ePayroll. Enable employees…

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Christmas Holiday facts for APWU members

Via Bill Lewis, President – Trenton Metro Area Local #1020 The following Christmas Holiday facts are for APWU members and the information contained in the article is from the APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement. I would like to share with everyone some of the questions and my responses to many questions relating to the upcoming Christmas…

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APWU: 2015 Penalty Overtime Exclusion, New Leave Year

Web News Article #: 222-2015 11/30/2015 – In accordance with Article 8 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a four-week period each year during December. This year, the period starts with Week 2 of Pay Period 26-15 (Dec. 5, 2015) and stops at the end of Week 1 of…

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Bonus Christmas holiday? Here’s the rule of thumb

By Mike Causey – November 20, 2015 Christmas is just a little over a month away. Dec. 25 falls on a Friday this year. Feds who still believe in Santa are wondering if they will get time off — a half day, the whole day? — on Thursday. Here’s the rule-of-thumb concerning bonus Christmas holidays:…

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