USPS OIG Audit Report: Unscheduled Leave in the Chicago District

Background Unscheduled leave is any absence from work that is not requested or approved in advance and could require management to replace experienced employees, resulting in additional workhours or overtime.  This could negatively impact workplace productivity and morale. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) monitors unscheduled leave using the Human Resources Risk…

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USPS OIG: Overtime at the Iowa City Post Office

Audit Report – HR-MA-14-009 – 09/18/2014 Background This report responds to a request from Iowa Senator Charles E. Grassley regarding a constituent’s concern about excessive overtime at the Iowa City Post Office. The constituent alleged the majority of the 140 employees at the facility have worked 6 days a week for more than a year….

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