USPS 2016 Pay Dates and Leave Year

The following chart lists the pay periods for 2016. For the convenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period appears as two separate weeks, with the beginning and ending dates indicated for each week. The leave year always begins the first day of the first full pay period in the calendar year. The 2016 leave year…

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USPS OIG: Leave Benefits and Paid Holidays Benchmarking

White Papers – HR-WP-14-001 – 05/01/2014 Conclusion The Postal Service’s leave benefits have generally remained unchanged for decades, while the leave benefits of the private sector organizations have changed significantly. Although the Postal Service’s leave benefits and paid holidays are comparable in many ways to those offered in the private sector, some differences exist. For…

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