May 27, 2022
The Postal Service is reminding employees that they must not misuse their postal position or their time while on the clock.Here are some rules to follow:
⢠Donât use your postal title or authority to benefit yourself or your acquaintances. This includes endorsing nonpostal businesses, organizations or other entities.
⢠Donât use government information that isnât readily available to the public to benefit yourself or anyone you know.
⢠Use your time â and your subordinatesâ time â while on the clock to work only on your postal duties.
Employees are allowed to perform limited personal tasks while on duty without violating the misuse-of-time rule. However, the personal tasks must not adversely affect productivity, interfere with postal operations or violate the federal governmentâs Standards of Ethical Conduct.
For example, employees may call a doctorâs office while on duty to make an appointment, but they may not watch a movie for their entertainment or take a call for an outside business.
âPostal employees perform a public service that is based on the publicâs trust,â said Jessica Brewster-Johnson, senior ethics counsel. âPublic service must be free of any taint of private financial interest. Maintaining the publicâs trust drives positive business results for the Postal Service. Following the ethics rules helps maintain the publicâs trust in the Postal Service.â
Email the USPS Ethics Office at Ethics.Help@usps.gov, go to the Ethics Blue page or download the USPS Ethics iPhone or Android app.
CFR Part 2635 – Standards of Ethical Conduct
Source: USPS