Postal workers earn annual leave in accordance with Subchapter 510 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM). Under Article 10 of the National Agreement, these leave provisions are locked in for the life of the contract.
Full-time career employees earn annual leave based on their number of creditable years of service in accordance with the following accrual chart:
| Leave Category | Creditable Service | Maximum Leave Per Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Less than 3 years | 4 hours for each full biweekly pay period; i.e., 104 hours (13 days) per 26-period leave year. |
| 6 | 3 years but less than 15 years | 6 hours for each full biweekly pay period plus 4 hours in last full pay period in calendar year; i.e., 160 hours (20 days) per 26-period leave year. |
| 8 | 15 years or more. | 8 hours for each full biweekly pay period; i.e., 208 hours (26 days) per 26-period leave year. |
Part-time employees earn annual leave based on their hours worked in accordance with the following chart:
| Leave Category | Years of Creditable Service | Maximum Leave per Year | Rate of Accrual | Hours in Pay Status | Hours of Leave Earned per Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Less than 3 years. |
104 hours, or 13 days per 26-period leave year or 4 hours for each biweekly pay period. | 1 hour for each unit of 20 hours pay in status. | 20 40 60 80 |
1 2 3 4 |
| 6 | 3 years but less than 15 years. |
160 hours, or 20 days per 26-period leave year or 6 hours for each full biweekly pay period.* | 1 hour for each unit of 13 hours in a pay status. | 13 26 39 52 65 78 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 |
| 8 | 15 years or more |
208 hours, or 26 days per 26-period leave year or 8 hours for each full biweekly pay period. | 1 hour for each unit of 10 hours in pay status. | 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
| *Except that the accrual for the last pay period of the calendar year may be 10 hours, provided the employee has the 130 creditable hours or more in a pay status in the leave year for leave purposes. | |||||
