Appointment
of Postal Employees
In accordance to section 1006 of title 39, United States Code, Postal Service
employees serve under excepted appointments. They do not acquire competitive
status or reinstatement eligibility for competitive service jobs. However, by
law, they have a special noncompetitive appointment eligibility for competitive
service jobs.
Appointment Eligibility
An agency may give a noncompetitive appointment to an employee of the Postal
Career Service who meets all the following conditions: The employee's
Postal Service appointment has no time limit; and
Immediately before appointment in the competitive service, the employee served
in the Postal Career Service for at least 3 months on a substantially full-time
basis or for at least 520 hours if employed less than full time; and
The employee meets the qualification standard for the position; and
The employee will be appointed to the competitive service with no break in
service from Postal Service employment. An individual who has a break in
service of 1 day or more or who takes a temporary appointment in an agency
loses appointment eligibility under this authority.
Other Eligibility
Prior to July 1, 1971, Post Office positions were in the competitive service.
Employees of the Post Office prior to that date may have served under
competitive appointment and may have reinstatement eligibility. Some employees
may meet the criteria for both noncompetitive appointment and reinstatement.
The hiring agency decides which appointment authority to use.
Tenure and Status Upon Appointment in the Competitive Service
A person appointed under this authority receives a career-conditional
appointment unless he/she has completed the service requirement for career
tenure. Substantially continuous service, under a nontemporary appointment in
the Postal Career Service immediately preceding appointment is creditable
toward acquiring career tenure.
Probationary Period
A person appointed under this authority must serve a new probationary period.
However, service in the Postal Service immediately preceding appointment is
creditable toward the completion of the probationary period.
Postal Rate Commission
Employees of the Postal Rate Commission also have noncompetitive appointment
eligibility for competitive service jobs (section 1006, title 39, United States
Code). They must have served in the Postal Rate Commission Career Service for
at least 1 year on a substantially continuous basis under an appointment
leading to completion of the probationary period in the Postal Rate Commission.
Otherwise, the appointment eligibility is the same as for Postal Service
employees.
A person appointed under this authority is not required to serve a probationary
period in the competitive service.
AS OF: 11-01-95
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