I love when management gives discipline for irregular in attendance. 665 Postal Service Standards of Conduct 665.1 General Expectations 665.11 Loyalty. Ask management these questions when they issue Unsatisfactory Performance Discipline: Is this a repeated incident? 650 Nonbargaining Disciplinary, Grievance, and Appeal Procedures 651 Disciplinary and Emergency Procedures 651.1 Scope. Just because the discipline was fully discussed at the time of issuance is no reason for the supervisor to breeze through Step 1 with a quick, "Grievance Denied." ELM - 375.2 Unsatisfactory Performance Unsatisfactory performance is a level of performance that is repeatedly or consistently below the minimum requirements 665.12 Performance of Public Duties. Part 651 establishes procedures for: Disciplinary action against nonprobationary employees who are not subject to the provisions of a … Management of Delivery Services Handbook M-39 March 1, 1998 Transmittal Letter 13 A. Employees are expected to be loyal to the United States government and uphold the policies and regulations of the Postal Service. This is a partial revision of Handbook M-39, Management of Delivery Services, that incorporates current postal forms and language and deletes forms and language made obsolete since Transmittal Letter 12 … # Discharge is not the first step unless there is an extremely serious breach. They love to quote ELM 511.43 Employee Responsibilities – Employees are expected to maintain their assigned schedule and must make every effort … In short, it means that for most offenses management must issue discipline in a “progressive†fashion, issuing lesser discipline (e.g., a letter of warning) for a … Etc. Have they tried to improve the carrier’s performance? # Try to take the minimum action necessary to correct the problem. They say they don’t do Restricted Sick Leave anymore. The requirement that discipline be “corrective†rather than “punitive†is an essential element of the “just cause†principle. Once the discipline has been initiated, the employee or the union may grieve the discipline within the time limits specified in Article 15. Discipline for Misconduct 10/2002 C - 3 C. “Rules” (cont’d) b. Corrective discipline # Discipline must be corrective, not punitive.

Employees are expected to serve on juries and to act as witnesses when summoned by official sources. Explanation. # Selecting penalties: more correction – …