Archive for the ‘Labor’ Category
Pay for Performance
Posted by RARC Host da | Filed under Labor
What’s the best way to encourage good performance? Employers have always struggled with this question. One answer is to pay employees based on how well they perform their jobs. Many private sector employers have adopted pay-for-performance (PFP) programs, and several federal agencies have also experimented with PFP. Some federal PFP programs have operated successfully for [...]
Tags: employee relations, employees, Pay for Performance, performance, PFP, postal service, review, reward system
Having Problems with Your Time and Attendance Records? The OIG Wants to Hear From You.
Posted by Human Resources and Security Host | Filed under Labor
The Postal Service processes payroll for more than 500,000 employees. To handle this monumental task, time and attendance information is gathered through the Time and Attendance Collection System (TACS). TACS then transmits the payroll data to the mainframe run by the Information Technology and Accounting Service Center (ASC) in Eagan, MN, for payment processing.
Tags: ASC, Eagan, employees, human resources, payroll, postal service, Security, TACS, Time and Attendance, time card
Are They Listening to Me?
Posted by Engineering and Facilities Team | Filed under Labor
To encourage employees to contribute constructive ideas to enhance customer satisfaction, generate revenue, increase productivity, and improve competitiveness, the Postal Service offers the web-based eIDEAS program. Postal employees can submit ideas online or at a mail processing plant kiosk. The Office of Inspector General recently issued a management advisory report titled eIDEAS Timeliness and Transparency. [...]
Tags: Audit, eIDEAS, employees, feedback, Ideas, management, Office of Inspector General, OIG, postal service
Safety First!
Posted by Eng and Fac Team wa | Filed under Labor
5,214 workers died on the job in the U.S. in 2008 “With every one of these fatalities, the lives of a worker’s family members were shattered and forever changed. We can’t forget that fact.” -Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor Safety is a key component of all Postal Service operations, activities, and facilities. Nonetheless, safety issues [...]
Tags: electrical, employee relations, Facilities, hazards, OSHA, P&DCs, postal service, safety, violations


