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2 Job Evaluation
210 General Information
211 Purpose
This chapter:
a. Outlines the procedures used to request a job evaluation review.
b. Details the process used to review and update job descriptions used
throughout the Postal Service™.
212.1 Senior Vice President, Human Resources
The senior vice president of Human Resources is responsible for ensuring:
a. That each position in the Postal Service is evaluated and placed in an
appropriate salary grade.
b. That postal employees receive equal pay for substantially equal work.
212.2 Customer Requirements, Employee Resource Management
Customer Requirements:
a. Develops new position descriptions.
b. Revises existing position descriptions.
c. Evaluates all positions and establishes grades.
d. Reviews grades assigned to existing jobs.
e. Matches duty assignments to existing position descriptions.
f. Processes requests for job evaluation review (RFRs) and PS Form 820,
Ranking of Position Request (see Exhibit 212.2).
g. Reviews all requests submitted by Headquarters and area offices.
Exhibit 212.2 (p. 1)
PS Form 820, Ranking of Position Request
Exhibit 212.2 (p. 2)
PS Form 820, Ranking of Position Request
212.3 Initiating Offices
Initiating offices (e.g., Post Offices™, districts, processing and distribution
centers or facilities, and Headquarters units):
a. Rank authorized bargaining unit positions within their delegated
authority.
b. Prepare requests to rank bargaining unit positions that cannot be
matched to key or standard position descriptions within their delegated
authority.
c. Prepare requests for job evaluation action on nonbargaining unit
positions.
212.4 District Offices
District offices:
a. Match requests for job evaluation actions to existing job descriptions.
b. Provide comments and input on requests for review of current grades
of positions submitted to Customer Requirements, Employee Resource
Management (ERM), for review.
212.5 Reviewing Offices
Each reviewing office:
a. Reviews requests for job evaluation action.
b. Submits comments and recommendations on the validity of the
requests.
Management levels of review are defined as follows:
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Initiating or Reviewing Office
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Next Management Level of Review
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Post Office
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District
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District
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Area
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Area
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Customer Requirements, ERM
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Headquarters units
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Customer Requirements, ERM
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213 Position Descriptions
213.11 Customer Requirements, Employee Resource Management, at
Headquarters
Customer Requirements maintains a master file of all position descriptions for
bargaining unit and nonbargaining unit positions.
Post Offices and districts maintain position descriptions for the positions
within their jurisdictions.
213.2 Access to Job Descriptions
All employees are entitled to access to position descriptions for the jobs they
currently hold or for which they apply. Installation heads must take the steps
necessary to ensure that position descriptions are available to employees.
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