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GGD-78-84 1 (1978-07-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaxpf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMtENT RESUM E 0u54-3 - f B870041 Chanqes Needed in LgL Untted States Ecstal Service's Rural CarrieL Pay Systems. GGL.-7d-84; B-11'S874. July 14, 1978. 21 pp. + 3 appendices (4 PP. ). eeport tc William F. Bclqer, Postmaster Geeral, Postal Service; Ljy Victor L. Lowe, Director, General Govertiment Div. Issue Area: Federal Personnel Management amd Ccopensatiun: Pay Principles and Pay Determination rOoc3SeOs (3C6). Contact: General Government Div. budqet Function: General Government: Cther General Government (806). ,CDrqLessional Relevance: House Committee cn Post Office and %ivil Service; Senate Committee c! Governmental Affairs: Enwrqy, NucleaL Proliferation .r.d Federal Services Subcommittee. Alithority: (P.L. 79-134; 59 Stat. 455). (P.L. 75-749; !2 Stat. 1206). (P.L. (9-506; 43 Stat. 1G64). Fair Labor Standards Act. 38 Stat. 1227. B-114814 (1962). B-161392 (1968). The cost of providinq postal Services in rural and suburban areas was about $885 million durinq fiscal year 1S77. Compensation methods used for rural carriers are the Heavy Duty Schedule, the Rural Carrier Schedule, and hourly rates fcr cdrriecs strvinq duxiliary and special ccmfenaaticn rosutes. Irindinqs/-onclusions: Under the Fleavy Duty Schedule, salaries are Lased on evaluated hours that are computed hy ar.plying time standards to the vatiouE carrier worklcad functions. This gives carriers an incentive to complete work in less than the evaluated time since they are then free to leave. While this method is sound, the time standards used tc ccm~ute evaluated times have not kept pace with changes. On the average, rural carriers need only about 94% of evaluated time to servici their Loutes. This results in excessive salary paymeats of $23.6 million annually. The liural Carrier Schedule, kased cn rcute 'ijies without regard to workload, is inequitatle and resuits in siaries that are not commensurate with hcurs woAcked and which are much hiqher than those received ty othsr employees ir the same pay cgrade. Carriers serving routes not designated according tc these schedules, classified as auxiliary rural rcutes, are paid on an hourly rate basis. This vethcd disccurages etfiCient se-vici. Heavy Du y Schedule carriers cn rcutes evaluated as L:e2uir-nq ever 44 h .urs for delivery receive relief time by usinq substitute carriers. They often have the option of choosinq the amount of relief time they desire. The requiring of carriers to take the maximum relief tine cpticn would reduce saary costs. Recommendations: The Ecstal Service should negOtidte' witu the National Rural Letter Carriers Asscciaticn to establish a pay system for Rural Carrier Schedule and auxiliary Urual carriers thiat is similar to the Eeavy Duty Schedule methcd and chanqe the beavy duty relief cpticL jzcvision to require

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