Serving San Antonio, Beeville, Boerne, Center Point, Converse, Del Rio, Helotes, Kenedy,
New Braunfels, Pleasanton, Schertz, Seguin and Universal City

Leave Year Begins PP-02 Jan. 7, 2006 - Ends PP-01 Jan. 5, 2007


Annual leave
is provided to employees for paid time off from regularly scheduled work hours. The charts below shows how much annual leave is accrued for full-time and part-time employees. Annual leave for full-time employees is credited at the beginning of the leave year, while annual leave for part-time employees is accrued in units of 20, 13, or 10 hours worked. Military service time (in most cases) counts towards USPS service time for determining annual leave per year. (For example: If you served four years in the U.S. military prior to your employment with the USPS your initial annual leave amount would be in the 3-15 year category).

Full-Time Employees
Service Time Leave Per Year
Less than 3 years 104 hours (13 days)
3-15 years 160 hours (20 days)
15 years or more 208 hours (26 days)

Part-Time Employees
Service Time Leave Per Year

Rate of Accrual

Less than 3 years 104 hours, or 13 days per 26-period leave year or 4 hours for each bi-weekly pay period. 1 hour for each unit of 20 hours pay in status.
3-15 years 160 hours, or 20 days per 26-period leave year or 6 hours for each full bi-weekly pay period, plus 4 hours in last pay period in leave year. 1 hour for each unit of 13 hours in pay status.
15 years or more 208 hours, or 26 days per 26-period leave year or 8 hours for each full biweekly pay period. 1 hour for each unit of 10 hours in pay status.

Maximum Leave Carryover Amounts
  • Bargaining Unit Employees: 440 hours (55 days)
  • Postal Career Executive Service (PCES) Employees: Greater of 560 hours or 16 days (128 hours)
  • EAS Employees: 560 hours (70 days)

For more information about annual leave please consult the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM 17.9) at USPS.com. Click here!


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