Audit Finds Postal Employee ‘Availability’ Slipping; Calls on USPS to Tighten Controls

  Audit Finds Postal Employee ‘Availability’ Slipping; Calls on USPS to Tighten Controls

"...availability fell from 84.4 percent in 2020 to 82.8 percent in 2023 ...“We found progressive corrective action has not been consistent and sick leave, LWOP, and AWOL hours have generally trended upward...In a sample of 400 regular sick leave occurrences of more than three days, management did not have the required medical documentation for 358, or 90 percent."

Reference: www.fedweek.com