There are no ethical or monetary restrictions on gifts to subordinates or lesser paid employees.
Use your best judgment in selecting a gift appropriate to the occasion, and treat all of your subordinate employees similarly with respect to gifts in order to avoid allegations of favoritism.
An appropriate effort to boost morale can lead to higher productivity.
Are you working with a Postal Service attorney on potential or ongoing litigation, a personnel matter, or negotiations with a business partner?
The attorney-client privilege protects a communication when you request or receive legal advice from a Postal Service attorney. Yes, this means emails.
Ask the attorney before sharing communications outside of your functional organization or outside of the Postal Service. Sharing it could waive the privilege. The Postal Service would then lose its ability to protect the communication from disclosure in litigation or in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Maintaining the attorney-client privilege protects the Postal Service from unnecessary legal risk. And that’s smart business.
All employees are responsible for identifying nonmailable hazardous materials and removing them from the mail stream to keep mail safe. Handle a package as if it contains the contents on the markings or label. USPS employees may not remove, cross out or obliterate markings or labels on a mailpiece, even if directed to do so by a mailer. Each facility is required to establish at least one HAZMAT staging area to provide a safe location to stage these materials separate from regular mail.
If a mailpiece fits the characteristics of suspicious mail or is leaking an unknown substance, follow suspicious mail protocols (Publication 167B Response Checklist for Suspicious Mail and Unknown Powders or Substances) and contact the Inspection Service (1-877-876-2455).
Never allow employees to handle suspicious material.
That’s smart safety.
For additional information or guidance, contact your Safety Office.
If you’re parked at the curb and open your car door without first checking your mirrors, you risk “dooring” a passing cyclist. The bike rider could crash into the door or get knocked into traffic. Whenever you’re parked, check your mirrors to see if a bike is approaching before you open your door.
And that’s smart safety!
For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.