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105. Management must post the holiday schedule as of the Wednesday preceding the week in which the holiday falls.
106. If the Postal Service fails to post the schedule as of the Tuesday preceding the service week in which the holiday falls, a full-time regular bargaining unit employee who works on their holiday or designated holiday will receive overtime for the whole day's work.
107. If a full-time regular employee is properly scheduled by the Tuesday preceding the service week in which the holiday falls but is unable to work or fails to do so, the Postal Service may replace that employee and not be liable for holiday scheduling premium.
108. Management may assign individuals to work on a holiday because they are better qualified than another carrier.
109. A part-time flexible employee receives holiday pay in accordance with all regulations as a regular employee does.
110. When scheduling for a holiday, management is required to use the ODL.
111. When a pecking order reaches the non-volunteers, those who would be working on their holiday or designated holiday, are scheduled to work first.
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112. Carriers may be designated a successful bidder no more than 5 times during the duration of this National Agreement.
113. If during a new employee's 90-day probationary period management separates him from the service, he may file a grievance protesting the separation.
114. Once an employee completes their probationary period they never again are required to serve a new probationary period.
115 . An employee who believes their transfer request has been denied improperly should file their grievance in the installation to which they desire to be transferred.
116. The criteria under the Transfer Memorandum concerning transfers also applies to mutual exchanges.
117. Sick leave balance can be the sole criteria for accepting or denying a transfer.
118. The Postal Service may not involuntarily reassign an employee to another craft.
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119. A regular letter carrier who is temporarily disabled is not allowed to bid for, or be awarded a full-time letter carrier bid assignment.
120. Employees on light duty are guaranteed eight hours per day and 40 hours per week.
121. Employees have the right to work their normal schedule when on light duty.
122. An individual must request light duty in writing before the Postal Service canassign them such.
123. An individual must have five years of cumulative postal service or have an on-the-job injury to be able to submit a voluntary request for permanent reassignment to light duty.
124. An employee with I 1 years of total service, but only 4 years after reinstatement does not qualify for permanent light duty.
125. Regular employees on limited duty are guaranteed 40 hours of work, compensation or a combination thereof per week.
126. An individual on limited duty has additional rights relative to scheduling and work availability than someone on light duty.
127. An individual who requires limited duty may dislodge an employee who has already been granted light duty.
128. A predetermined period of disability after which an employee may be considered permanently disabled is 12 months.
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