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Special Provisions for Pay Period 25

FSIS Notice 33-24
Issue Date Sep 05, 2024
Expiration Date Sep 01, 2025
Full Notice
FSIS Notice 33-24
  1. PURPOSE
    This notice informs full-time employees in the 6-hour annual leave earning category of the automatic annual leave accrual of 10 hours for pay period 25.
  2. ANNUAL LEAVE CREDIT
    1. Most full-time employees who earn 6 hours of annual leave per pay period will accrue an additional 4 hours of annual leave during the last full pay period of the calendar year, which is pay period 25, (December 15 through 28, 2024.) Regular 6-hour leave accruals will resume in pay period 26.
    2. Employees should factor in the 4 extra hours when scheduling use-or-lose leave. The maximum annual leave carryover is 240 hours for most employees and 360 hours for employees in overseas posts of duty.
    3. The additional leave accrual in pay period 25 does not apply to:
      1. Employees earning either 4 or 8 hours of annual leave per pay period. They earn the regular 4 or 8 hours of annual leave for pay period 25;
      2. Employees who change from the 6-hour to the 8-hour leave category in pay period 25;
      3. Employees in any leave category who reach 80 hours in a nonpay status in pay period 25, or who were in a nonpay status for the entire year do not earn annual or sick leave in that pay period.
      4. Part-time employees in a 6-hour annual leave category. They earn the amount of leave based on their biweekly tour of duty.
  3. QUESTIONS
    Refer questions on this notice to the Human Capital Planning and Accountability Branch, Human Resources Business Systems Division, Office of Human Resources, Office of Management at FSISHR1@usda.gov with “Annual Leave Accrual” in the subject line or call 1-877-FSIS-HR1 (1-877-374-7471) and select option 4.