Q. Can you provide guidance concerning the regulatory references or law(s) governing leave accrual determination for retirement military members who buy back their military time? Also, what should happen once a retired military member buys back military time? I reviewed the most recent Q/A concerning this and could not find answers for the following situation: I retired from the military and began working for the federal government. As a participant in the military buyback program, I first requested my total income (SF 3108A) while serving in the military from my military service DFAS office. Once I received this information, I…
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Q. I am a federal civilian worker with a recent injury outside of the workplace. I do not have sufficient sick leave to cover my upcoming surgery and convalescence. I have annual leave but would prefer not to completely deplete my leave . Am I required to use all of my leave, or can I take some leave without pay? If I do not have enough paid leave to cover the time, am I a risk for dismissal from my post? A. Discuss the matter with your supervisor and your personnel office. You may be eligible for advanced sick leave,…
Q. I am a FERS employee with 20 years’ service as of July 20. I plan to retire in 2013; however, I am not sure when I should go out. I will be 62 on June 20 and will reach my 21-year anniversary with the service July 20. I plan to use all of my annual leave and go out on what is considered terminal leave, so depending on my retirement date, I could stop work in May and be on annual leave until my official retirement date. Will it really make that much of a difference in retirement pay…
Q. I am a FERS employee who plans to retire at the end of 2013. At that time, I hope to have around 448 hours of annual leave (240 hours carried over from 2012). What is the best date for me to retire without losing any annual leave? I will be 65 on Nov. 10, 2013. A. Before I get to your question, let me remind you that if you retire before Jan. 1, 2014, you’ll only get half credit for any of your unused sick leave. With that out of the way, you can retire on any day up…
Q. I’m preparing to retire and have a question concerning annual leave. Are you paid for all you have accrued, or are you limited to your carryover limit? A. Unless you are a Postal Service employee, you’ll receive a lump-sum payment for all your annual leave, but only if you retire before the end of the leave year. The 2012 leave year ends Jan. 12, 2013.
Q. I just sent you a question and realized I did not include that I am under CSRS. As of Oct. 13, I had 29 years with the Postal Service and presently have enough annual and sick leave to get me through until I have my required 30 years. What is the best way for me to retire early with the least amount of loss in my retirement? A. First, I need to correct a misunderstanding on your part. You can’t use your annual and sick leave to help you reach 30 years of service. Unlike the military, the federal…
Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages of retiring Dec. 29, at the end of the pay period versus staying until Jan. 3, 2013? A. If you are a CSRS employee, you’d gain four additional days of pay and lose three days in your January annuity payment. If you are a FERS employee, you’d gain the same four days of pay but you wouldn’t be on the annuity roll until February. Whether you were covered by CSRS or FERS, you wouldn’t earn any additional sick or annual leave by staying until Jan. 3.
Q. I am under FERS. I turn 62 in June 2014 with 15 years of service. If I retire at the end of June and if I have the maximum 240 hours of annual leave carried over from the end of December the year before, what happens to annual hours earned from January to end of June, when I retire? Will unused annual leave be added to my service time? If the answer is yes, is it 174 hours for each month, as it is with sick leave? A. Annual leave cannot be added to your actual service time. Instead,…
Q. I am retiring Nov. 30, which is the 24th pay period of 2012. Will I earn the eight hours of annual leave and four hours of sick leave during this pay period since I am retiring before Dec. 1, which is technically the last day of the pay period? A. As long as you retire at the close of business Nov. 30, you’d be entitled to any annual and sick leave you earned during that pay period.
Q. Postal Service employees can carry over 440 hours of annual leave. The next year, they earn their new annual leave upfront (208 hours), making their balance 648 as of January. They work every holiday for leave for an additional 80 hours of leave and take no annual leave during the year, making their balance 728 hours of annual leave. They now want to retire Dec. 31. Will they get paid a lump-sum check for 728 or only 440 hours? A. As a rule, Postal Service bargaining unit employees may only receive a lump-sum payment for 440 hours of unused…