Leave Benefits and Paid Holidays Benchmarking

The Postal Service’s leave benefits have generally remained unchanged for decades. They offer a set number of days employees can use for reasons specific to that benefit. Employees who take time off must classify the type of leave they use, which increases administrative requirements. Conversely, the leave benefits in the private sector have changed significantly, resulting in reduced costs and time employees are away from work. At the request of the Postal Service, we benchmarked Postal Service leave benefits and paid holidays with six private sector companies and two government agencies.