The USPS Ethics Office is reminding employees that they are not allowed to work a second job for companies such as Amazon, UPS, FedEx and DHL, which deliver mailable matter that could otherwise be sent by U.S. Mail.
However, employees can, with prior approval from the Ethics Office, work for a subsidiary owned by one of these delivery companies if the subsidiary does not deliver mailable matter. For example, a USPS employee can work for Whole Foods Market, even though it is owned by Amazon.
Employees must also obtain the Ethics Office’s approval before working for a highway contract route holder or subcontractor; a major airline or other entity that provides goods or services to USPS; most businesses that contract with USPS; or a business such as a mailing house that prepares items for others to mail through USPS.
To obtain approval, employees should submit a completed request form to ethics.help@usps.gov.
If a second job is permitted, employees must prioritize their USPS position in scheduling conflicts, and they cannot let their supplemental work interfere with their Postal Service job performance.
Also, employees cannot use USPS resources for a second job, and they cannot work for their other employer while they are on Postal Service property, in uniform or on duty.
For more information, email the Ethics Office, call 202-268-6346 or visit the Outside Activities page on Blue.
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