USDA - APHIS

New Employee Orientation - During your First Month

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In addition to the forms listed from the "On Your First Day" the following information should be looked over within the FIRST MONTH of your starting date. To see these documents, simply click on the titles below:

Review your Statement of Earnings and Leave (PDF)
Employee Responsibility and Conduct Personnel Bulletin - http://www.ocio.usda.gov/directives/doc/DR4070-735-001.pdf (PDF)
Reprisal Actions Against Employees and Others - http://www.usda.gov/da/employ/bul7351.htm#735-210%20Retaliation%20and
The Work Number for Everyone Letter
USDA Civil Rights - http://www.ascr.usda.gov/usda_employee.html
APHIS Civil Rights Enforcement
Alternative Dispute Resolution - http://www.ascr.usda.gov/usda_employee_adr.html
Government Ethics (Employees Only)
Security Awareness and Reporting of Foreign Contacts (PDF)
Constitution Initiative - http://www.opm.gov/constitution_initiative/oath.asp
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) - http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/userra/
USERRA_Federal.pdf#Federal

Specific information on the Merit Promotion Plan, Tours of Duty, and Absence and Leave, are published in the Human Resources Desk Guide

If you are covered under any local or national collective bargaining agreements, for example, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) (http://www.afge.org/) , the National Association of Agriculture Employees (NAAE) (http://www.aginspectors.org/), or the National Association of Plant Protection and Quarantine Office Support Employees (NAPPQOSE), you will be provided with the pertinent information. You may visit the websites currently available for either the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) or the National Association of Agriculture Employees (NAAE) by clicking on the underlined union.

Any questions you may have regarding any of these forms or information should be directed to your supervisor or the administrative person assisting in your orientation.

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