Vacations
Eligibility
- Employees become eligible for one week of vacation after completing
one full year of employment.
- After three years of employment, eligibility increases to two weeks
of vacation per year.
- Eligibility is communicated annually before your employment
anniversary date.
- Vacation must be taken within the year following your anniversary
and does not roll over to the next year. Unused vacation time expires
on the next anniversary date.
- Vacation time does not accrue and will be forfeited if employment
ends for any reason.
Scheduling
- The Company approves all vacation schedules.
- Vacation requests must be submitted at least 30 days in advance
using the designated form posted in the employee area. A new form is
provided monthly.
- Vacations must be taken in full weeks and are limited to one week at
a time. Mid-week to mid-week vacations are allowed.
- Blackout Dates: Vacations cannot be scheduled on Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. Additional blackout
dates may be announced as necessary.
Vacation Pay
- Full-time employees receive paid vacation based on an average of
base wages from the prior year. The specific amount will be indicated
in the annual vacation eligibility notice.
- Vacation pay is issued in the pay period following your return to
work.
- Vacation pay does not carry over year to year and is forfeited if
employment ends for any reason.
Early or Extra Vacation
- Early or extra vacation time is unpaid and must be approved.
- Any extra vacation days beyond two days off per week will be added
to your employment start date when calculating future vacation
eligibility.