Vacations Policy
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 are submitted through the online Time-Off Request system and should be submitted at least 30 days in advance. Submission does not mean the request is approved.
- A Vacation Request requires a first choice and a second choice. The second choice should not substantially overlap the first choice.
- Eligible paid vacations must be taken in full weeks and are limited to one week at a time. Mid-week to mid-week vacations are allowed.
- Generally, only one employee per shift will be scheduled for vacation at a time. Conflicting requests may be resolved based on seniority and staffing needs.
- 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.
Vacation Requests and Early or Extra Time Off
- A request for three or more consecutive days away from your normal availability is handled as a Vacation Request, even when the dates cross from one Monday-Sunday schedule week into another.
- A Vacation Request does not automatically mean the time off is a paid vacation. Time off requested before paid-vacation eligibility, beyond available vacation, or for less than a full paid-vacation week is early or extra time off and is unpaid unless otherwise approved by the Company.
- Early or extra time off must be approved in advance. For approved early or extra vacation, each requested day beyond the first two consecutive days will be added to your employment start date when calculating future vacation eligibility.
Use of Vacation During FMLA Leave
The Company may require available vacation pay to be used during FMLA leave. Employees cannot elect to use paid vacation during FMLA unless approved by the Company.