When are the employees who have been hired since February 12th, entitled to use Vacation Time or Income Protection Time?
If the employee has received a paycheck, the employee would be able to use accumulated time off as of May 12th without any further waiting period. • What happens to the six-month waiting period for new employees to use their vacation and sick time? Vacation and Income Protection Time can be used after the employee receives the first paycheck. • What if a new employee hasn’t worked a full two weeks when they get their first paycheck? Can they still use their paid time off at the time they receive their first paycheck? Yes, any accrued time off that shows on the employee’s first paycheck can be used. • Will employees still earn honorary vacation time? Honorary vacation will become a part of Vacation Time. Employees will earn 40 additional hours of vacation time (same amount as with honorary vacation), only they will start to earn it one year earlier than in the old program, on a biweekly basis, at the start of the 14th year of service and beyond. The time will no longer be earned in a lu
