VACATION: Independent provides paid vacation time to its employees for the purpose of taking time off and are encouraged to do so during the year. Vacation is reset the beginning of each calendar year based upon the years of service.
Below is the annual vacation schedule. Part-timers
would be eligible for half of the hours shown and temporary employees will
receive 20 hours.
*will receive 20 hours after three months of service
during the year in which the employee is hired.
Each individual should schedule the planned use of vacation
with his or her team leader and must advise his or her team leader as soon as
possible when taking vacation for any reason. Certainly, planned absences of
more than a few days must be scheduled well in advance so that arrangements can
be made to get the individual's work done in his or her absence.
Due to the nature of our business and because most divisions
have only limited staff, a team leader may refuse to approve an individual's
request to take vacation at any specific time or to use more than 80
consecutive vacation hours. In all cases, requests to use more than 80
consecutive vacation hours must be approved in advance by Independent’s senior
management.
There is no carryover of unused vacation into the following
year. Unused vacation will be forfeited.
