amber_9188
Jul 8, 2014, 03:02 PM
I can say this much better than I can explain it in text, but here goes:
I work at a company that gives employees vacation leave at an accrual rate of 3.5 hours per month. The leave caps off at 42 hours (accrual stops once you have earned 42 hours if you do not use them); this is easy to understand, but here is where my confusion sets in - when does the accrual begin again once time is used? Just as an example:
I began work on 01/08/2013. It is now 07/08/2014, so I have worked here a total of 18 months. My vacation accrual stopped on 01/08/2014 when it reached 42 hours. If I take 8 hours of leave now and my accrued hours drops to 34, when will my leave begin accruing again? Will it begin on the day that I take my leave, almost like that is my new beginning employment date?
In an alternate situation, is it possible that it is better to use your vacation instead of letting it accrue? If I have worked here for 11 months and have 38.5 hours built up, should I use some time before I reach my 12th month of employment so that it will not cap out? It seems like I would benefit more by gradually using my time and not letting it max out.
I can't seem to wrap my brain around this, so any clarification from someone who knows how to handle this would be greatly appreciated!
I work at a company that gives employees vacation leave at an accrual rate of 3.5 hours per month. The leave caps off at 42 hours (accrual stops once you have earned 42 hours if you do not use them); this is easy to understand, but here is where my confusion sets in - when does the accrual begin again once time is used? Just as an example:
I began work on 01/08/2013. It is now 07/08/2014, so I have worked here a total of 18 months. My vacation accrual stopped on 01/08/2014 when it reached 42 hours. If I take 8 hours of leave now and my accrued hours drops to 34, when will my leave begin accruing again? Will it begin on the day that I take my leave, almost like that is my new beginning employment date?
In an alternate situation, is it possible that it is better to use your vacation instead of letting it accrue? If I have worked here for 11 months and have 38.5 hours built up, should I use some time before I reach my 12th month of employment so that it will not cap out? It seems like I would benefit more by gradually using my time and not letting it max out.
I can't seem to wrap my brain around this, so any clarification from someone who knows how to handle this would be greatly appreciated!