Credit-BACK Vacation Time???

[bicker]

So do any businesses "credit-back" vacation time to those folks who took a day like today (in the Northeast) off, as vacation - a day that the company announces a company-wide shut-down due to weather?

(I'm pretty sure that my company doesn't.)

 

[Rumpus]

I wouldn't think that any company would do it automatically, but I wouldn't be surprised if some companies who honor a request; since the company was shut down that day anyway.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

My husband' companies always have had a policy for plant shutdowns.


We can't completely remember the hurricane shutdown policy, but we think that if you had already planned and executing your vacation, you didn't get to take advantage of the freeby. Husband is on vacation today from his current company and we think that if it were declared a snowday, same deal.

His current company pays out vacation balances each year and it would not be fair for him to be paid twice for the day.

His former company with the hurricane policy automatically shuts down (pd) this week each year, so it is a non-issue.

 

[Ceila]

I worked for a couple of different companies that didn't charge people for a vacation day if they closed the office down. Both were non-profits. When you submitted your info to HR, you simply put whatever code they used for the closing for that day, and the code for your vacation for the other days. Pretty simple, from an HR/payroll standpoint (that's where I worked).

 

[NMAmy]

At my office, if employees already had vacation or medical leave scheduled, then that is not credited in the event of a snow day.

I always explain it to employees like this--You only get the snow day if you would have actually come into work that day. If you wouldn't have come in if the roads had been clear, then that's vacation or medical. I live in Michigan, though, we hardly ever get a snow day.

 

[golfgal]

Hummmm, good question. I don't think Dh nor I have ever had a "snow day" from work so I don't know what the policy would be. I know one storm about 10 years ago kept a lot of people at home. DH went in and about 10 people made it in as well. He gave the 10 people that made it in an extra vacation day for coming in.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I worked for a couple of different companies that didn't charge people for a vacation day if they closed the office down. Both were non-profits. When you submitted your info to HR, you simply put whatever code they used for the closing for that day, and the code for your vacation for the other days. Pretty simple, from an HR/payroll standpoint (that's where I worked).

That's what my old office would have done as well.

 

[Lionqueen2]

At my office, if employees already had vacation or medical leave scheduled, then that is not credited in the event of a snow day.

I always explain it to employees like this--You only get the snow day if you would have actually come into work that day. If you wouldn't have come in if the roads had been clear, then that's vacation or medical. I live in Michigan, though, we hardly ever get a snow day.

This is the way it worked in my DH's office. If someone previously arranged for a medical or vacation day, then that situation stood regardless of a snow day. Those who planned to go to work, just ended up with a snow day.

 

[pamickey]

I work for an educational agency that very rarely closes for snow . . . only if it's extremely treacherous and ALL of our related school districts have closed.

However, I was on vacation in Alaska during February about 5-6 years ago (visiting during Fur Rondevous). Anchorage didn't have enough snow for skiing and had only very rough ice to run the dog sleds (I did get a ride though). While I was gone, Western PA got buried in snow . . . enough to close our office for one day.

Imagine my surprise from Alaska when I received a call from a friend to tell me that work was cancelled for the day. And they did credit my vacation day back to me since the office was closed. Because it changed the work year for everyone from 260 days to 259 days, that was the fair way to do it. I know that I appreciated it!

Terri

 

[MickeySP]

as a gov't employee that would go over real big. I can see the general public if we got back time.

 

[englishteacha]

I'm a teacher so if school is canceled on a day we put in for a personal or sick day, it doesn't count as a personal/sick day. When I had surgery, I put in for a week out of school. 2 days were snow days, so I only had to take 3 sick days. Win for me!

 

[janets]

I'm actually out on vacation this week and because of the snow, and the state of emergency declared in NJ, my office closed. However, they will not credit me back for the day and given the fact that it's the last week of the year, what would I do with it anyway?
We don't get to carry over vacation, so it's a use it or lose it situation. So since I'm not due back at work until January 3rd, it's kind of a lost day anyway.

 

[DebbieB]

One time years ago we had a bad snowstorm, I took the bus to work (office) and then the office closed right after I got there. There were only a few people there. Since it was still coming down, I left and caught the next bus home, I was worried bus service might stop. We didn't get any credit for showing up and those who stayed home were not charged with a vacation day.

 

[Toad_Passenger]

At our office we have 2 guys on vacation today. Since it was already submitted with the end of the year so close, we told them if we closed today, they could take one of the other days off this week for their vacation day.

Unfortunately for them, we were able to get a skeleton crew in our office (albeit 3 hours later than normal), so they'll get charged their vacation day, and will be expected to be here the rest of the week.

 

[HsvTeacher]

I took five personal days from work on December 13-17. On Wednesday of that week, my school system closed for half of a day due to snow. Since I already had the personal leave scheduled, I didn't get credit for that half-day.

 

[LOVETHATMOUSE]

I took today and tomorrow as vacation days...I think they said if the office was closed, it was only fair that I would get today back..I'll have to wait and see Weds what they do when I go back.

 

[PatsMom]

The company I work for now has only closed once in 16 years. I can't remember if anyone was on vacation that day or not. Mostly we are just expected to get to the office, take an unpaid or vacation day. Some of us do have the option of working from home if it is our regularly scheduled day to do so. I am lucky that today is my regular work at home day so I don't have to go out in the snow!

When I worked for a public utility, if you did not show up for work you were charged a vacation or unpaid day. If you showed up and got sent home, you got a free day. It was up to the station manager to decide when to send people home and who was essential personnel who had to stay. There were contingency plans in place for major storms that would have replacements for essential personnel in local hotels to be shuttled in on snowplows if necessary. Nuclear plant workers are limited on the number of hours they can work without a rest period.

 

[Sugardimples]

We are charged either a vacation day or a no-pay day is the plant closes for weather. So if you were already on vacation you would use that vacation day. No one gets paid for a snow day unless you use your own vacation time.

 

[bumbershoot]

My husband's company would and does. It's only fair. Then again, his department has the full ability to work from home (assuming they brought their laptops home with them instead of locking them up before leaving work), so it would be rare for it to happen in his particular department.

as a gov't employee that would go over real big. I can see the general public if we got back time.

Why not? Gov't stuff is nonsensical anyway. My mom and stepdad worked in Langley, and in '95/'96 there was a budget freeze. Only essential employees went in (so my mom, in her lower level job, went in while my management stepdad did not) while they worked out the budget. Of course...everyone ended up getting paid for the time they spent at home anyway...even though they were just sitting at home.

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

I live in an area where city driving bans are quite common. I made the mistake of working in jobs that always had "exemption driving passes". So if I took the day off due to weather, it came out of my sick/vacation time, and or I was not paid at at all.