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Is anyone considering closing the offices between Christmas and New Year's as a combination plant shutdown and green activity to conserve utilities? We would like to do this and apply it towards emplo
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Green holiday closing, anyone?

posted at 10/15/2008 7:52 AM EDT
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Is anyone considering closing the offices between Christmas and New Year's as a combination plant shutdown and green activity to conserve utilities? We would like to do this and apply it towards employee vacation accounts. Otherwise, unpaid. Thanks, all.
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Green holiday closing, anyone?

posted at 10/15/2008 8:34 AM EDT
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If you are not closed for a full calendar week, then exempt employees would have to have a full weeks pay -- even if they have run out of vacation time.

That said, I would notify employees asap...because many may not have saved enough vacation time for this. I know one large company (HP) that does this, but it is communicated on date of hire and is unchangable.

I have never heard of a company doing so for a "green" reason except to save the company greenbacks ($s). The employees will see through the reason.
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