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I have been asked by our management to include in our leave policy a statement that employees can only take one week of vacation per quarter. I've never seen a policy like this and I feel like e
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Vacation
posted at 12/6/2012 10:09 AM EST
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I have been asked by our management to include in our leave policy a statement that employees can only take one week of vacation per quarter. I've never seen a policy like this and I feel like employees would be asking for exceptions left and right. Any thoughts? |
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Re: Vacation
posted at 12/6/2012 1:29 PM EST
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First: 9/20/2011 Last: 12/12/2012 |
A true vacation lasts for more than one week. Many families plan multiweek vacations in the summer. What is managements reasoning behind this new restrictive rule? Since most if not all companies are more liberal, it will be a big negative when recruiting a new hire. If you are going to have and allow exceptions then the rule is not worth having........... |
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Re: Vacation
posted at 12/6/2012 2:21 PM EST
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In Response to Vacation: I have been asked by our management to include in our leave policy a statement that employees can only take one week of vacation per quarter. I've never seen a policy like this and I feel like employees would be asking for exceptions left and right. Any thoughts? Posted by Alayman I have seen policies that stated that employees could not take more than 5 days of leave at a time. You're right - it was a very unpopular policy, that began to easily show favoritism when certain people's exceptions were approved, and others weren't, while the "policy" remained the same. It's never a good idea to write a policy expecting to grant exceptions to it. Is management prepared to have ALL employees who fall under that policy (possibly management included) held to the policy once its created? I'd go the soft educational route first, making sure they understand the problems caused by creating a policy, and not sticking with it (or at least not having clear guidelines for how/when exceptions may be granted) |
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Re: Vacation
posted at 12/10/2012 3:21 PM EST
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If that is implemented, management should prepare for employees requesting longer vacations during quarter border weeks, which are often busy times (end of fiscal year and calendar year!) and could cause some problems and frustration for both sides. Is the one leave per quarter cumulative? This could also cause problems for employees with shorter commitments around holidays, family events, or with trips including high travel time. It sounds like management needs to open up communication with employees about vacation leave and staffing levels rather than implement a strict vacation policy. |
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Re: Vacation
posted at 12/12/2012 1:29 PM EST
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First: 12/12/2012 Last: 12/12/2012 |
In Response to Vacation: Perhaps a disclaimer would work better if the issue is that work is being impeded. How about a statement that all time off requests are evaluated based on the business needs of the organization. That allows management to limit time off if it's during a critical time, i.e. year end closeout, but also have more leeway during other times. 5 days is not long and is very inconvenient if you have a 7 day time share or need to fly, say on a Monday instead of a Sunday. |
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Re: Vacation
posted at 12/13/2012 2:17 AM EST
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First: 12/13/2012 Last: 12/13/2012 |
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