Contents

1. 1 BENEFITS
   1. 1.1 Mobile Phones
   2. 1.2 Paid Time Off
   3. 1.3 Leaves of Absence
   4. 1.4 Personal Leave

BENEFITS

Mobile Phones

The company will supply employees with mobile telephones as needed.  The company’s mobile phones are to be used for the company’s business purposes only. 

Paid Time Off

The company provides its full-time employees with paid time off (“PTO”) each year as a way to express our appreciation and a way to renew and refresh our employees. Because our business is often very seasonal, the company reserves the right to grant PTO at times that are most suitable for our business conditions and to limit PTO during our busy season.

Full-time employees become eligible for 5 days (40 hours) of PTO per calendar year after 12 months of continuous employment with the company.  After 36 months of continuous employment, employees become eligible for 10 days (80 hours) of PTO per calendar year. 

Employees must use all PTO in the calendar year in which it is granted.  It should be scheduled and approved by the company at least two weeks in advance.  Any unused PTO will be forfeited at the end of each calendar year.

Upon termination of employment for any reason, employees forfeit any accumulated but unused PTO.

Part-time employees are not eligible for PTO.

Leaves of Absence

Personal Leave

The company may, at its discretion, grant an employee a leave of absence without pay when sufficient personal reasons necessitate such a leave.  However, employees are not eligible for a personal leave of absence until they have been continuously employed as full-time employees of the company for 12 months. 

The company may require an employee to provide documentation, such as a doctor’s certification of illness or disability, supporting the employee’s need for a leave of absence, and the company may periodically require the employee to provide such supporting documentation on basis during the leave of absence.  Prior to or upon an employee’s return to work from a leave of absence, the company may also require the employee to provide documentation establishing the employee’s ability to return to work.

The Company reserves the right to determine the duration of the leave of absence, but no leave of absence shall exceed 12 weeks.  If an employee fails to return to work immediately after his or her leave of absence expires, the employee will be considered to have voluntarily resigned his or her position with the company.

Employees may continue their health insurance benefits while on a leave of absence by paying the full cost of the employee portion of their premium to remain covered each month during the leave.  Employees who wish to continue their insurance coverage should so advise the office manager before beginning their leave.

Leaves of absence will be without pay except that employees may be required to use any accrued paid time off during a leave.  While on a leave of absence, employees will not accrue additional paid time off.  Employees may be eligible for benefits during a leave under the Company’s short-term and long-term disability plans.

Because operations sometimes require that vacant positions be filled, a leave of absence does not guarantee that the job will be available when the employee returns from a leave.  The Company will, however, make an effort to place you in your previous position or a comparable job which you are qualified to perform.  If no such position is available, you may be eligible for rehire as a new employee if you apply for an available position for which you are qualified and if your prior work history warrants your rehire.