Holiday and vacation pay

[mrbb]

22 yrs I worked for a company that ran a 4x4 shift, 4 -12 hrs shifts, 4 days off, 4 days on
IF you took a vacation day or a holiday, you ONLY got paid for 8 yrs
but due to we worked over 40 hrs a week, we got 8 hrs of OT on weeks we worked 48 hrs ina 7 day period, and then some weeks we only got a 36 hr pay check
in the end of the yrs, working this way put us in at 2200 hrs a yr we worked
where a standard 40 hr a week was just 2000 hrs
so, we ended up with more pay, had almost half a yr off as well, due to the 4 on 4 days off
a weeks vacation was 12 days
some times you have to look at the bigger pictures and not the single details

NO one says you have to work there?

and think about it, IF you owned the business, wouldn;t you want to be able to run it how ever you see fit

and let the people decide if they want the job and HOW it pays or not
IF you decide to work there, you agreed to the owners terms
don't like em, go else where,
life is too short to be Un happy at work!
longer you stay at a place you dislike the harder life will be on you in the long run!

 

[ezra]

Yes we do get a break and lunch. They pay 8 hour holiday pay for a holiday. But I need to use 9 hours for a vacation day. If I have to use 9 hours for vacation, they should pay 9 hours for holidays. Right or wrong?

what do they pay u if the holiday is on a friday?

 

[snobuilder]

what do they pay u if the holiday is on a friday?

He gets paid 44 hours that week....at straight time.
The vacation pay is based off of a 5 day, 40 hour work week.

 

[polaris4me]

The company set the work schedule.

 

[polaris4me]

Have not had a holiday on Friday yet. But it would be 4 hours holiday pay am sure.

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We have to work that 5 hours on Friday to get 40 hours that week.

 

[polaris4me]

22 yrs I worked for a company that ran a 4x4 shift, 4 -12 hrs shifts, 4 days off, 4 days on
IF you took a vacation day or a holiday, you ONLY got paid for 8 yrs
but due to we worked over 40 hrs a week, we got 8 hrs of OT on weeks we worked 48 hrs ina 7 day period, and then some weeks we only got a 36 hr pay check
in the end of the yrs, working this way put us in at 2200 hrs a yr we worked
where a standard 40 hr a week was just 2000 hrs
so, we ended up with more pay, had almost half a yr off as well, due to the 4 on 4 days off
a weeks vacation was 12 days
some times you have to look at the bigger pictures and not the single details

NO one says you have to work there?

and think about it, IF you owned the business, wouldn;t you want to be able to run it how ever you see fit

and let the people decide if they want the job and HOW it pays or not
IF you decide to work there, you agreed to the owners terms
don't like em, go else where,
life is too short to be Un happy at work!
longer you stay at a place you dislike the harder life will be on you in the long run!

Been working there 25 yrs. Had many different schedules in that time. I like the schedule, most of my coworkers do as well. The company set the schedule. Yes , the owners can run the factory as they wish, but if the workers are not happy. Good luck on having a successful business. Have lost all our benefits years ago when times got tough. Got some of them back in the past few years now. Back to my point. The company set the schedule, 9 hour work days Monday- Thursday. 4 hours work on Friday. Here is my view , if a holiday falls on Monday - Thursday. Pay me 9 hour holiday pay. If I use a vacation day Monday - Thursday I need to use 9 hours vacation time. If holiday falls on Friday pay me 4 hours holiday pay.

 

[sweeperguy]

If you do take a vacation day M-TH do you HAVE to use 9 hrs vacation or can you use 8 and get a 39 hour paycheck like on a holiday week? Or work 5 hours on Fr to make 40?

 

[ezra]

reality is if u are worrying about a hr here and there u are not making enough money any way and need to start looking for more money some place else. or are ok I best stop here

 

[polaris4me]

If you do take a vacation day M-TH do you HAVE to use 9 hrs vacation or can you use 8 and get a 39 hour paycheck like on a holiday week? Or work 5 hours on Fr to make 40?

We have to use 9 hours vacation m - th .

 

[dcsnomo]

Yes we do get a break and lunch. They pay 8 hour holiday pay for a holiday. But I need to use 9 hours for a vacation day. If I have to use 9 hours for vacation, they should pay 9 hours for holidays. Right or wrong?

You work 40 hrs over 5 days. Regardless of how you do that when there is a holiday you get one fifth of the week paid for (40hrs/5 days) which is 8 hrs.

When you take a vacation you are taking 9 actual hrs off, except for Friday, which would be 4 hrs off.

To make it fair you should be able to take an 8 hr vacation day and work 10 hrs another day.

 

[G]

If you don't like the vacation policy at your job either move on or start your own business and make your own rules. You will find that there is probably not a one size fits all policy that everyone will be happy with. I am sure that the policy you are dealing with was not set up to intentionly make you unhappy. There were probably some trade offs involved in the name of fairness. It would be simpler if holidays all fell on Mondays but they don't. If this is a real sore spot the place to address it is with your employer and not on forums like this.