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I received a job offer from another company and I plan to take it. I have 7 vacation days saved at my current company, the last engineer was not credited for his unused vacation days on his final paycheck.
I'm not sure how to take the days off without offending my current company and I don't want to leave on bad terms. Should I try to spread them out? take them all consecutively? or not take any at all?
My notice period is 2 weeks.
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I received a job offer from another company and I plan to take it. I have 7 vacation days saved at my current company, the last engineer was not credited for his unused vacation days on his final paycheck.
I'm not sure how to take the days off without offending my current company and I don't want to leave on bad terms. Should I try to spread them out? take them all consecutively? or not take any at all?
My notice period is 2 weeks.
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Do you care to leave an unburnt bridge behind you? If I despised the place (and likely would despise them if they don't reimburse me for unused PTO) then if it were me I would take a long vacation before putting my notice in.
– maple_shaft
Oct 12 '12 at 17:17
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Check out cs.thomsonreuters.com/support/payroll/terminationstatechart.pdf for your state to see if you are to be paid unused leave time by law. If not, then use them up yourself, and then resign. Be aware that you may be burning some bridges, and only you can decide whether the extra cash is worth the broken bridge or not.
– Adam Davis
Feb 19 '14 at 17:14
Do you know that he wasn't paid for it at all? My usual experience (in the US) is that I receive a final check after the last paycheck covering any vacation balance due. Could that have happened with him?
– Monica Cellio♦
Dec 1 '14 at 2:46
Isn't that illegal? If they do not give you your leave pay, report them.
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Dec 1 '14 at 3:48
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I received a job offer from another company and I plan to take it. I have 7 vacation days saved at my current company, the last engineer was not credited for his unused vacation days on his final paycheck.
I'm not sure how to take the days off without offending my current company and I don't want to leave on bad terms. Should I try to spread them out? take them all consecutively? or not take any at all?
My notice period is 2 weeks.
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I received a job offer from another company and I plan to take it. I have 7 vacation days saved at my current company, the last engineer was not credited for his unused vacation days on his final paycheck.
I'm not sure how to take the days off without offending my current company and I don't want to leave on bad terms. Should I try to spread them out? take them all consecutively? or not take any at all?
My notice period is 2 weeks.
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Do you care to leave an unburnt bridge behind you? If I despised the place (and likely would despise them if they don't reimburse me for unused PTO) then if it were me I would take a long vacation before putting my notice in.
– maple_shaft
Oct 12 '12 at 17:17
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Check out cs.thomsonreuters.com/support/payroll/terminationstatechart.pdf for your state to see if you are to be paid unused leave time by law. If not, then use them up yourself, and then resign. Be aware that you may be burning some bridges, and only you can decide whether the extra cash is worth the broken bridge or not.
– Adam Davis
Feb 19 '14 at 17:14
Do you know that he wasn't paid for it at all? My usual experience (in the US) is that I receive a final check after the last paycheck covering any vacation balance due. Could that have happened with him?
– Monica Cellio♦
Dec 1 '14 at 2:46
Isn't that illegal? If they do not give you your leave pay, report them.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:48
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Do you care to leave an unburnt bridge behind you? If I despised the place (and likely would despise them if they don't reimburse me for unused PTO) then if it were me I would take a long vacation before putting my notice in.
– maple_shaft
Oct 12 '12 at 17:17
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Check out cs.thomsonreuters.com/support/payroll/terminationstatechart.pdf for your state to see if you are to be paid unused leave time by law. If not, then use them up yourself, and then resign. Be aware that you may be burning some bridges, and only you can decide whether the extra cash is worth the broken bridge or not.
– Adam Davis
Feb 19 '14 at 17:14
Do you know that he wasn't paid for it at all? My usual experience (in the US) is that I receive a final check after the last paycheck covering any vacation balance due. Could that have happened with him?
– Monica Cellio♦
Dec 1 '14 at 2:46
Isn't that illegal? If they do not give you your leave pay, report them.
– pi31415
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Do you care to leave an unburnt bridge behind you? If I despised the place (and likely would despise them if they don't reimburse me for unused PTO) then if it were me I would take a long vacation before putting my notice in.
– maple_shaft
Oct 12 '12 at 17:17
Do you care to leave an unburnt bridge behind you? If I despised the place (and likely would despise them if they don't reimburse me for unused PTO) then if it were me I would take a long vacation before putting my notice in.
– maple_shaft
Oct 12 '12 at 17:17
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Check out cs.thomsonreuters.com/support/payroll/terminationstatechart.pdf for your state to see if you are to be paid unused leave time by law. If not, then use them up yourself, and then resign. Be aware that you may be burning some bridges, and only you can decide whether the extra cash is worth the broken bridge or not.
– Adam Davis
Feb 19 '14 at 17:14
Check out cs.thomsonreuters.com/support/payroll/terminationstatechart.pdf for your state to see if you are to be paid unused leave time by law. If not, then use them up yourself, and then resign. Be aware that you may be burning some bridges, and only you can decide whether the extra cash is worth the broken bridge or not.
– Adam Davis
Feb 19 '14 at 17:14
Do you know that he wasn't paid for it at all? My usual experience (in the US) is that I receive a final check after the last paycheck covering any vacation balance due. Could that have happened with him?
– Monica Cellio♦
Dec 1 '14 at 2:46
Do you know that he wasn't paid for it at all? My usual experience (in the US) is that I receive a final check after the last paycheck covering any vacation balance due. Could that have happened with him?
– Monica Cellio♦
Dec 1 '14 at 2:46
Isn't that illegal? If they do not give you your leave pay, report them.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:48
Isn't that illegal? If they do not give you your leave pay, report them.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:48
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Most companies have a policy that you cannot take unused vacation days after you have given notice. I can't see any company allowing you to take those days.
E.g. In the United States, there's no Federal requirement for employers to pay out, but in many states, the companies are required by state law to repay you for unused vacation. You could call your state Labor department if you are in the US and see if they must pay you for the unused days.
Source:
- Nolo - Paid Vacation: What Are Your Rights?
- United States Department of Labor - Vacation Leave
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just saw this, wow no federal requirement for employers to pay you your vacation days in the US. I am completely stunned. Glad I'm not there.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:49
@pi31415 Most of the states have laws that require employers who provide paid vacation as a benefit to pay the value of the vacation when employment ends.
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How about this:
You march up to the Manager/HR and say "Here is my two-week notice, but as it happens I have 7 days of vacation left. How would you like to handle it? Should I just take the two weeks off or would you rather I was reimbursed for them?"
When you're being that explicit and you're putting the ball in their court there is no way you can come off as the bad guy. At the same time, it will be very hard for them to say "Uhh... neither because uhh.. yeah!"
FWIW the situation you are in is not an uncommon occurance. As for the last engineer that did not get paid - perhaps their policy is such that they would rather you hand in your two weeks and actually take them as vacation, but she/he never bothered to ask.
Good luck.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:26
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They can say neither, unless by law they must payout which seems rare in the USA.
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:38
FWIW: Straight out of school, I got a temporary job for three months before going to university. Everything went fine. When I finished, I got a letter: I hadn't taken any holiday, so they had to pay me six days of holidays. Because I hadn't taken the holiday, it was overtime paid 50% more. So I received without asking, nine days or almost half a month of pay totally unexpected. This didn't happen in the USA.
– gnasher729
Dec 1 '14 at 14:38
@Andy Feb: Then I can disappear the same day.
– Joshua
Jan 28 '16 at 16:26
It may not be federally required, but I'd say it's unusual for a company not to pay out in the US. I've never came across one that didn't.
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Feb 10 '17 at 16:13
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I think the best person to take a call on this, after appropriate discussion, is you.
First of all review your country's employment/ethical policy on this issue. Maybe the law of the land does not permit it in the first place. Take appropriate legal advice if you have to.
Talk to your manager. Tell him that you have unused leave and that you plan on taking it if it is OK with him and the team. Give him the pattern of holiday choices you are willing to take. In his role, he will walk you through the company policies regarding this issue since some companies have reservations against people taking paid time off once they have put in their papers.
Talk to the team if they are OK with your plan about the vacation days. If you really value the relations with the team then this would be a important step so that you do not burn any bridges.
If the manager and the team are OK, then you have your answer. The advantage with this approach is: you get the legality of it sorted, you get your manager's consent and hence know your vacation is not offending the management as well as not souring your relationship with the team. An win-win for all.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:10
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PTO is a benefit, just like pay. Do you ask your manager and team if its ok for you to cash a paycheck? No! Yes, you should keep your work in mind when taking PTO. But it should ultimately be up to you.
– Chris Pitman
Nov 30 '14 at 18:52
Agreed! But benefits are meant for employees so that they CONTINUE to work well and give good productivity at the said company. When you are interested in terminating this relationship, is it right to go AWOL when your team is looking for someone to take your place? Its highly unprofessional. Emergencies are a different matter though.
– Arpith
Jun 11 '15 at 7:12
@Arpith: So the company should keep your last pay check as well, since they pay you in order that you come back next month, right? AWOL means "absent without leave". The OP has seven days leave. If a company wants to cheat me out of the pay for 7 days holiday, they will get what they deserve.
– gnasher729
Nov 18 '17 at 14:55
Right. But, you also get paid for the earned leave if you haven't availed it before you start serving the notice period (in India, at least). So I'm not entirely sure, how the OP would be "cheated", out of 7 days of leave.
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Nov 22 '17 at 9:46
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Here In Texas, companies are not required by law to pay you for any unused time unless previously stipulated in your contract. However if your work is what the Texas workforce commission calls an At-will then your company does not have to pay you. I've checked the Texas Workforce Commission's website.
I'm going through this now and have work very hard for this company changing my schedule several times. I work in IT so you know I take a beating, but it's okay because I've found a better job.
I must say that I feel entitled to the time I have saved up. After speaking to several of the managers there that where not my manager, and them telling me that when I resign I will be fired so that i can't take those days was an eye opener. I was told by my confidants that they have walked people out that gave there two week notice and was looking forward to using there vacation. By the way we do have a policy that states that the company does not pay out accrued time.
So I decided to take my vacation and when put in for two weeks of vacation my manager asked me was I going to leave. I replied that I'm always looking for better employment opportunities. After three days into my vacation and HR rep called and informed me that I was suspended. I couldn't believe it. I then called corp and got it straightened out.
So now I'm going to take my vacation and resign the day I go back and that will be my last day.
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According to this document found at the Texas Workforce Commission website -No Texas or federal law requires employers to make payouts of accrued but unused paid leave source that contridicts your answer... sorry.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
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@Chad How does your link contradict this answer?
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Your best bet here is to negotiate with the company that made you the offer. Tell them that you really hate giving up seven days of vacation, and ask if they could increase your vacation time in your first year.
This is a negotiation, and they have no obligation to do it, but you do actually have leverage with them, where you have none with your current company. If they decline, you could ask if it would be acceptable to push back your start date a few weeks or a month to give you a chance to take some of your days off before giving notice.
But asking for the company to do other than their policy with unused vacation days is a non-starter, and makes you look either greedy or naive. Try to leave well.
answered Dec 1 '14 at 14:16
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This varies significantly according to the company policy. Mostly you'll find it in the company's handbook that is usually given to the employee in his/her first working day. If there is nothing mentioned about this in the handbook, or there is no handbook at all, it's better to approach one of your senior close colleauges rather than HR or your manager.
For example, one of the companies I had worked for (headquarter in UK, Malaysia office), has a policy of reducing your notice period based on the current available leave. That is, assuming you are entitled to 12 day annual leave and you handed in your resignation on the 1st of July, (you are entitled to 6 days leave and you did not use any of them) given your notice period is 1 month; your last working day will be less than that month by the number of working days you have in your annual leave. So it is 6 working days less than a month (e.g. For July/2014, your last working day will be 23rd/July, if you submitted your resignation on the 1st). You cannot work and get paid for these day, nor can you change the resignation date once you informed the manager/hr you are resigning. So approaching the HR is not helpful and might force your resignation earlier than what you have planned on.
answered Dec 1 '14 at 7:59
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Not saying it isn't true, but it doesn't make any sense at all. I could understand increasing the notice period so you can both take your holiday, and hand over your work to the next guy in the notice period.
– gnasher729
Dec 2 '14 at 16:42
@gnasher729 Some companies might try to extend the notice period to properly hand over work to the next guy, specially in software development. Others, however (specially with big teams where one leaving does not much affect the team performance) see the resigning guy as s/he does not belong anymore, and the sooner s/he leaves the less s/he knows about the company's plans, positions changes ... etc.
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An employer is not entitled to payout any unused vacation or PTO unless it is their policy to do so or you have it stipulated in an employment contract. Most companies have a policy to give an ok not to allow for use of the vacation or PTO while in the resignation period.
I'm not advocating this but I do know this is how several people I know handled it. Most people who can save up their vacation time and bank it do so. Even though it's a cool feature of your employment it can leave you with a large unused benefit, especially if you're terminated in which you would lose it all. Many people I know tell their new employer they need an extended period of time to start their new job to correspond with their time off on the current employer. This is done by obtaining approval for vacation and PTO prior to giving their 2 weeks notice. After properly using the time off then resign the position.
There is good and bad to this. It's good in that you can use your time off and enjoy it prior to starting your new job. The bad is how it would look to your employer when you return and resign. With work possibly piling up while you're gone and then you resigning it could make their preparation for your departure much harder and therefore leave a bad taste in their mouth and put a stain on your record which could make it harder to reapply or return.
In the end I find the method above ethical. It is not dishonest and as long as you follow the rules of your employment I see nothing wrong with it with the caveat that you may burn your bridge to return.
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You don't want to leave on bad terms. To me, leaving while losing seven days of earned holiday is leaving on very bad terms, for you. Don't do that.
Take your holiday, then give notice. If your current employer is upset because you take the holidays that you earned instead of letting him rip you off, that's his problems.
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In addition to HLGEM's answer regarding the required payout of days:
I would never use my vacation as part of my 2 week notice. That notice is there to transfer knowledge and generally ensure a smooth transition. What I've seen people do is when they're talking about how long their notice is, the vacation is factored into that.
Employee: "Are you going to pay out my N days of unused vacation/PTO that I'm owed?"
Manager: "It's not our policy..."
Employee: "Well then I'm putting in my 2 week + N day notice, and I'm probably going to be deathly ill those last N days."
You get the money you want, they get the time they want. No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 20:43
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-1 for the suggestion to threaten your employer with taking sick leave. That's like threatening to steal all of the pens from the stationary cupboard if they don't give you what you want!
– Mark Booth
Oct 17 '12 at 16:29
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@MarkBooth And employers never threaten people to get what they think they're entitled to...
– Telastyn
Oct 17 '12 at 17:25
If an employer threatens you with something which is illegal, they can expect everything that's coming to them. Advising someone to do something which could give their employer a reason to dock their pay and prejudice any subsequent legal claim on that money is really bad advice. Never threaten, never lie, just state your position clearly and make sure everyone understands everyone's rights and responsibilities, that's just basic CYA.
– Mark Booth
Oct 19 '12 at 10:51
"No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks." Maybe for rational managers, but it's not always true: After taking one job I learned my predecessor was fired on his last day after he had resigned and worked for two weeks. It seems he spent part of his last afternoon day fishing when off site work called for him to go by a lake. The boss was so mad that he changed the guy's termination status to fired.
– GreenMatt
May 21 '13 at 18:07
@GreenMatt what difference does that make except for the satisfaction of firing him?
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My company pretty much expects this. When planning your departure, you give them your "Termination Date" (the last date you are considered an employee), and a "Last Date Worked" defined as "Your Last Date Worked is the last day you report to work. It can be earlier than your Termination Date if you use approved vacation prior to your Termination Date."
answered Nov 15 '17 at 22:57
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This may be true for your company, but can you phrase this in such way that it is useful for any user regardless that it works in your company?
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Most companies have a policy that you cannot take unused vacation days after you have given notice. I can't see any company allowing you to take those days.
E.g. In the United States, there's no Federal requirement for employers to pay out, but in many states, the companies are required by state law to repay you for unused vacation. You could call your state Labor department if you are in the US and see if they must pay you for the unused days.
Source:
- Nolo - Paid Vacation: What Are Your Rights?
- United States Department of Labor - Vacation Leave
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just saw this, wow no federal requirement for employers to pay you your vacation days in the US. I am completely stunned. Glad I'm not there.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:49
@pi31415 Most of the states have laws that require employers who provide paid vacation as a benefit to pay the value of the vacation when employment ends.
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Jul 26 at 22:20
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Most companies have a policy that you cannot take unused vacation days after you have given notice. I can't see any company allowing you to take those days.
E.g. In the United States, there's no Federal requirement for employers to pay out, but in many states, the companies are required by state law to repay you for unused vacation. You could call your state Labor department if you are in the US and see if they must pay you for the unused days.
Source:
- Nolo - Paid Vacation: What Are Your Rights?
- United States Department of Labor - Vacation Leave
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just saw this, wow no federal requirement for employers to pay you your vacation days in the US. I am completely stunned. Glad I'm not there.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:49
@pi31415 Most of the states have laws that require employers who provide paid vacation as a benefit to pay the value of the vacation when employment ends.
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Most companies have a policy that you cannot take unused vacation days after you have given notice. I can't see any company allowing you to take those days.
E.g. In the United States, there's no Federal requirement for employers to pay out, but in many states, the companies are required by state law to repay you for unused vacation. You could call your state Labor department if you are in the US and see if they must pay you for the unused days.
Source:
- Nolo - Paid Vacation: What Are Your Rights?
- United States Department of Labor - Vacation Leave
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Most companies have a policy that you cannot take unused vacation days after you have given notice. I can't see any company allowing you to take those days.
E.g. In the United States, there's no Federal requirement for employers to pay out, but in many states, the companies are required by state law to repay you for unused vacation. You could call your state Labor department if you are in the US and see if they must pay you for the unused days.
Source:
- Nolo - Paid Vacation: What Are Your Rights?
- United States Department of Labor - Vacation Leave
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just saw this, wow no federal requirement for employers to pay you your vacation days in the US. I am completely stunned. Glad I'm not there.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:49
@pi31415 Most of the states have laws that require employers who provide paid vacation as a benefit to pay the value of the vacation when employment ends.
– Greg Schmit
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just saw this, wow no federal requirement for employers to pay you your vacation days in the US. I am completely stunned. Glad I'm not there.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:49
@pi31415 Most of the states have laws that require employers who provide paid vacation as a benefit to pay the value of the vacation when employment ends.
– Greg Schmit
Jul 26 at 22:20
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just saw this, wow no federal requirement for employers to pay you your vacation days in the US. I am completely stunned. Glad I'm not there.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:49
just saw this, wow no federal requirement for employers to pay you your vacation days in the US. I am completely stunned. Glad I'm not there.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:49
@pi31415 Most of the states have laws that require employers who provide paid vacation as a benefit to pay the value of the vacation when employment ends.
– Greg Schmit
Jul 26 at 22:20
@pi31415 Most of the states have laws that require employers who provide paid vacation as a benefit to pay the value of the vacation when employment ends.
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How about this:
You march up to the Manager/HR and say "Here is my two-week notice, but as it happens I have 7 days of vacation left. How would you like to handle it? Should I just take the two weeks off or would you rather I was reimbursed for them?"
When you're being that explicit and you're putting the ball in their court there is no way you can come off as the bad guy. At the same time, it will be very hard for them to say "Uhh... neither because uhh.. yeah!"
FWIW the situation you are in is not an uncommon occurance. As for the last engineer that did not get paid - perhaps their policy is such that they would rather you hand in your two weeks and actually take them as vacation, but she/he never bothered to ask.
Good luck.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:26
MrFox
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They can say neither, unless by law they must payout which seems rare in the USA.
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:38
FWIW: Straight out of school, I got a temporary job for three months before going to university. Everything went fine. When I finished, I got a letter: I hadn't taken any holiday, so they had to pay me six days of holidays. Because I hadn't taken the holiday, it was overtime paid 50% more. So I received without asking, nine days or almost half a month of pay totally unexpected. This didn't happen in the USA.
– gnasher729
Dec 1 '14 at 14:38
@Andy Feb: Then I can disappear the same day.
– Joshua
Jan 28 '16 at 16:26
It may not be federally required, but I'd say it's unusual for a company not to pay out in the US. I've never came across one that didn't.
– kbelder
Feb 10 '17 at 16:13
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How about this:
You march up to the Manager/HR and say "Here is my two-week notice, but as it happens I have 7 days of vacation left. How would you like to handle it? Should I just take the two weeks off or would you rather I was reimbursed for them?"
When you're being that explicit and you're putting the ball in their court there is no way you can come off as the bad guy. At the same time, it will be very hard for them to say "Uhh... neither because uhh.. yeah!"
FWIW the situation you are in is not an uncommon occurance. As for the last engineer that did not get paid - perhaps their policy is such that they would rather you hand in your two weeks and actually take them as vacation, but she/he never bothered to ask.
Good luck.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:26
MrFox
11.8k33857
3
They can say neither, unless by law they must payout which seems rare in the USA.
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:38
FWIW: Straight out of school, I got a temporary job for three months before going to university. Everything went fine. When I finished, I got a letter: I hadn't taken any holiday, so they had to pay me six days of holidays. Because I hadn't taken the holiday, it was overtime paid 50% more. So I received without asking, nine days or almost half a month of pay totally unexpected. This didn't happen in the USA.
– gnasher729
Dec 1 '14 at 14:38
@Andy Feb: Then I can disappear the same day.
– Joshua
Jan 28 '16 at 16:26
It may not be federally required, but I'd say it's unusual for a company not to pay out in the US. I've never came across one that didn't.
– kbelder
Feb 10 '17 at 16:13
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up vote
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up vote
14
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How about this:
You march up to the Manager/HR and say "Here is my two-week notice, but as it happens I have 7 days of vacation left. How would you like to handle it? Should I just take the two weeks off or would you rather I was reimbursed for them?"
When you're being that explicit and you're putting the ball in their court there is no way you can come off as the bad guy. At the same time, it will be very hard for them to say "Uhh... neither because uhh.. yeah!"
FWIW the situation you are in is not an uncommon occurance. As for the last engineer that did not get paid - perhaps their policy is such that they would rather you hand in your two weeks and actually take them as vacation, but she/he never bothered to ask.
Good luck.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:26
MrFox
11.8k33857
How about this:
You march up to the Manager/HR and say "Here is my two-week notice, but as it happens I have 7 days of vacation left. How would you like to handle it? Should I just take the two weeks off or would you rather I was reimbursed for them?"
When you're being that explicit and you're putting the ball in their court there is no way you can come off as the bad guy. At the same time, it will be very hard for them to say "Uhh... neither because uhh.. yeah!"
FWIW the situation you are in is not an uncommon occurance. As for the last engineer that did not get paid - perhaps their policy is such that they would rather you hand in your two weeks and actually take them as vacation, but she/he never bothered to ask.
Good luck.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:26
MrFox
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answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:26
MrFox
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answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:26
MrFox
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answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:26
MrFox
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They can say neither, unless by law they must payout which seems rare in the USA.
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:38
FWIW: Straight out of school, I got a temporary job for three months before going to university. Everything went fine. When I finished, I got a letter: I hadn't taken any holiday, so they had to pay me six days of holidays. Because I hadn't taken the holiday, it was overtime paid 50% more. So I received without asking, nine days or almost half a month of pay totally unexpected. This didn't happen in the USA.
– gnasher729
Dec 1 '14 at 14:38
@Andy Feb: Then I can disappear the same day.
– Joshua
Jan 28 '16 at 16:26
It may not be federally required, but I'd say it's unusual for a company not to pay out in the US. I've never came across one that didn't.
– kbelder
Feb 10 '17 at 16:13
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3
They can say neither, unless by law they must payout which seems rare in the USA.
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:38
FWIW: Straight out of school, I got a temporary job for three months before going to university. Everything went fine. When I finished, I got a letter: I hadn't taken any holiday, so they had to pay me six days of holidays. Because I hadn't taken the holiday, it was overtime paid 50% more. So I received without asking, nine days or almost half a month of pay totally unexpected. This didn't happen in the USA.
– gnasher729
Dec 1 '14 at 14:38
@Andy Feb: Then I can disappear the same day.
– Joshua
Jan 28 '16 at 16:26
It may not be federally required, but I'd say it's unusual for a company not to pay out in the US. I've never came across one that didn't.
– kbelder
Feb 10 '17 at 16:13
3
3
They can say neither, unless by law they must payout which seems rare in the USA.
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:38
They can say neither, unless by law they must payout which seems rare in the USA.
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:38
FWIW: Straight out of school, I got a temporary job for three months before going to university. Everything went fine. When I finished, I got a letter: I hadn't taken any holiday, so they had to pay me six days of holidays. Because I hadn't taken the holiday, it was overtime paid 50% more. So I received without asking, nine days or almost half a month of pay totally unexpected. This didn't happen in the USA.
– gnasher729
Dec 1 '14 at 14:38
FWIW: Straight out of school, I got a temporary job for three months before going to university. Everything went fine. When I finished, I got a letter: I hadn't taken any holiday, so they had to pay me six days of holidays. Because I hadn't taken the holiday, it was overtime paid 50% more. So I received without asking, nine days or almost half a month of pay totally unexpected. This didn't happen in the USA.
– gnasher729
Dec 1 '14 at 14:38
@Andy Feb: Then I can disappear the same day.
– Joshua
Jan 28 '16 at 16:26
@Andy Feb: Then I can disappear the same day.
– Joshua
Jan 28 '16 at 16:26
It may not be federally required, but I'd say it's unusual for a company not to pay out in the US. I've never came across one that didn't.
– kbelder
Feb 10 '17 at 16:13
It may not be federally required, but I'd say it's unusual for a company not to pay out in the US. I've never came across one that didn't.
– kbelder
Feb 10 '17 at 16:13
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I think the best person to take a call on this, after appropriate discussion, is you.
First of all review your country's employment/ethical policy on this issue. Maybe the law of the land does not permit it in the first place. Take appropriate legal advice if you have to.
Talk to your manager. Tell him that you have unused leave and that you plan on taking it if it is OK with him and the team. Give him the pattern of holiday choices you are willing to take. In his role, he will walk you through the company policies regarding this issue since some companies have reservations against people taking paid time off once they have put in their papers.
Talk to the team if they are OK with your plan about the vacation days. If you really value the relations with the team then this would be a important step so that you do not burn any bridges.
If the manager and the team are OK, then you have your answer. The advantage with this approach is: you get the legality of it sorted, you get your manager's consent and hence know your vacation is not offending the management as well as not souring your relationship with the team. An win-win for all.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:10
Arpith
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PTO is a benefit, just like pay. Do you ask your manager and team if its ok for you to cash a paycheck? No! Yes, you should keep your work in mind when taking PTO. But it should ultimately be up to you.
– Chris Pitman
Nov 30 '14 at 18:52
Agreed! But benefits are meant for employees so that they CONTINUE to work well and give good productivity at the said company. When you are interested in terminating this relationship, is it right to go AWOL when your team is looking for someone to take your place? Its highly unprofessional. Emergencies are a different matter though.
– Arpith
Jun 11 '15 at 7:12
@Arpith: So the company should keep your last pay check as well, since they pay you in order that you come back next month, right? AWOL means "absent without leave". The OP has seven days leave. If a company wants to cheat me out of the pay for 7 days holiday, they will get what they deserve.
– gnasher729
Nov 18 '17 at 14:55
Right. But, you also get paid for the earned leave if you haven't availed it before you start serving the notice period (in India, at least). So I'm not entirely sure, how the OP would be "cheated", out of 7 days of leave.
– Arpith
Nov 22 '17 at 9:46
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up vote
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I think the best person to take a call on this, after appropriate discussion, is you.
First of all review your country's employment/ethical policy on this issue. Maybe the law of the land does not permit it in the first place. Take appropriate legal advice if you have to.
Talk to your manager. Tell him that you have unused leave and that you plan on taking it if it is OK with him and the team. Give him the pattern of holiday choices you are willing to take. In his role, he will walk you through the company policies regarding this issue since some companies have reservations against people taking paid time off once they have put in their papers.
Talk to the team if they are OK with your plan about the vacation days. If you really value the relations with the team then this would be a important step so that you do not burn any bridges.
If the manager and the team are OK, then you have your answer. The advantage with this approach is: you get the legality of it sorted, you get your manager's consent and hence know your vacation is not offending the management as well as not souring your relationship with the team. An win-win for all.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:10
Arpith
6881824
4
PTO is a benefit, just like pay. Do you ask your manager and team if its ok for you to cash a paycheck? No! Yes, you should keep your work in mind when taking PTO. But it should ultimately be up to you.
– Chris Pitman
Nov 30 '14 at 18:52
Agreed! But benefits are meant for employees so that they CONTINUE to work well and give good productivity at the said company. When you are interested in terminating this relationship, is it right to go AWOL when your team is looking for someone to take your place? Its highly unprofessional. Emergencies are a different matter though.
– Arpith
Jun 11 '15 at 7:12
@Arpith: So the company should keep your last pay check as well, since they pay you in order that you come back next month, right? AWOL means "absent without leave". The OP has seven days leave. If a company wants to cheat me out of the pay for 7 days holiday, they will get what they deserve.
– gnasher729
Nov 18 '17 at 14:55
Right. But, you also get paid for the earned leave if you haven't availed it before you start serving the notice period (in India, at least). So I'm not entirely sure, how the OP would be "cheated", out of 7 days of leave.
– Arpith
Nov 22 '17 at 9:46
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up vote
5
down vote
up vote
5
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I think the best person to take a call on this, after appropriate discussion, is you.
First of all review your country's employment/ethical policy on this issue. Maybe the law of the land does not permit it in the first place. Take appropriate legal advice if you have to.
Talk to your manager. Tell him that you have unused leave and that you plan on taking it if it is OK with him and the team. Give him the pattern of holiday choices you are willing to take. In his role, he will walk you through the company policies regarding this issue since some companies have reservations against people taking paid time off once they have put in their papers.
Talk to the team if they are OK with your plan about the vacation days. If you really value the relations with the team then this would be a important step so that you do not burn any bridges.
If the manager and the team are OK, then you have your answer. The advantage with this approach is: you get the legality of it sorted, you get your manager's consent and hence know your vacation is not offending the management as well as not souring your relationship with the team. An win-win for all.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:10
Arpith
6881824
I think the best person to take a call on this, after appropriate discussion, is you.
First of all review your country's employment/ethical policy on this issue. Maybe the law of the land does not permit it in the first place. Take appropriate legal advice if you have to.
Talk to your manager. Tell him that you have unused leave and that you plan on taking it if it is OK with him and the team. Give him the pattern of holiday choices you are willing to take. In his role, he will walk you through the company policies regarding this issue since some companies have reservations against people taking paid time off once they have put in their papers.
Talk to the team if they are OK with your plan about the vacation days. If you really value the relations with the team then this would be a important step so that you do not burn any bridges.
If the manager and the team are OK, then you have your answer. The advantage with this approach is: you get the legality of it sorted, you get your manager's consent and hence know your vacation is not offending the management as well as not souring your relationship with the team. An win-win for all.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:10
Arpith
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answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:10
Arpith
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answered Oct 12 '12 at 17:10
Arpith
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Arpith
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PTO is a benefit, just like pay. Do you ask your manager and team if its ok for you to cash a paycheck? No! Yes, you should keep your work in mind when taking PTO. But it should ultimately be up to you.
– Chris Pitman
Nov 30 '14 at 18:52
Agreed! But benefits are meant for employees so that they CONTINUE to work well and give good productivity at the said company. When you are interested in terminating this relationship, is it right to go AWOL when your team is looking for someone to take your place? Its highly unprofessional. Emergencies are a different matter though.
– Arpith
Jun 11 '15 at 7:12
@Arpith: So the company should keep your last pay check as well, since they pay you in order that you come back next month, right? AWOL means "absent without leave". The OP has seven days leave. If a company wants to cheat me out of the pay for 7 days holiday, they will get what they deserve.
– gnasher729
Nov 18 '17 at 14:55
Right. But, you also get paid for the earned leave if you haven't availed it before you start serving the notice period (in India, at least). So I'm not entirely sure, how the OP would be "cheated", out of 7 days of leave.
– Arpith
Nov 22 '17 at 9:46
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PTO is a benefit, just like pay. Do you ask your manager and team if its ok for you to cash a paycheck? No! Yes, you should keep your work in mind when taking PTO. But it should ultimately be up to you.
– Chris Pitman
Nov 30 '14 at 18:52
Agreed! But benefits are meant for employees so that they CONTINUE to work well and give good productivity at the said company. When you are interested in terminating this relationship, is it right to go AWOL when your team is looking for someone to take your place? Its highly unprofessional. Emergencies are a different matter though.
– Arpith
Jun 11 '15 at 7:12
@Arpith: So the company should keep your last pay check as well, since they pay you in order that you come back next month, right? AWOL means "absent without leave". The OP has seven days leave. If a company wants to cheat me out of the pay for 7 days holiday, they will get what they deserve.
– gnasher729
Nov 18 '17 at 14:55
Right. But, you also get paid for the earned leave if you haven't availed it before you start serving the notice period (in India, at least). So I'm not entirely sure, how the OP would be "cheated", out of 7 days of leave.
– Arpith
Nov 22 '17 at 9:46
4
4
PTO is a benefit, just like pay. Do you ask your manager and team if its ok for you to cash a paycheck? No! Yes, you should keep your work in mind when taking PTO. But it should ultimately be up to you.
– Chris Pitman
Nov 30 '14 at 18:52
PTO is a benefit, just like pay. Do you ask your manager and team if its ok for you to cash a paycheck? No! Yes, you should keep your work in mind when taking PTO. But it should ultimately be up to you.
– Chris Pitman
Nov 30 '14 at 18:52
Agreed! But benefits are meant for employees so that they CONTINUE to work well and give good productivity at the said company. When you are interested in terminating this relationship, is it right to go AWOL when your team is looking for someone to take your place? Its highly unprofessional. Emergencies are a different matter though.
– Arpith
Jun 11 '15 at 7:12
Agreed! But benefits are meant for employees so that they CONTINUE to work well and give good productivity at the said company. When you are interested in terminating this relationship, is it right to go AWOL when your team is looking for someone to take your place? Its highly unprofessional. Emergencies are a different matter though.
– Arpith
Jun 11 '15 at 7:12
@Arpith: So the company should keep your last pay check as well, since they pay you in order that you come back next month, right? AWOL means "absent without leave". The OP has seven days leave. If a company wants to cheat me out of the pay for 7 days holiday, they will get what they deserve.
– gnasher729
Nov 18 '17 at 14:55
@Arpith: So the company should keep your last pay check as well, since they pay you in order that you come back next month, right? AWOL means "absent without leave". The OP has seven days leave. If a company wants to cheat me out of the pay for 7 days holiday, they will get what they deserve.
– gnasher729
Nov 18 '17 at 14:55
Right. But, you also get paid for the earned leave if you haven't availed it before you start serving the notice period (in India, at least). So I'm not entirely sure, how the OP would be "cheated", out of 7 days of leave.
– Arpith
Nov 22 '17 at 9:46
Right. But, you also get paid for the earned leave if you haven't availed it before you start serving the notice period (in India, at least). So I'm not entirely sure, how the OP would be "cheated", out of 7 days of leave.
– Arpith
Nov 22 '17 at 9:46
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Here In Texas, companies are not required by law to pay you for any unused time unless previously stipulated in your contract. However if your work is what the Texas workforce commission calls an At-will then your company does not have to pay you. I've checked the Texas Workforce Commission's website.
I'm going through this now and have work very hard for this company changing my schedule several times. I work in IT so you know I take a beating, but it's okay because I've found a better job.
I must say that I feel entitled to the time I have saved up. After speaking to several of the managers there that where not my manager, and them telling me that when I resign I will be fired so that i can't take those days was an eye opener. I was told by my confidants that they have walked people out that gave there two week notice and was looking forward to using there vacation. By the way we do have a policy that states that the company does not pay out accrued time.
So I decided to take my vacation and when put in for two weeks of vacation my manager asked me was I going to leave. I replied that I'm always looking for better employment opportunities. After three days into my vacation and HR rep called and informed me that I was suspended. I couldn't believe it. I then called corp and got it straightened out.
So now I'm going to take my vacation and resign the day I go back and that will be my last day.
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According to this document found at the Texas Workforce Commission website -No Texas or federal law requires employers to make payouts of accrued but unused paid leave source that contridicts your answer... sorry.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Feb 15 '14 at 8:15
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@Chad How does your link contradict this answer?
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:43
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Here In Texas, companies are not required by law to pay you for any unused time unless previously stipulated in your contract. However if your work is what the Texas workforce commission calls an At-will then your company does not have to pay you. I've checked the Texas Workforce Commission's website.
I'm going through this now and have work very hard for this company changing my schedule several times. I work in IT so you know I take a beating, but it's okay because I've found a better job.
I must say that I feel entitled to the time I have saved up. After speaking to several of the managers there that where not my manager, and them telling me that when I resign I will be fired so that i can't take those days was an eye opener. I was told by my confidants that they have walked people out that gave there two week notice and was looking forward to using there vacation. By the way we do have a policy that states that the company does not pay out accrued time.
So I decided to take my vacation and when put in for two weeks of vacation my manager asked me was I going to leave. I replied that I'm always looking for better employment opportunities. After three days into my vacation and HR rep called and informed me that I was suspended. I couldn't believe it. I then called corp and got it straightened out.
So now I'm going to take my vacation and resign the day I go back and that will be my last day.
edited Nov 30 '14 at 19:37
yochannah
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answered Feb 15 '14 at 1:30
user15914
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According to this document found at the Texas Workforce Commission website -No Texas or federal law requires employers to make payouts of accrued but unused paid leave source that contridicts your answer... sorry.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Feb 15 '14 at 8:15
2
@Chad How does your link contradict this answer?
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:43
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up vote
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Here In Texas, companies are not required by law to pay you for any unused time unless previously stipulated in your contract. However if your work is what the Texas workforce commission calls an At-will then your company does not have to pay you. I've checked the Texas Workforce Commission's website.
I'm going through this now and have work very hard for this company changing my schedule several times. I work in IT so you know I take a beating, but it's okay because I've found a better job.
I must say that I feel entitled to the time I have saved up. After speaking to several of the managers there that where not my manager, and them telling me that when I resign I will be fired so that i can't take those days was an eye opener. I was told by my confidants that they have walked people out that gave there two week notice and was looking forward to using there vacation. By the way we do have a policy that states that the company does not pay out accrued time.
So I decided to take my vacation and when put in for two weeks of vacation my manager asked me was I going to leave. I replied that I'm always looking for better employment opportunities. After three days into my vacation and HR rep called and informed me that I was suspended. I couldn't believe it. I then called corp and got it straightened out.
So now I'm going to take my vacation and resign the day I go back and that will be my last day.
edited Nov 30 '14 at 19:37
yochannah
4,21462747
answered Feb 15 '14 at 1:30
user15914
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Here In Texas, companies are not required by law to pay you for any unused time unless previously stipulated in your contract. However if your work is what the Texas workforce commission calls an At-will then your company does not have to pay you. I've checked the Texas Workforce Commission's website.
I'm going through this now and have work very hard for this company changing my schedule several times. I work in IT so you know I take a beating, but it's okay because I've found a better job.
I must say that I feel entitled to the time I have saved up. After speaking to several of the managers there that where not my manager, and them telling me that when I resign I will be fired so that i can't take those days was an eye opener. I was told by my confidants that they have walked people out that gave there two week notice and was looking forward to using there vacation. By the way we do have a policy that states that the company does not pay out accrued time.
So I decided to take my vacation and when put in for two weeks of vacation my manager asked me was I going to leave. I replied that I'm always looking for better employment opportunities. After three days into my vacation and HR rep called and informed me that I was suspended. I couldn't believe it. I then called corp and got it straightened out.
So now I'm going to take my vacation and resign the day I go back and that will be my last day.
edited Nov 30 '14 at 19:37
yochannah
4,21462747
answered Feb 15 '14 at 1:30
user15914
311
edited Nov 30 '14 at 19:37
yochannah
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edited Nov 30 '14 at 19:37
yochannah
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edited Nov 30 '14 at 19:37
yochannah
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user15914
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answered Feb 15 '14 at 1:30
user15914
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answered Feb 15 '14 at 1:30
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According to this document found at the Texas Workforce Commission website -No Texas or federal law requires employers to make payouts of accrued but unused paid leave source that contridicts your answer... sorry.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Feb 15 '14 at 8:15
2
@Chad How does your link contradict this answer?
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:43
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According to this document found at the Texas Workforce Commission website -No Texas or federal law requires employers to make payouts of accrued but unused paid leave source that contridicts your answer... sorry.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Feb 15 '14 at 8:15
2
@Chad How does your link contradict this answer?
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:43
2
2
According to this document found at the Texas Workforce Commission website -No Texas or federal law requires employers to make payouts of accrued but unused paid leave source that contridicts your answer... sorry.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Feb 15 '14 at 8:15
According to this document found at the Texas Workforce Commission website -No Texas or federal law requires employers to make payouts of accrued but unused paid leave source that contridicts your answer... sorry.
– IDrinkandIKnowThings
Feb 15 '14 at 8:15
2
2
@Chad How does your link contradict this answer?
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:43
@Chad How does your link contradict this answer?
– Andy
Feb 18 '14 at 2:43
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Your best bet here is to negotiate with the company that made you the offer. Tell them that you really hate giving up seven days of vacation, and ask if they could increase your vacation time in your first year.
This is a negotiation, and they have no obligation to do it, but you do actually have leverage with them, where you have none with your current company. If they decline, you could ask if it would be acceptable to push back your start date a few weeks or a month to give you a chance to take some of your days off before giving notice.
But asking for the company to do other than their policy with unused vacation days is a non-starter, and makes you look either greedy or naive. Try to leave well.
answered Dec 1 '14 at 14:16
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Your best bet here is to negotiate with the company that made you the offer. Tell them that you really hate giving up seven days of vacation, and ask if they could increase your vacation time in your first year.
This is a negotiation, and they have no obligation to do it, but you do actually have leverage with them, where you have none with your current company. If they decline, you could ask if it would be acceptable to push back your start date a few weeks or a month to give you a chance to take some of your days off before giving notice.
But asking for the company to do other than their policy with unused vacation days is a non-starter, and makes you look either greedy or naive. Try to leave well.
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Your best bet here is to negotiate with the company that made you the offer. Tell them that you really hate giving up seven days of vacation, and ask if they could increase your vacation time in your first year.
This is a negotiation, and they have no obligation to do it, but you do actually have leverage with them, where you have none with your current company. If they decline, you could ask if it would be acceptable to push back your start date a few weeks or a month to give you a chance to take some of your days off before giving notice.
But asking for the company to do other than their policy with unused vacation days is a non-starter, and makes you look either greedy or naive. Try to leave well.
answered Dec 1 '14 at 14:16
Eric Wilson
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Your best bet here is to negotiate with the company that made you the offer. Tell them that you really hate giving up seven days of vacation, and ask if they could increase your vacation time in your first year.
This is a negotiation, and they have no obligation to do it, but you do actually have leverage with them, where you have none with your current company. If they decline, you could ask if it would be acceptable to push back your start date a few weeks or a month to give you a chance to take some of your days off before giving notice.
But asking for the company to do other than their policy with unused vacation days is a non-starter, and makes you look either greedy or naive. Try to leave well.
answered Dec 1 '14 at 14:16
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This varies significantly according to the company policy. Mostly you'll find it in the company's handbook that is usually given to the employee in his/her first working day. If there is nothing mentioned about this in the handbook, or there is no handbook at all, it's better to approach one of your senior close colleauges rather than HR or your manager.
For example, one of the companies I had worked for (headquarter in UK, Malaysia office), has a policy of reducing your notice period based on the current available leave. That is, assuming you are entitled to 12 day annual leave and you handed in your resignation on the 1st of July, (you are entitled to 6 days leave and you did not use any of them) given your notice period is 1 month; your last working day will be less than that month by the number of working days you have in your annual leave. So it is 6 working days less than a month (e.g. For July/2014, your last working day will be 23rd/July, if you submitted your resignation on the 1st). You cannot work and get paid for these day, nor can you change the resignation date once you informed the manager/hr you are resigning. So approaching the HR is not helpful and might force your resignation earlier than what you have planned on.
answered Dec 1 '14 at 7:59
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Not saying it isn't true, but it doesn't make any sense at all. I could understand increasing the notice period so you can both take your holiday, and hand over your work to the next guy in the notice period.
– gnasher729
Dec 2 '14 at 16:42
@gnasher729 Some companies might try to extend the notice period to properly hand over work to the next guy, specially in software development. Others, however (specially with big teams where one leaving does not much affect the team performance) see the resigning guy as s/he does not belong anymore, and the sooner s/he leaves the less s/he knows about the company's plans, positions changes ... etc.
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Dec 3 '14 at 0:49
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This varies significantly according to the company policy. Mostly you'll find it in the company's handbook that is usually given to the employee in his/her first working day. If there is nothing mentioned about this in the handbook, or there is no handbook at all, it's better to approach one of your senior close colleauges rather than HR or your manager.
For example, one of the companies I had worked for (headquarter in UK, Malaysia office), has a policy of reducing your notice period based on the current available leave. That is, assuming you are entitled to 12 day annual leave and you handed in your resignation on the 1st of July, (you are entitled to 6 days leave and you did not use any of them) given your notice period is 1 month; your last working day will be less than that month by the number of working days you have in your annual leave. So it is 6 working days less than a month (e.g. For July/2014, your last working day will be 23rd/July, if you submitted your resignation on the 1st). You cannot work and get paid for these day, nor can you change the resignation date once you informed the manager/hr you are resigning. So approaching the HR is not helpful and might force your resignation earlier than what you have planned on.
answered Dec 1 '14 at 7:59
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Not saying it isn't true, but it doesn't make any sense at all. I could understand increasing the notice period so you can both take your holiday, and hand over your work to the next guy in the notice period.
– gnasher729
Dec 2 '14 at 16:42
@gnasher729 Some companies might try to extend the notice period to properly hand over work to the next guy, specially in software development. Others, however (specially with big teams where one leaving does not much affect the team performance) see the resigning guy as s/he does not belong anymore, and the sooner s/he leaves the less s/he knows about the company's plans, positions changes ... etc.
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This varies significantly according to the company policy. Mostly you'll find it in the company's handbook that is usually given to the employee in his/her first working day. If there is nothing mentioned about this in the handbook, or there is no handbook at all, it's better to approach one of your senior close colleauges rather than HR or your manager.
For example, one of the companies I had worked for (headquarter in UK, Malaysia office), has a policy of reducing your notice period based on the current available leave. That is, assuming you are entitled to 12 day annual leave and you handed in your resignation on the 1st of July, (you are entitled to 6 days leave and you did not use any of them) given your notice period is 1 month; your last working day will be less than that month by the number of working days you have in your annual leave. So it is 6 working days less than a month (e.g. For July/2014, your last working day will be 23rd/July, if you submitted your resignation on the 1st). You cannot work and get paid for these day, nor can you change the resignation date once you informed the manager/hr you are resigning. So approaching the HR is not helpful and might force your resignation earlier than what you have planned on.
answered Dec 1 '14 at 7:59
Hawk
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This varies significantly according to the company policy. Mostly you'll find it in the company's handbook that is usually given to the employee in his/her first working day. If there is nothing mentioned about this in the handbook, or there is no handbook at all, it's better to approach one of your senior close colleauges rather than HR or your manager.
For example, one of the companies I had worked for (headquarter in UK, Malaysia office), has a policy of reducing your notice period based on the current available leave. That is, assuming you are entitled to 12 day annual leave and you handed in your resignation on the 1st of July, (you are entitled to 6 days leave and you did not use any of them) given your notice period is 1 month; your last working day will be less than that month by the number of working days you have in your annual leave. So it is 6 working days less than a month (e.g. For July/2014, your last working day will be 23rd/July, if you submitted your resignation on the 1st). You cannot work and get paid for these day, nor can you change the resignation date once you informed the manager/hr you are resigning. So approaching the HR is not helpful and might force your resignation earlier than what you have planned on.
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Not saying it isn't true, but it doesn't make any sense at all. I could understand increasing the notice period so you can both take your holiday, and hand over your work to the next guy in the notice period.
– gnasher729
Dec 2 '14 at 16:42
@gnasher729 Some companies might try to extend the notice period to properly hand over work to the next guy, specially in software development. Others, however (specially with big teams where one leaving does not much affect the team performance) see the resigning guy as s/he does not belong anymore, and the sooner s/he leaves the less s/he knows about the company's plans, positions changes ... etc.
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Not saying it isn't true, but it doesn't make any sense at all. I could understand increasing the notice period so you can both take your holiday, and hand over your work to the next guy in the notice period.
– gnasher729
Dec 2 '14 at 16:42
@gnasher729 Some companies might try to extend the notice period to properly hand over work to the next guy, specially in software development. Others, however (specially with big teams where one leaving does not much affect the team performance) see the resigning guy as s/he does not belong anymore, and the sooner s/he leaves the less s/he knows about the company's plans, positions changes ... etc.
– Hawk
Dec 3 '14 at 0:49
Not saying it isn't true, but it doesn't make any sense at all. I could understand increasing the notice period so you can both take your holiday, and hand over your work to the next guy in the notice period.
– gnasher729
Dec 2 '14 at 16:42
Not saying it isn't true, but it doesn't make any sense at all. I could understand increasing the notice period so you can both take your holiday, and hand over your work to the next guy in the notice period.
– gnasher729
Dec 2 '14 at 16:42
@gnasher729 Some companies might try to extend the notice period to properly hand over work to the next guy, specially in software development. Others, however (specially with big teams where one leaving does not much affect the team performance) see the resigning guy as s/he does not belong anymore, and the sooner s/he leaves the less s/he knows about the company's plans, positions changes ... etc.
– Hawk
Dec 3 '14 at 0:49
@gnasher729 Some companies might try to extend the notice period to properly hand over work to the next guy, specially in software development. Others, however (specially with big teams where one leaving does not much affect the team performance) see the resigning guy as s/he does not belong anymore, and the sooner s/he leaves the less s/he knows about the company's plans, positions changes ... etc.
– Hawk
Dec 3 '14 at 0:49
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An employer is not entitled to payout any unused vacation or PTO unless it is their policy to do so or you have it stipulated in an employment contract. Most companies have a policy to give an ok not to allow for use of the vacation or PTO while in the resignation period.
I'm not advocating this but I do know this is how several people I know handled it. Most people who can save up their vacation time and bank it do so. Even though it's a cool feature of your employment it can leave you with a large unused benefit, especially if you're terminated in which you would lose it all. Many people I know tell their new employer they need an extended period of time to start their new job to correspond with their time off on the current employer. This is done by obtaining approval for vacation and PTO prior to giving their 2 weeks notice. After properly using the time off then resign the position.
There is good and bad to this. It's good in that you can use your time off and enjoy it prior to starting your new job. The bad is how it would look to your employer when you return and resign. With work possibly piling up while you're gone and then you resigning it could make their preparation for your departure much harder and therefore leave a bad taste in their mouth and put a stain on your record which could make it harder to reapply or return.
In the end I find the method above ethical. It is not dishonest and as long as you follow the rules of your employment I see nothing wrong with it with the caveat that you may burn your bridge to return.
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An employer is not entitled to payout any unused vacation or PTO unless it is their policy to do so or you have it stipulated in an employment contract. Most companies have a policy to give an ok not to allow for use of the vacation or PTO while in the resignation period.
I'm not advocating this but I do know this is how several people I know handled it. Most people who can save up their vacation time and bank it do so. Even though it's a cool feature of your employment it can leave you with a large unused benefit, especially if you're terminated in which you would lose it all. Many people I know tell their new employer they need an extended period of time to start their new job to correspond with their time off on the current employer. This is done by obtaining approval for vacation and PTO prior to giving their 2 weeks notice. After properly using the time off then resign the position.
There is good and bad to this. It's good in that you can use your time off and enjoy it prior to starting your new job. The bad is how it would look to your employer when you return and resign. With work possibly piling up while you're gone and then you resigning it could make their preparation for your departure much harder and therefore leave a bad taste in their mouth and put a stain on your record which could make it harder to reapply or return.
In the end I find the method above ethical. It is not dishonest and as long as you follow the rules of your employment I see nothing wrong with it with the caveat that you may burn your bridge to return.
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An employer is not entitled to payout any unused vacation or PTO unless it is their policy to do so or you have it stipulated in an employment contract. Most companies have a policy to give an ok not to allow for use of the vacation or PTO while in the resignation period.
I'm not advocating this but I do know this is how several people I know handled it. Most people who can save up their vacation time and bank it do so. Even though it's a cool feature of your employment it can leave you with a large unused benefit, especially if you're terminated in which you would lose it all. Many people I know tell their new employer they need an extended period of time to start their new job to correspond with their time off on the current employer. This is done by obtaining approval for vacation and PTO prior to giving their 2 weeks notice. After properly using the time off then resign the position.
There is good and bad to this. It's good in that you can use your time off and enjoy it prior to starting your new job. The bad is how it would look to your employer when you return and resign. With work possibly piling up while you're gone and then you resigning it could make their preparation for your departure much harder and therefore leave a bad taste in their mouth and put a stain on your record which could make it harder to reapply or return.
In the end I find the method above ethical. It is not dishonest and as long as you follow the rules of your employment I see nothing wrong with it with the caveat that you may burn your bridge to return.
answered Feb 8 '17 at 15:49
Mike
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An employer is not entitled to payout any unused vacation or PTO unless it is their policy to do so or you have it stipulated in an employment contract. Most companies have a policy to give an ok not to allow for use of the vacation or PTO while in the resignation period.
I'm not advocating this but I do know this is how several people I know handled it. Most people who can save up their vacation time and bank it do so. Even though it's a cool feature of your employment it can leave you with a large unused benefit, especially if you're terminated in which you would lose it all. Many people I know tell their new employer they need an extended period of time to start their new job to correspond with their time off on the current employer. This is done by obtaining approval for vacation and PTO prior to giving their 2 weeks notice. After properly using the time off then resign the position.
There is good and bad to this. It's good in that you can use your time off and enjoy it prior to starting your new job. The bad is how it would look to your employer when you return and resign. With work possibly piling up while you're gone and then you resigning it could make their preparation for your departure much harder and therefore leave a bad taste in their mouth and put a stain on your record which could make it harder to reapply or return.
In the end I find the method above ethical. It is not dishonest and as long as you follow the rules of your employment I see nothing wrong with it with the caveat that you may burn your bridge to return.
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You don't want to leave on bad terms. To me, leaving while losing seven days of earned holiday is leaving on very bad terms, for you. Don't do that.
Take your holiday, then give notice. If your current employer is upset because you take the holidays that you earned instead of letting him rip you off, that's his problems.
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You don't want to leave on bad terms. To me, leaving while losing seven days of earned holiday is leaving on very bad terms, for you. Don't do that.
Take your holiday, then give notice. If your current employer is upset because you take the holidays that you earned instead of letting him rip you off, that's his problems.
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You don't want to leave on bad terms. To me, leaving while losing seven days of earned holiday is leaving on very bad terms, for you. Don't do that.
Take your holiday, then give notice. If your current employer is upset because you take the holidays that you earned instead of letting him rip you off, that's his problems.
answered Feb 8 '17 at 19:56
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You don't want to leave on bad terms. To me, leaving while losing seven days of earned holiday is leaving on very bad terms, for you. Don't do that.
Take your holiday, then give notice. If your current employer is upset because you take the holidays that you earned instead of letting him rip you off, that's his problems.
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In addition to HLGEM's answer regarding the required payout of days:
I would never use my vacation as part of my 2 week notice. That notice is there to transfer knowledge and generally ensure a smooth transition. What I've seen people do is when they're talking about how long their notice is, the vacation is factored into that.
Employee: "Are you going to pay out my N days of unused vacation/PTO that I'm owed?"
Manager: "It's not our policy..."
Employee: "Well then I'm putting in my 2 week + N day notice, and I'm probably going to be deathly ill those last N days."
You get the money you want, they get the time they want. No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 20:43
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-1 for the suggestion to threaten your employer with taking sick leave. That's like threatening to steal all of the pens from the stationary cupboard if they don't give you what you want!
– Mark Booth
Oct 17 '12 at 16:29
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@MarkBooth And employers never threaten people to get what they think they're entitled to...
– Telastyn
Oct 17 '12 at 17:25
If an employer threatens you with something which is illegal, they can expect everything that's coming to them. Advising someone to do something which could give their employer a reason to dock their pay and prejudice any subsequent legal claim on that money is really bad advice. Never threaten, never lie, just state your position clearly and make sure everyone understands everyone's rights and responsibilities, that's just basic CYA.
– Mark Booth
Oct 19 '12 at 10:51
"No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks." Maybe for rational managers, but it's not always true: After taking one job I learned my predecessor was fired on his last day after he had resigned and worked for two weeks. It seems he spent part of his last afternoon day fishing when off site work called for him to go by a lake. The boss was so mad that he changed the guy's termination status to fired.
– GreenMatt
May 21 '13 at 18:07
@GreenMatt what difference does that make except for the satisfaction of firing him?
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Feb 6 '14 at 10:35
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In addition to HLGEM's answer regarding the required payout of days:
I would never use my vacation as part of my 2 week notice. That notice is there to transfer knowledge and generally ensure a smooth transition. What I've seen people do is when they're talking about how long their notice is, the vacation is factored into that.
Employee: "Are you going to pay out my N days of unused vacation/PTO that I'm owed?"
Manager: "It's not our policy..."
Employee: "Well then I'm putting in my 2 week + N day notice, and I'm probably going to be deathly ill those last N days."
You get the money you want, they get the time they want. No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 20:43
Telastyn
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-1 for the suggestion to threaten your employer with taking sick leave. That's like threatening to steal all of the pens from the stationary cupboard if they don't give you what you want!
– Mark Booth
Oct 17 '12 at 16:29
2
@MarkBooth And employers never threaten people to get what they think they're entitled to...
– Telastyn
Oct 17 '12 at 17:25
If an employer threatens you with something which is illegal, they can expect everything that's coming to them. Advising someone to do something which could give their employer a reason to dock their pay and prejudice any subsequent legal claim on that money is really bad advice. Never threaten, never lie, just state your position clearly and make sure everyone understands everyone's rights and responsibilities, that's just basic CYA.
– Mark Booth
Oct 19 '12 at 10:51
"No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks." Maybe for rational managers, but it's not always true: After taking one job I learned my predecessor was fired on his last day after he had resigned and worked for two weeks. It seems he spent part of his last afternoon day fishing when off site work called for him to go by a lake. The boss was so mad that he changed the guy's termination status to fired.
– GreenMatt
May 21 '13 at 18:07
@GreenMatt what difference does that make except for the satisfaction of firing him?
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 6 '14 at 10:35
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In addition to HLGEM's answer regarding the required payout of days:
I would never use my vacation as part of my 2 week notice. That notice is there to transfer knowledge and generally ensure a smooth transition. What I've seen people do is when they're talking about how long their notice is, the vacation is factored into that.
Employee: "Are you going to pay out my N days of unused vacation/PTO that I'm owed?"
Manager: "It's not our policy..."
Employee: "Well then I'm putting in my 2 week + N day notice, and I'm probably going to be deathly ill those last N days."
You get the money you want, they get the time they want. No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 20:43
Telastyn
33.9k977120
In addition to HLGEM's answer regarding the required payout of days:
I would never use my vacation as part of my 2 week notice. That notice is there to transfer knowledge and generally ensure a smooth transition. What I've seen people do is when they're talking about how long their notice is, the vacation is factored into that.
Employee: "Are you going to pay out my N days of unused vacation/PTO that I'm owed?"
Manager: "It's not our policy..."
Employee: "Well then I'm putting in my 2 week + N day notice, and I'm probably going to be deathly ill those last N days."
You get the money you want, they get the time they want. No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks.
answered Oct 12 '12 at 20:43
Telastyn
33.9k977120
answered Oct 12 '12 at 20:43
Telastyn
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answered Oct 12 '12 at 20:43
Telastyn
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answered Oct 12 '12 at 20:43
Telastyn
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-1 for the suggestion to threaten your employer with taking sick leave. That's like threatening to steal all of the pens from the stationary cupboard if they don't give you what you want!
– Mark Booth
Oct 17 '12 at 16:29
2
@MarkBooth And employers never threaten people to get what they think they're entitled to...
– Telastyn
Oct 17 '12 at 17:25
If an employer threatens you with something which is illegal, they can expect everything that's coming to them. Advising someone to do something which could give their employer a reason to dock their pay and prejudice any subsequent legal claim on that money is really bad advice. Never threaten, never lie, just state your position clearly and make sure everyone understands everyone's rights and responsibilities, that's just basic CYA.
– Mark Booth
Oct 19 '12 at 10:51
"No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks." Maybe for rational managers, but it's not always true: After taking one job I learned my predecessor was fired on his last day after he had resigned and worked for two weeks. It seems he spent part of his last afternoon day fishing when off site work called for him to go by a lake. The boss was so mad that he changed the guy's termination status to fired.
– GreenMatt
May 21 '13 at 18:07
@GreenMatt what difference does that make except for the satisfaction of firing him?
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 6 '14 at 10:35
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-1 for the suggestion to threaten your employer with taking sick leave. That's like threatening to steal all of the pens from the stationary cupboard if they don't give you what you want!
– Mark Booth
Oct 17 '12 at 16:29
2
@MarkBooth And employers never threaten people to get what they think they're entitled to...
– Telastyn
Oct 17 '12 at 17:25
If an employer threatens you with something which is illegal, they can expect everything that's coming to them. Advising someone to do something which could give their employer a reason to dock their pay and prejudice any subsequent legal claim on that money is really bad advice. Never threaten, never lie, just state your position clearly and make sure everyone understands everyone's rights and responsibilities, that's just basic CYA.
– Mark Booth
Oct 19 '12 at 10:51
"No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks." Maybe for rational managers, but it's not always true: After taking one job I learned my predecessor was fired on his last day after he had resigned and worked for two weeks. It seems he spent part of his last afternoon day fishing when off site work called for him to go by a lake. The boss was so mad that he changed the guy's termination status to fired.
– GreenMatt
May 21 '13 at 18:07
@GreenMatt what difference does that make except for the satisfaction of firing him?
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 6 '14 at 10:35
3
3
-1 for the suggestion to threaten your employer with taking sick leave. That's like threatening to steal all of the pens from the stationary cupboard if they don't give you what you want!
– Mark Booth
Oct 17 '12 at 16:29
-1 for the suggestion to threaten your employer with taking sick leave. That's like threatening to steal all of the pens from the stationary cupboard if they don't give you what you want!
– Mark Booth
Oct 17 '12 at 16:29
2
2
@MarkBooth And employers never threaten people to get what they think they're entitled to...
– Telastyn
Oct 17 '12 at 17:25
@MarkBooth And employers never threaten people to get what they think they're entitled to...
– Telastyn
Oct 17 '12 at 17:25
If an employer threatens you with something which is illegal, they can expect everything that's coming to them. Advising someone to do something which could give their employer a reason to dock their pay and prejudice any subsequent legal claim on that money is really bad advice. Never threaten, never lie, just state your position clearly and make sure everyone understands everyone's rights and responsibilities, that's just basic CYA.
– Mark Booth
Oct 19 '12 at 10:51
If an employer threatens you with something which is illegal, they can expect everything that's coming to them. Advising someone to do something which could give their employer a reason to dock their pay and prejudice any subsequent legal claim on that money is really bad advice. Never threaten, never lie, just state your position clearly and make sure everyone understands everyone's rights and responsibilities, that's just basic CYA.
– Mark Booth
Oct 19 '12 at 10:51
"No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks." Maybe for rational managers, but it's not always true: After taking one job I learned my predecessor was fired on his last day after he had resigned and worked for two weeks. It seems he spent part of his last afternoon day fishing when off site work called for him to go by a lake. The boss was so mad that he changed the guy's termination status to fired.
– GreenMatt
May 21 '13 at 18:07
"No manager wants to go through all of the paperwork and trouble of firing you over a few hundred bucks." Maybe for rational managers, but it's not always true: After taking one job I learned my predecessor was fired on his last day after he had resigned and worked for two weeks. It seems he spent part of his last afternoon day fishing when off site work called for him to go by a lake. The boss was so mad that he changed the guy's termination status to fired.
– GreenMatt
May 21 '13 at 18:07
@GreenMatt what difference does that make except for the satisfaction of firing him?
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 6 '14 at 10:35
@GreenMatt what difference does that make except for the satisfaction of firing him?
– Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Feb 6 '14 at 10:35
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My company pretty much expects this. When planning your departure, you give them your "Termination Date" (the last date you are considered an employee), and a "Last Date Worked" defined as "Your Last Date Worked is the last day you report to work. It can be earlier than your Termination Date if you use approved vacation prior to your Termination Date."
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This may be true for your company, but can you phrase this in such way that it is useful for any user regardless that it works in your company?
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My company pretty much expects this. When planning your departure, you give them your "Termination Date" (the last date you are considered an employee), and a "Last Date Worked" defined as "Your Last Date Worked is the last day you report to work. It can be earlier than your Termination Date if you use approved vacation prior to your Termination Date."
answered Nov 15 '17 at 22:57
Michael Munsey
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This may be true for your company, but can you phrase this in such way that it is useful for any user regardless that it works in your company?
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My company pretty much expects this. When planning your departure, you give them your "Termination Date" (the last date you are considered an employee), and a "Last Date Worked" defined as "Your Last Date Worked is the last day you report to work. It can be earlier than your Termination Date if you use approved vacation prior to your Termination Date."
answered Nov 15 '17 at 22:57
Michael Munsey
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My company pretty much expects this. When planning your departure, you give them your "Termination Date" (the last date you are considered an employee), and a "Last Date Worked" defined as "Your Last Date Worked is the last day you report to work. It can be earlier than your Termination Date if you use approved vacation prior to your Termination Date."
answered Nov 15 '17 at 22:57
Michael Munsey
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answered Nov 15 '17 at 22:57
Michael Munsey
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answered Nov 15 '17 at 22:57
Michael Munsey
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answered Nov 15 '17 at 22:57
Michael Munsey
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This may be true for your company, but can you phrase this in such way that it is useful for any user regardless that it works in your company?
– DarkCygnus
Nov 15 '17 at 23:38
suggest improvements |Â
This may be true for your company, but can you phrase this in such way that it is useful for any user regardless that it works in your company?
– DarkCygnus
Nov 15 '17 at 23:38
This may be true for your company, but can you phrase this in such way that it is useful for any user regardless that it works in your company?
– DarkCygnus
Nov 15 '17 at 23:38
This may be true for your company, but can you phrase this in such way that it is useful for any user regardless that it works in your company?
– DarkCygnus
Nov 15 '17 at 23:38
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Do you care to leave an unburnt bridge behind you? If I despised the place (and likely would despise them if they don't reimburse me for unused PTO) then if it were me I would take a long vacation before putting my notice in.
– maple_shaft
Oct 12 '12 at 17:17
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Check out cs.thomsonreuters.com/support/payroll/terminationstatechart.pdf for your state to see if you are to be paid unused leave time by law. If not, then use them up yourself, and then resign. Be aware that you may be burning some bridges, and only you can decide whether the extra cash is worth the broken bridge or not.
– Adam Davis
Feb 19 '14 at 17:14
Do you know that he wasn't paid for it at all? My usual experience (in the US) is that I receive a final check after the last paycheck covering any vacation balance due. Could that have happened with him?
– Monica Cellio♦
Dec 1 '14 at 2:46
Isn't that illegal? If they do not give you your leave pay, report them.
– pi31415
Dec 1 '14 at 3:48