I am currently in a position that I need to leave asap. I have been harrassed and disrespected since I first began over two years ago. I am set up with a staffing agency who is finding me a position to start immediately. I have come to peace with not giving notice (the state I work in is at-will). I worked at my current employer for almost a year, resigned and then came back and have been back for over a year. For whatever reason, the first time I was here, they let me use vacation time. I was here just under a year when I quit and I think it may have upset them that I used vacation time (even though it was all approved). Then, once I came back, for whatever reason, I had vacation time again. There was never anything formal written or said. I have never really quit without notice and am getting nervous about what this company might try. And I thought I heard the office manager say something like that, but there is nothing in the company manual.
2007-12-18 08:50:22 · 3 answers · asked by Nikki K 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Law & Legal
Also, we do not have an HR dept. It is a very small office.
2007-12-18 08:59:27 · update #1
Yes, you would....many companies advance vacations for their employees so that the employee could take time off with pay, but if you leave before you have actually earned the vacation time (but have already taken it), then you will have to pay it back.
What does the company manual say about vacation time?
2007-12-21 10:59:50 · answer #1 · answered by Princess Leia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been paid for the time off before you accrued it then the company does have the right to take the money back or ask you for it. It is an overpayment of wages to you.
Read your handbook and see what it says about using vacation time before it's accrued.
Even if the situation is bad I would ask that you reconsider the leaving without notice. Even if you give them a week's notice it is better than just walking out. Keep in mind that they can legally disclose to a prospective employer that you left with no notice and that is a red flag to a company.
2007-12-18 20:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by hr4me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most companies have a defined policy about this. Your HR department (or personnel) will be able to explain this to you.
In my company, yes, you earn vacation time as the months go by. You can use it, but if you leave before it's officially earned, they'll take it out of the final pay. If there's not enough to cover it, I don't know what they'd do. It's probably too much trouble to come after it.
2007-12-18 16:56:45 · answer #3 · answered by Debdeb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋