Will I lose my PTO hours when I drop down to part time?

Question

I've earned about 60 PTO hours working full time, and at the end of next month I will be dropping down to part time. One manager told me that I would lose my PTO hours once I went to part time...and another manager told me I wouldn't. I wanted to just use them all next month but it's not really an option. I just want to be sure that I won't lose the hours I've earned. I work in California if that makes a difference.

Answer 1

Definitely check with HR. My first response would be to say that you wouldn't lose something already earned due to a change in status. However, you should also find out if those hours are able to be rolled over past a certain date. Many companies have a "use it or lose it" policy. If you are approaching a cut off date to use those hours, I would make sure you do. Again, HR should clear this up for you with a quick phone call.

Answer 2

Check with your human resources person/department. Don't rely on what manager say. They might not know what they're talking about. It seems to me that since you've already earned those PTO hours that you should be able to keep them; but check with human resources so you have the exact low-down here.