Originally Posted by
skywatch
Pay the vacation? Before you have accrued it? That would be like accepting a position as a salesman that gets four weeks vacation, quitting the next day, and expecting them to pay you for four weeks and a day. I don't see it happening.
Originally Posted by
TurboDog
I would think that after working until April and with the possibility of taking the vacation before then, that they should have to pay it to you. You have earned it at that point. Now leaving Jan 1st and expecting it would be different, but that isn't what we are talking about.
Each year we accrue credits for the next year's vacation. Your 2009 vacation was earned in 2008.
Upon separation in April 2009 you will have whatever unused 2009 vacation credits and 3 months worth of 2010 vacation credit to be paid out.
A 5th year guy who takes the buyout and doesn't take vacation in Jan-April will get 50 hours of vacation pay (40 hours earned in 2008 and 10 hours earned in Jan-March 2009)