penalization for taking vacation [closed]

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I recently learned that a new policy means that vacation time and sick time in my office is counted against our 'utilization' goal (time spent on productive work). As such, if a member of my team takes enough PTO in a month they cannot reach this utilization goal and will not receive their earned commission.

I have filed a complaint with HR as this contradicts what is stated in the employee handbook. My manager then contacted me regarding my complaint.

Is it appropriate for my boss to contact me regarding this? Is it fair or a breach of employment contract to say that our PTO is counted as 'lost time' against us? Should I speak with my boss or keep it to HR? I am not in a union.

manpreet 2 years ago

I think you need to go over your work contract with a fine toothed comb as it should specify your salary and other compensation. If your contract states you have x days of paid vacation time, that's it - your pay should not be "docked" when you take time off. I have to say, though, that it's really not clear how you are penalized for taking vacation, I'm just trusting that you "are".

Regarding how your manager has responded, I think this is somewhat to be expected. My opinion, based on the wee bit of information offered, is that you should have talked to your supervisor about this issue first, then escalated it to HR if that discussion proved fruitless.