Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy

Eligible employees receive 120 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) per calendar year. The PTO year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.

Eligibility

• New employees become eligible to use PTO 30 calendar days after their employment start date.

How PTO Is Earned

• PTO is accrued gradually each pay period rather than being granted all at once at the beginning of the year.
• Employees who remain employed for the entire calendar year will accrue a total of 120 hours of PTO.
• Employees hired after January 1 will receive a prorated PTO allotment based on their hire date and will accrue PTO accordingly for the remainder of the calendar year.

PTO Balance

• Employees may accumulate a maximum PTO balance of 200 hours.
• Once the balance reaches 200 hours, additional PTO will not accrue until the balance falls below the cap.

Carryover

• Employees may carry over up to 40 hours of unused PTO into the next calendar year.
• Any unused balance above 40 hours will be forfeited unless otherwise required by law.

Using PTO

• Employees may use up to 160 hours of PTO during a calendar year, subject to their available balance and the negative balance policy below.
• PTO requests must be made in increments of at least 4 hours and no more than 80 hours per request.
• PTO should be requested and approved in advance to ensure adequate staffing and business operations.

Negative PTO Balance

• Employees may have a PTO balance of up to 40 hours below zero, if approved. Future PTO accruals will automatically reduce any negative balance.