What is the name of your state? Washington
When I first started with my current company over ten years ago, the vacation plan (Plan A) was such that you had to earn it in the previous year before using it, hence, no vacation for my entire first year.
About three years ago, the company began a new vacation policy (Plan B) in that you would earn vacation in the same year you used it. All new hires were required to use Plan B.
Both policies are a "use it or lose it" policy. At the time the Plan B started, the Plan A people could elect to switch plans and forfeit all the earned vacation days except for three which they could use on top of what they got in that year, or stay on Plan A.
I elected to stay with Plan A as I wasn't sure I would be staying with the company much longer and would have been paid any unused vacation days if I were to quit.
Recently, a memo was distributed stating that Plan A would be terminated and that we would be able to use the vacation earned last year, but that we would not be allowed to accrue vacation for the rest of the year and would start accruing days under Plan B at the beginning of the next year 2006. No compensation or carry over whatsoever was offered. This means that we are having an entire year of vacation taken from us "old timers".
This company has many branches through out the USA and the policy change affects about 1/4 of the employees.
Without trying to sound winey, It's just not fair!!
What are my rights? What do you suggest we do?
Quiting is not an option.
When I first started with my current company over ten years ago, the vacation plan (Plan A) was such that you had to earn it in the previous year before using it, hence, no vacation for my entire first year.
About three years ago, the company began a new vacation policy (Plan B) in that you would earn vacation in the same year you used it. All new hires were required to use Plan B.
Both policies are a "use it or lose it" policy. At the time the Plan B started, the Plan A people could elect to switch plans and forfeit all the earned vacation days except for three which they could use on top of what they got in that year, or stay on Plan A.
I elected to stay with Plan A as I wasn't sure I would be staying with the company much longer and would have been paid any unused vacation days if I were to quit.
Recently, a memo was distributed stating that Plan A would be terminated and that we would be able to use the vacation earned last year, but that we would not be allowed to accrue vacation for the rest of the year and would start accruing days under Plan B at the beginning of the next year 2006. No compensation or carry over whatsoever was offered. This means that we are having an entire year of vacation taken from us "old timers".
This company has many branches through out the USA and the policy change affects about 1/4 of the employees.
Without trying to sound winey, It's just not fair!!
What are my rights? What do you suggest we do?
Quiting is not an option.
