Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy
Paid Time Off (PTO) provides qualifying employees with paid time away from work per calendar year. Multi-day PTO requests should be scheduled and approved 30 days in advance whenever possible and must be approved by a Supervisor or above.
PTO is restricted during the following weeks:
· Week preceding Memorial Day
· Week of July 4th
· Week of Thanksgiving
· Week before & week of Christmas
Employees begin accruing Paid Time Off (PTO) immediately upon hire; however, accrued PTO may not be used until the employee has completed 90 days of uninterrupted employment.
Up to 25 hours of unused PTO may be carried over from one calendar year to the next and must be used by March 1 of the following year, after which it will be forfeited.
Employees may utilize negative PTO up to a maximum balance of –40 hours so you can take a vacation early in the year. Any negative PTO balance must be repaid if employment ends. MFE may deduct the owed amount from the final paycheck as permitted by law or require repayment from the employee.
Employees earn an additional week (40 hours) of PTO annually after five (5) years of continuous service.
In the event of termination of employment, MFE will not provide financial distribution for any unused PTO, unless otherwise required by applicable state or local law. If an employee voluntarily resigns, PTO may not be used during the notice period.
PTO REQUEST SUBMISSION
Employees are responsible for submitting their own PTO requests through the Proliant Employee Self-Service system. All requests must be entered by the employee using either the Proliant mobile app, or the Proliant website at www.readypayonline.com/employee.
Management reserves discretion to approve, deny, or modify PTO requests based on business needs. PTO requests must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday prior to the payroll week in which the PTO is requested in order to be processed for that pay period. Requests submitted after this deadline will be processed on the next available payroll cycle.
Submitting a request does not guarantee approval, especially during restricted periods. Requests are not considered approved until reviewed and accepted by the employee’s Area Supervisor. Failure to follow the submission process or meet the stated deadline may result in the request being denied or delayed to the next pay period.