FBC Knoxville Employee Handbook 2025

1) Scheduled PTO (Some 3-Day or 5-Day Blocks of Time are required, depending on years of service). 2) Unscheduled PTO (FLEX-Days)

Both ways are discussed in the following pages.

Scheduled PTO . If scheduled, PTO can be used in blocks of time or in individual days according to your accrual allotment. Scheduled work weeks that consist of 5 days, you may elect 8, 10, or 12 hours of PTO per day. Scheduled work weeks of 4 days, you may elect 10 or 12 hours of PTO per day. Unscheduled PTO. Each employee will be allowed to use up to 40 hours of his or her annual PTO accrual as unscheduled PTO (FLEX-Days). Scheduled work weeks that consist of 5 days, you may elect 8, 10, or 12 hours of PTO per day. Scheduled work weeks of 4 days, you may elect 10 or 12 hours of PTO per day. EIGHT HOURS of this 40 hours can be taken in 4-hour increments.

No employee will be allowed to use more PTO hours than they have available in their PTO bank.

Any accrued, unused PTO time will be paid out to you at termination.

PTO MEANS MORE FLEXIBILITY TO YOU

Our desire is to provide you the flexibility you need and want while curbing unplanned/unscheduled absences.

Time away from work is no longer considered as “excused” or “unexcused;” instead, time away from work is viewed as “scheduled” or “unscheduled.”

Under this PTO policy and our revised attendance policy, communication is a key component of making this increased flexibility work for you and for the company. Generally, time away from work will be considered as scheduled if your request for PTO is put in writing and approved by management at least 17 days prior to needing the time.

Existing rules about the number of people per shift/line who can be away from the bakery at one time will still apply and you are expected to comply with them.

Q. How is this attendance policy different from what I currently have?

A. Currently, you are assigned points for any absence that is not “excused.” Going forward, you will have a bank of Paid Time Off that you will be responsible for managing to better meet your needs. As long as you meet the notice and/or call-in procedures and do not exceed your allotment for either scheduled or unscheduled PTO, you will have paid time away from work with no penalty.

The key to this PTO policy is that YOU have to responsibly manage your time away from work.

Q. Can I bring a doctor’s excuse to excuse me when I am out sick?

A. No, a doctor’s note does not excuse your being out sick. There is no need to excuse an absence if you are properly managing your unscheduled PTO. You are allowed 40 hours of your annual accrual to use on an unscheduled or emergency basis (see the discussion on FLEX-Days in the next section).