FBC Newton Employee Handbook (2)

 Since you must use PTO for time away from work, it is possible for you to exhaust your PTO availability without ever taking any FLEX-Days.

 Once you have either exhausted those 4 days or exhausted any PTO time that you COULD HAVE USED AS FLEX-DAYS, you will still be charged PTO for any unscheduled absence but you will also be subject to the attendance policy below for unscheduled absences in excess of your 4 allowable unscheduled days.  TIP: These days should be saved for when you truly need them. Your PTO Time is yours to use so you CAN burn through them, but you MAY or WILL need them at some point. Hours are being made available to you for flexibility when you need it. If you mismanage them and need them later, you will receive points and the appropriate level of discipline up to and including termination of employment.  Absences for company recognized holidays, paid personal holidays, medical leaves of absence, extending beyond the 8- day waiting period, and time away from work for parental, jury duty or covered bereavement leaves are excluded from the Company’s PTO policy and from the disciplinary procedures below. Acceptable documentation may be required to receive pay under these separate benefit policies.

 Documented, approved military leave (including Guard or Training Duty) is excluded from the points system. Use of PTO is not required but may be requested in writing on a PTO request form.

 Absences for approved FMLA leave are excluded from the point system but will require the use of PTO to the limits of the Company’s medical leave policy (for an employee’s serious health condition) or to the employee’s full accrual for other qualifying FMLA absences. Proper notice is still required.

 Effective 7/1/2021, FLEX-Days will not be allowed the day before, the day of, or the day after a scheduled paid holiday. Two points will be assigned for unscheduled absences.

 Anyone hired after 7/1/2021, will have a 90-day waiting period before any FLEX can be used o If there is an emergency, proof will be required o If proof is not provided, points will be assigned

 Effective 1/1/2023 o One FLEX day will be allowed per quarter (1 st qtr. Jan 1 to Mar 31, 2 nd qtr. April 1 to June 30, 3 rd qtr. July 1 to Sept 30 and 4 th qtr. Oct 1 to Dec 31) o FLEX days will be charged according to what you were scheduled to work (posted or verbally told) o Days missed in excess of FLEX will be charged 2 points

 Your PTO is a benefit to you and you are entitled to use your full accrual every year. This attendance policy allows you to manage your PTO the way that best fits your needs.

 There may be a limit on how many people are allowed to be off per week/day, depending on the department you work in.

2024 Employee Handbook – B. Turner