Exempt & PTO advance payback
dchr9203
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Our current policy regarding PTO is we'll advance up to "x" hours, but will recoup any negative balances at termination. I'm thinking this could be a problem where exempt personnel are concerned. Do any of you have a PTO/Vacation advance policy and do you withhold negative balances at termination on exempt employees?
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So the answer to your question is yes. We do recoup when they are terminated.
South Carolina is very strict on garnishing wages for anything except child support, taxes or student loans. Unless you have some type of written agreement signed by the employee that they will agree to this arrangement, this would not fly in our state.
We clearly designate the policy by calling it a vacation advance. The policy clearly states that if you resign or are discharged prior to earning time off you have taken, you will be charged back for it. This is explained during orientation and is contained in the handbook. The acknowledgement sign off sheet for the handbook serves and the agreement that the ee is aware of the policy and agrees with the terms of the policy. If it happens that an ee leaves and did n ot all of the vacation time s/he took, one the last check, we take what they owe and it shows as a VacRepay on the check stub. If they owe anything additional to what we recouped from the last check, we will bill them for the balance.