Using Vacation Time when Employer Offices are Closed
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Does anyone know if an employer can require it's employees to use vacation when the employer closes the office? For example, can the employer state that the office is closed for the holiday on December 25 and December 26, but the employees must use vacation days in order to be paid? If yes, is the employer required to give advanced notification to employees so that they can plan accordingly (hold back vacation days for this purpose)? These are non-exempt employees in Pennsylvania.
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[quote user="6312411"]Does anyone know if an employer can require it's employees to use vacation when the employer closes the office? For example, can the employer state that the office is closed for the holiday on December 25 and December 26, but the employees must use vacation days in order to be paid?[/quote]
You are asking two different questions.
[quote user="6312411"]If yes, is the employer required to give advanced notification to employees so that they can plan accordingly (hold back vacation days for this purpose)?[/quote]
I don't think you have to give advance notice either way. The Company can set whatever schedule it likes, unless you have a CBA or other authoritative policy, practice, law, or regulation in place. You don't have to tell people to hold back vacation time in case there's an ice storm, do you?