[quote=Coronita]I just put in my request to my boss to see if I could be furlowed on Friday or Monday to save the company money. He didn’t understand why. I explained it to him. He still didn’t believe it. I explained it to him again. He then submitted my request to SMt and requested to be furlowed himself one day. His argument is not every SMT needs to be working 5 days. We will see what happens. I wouldn’t be surprised if every SMT ends up furlowing themselves for one day. There’s roughly 5-6 SMTs in CA, and they could alternate their furlow day so there is at is only 1 less SMT each day…. That’s around a $6000/week cost savings right there. For a big company, this isn’t a lot. For a small company, these small cost savings add up and could make a big difference if a customer continues to defer purchases or payments. No lease + 6000/month cost savings with very little hit to productivity at just one office location.
.. I’m such a troublemaker.
I do need to spend some time looking for replacement work…someone who would hire me exactly 1 day per week, paying me what I make for that 1 day/week for work.. um, ok I’ll try and ask. Wish me luck. lol. For the rest of my time during that furlow day, I’ll be restoring my cars. I have a $1050 budget for it, more than I originally had.lol.
Hey, SMT did ask people for ways to save the company money…This is one way. I’m a problem solver, and they paid me to think of solutions when problems arise.
Weren’t we taking about on another thread about taking a mortgage forbearance to save cash?
This is even better. Paid more to not work….To conserve company cash while not impacting workers…$4200/month of pay for not working for up to 39 weeks, assuming it doesn’t get extended which it most likely will.
Maybe some have it right. Maybe others should pay more taxes so some of us can get paid more for not working..Maybe I’ll vote for Harris after all, lol.[/quote]
REQUEST APPROVED! Along with others on my team! There was a few things I needed to confirm before I signed off.
(1) With a reduced hour work week, there would be no change to the cost and availability of my medical, dental, vision insurance, nor life, add, etc that I would have at as a 40 hour employee. Confirmed, no change to benefits as we are all still full time employees, just with reduced hours and pay.
(2) No change to vacation accrual. You wouldn’t accrue vacation hours the day you are on furlow but the maximum hours you can accrue for the year does not change for the days you are working. Minor difference.
(3) If the week contains a holiday, you would still be required to take one furlow day and if the holiday day falls on the furlow day , you would need to take a furlow day some other day. So, for example, two weeks from now, during Memorial Day week, it would be a 3 day work week, with Memorial Day a paid holiday and some other day the furlow day.
(4) Cannot use vacation pay to augment furlow day (no double dipping).
(5) Cannot log on, call, check company email, respond to emergencies etc day you are furlowed. Absolutely no work per terms of CA work sharing. I can live with that.
(6) One thing specifically that applies to me. Taking a furlow day does not alter my employment contract, specifically it does not change the terms of my guaranteed retention bonus that is paid at the end of the year, or paid immediately upon change of control of ownership or paid immediately if I’m terminated (without cause) or if my hours are further reduced beyond 1 day per week.
(7) Company reserves the right to recall furlowed employees back at any time (no ramp up time). Failure to show up within one week is grounds for termination with cause. Ok, sounds fair.
Looks like I’ll be washing my car and continuing the restoration of others tomorrow, and for the 3 day work week two weeks from now, lol. I do need spend some time ro check with my headhunters tomorrow if anyone is willing to hire me for 1 day though…. I’m sure it’s most likely a no, but got to go through the motions. lol.
