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Should you disclose a planned vacation when interviewing?
20 Nov 2023

Should you disclose a planned vacation when interviewing?

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I have booked a cruise for March, 2024.  I have already paid for it.  I am also, very unexpectedly, interviewing for a new job.  I think I may get an offer in early December.  I am nervous that if … Continued

accommodations, interview, interviewing, interviewing strategies, job doc blog, vacation, vacation policy, vacation time
Vacation Upon Termination
27 Feb 2023

Vacation Upon Termination

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I just left my job and have accepted a new role, which allows me to work remotely 3 days per week.  The gas savings makes it worth it.  The role could also be a stepping stone to management-level role.  … Continued

employee benefits, job doc blog, leaving a job, new job, unused vacation time, vacation payout, vacation policy
As part of your notice period, can you take your vacation or sick time?
28 Jun 2021

As part of your notice period, can you take your vacation or sick time?

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I am preparing to accept another job soon.  I want to quit and to use my vacation days as part of my two-week notice.  I have six days of vacation time that I am owed.  Then I want to … Continued

job doc blog, leaving a job, new job, sick time, unused vacation time, vacation payout, vacation policy, vacation time
Vacation time payout
8 Feb 2021

Vacation time payout

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I recently gave notice to my current employer and accepted a role, which would give me more flexibility.  For the past four years, I received four weeks of vacation time.  I expected to take some time off this summer.  … Continued

job doc blog, paid time off, unused vacation time, vacation, vacation payout, vacation policy, vacation time
I can schedule a vacation when I want, can’t I?
23 Apr 2018

I can schedule a vacation when I want, can’t I?

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I work for a large employer in the metro Boston area.  I have requested several days off later this year, avoiding very popular vacation weeks.  Some of these requests have been denied because of “staffing issues.”  I have earned … Continued

employment law, job doc blog, Mass. law, salary and benefits, vacation, vacation policy, vacation time
Vacation payout upon resignation
2 Apr 2018

Vacation payout upon resignation

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I recently left my job and expected to received a payment for my unused vacation time.   After 10 years of service, I was supposed to earn four weeks of vacation time.   Our employee handbook outlines that employees earn a … Continued

employment law, job doc blog, Mass. law, resignation, vacation payout, vacation policy
Disclosing vacation plans as a final candidate
4 Apr 2016

Disclosing vacation plans as a final candidate

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog, Uncategorized | 0

Q: I am planning to take a family vacation this summer. We have already booked our plane tickets and hotel for the first two weeks of July. I am also interviewing for a job and am a finalist for two … Continued

interviewing, new employees, salary and benefits, vacation, vacation policy, vacation time
Holiday vacation “blackout”
30 Nov 2015

Holiday vacation “blackout”

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog, Uncategorized | 0

Q: We have Christmas approaching. In past jobs, I have taken the week off between Christmas and New Year’s to visit family out of state. I just started working at a new company and employees recently received a memo that … Continued

etiquette at work, office issues, salary and benefits, vacation, vacation policy, vacation time
How Vacation Time Works
22 Jun 2015

How Vacation Time Works

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog, Uncategorized | 0

Q: Can you explain to me how vacation time typically works at most companies? Do you have to earn it through the year and then use it? Does that mean most employees have to wait until December to take any … Continued

company policy, vacation, vacation payout, vacation policy, vacation time
Calculation of vacation payout
25 Jan 2013

Calculation of vacation payout

by Patricia Hunt Sinacole | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/jobdoc/2013/01/calculation_of_vacation_payout.html

company policy, termination, vacation payout, vacation policy

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