Payroll:
PVC employees are paid bi-weekly. The pay period begins every other Sunday. Direct deposit of an employee’s paycheck is available.
Work Schedule:
Each employee will be assigned a work schedule. Any changes to an employee’s schedule must be approved by the manager.
Employees are expected to report to work in a timely manner for the start of their shift and must stay until the end of their shift. Hourly employees must clock in and clock out during each shift, recording any unpaid breaks (i.e. lunch, medical appointments, etc.), and are expected to accurately keep track of their hours. Employees must notify the manager if there is a mistake with the time clock.
Employees may not clock in earlier than their scheduled start time, and must clock out at the end of their scheduled shift. A request for overtime must be approved by the manager, in which case the employee will receive time and one-half pay for time worked exceeding 40 hours in any given work week. Salaried employees may not receive any overtime pay even if their time worked exceeds 40 hours in any given work week.
Employees working more than 6 consecutive hours each day may receive a I hour unpaid lunch break. While we try to see to it that employees receive their 1 hour break, please be aware that a shortened lunch period may be required as determined by the clinic schedule and patient needs.
Holidays:
PVC recognizes the following holidays:
- Christmas
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- 4th of July
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve – will be a normal day of work, the manager can choose to close early depending on the volume of client calls and scheduled appointments.
Christmas Day – all permanent full-time employees will be paid 9 hours of holiday pay. All permanent part-time employees will be paid 9 hours of holiday pay.
New Year’s Eve – will be a normal day of work, the manager can choose to close early depending on the volume of client calls and scheduled appointments.
New Year’s Day – All permanent full-time employees will be paid 9 hours of holiday pay. All permanent part-time employees will be paid 9 hours of holiday pay.
All other recognized holidays; Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day and Thanksgiving, permanent full-time employees and permanent part-time employees normally scheduled to work those days will be paid their normal rate of pay for their normal hours worked. Employees not normally scheduled on those days will not get paid.
Employees who are not scheduled for a day off and call out the day before or the day after a holiday will not be given holiday pay.
Employees who are scheduled to work on a holiday will be paid time and one-half for all hours worked on that holiday.
Snow Days:
If PVC closes early due to weather conditions or is not open due to weather conditions, employees will not be paid.
Paid Time Off/Vacations:
Permanent employees are benefited with paid vacation days, the number of which is determined by time served with PVC.
Full Time Employees
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(34+ hours per week) |
* Benefit begins accruing after 90 days
* Balance resets on 1/1 of each new year
* 25 hours will carryover from one year to the next
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Years of Service
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Hourly Accrual |
0-1
2
3-4
5+
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0.0308
0.0423
0.0538
0.0615
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Requests for vacation time must be approved by the manager. Employees must notify the manager of vacation dates 3 weeks in advance. Employees may not take off more than one calendar week consecutively.
If an employee is unable to work due to illness, the employee must notify the manager as soon as possible after the onset of the illness, and certainly by the time the employee was scheduled to report to work. The manager reserves the right to also send home an employee in the event they appear too ill to perform their duties in an optimal fashion. A note from a physician may be required.
Other Benefits:
*Aflac*PeakMed*Sedera and other optional benefits may begin after 90 days of employment.
Leave of Absence:
Requests for a leave of absence will be considered on an individual basis. If an employee is granted a leave of absence, they shall be reinstated upon return to the same position and same rate of pay that was held prior to their leave as long as the leave is recognized under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). If an employee’s leave is not covered under the FMLA, the employee may be granted the leave, but the position and rate of pay cannot be guaranteed upon the employee’s return. To request a leave of absence, please see the manager.
Funeral Leave:
PVC allows 3 days off, with pay, for a death in your immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, or
grandchildren.
You may request additional time off, which must be approved by the manager. If accrued PTO is
available, this benefit may be used for the additional days; otherwise, the additional days will be unpaid.
Funeral leave for death of other than immediate family must be approved by the manager. If accrued vacation is available, this benefit may be used for the funeral leave; otherwise, the funeral leave will be unpaid.
Jury Duty:
PVC allows for employees to take time off to serve for jury duty, however this time off may not be automatically paid. If accrued PTO is available, this benefit may be used for days spent on jury duty; otherwise, jury duty days will be unpaid.
Should extraordinary circumstances exist which would make your absence severely detrimental to the operation of our clinic, at the time of your call to jury duty, we reserve the right to contact the court to request that your service be postponed.
Military Service:
PVC grants time off work for employees in the military reserve training program.
After 1 year of employment with PVC, an employee will receive one week’s base regular pay for the two weeks they are away serving reserve duty. An employee may elect to utilize accrued vacation for the second week they are away at training, if desired. If they are employed less than 1 year, leave will be granted without pay for the time away for reserve duty.
All employees in the military reserve training program should provide a copy of their report order to the manager as soon as possible.
Veterinary Care & Clinic Services:
All employees are eligible for discounted veterinary care and clinic services upon completion of their probationary period. These benefits include:
- 20% discount on veterinary services
- “at cost” for pet food
Employee discounts may not be used for friends or relatives who are not in the employee’s immediate family.
a. Employee Balance
- • Employees must pay off their balance within 90 days from the date services are
rendered.
- An employee’s balance must be completely paid off and cleared upon resignation or termination from PVC.