Everyone needs time away from work and eligible employees are strongly encouraged to use their paid time off (PTO) for vacations. PTO may also be used for scheduled personal time or illness.
Eligibility Information:
- For purposes of PTO, full-time is an employee that is reasonably expected to work 40 hours per week.
- Full-time equivalent employees that are reasonably expected to work a minimum of 30 hours a week
- Part-time employees that work a minimum of 24 hours per week are also eligible for PTO on a pro-rated basis.
| Number of Years | PTO Time Earned | Maximum Accumulation |
|---|---|---|
| 1-9 | 10 hours/month or 3 weeks/year | 120 hours |
| 10-19 | 13.33 hours/month or 4 weeks/year | 160 hours |
| 20-25 | 16.66 hours/month or 5 weeks/year | 200 hours |
New Employees:
- New eligible employees will accrue PTO at the rate of 1.25 days per month (or pro-rotation of) from date of hire until January 1st following date of hire.
- New employees are subject to a 90-day waiting period before accredited PTO may be used.
- PTO accrued during the 90-day waiting period will be available on the 91st day of employment.
For more detailed information, check the Employee Handbook.
OHM Holidays
OHM Advisors recognizes the following 9 holidays as paid holidays for eligible employees:
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- The Friday immediately following Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve Day*
- *When Christmas Eve falls on a Friday or Saturday the preceding Thursday or Friday will be the designated holiday.
- *When Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday, the following Tuesday will be the designated holiday.
- Christmas Day
- Floating Holiday
Full-time, full-time equivalent, part-time, and seasonal employees receive these days off with pay. Seasonal employees are not eligible for the floating holiday. Part-time employees that are expected to work 24 hours or more per week are eligible for holiday pay. Full-time equivalent and eligible part-time employees will receive holidays off with pro-rated pay based on a percentage of expected work hours per week versus a 40-hour week. Variable-hour and seasonal-intern employees receive these days off without pay.
Hourly (non-exempt) workers will receive holiday pay for the hours they were regularly scheduled to have worked on that day, had it not been a holiday, up to a maximum of 8 hours pay. For an hourly (non-exempt) employee to be eligible for holiday pay, they must work the regular business day before the holiday and the regular business day after the holiday. An employee may use PTO on the day before and/or the day after the holiday to fulfill this requirement.
Laid off employees and employees on leave of absence with out pay are not eligible for holiday pay.
The floating holiday is available at the beginning of each calendar year. Eligible employees receive 1 floating holiday per year. Floating holidays shall be used to cover full day absences. They must be taken in the calendar year in which given. Under no circumstances will these days be carried over to the new calendar year or be paid out if not used prior to termination of employment. A floating holiday must be scheduled and approved in advance by the employee\’s immediate supervisor. The request is approved at the discretion of the supervisor and the needs of the department.
When a recognized holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as the officially recognized Company holiday. When a recognized holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following shall be observed as the officially recognized Company holiday.
Holiday pay shall be counted as hours worked for all pay calculations including overtime pay. Eligible hourly employees who work on a holiday will be compensated for the holiday and for hours worked.