Small business I work for will no longer offer paid vacation and paid sick leave after 19 years on th?

sorry to hear that, there is nothing that can compel an employer to offer vacation or sick time, it is a sign of the times|||No way your employer liked telling you that. It means the owner is having a tough time keeping the doors open and your job itself could be on the line. Do everything you can to make yourself indispensable to your company and to improve its profitability.


And be very careful how you spend your paycheck, because you could lose it. Buy raisins and other healthy dried foods, stock up on storable food (canned goods are less nutritious) and soaps and underwear and socks and make sure your bills are paid ahead.


Do not count on money in the bank. Bernanke knows that "stimulus" doesn't really work, but he does not know anything else that does, so he is running the printing press and prices are climbing. Money in the bank could become worthless. Store valuables (especially necessities) that will keep.|||Companies are not required by law to offer paid vacation or paid sick leave. Whether or not they do is solely at the discretion of the company. Considering that they are taking away these benefits it looks like the company has fallen on hard times and can't afford to offer these benefits. You might want to talk to your boss about it to find out what's up.