well my boss doesn't wanna pay me. I went on vacation to France for 15 days. My friends say that I need to have a paid vacation because all jobs do. So I was just wondering. I'm probably not gonna take legal action. I was just wondering.|||There are legally mandated employee benefits and there are those given by the employer. Normally, those given by the employer are better than the legally mandated benefits.
1. Check if the 15 days paid leave is
a mandatory benefit in your area
of work.
2. Check if your company's employee
benefit policy includes a 15 days
paid leave.|||No
In order to make sure you get a paid vacation you have to check your benefits package. Many lower funded jobs do not have paid vacations.
Paid vacations usually come with full time or salaried jobs but not with many temporary jobs or jobs that pay for less than 40 hours per week.|||the simple answer is no...you should definitely have had this information before you left on vacation and certainly now that you're back, you should ask your boss for the company's policy and procedure handbook (if available) and/or talk to your HR dept. about the company's benefits program....the more you know...and who knows, perhaps you do have some legal recourse, assuming you provided advance notice of your vacation and returned to work as expected...|||Lol, no, not every job has a paid vacation system in place. Always ask about that before you get hired.|||amazing how people think, companies are not obligated to give any benefits, and yes it is legal what ever that means.|||It depends on what country you live in. If you are in the US, you do NOT have a legal right to a paid vacation.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
What do you think of a company that doesn't give employees any paid holidays or vacation days or benefits?
I am an Executive Assistant for a CEO and alls I get is $13 per hour, unpaid lunch and no vacation or holidays, no 401k or health benefits.
I am blessed to have a job, but at 40+ years old how does this guy think I will want to stay with the company? Would you?|||no that sucks. i would keep that job for now but definitely be looking for something else. i think employees should be rewarded for their hard work. find a large company or work for the government- they have great benefits and many paid days off. sounds like you work for slave drivers|||well its a job. They really are a dime a dozen. You can always find a crappy job. If you are in a position to look for another job or pursue a career, you should. Basically to me that says the company doesn't care about the employees. It also says everyone should just be happy to have a job. Remember the workforce supports the management. Without you the company doesn't exist. I wouldn't recommend saying that to the boss unless you have another job lined up. Or you could go ask if the could provide benefits. If you ask give a reason why ( you can't afford insurance on your own or you would like to start saving so you can retire. stuff like that). The worst thing they can say is no, but you will never know unless you ask, that's what I would do.|||that really stinks, but right now you are lucky to have a job at all. Start looking and once you have another job lined up, ask for it if they refuse turn in your notice. Stick with larger companies they have the benefits you need. Just be cautious with them too right now large companies are doing major layoffs and first in is first out. Good Luck!|||you have a choice.. but before you quit, keep in mind that times have changed and some employers have added benefits at own will. - I know i'm thinking twice into my actual necessities in case my employer decides to drop some of these perks to save some bucks... let's be prepared, not to mention the possibility of long term unemployment.|||I would say it sounds like where my brother works. They don't even get 30 mins for lunch, instead they get a 15 min break. I thought that was illegal until I read the labor laws and it says if you are scheduled to work OVER 8 hours they must give you a lunch period.|||thats terrible, u should leave
I am blessed to have a job, but at 40+ years old how does this guy think I will want to stay with the company? Would you?|||no that sucks. i would keep that job for now but definitely be looking for something else. i think employees should be rewarded for their hard work. find a large company or work for the government- they have great benefits and many paid days off. sounds like you work for slave drivers|||well its a job. They really are a dime a dozen. You can always find a crappy job. If you are in a position to look for another job or pursue a career, you should. Basically to me that says the company doesn't care about the employees. It also says everyone should just be happy to have a job. Remember the workforce supports the management. Without you the company doesn't exist. I wouldn't recommend saying that to the boss unless you have another job lined up. Or you could go ask if the could provide benefits. If you ask give a reason why ( you can't afford insurance on your own or you would like to start saving so you can retire. stuff like that). The worst thing they can say is no, but you will never know unless you ask, that's what I would do.|||that really stinks, but right now you are lucky to have a job at all. Start looking and once you have another job lined up, ask for it if they refuse turn in your notice. Stick with larger companies they have the benefits you need. Just be cautious with them too right now large companies are doing major layoffs and first in is first out. Good Luck!|||you have a choice.. but before you quit, keep in mind that times have changed and some employers have added benefits at own will. - I know i'm thinking twice into my actual necessities in case my employer decides to drop some of these perks to save some bucks... let's be prepared, not to mention the possibility of long term unemployment.|||I would say it sounds like where my brother works. They don't even get 30 mins for lunch, instead they get a 15 min break. I thought that was illegal until I read the labor laws and it says if you are scheduled to work OVER 8 hours they must give you a lunch period.|||thats terrible, u should leave
Is it legal to not get paid vacation and a raise after a year of employment even though they told us we would?
they told me when I started working at kmart that I would get a paid vacation and a raise after a year employment and I have been there a year and a month and they are telling me that rules have changed and I get unpaid vacation and no raise, is that legal?|||yep - sorry it is|||Yes, sounds like their policy has changed. There is no legal requirement for paid vacation, or for raises except if minimum wage goes up and you'd be below minimum if you didn't get a raise, then they'd have to raise you to minimum wage.|||You have no written job contract. Vacations are an unregulated fringe benefit and no company is ever required to provide a paid vacation (or unpaid vacation, for that matter). Raises likewise are not required, and you could work for 10 years without a raise and have no cause for complaint.
Times are tough in retail, massive layoffs are occurring, and thank your lucky stars you still have a job. Save as much money as you can, pay off any debt you have, slash your spending, and be prepared for a cutback in hours at any time -- or layoff. It is entirely possible.
Times are tough in retail, massive layoffs are occurring, and thank your lucky stars you still have a job. Save as much money as you can, pay off any debt you have, slash your spending, and be prepared for a cutback in hours at any time -- or layoff. It is entirely possible.
If you could have an all exenses paid vacation to anywhere in the world for 2 weeks??
with the one expectation that you had to write a 5000 word essay about something unique to the culture there. Where would you go and why?|||I would go to Macchu Pichu in Peru, and with two weeks would include side trips to other Inca sites and the Amazon rain forest, as well as a flight over the Nazca lines.
It would be interesting to see how the Indians live today and the villages and adaptations to high altitude and contrast the mountains with the Amazon river basin. And the Nazca lines would provide food for lots of thoughts about engineering and building them with such acuracy.|||Greece...just to see all of the ruins and temples would be plenty to write about.|||France|||Italy; and why not?|||i'd probably choose the maldives or fiji. i love the beach and the people there are culturally different from me.|||I'd be in ancient Egypt in a heart beat! Writing that essay would be fun and I'd love to see the tombs, artifacts, etc of ancient Egypt. Fun!
It would be interesting to see how the Indians live today and the villages and adaptations to high altitude and contrast the mountains with the Amazon river basin. And the Nazca lines would provide food for lots of thoughts about engineering and building them with such acuracy.|||Greece...just to see all of the ruins and temples would be plenty to write about.|||France|||Italy; and why not?|||i'd probably choose the maldives or fiji. i love the beach and the people there are culturally different from me.|||I'd be in ancient Egypt in a heart beat! Writing that essay would be fun and I'd love to see the tombs, artifacts, etc of ancient Egypt. Fun!
Why do you want to be public school teacher since you do NOT get paid during summer vacation?
why do you want to be public school teacher since you do NOT get paid during summer vacation? In US, what is people's view about teachers?? people respect teachers?!|||No, you DO get paid during summer vacation. The paychecks are divided up over 12 months.
The CONTRACT is a year-long deal. The number of teacher mandatory on-campus days is usually 182 to 190, depending on the district (36 or more weeks, once weekends are factored in), involving mostly instructional days, and some on-site training days, parent-teacher conference days, etc.
Throughout the year, including when on "vacation," teachers are engaged in professional development (taking graduate courses at the nearby college, attending conferences, reading professional journals at home, doing research on particular issues/skills at home, etc.), and continue to work on classroom plans/activities.... plus spend time with their families, do catch-up housework (it really piles up during the school year), work a second job to help make the bills, do volunteer work in the community, etc.
In the United States, most people NOT in the education field have no real clue about the qualification requirements, effort, committment, and professionalism that teachers really require to be in the field. Many think it is an "easy" job...but have never really looked at the job description or spent any time at a school. As a special education teacher, my job description written out by Human Resources is 5 pages long. Teachers are paid half to 1/3 what other professionals with similar education and job responsibility are paid. If you see a teacher with a nice car/house, look to what his/her spouse does for a living (or the teacher is in serious debt to have those things).|||You are very welcome!!!
|||Um, actually, many teachers get paid year round. They have the option of only being paid over 10 months versus 12.
There are millions of reasons to be a public school teacher. Great kids, great communities, holidays off, extended holidays, and it's fun.|||Wow....get payed all year round here in UK, regardless of holiday's.|||Actually, I don't.|||Teachers are on a "yearly salary".|||In Ontario, Canada teachers in the public schools are paid an annual salary for the number of days in the school year. Their contract runs from the first day of the school year to the last day of summer vacation. They are, however, only responsible for working during the school year days.
In response to the teacher bashing comment that is often aimed at teachers about being paid for a whole year and getting the summer off... In fact, teachers' salary is not based on their working a "whole year". They get the summer off because they were never expected to work it and their salary does not cover the number of days it would include. If they were required to work during the summer, their union would negotiate a proportionately higher salary.
In some school districts the union and the school board have agreed to a pay schedule which averages out the salary and distributes it to the staff during all 12 months of the year. In this way, teachers do not have to budget for themselves to get over the summer hiatus. They are often paid "during" the summer but not "for" the summer.
A benefit of being a teacher is that the working schedule gives us breaks during the year. A disadvantage of being a teacher is that there is no flexibility in the working schedule. (You can't get creative with your holidays and book them for the middle of the school year.)
Why do you want to be a public school teacher? The answer should be that you want to make a difference for children and you love teaching! If you're in it for any other reason, you're either not going to do a good job or you're going to burn out or you're going to hate your work and turn into a miserable grouch!
And since you asked - but about the U.S. and not Canada - in Ontario, people always seem to be "teacher bashing" and blaming things on the schools. However, when it comes to their own children's schools and teachers they are usually quite supportive.|||in the US teachers are not respected. Education is not respected.
teachers can opt to be paid in a 9 month time frame or over the entire year... of course most take the entire year option... so they have steady income each month to pay the bills... the yearly salary is the same it is just divided by 9 or 12 months depending on what the teacher wants.
before you say anything about teachers have a great cushy job go be a substitute for 1 week. Do you have any idea how many hours are put into teaching? grading papers, calling parents, preparing lesson plans...taking recertification classes|||You get paid all year - your annual salary is divided up into 12 months instead of the 10 months that are actually "worked." We teach so that others may learn. People have little to no respect for teachers or the profession. They think we don't have the intelligence to do anything else (my own mother thought the same). However, they are far from correct, as we have to know something about a lot of subjects in order to teach them to children! We work 8 hours in the classroom, sometimes without a break for personal needs and meals. Then, we either sit on our campus for another 2-4 hours grading papers and planning lessons, or we take it all home to do. We spend our "vacation" attending professional development workshops and classes. There is little to no chance of advancement unless we can afford the time and expense to obtain a PhD and become a superintendent! All this seems to be forgotten when a parent or other member of society decides to put blame somewhere else for children not succeeding on standardized or other mandated testing. Teachers can't do it all, especially if it is not supported at home!|||I'm a public school teacher in the US, and I have the option to get paid year-round. You can get paid for 10 months or 12 months. The salary is the same at the end of the year, it's just as to how much you get and when. Some people PREFER the 10 month plan because they can put the excess in savings and gain interest. I prefer the 12 month because I'd always be tempted to use the money and end up short on cash during the summer.
So to sum it all up, you're just misinformed about teacher salaries. There are plenty of other reasons NOT to become a school teacher. :)|||You do get paid during the summer, your pay is divided into 26 equal checks and your paid year round. I think until teachers stop saying how underpaid and overworked they are, no one will respect them like they should be. Their pay is fine, starting at over $32.000 per year and going up depending on grade level, but they need to stop being so negative.|||I cannot get over the number of people who keep saying that teachers get paid over the summer but then explain that they are salaried and the money is spead out. THAT IS NOT GETTING PAID FOR SUMMER VACATION!!!
Once again: Teachers are paid for a contracted number of days per year. If the school board and teachers agree, the school board will, in effect, save some of the teacher's money every pay period and then give it back to them in the summer (without earning any interest). The smartest thing to do is to collect your pay as you earn it and save some of it yourself in a savings account so that you draw interest.
That is, however, difficult to do unless you are very disciplined. It is very tempting to dip into that set aside money when you want to buy something that you don't have the cash for.
One writer is correct when they say that if the school year were extended or changed to actually working year-round, the teachers would be paid more because they were working more days.
Right now, with the 2 months of summer off that most teachers have, they have the opportunity to work a second job to earn extra money. Teachers whose schools go year-round now, have part of their summer "saved" until different times of the year. Usually Oct., Christmas and Spring. Those teachers and students do not go to school any longer than those in the traditional school year. Those teachers usually can not get extra jobs for 2-3 weeks at a time.
I wanted to be a teacher because I enjoy working with children, I believe I work well with children, I want(ed) to share my love of learning, but especially reading, with children. When I began nearly 30 years ago, teachers were much more respected than they are now. If the people who constantly complain about the underworked, overpaid teachers would spend a week walking in our shoes, most would come away with a completely different attitude. Visitors to my classroom are shocked at how hard I work. Even my husband had nearly a 180 degree change of mind about teachers when he learned from me the reality of teaching.
I also think one of the reasons so many teachers feel they don't earn enough is how difficult the job has become. Years ago students were taught to behave in school. They knew to sit quietly in their seats. They knew they came to school to learn. They knew that if they got in trouble at school, the parents would support the teacher and they would get in trouble at home, too. For those of you about to say, "Well, my child doesn't lie." Yeah, they do. All kids lie. Kids will say whatever gets them what they want. Just think of yourself. I read/hear all the time about people telling stories of how awful they were in school. If you are an older adult, you remember when your parents made sure you knew what was expected of you. And you did it. It doesn't work that way now. Too many parents believe whatever their kids say. They don't send them to school with the expectation of learning, Too many kids come to school without social skills, not knowing how to get along, without the basic skills they need. When the students in the inner city I teach in come to school as perschoolers or kindergarteners, they test 2-3 years below their age. How are we supposed to catch them up when theyare already that far behind?|||In the US teachers can choose to have their salary paid only during the school year OR spread out over the entire year, including the summer. Teaching is a great career for working parents because they can spend the summer with their families. However I have many friends who are teachers and most of them choose to take a different job during the summer months to make extra money.
Yes, teachers are respected here but in my opinion they are not paid enough.
The CONTRACT is a year-long deal. The number of teacher mandatory on-campus days is usually 182 to 190, depending on the district (36 or more weeks, once weekends are factored in), involving mostly instructional days, and some on-site training days, parent-teacher conference days, etc.
Throughout the year, including when on "vacation," teachers are engaged in professional development (taking graduate courses at the nearby college, attending conferences, reading professional journals at home, doing research on particular issues/skills at home, etc.), and continue to work on classroom plans/activities.... plus spend time with their families, do catch-up housework (it really piles up during the school year), work a second job to help make the bills, do volunteer work in the community, etc.
In the United States, most people NOT in the education field have no real clue about the qualification requirements, effort, committment, and professionalism that teachers really require to be in the field. Many think it is an "easy" job...but have never really looked at the job description or spent any time at a school. As a special education teacher, my job description written out by Human Resources is 5 pages long. Teachers are paid half to 1/3 what other professionals with similar education and job responsibility are paid. If you see a teacher with a nice car/house, look to what his/her spouse does for a living (or the teacher is in serious debt to have those things).|||You are very welcome!!!
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|||Um, actually, many teachers get paid year round. They have the option of only being paid over 10 months versus 12.
There are millions of reasons to be a public school teacher. Great kids, great communities, holidays off, extended holidays, and it's fun.|||Wow....get payed all year round here in UK, regardless of holiday's.|||Actually, I don't.|||Teachers are on a "yearly salary".|||In Ontario, Canada teachers in the public schools are paid an annual salary for the number of days in the school year. Their contract runs from the first day of the school year to the last day of summer vacation. They are, however, only responsible for working during the school year days.
In response to the teacher bashing comment that is often aimed at teachers about being paid for a whole year and getting the summer off... In fact, teachers' salary is not based on their working a "whole year". They get the summer off because they were never expected to work it and their salary does not cover the number of days it would include. If they were required to work during the summer, their union would negotiate a proportionately higher salary.
In some school districts the union and the school board have agreed to a pay schedule which averages out the salary and distributes it to the staff during all 12 months of the year. In this way, teachers do not have to budget for themselves to get over the summer hiatus. They are often paid "during" the summer but not "for" the summer.
A benefit of being a teacher is that the working schedule gives us breaks during the year. A disadvantage of being a teacher is that there is no flexibility in the working schedule. (You can't get creative with your holidays and book them for the middle of the school year.)
Why do you want to be a public school teacher? The answer should be that you want to make a difference for children and you love teaching! If you're in it for any other reason, you're either not going to do a good job or you're going to burn out or you're going to hate your work and turn into a miserable grouch!
And since you asked - but about the U.S. and not Canada - in Ontario, people always seem to be "teacher bashing" and blaming things on the schools. However, when it comes to their own children's schools and teachers they are usually quite supportive.|||in the US teachers are not respected. Education is not respected.
teachers can opt to be paid in a 9 month time frame or over the entire year... of course most take the entire year option... so they have steady income each month to pay the bills... the yearly salary is the same it is just divided by 9 or 12 months depending on what the teacher wants.
before you say anything about teachers have a great cushy job go be a substitute for 1 week. Do you have any idea how many hours are put into teaching? grading papers, calling parents, preparing lesson plans...taking recertification classes|||You get paid all year - your annual salary is divided up into 12 months instead of the 10 months that are actually "worked." We teach so that others may learn. People have little to no respect for teachers or the profession. They think we don't have the intelligence to do anything else (my own mother thought the same). However, they are far from correct, as we have to know something about a lot of subjects in order to teach them to children! We work 8 hours in the classroom, sometimes without a break for personal needs and meals. Then, we either sit on our campus for another 2-4 hours grading papers and planning lessons, or we take it all home to do. We spend our "vacation" attending professional development workshops and classes. There is little to no chance of advancement unless we can afford the time and expense to obtain a PhD and become a superintendent! All this seems to be forgotten when a parent or other member of society decides to put blame somewhere else for children not succeeding on standardized or other mandated testing. Teachers can't do it all, especially if it is not supported at home!|||I'm a public school teacher in the US, and I have the option to get paid year-round. You can get paid for 10 months or 12 months. The salary is the same at the end of the year, it's just as to how much you get and when. Some people PREFER the 10 month plan because they can put the excess in savings and gain interest. I prefer the 12 month because I'd always be tempted to use the money and end up short on cash during the summer.
So to sum it all up, you're just misinformed about teacher salaries. There are plenty of other reasons NOT to become a school teacher. :)|||You do get paid during the summer, your pay is divided into 26 equal checks and your paid year round. I think until teachers stop saying how underpaid and overworked they are, no one will respect them like they should be. Their pay is fine, starting at over $32.000 per year and going up depending on grade level, but they need to stop being so negative.|||I cannot get over the number of people who keep saying that teachers get paid over the summer but then explain that they are salaried and the money is spead out. THAT IS NOT GETTING PAID FOR SUMMER VACATION!!!
Once again: Teachers are paid for a contracted number of days per year. If the school board and teachers agree, the school board will, in effect, save some of the teacher's money every pay period and then give it back to them in the summer (without earning any interest). The smartest thing to do is to collect your pay as you earn it and save some of it yourself in a savings account so that you draw interest.
That is, however, difficult to do unless you are very disciplined. It is very tempting to dip into that set aside money when you want to buy something that you don't have the cash for.
One writer is correct when they say that if the school year were extended or changed to actually working year-round, the teachers would be paid more because they were working more days.
Right now, with the 2 months of summer off that most teachers have, they have the opportunity to work a second job to earn extra money. Teachers whose schools go year-round now, have part of their summer "saved" until different times of the year. Usually Oct., Christmas and Spring. Those teachers and students do not go to school any longer than those in the traditional school year. Those teachers usually can not get extra jobs for 2-3 weeks at a time.
I wanted to be a teacher because I enjoy working with children, I believe I work well with children, I want(ed) to share my love of learning, but especially reading, with children. When I began nearly 30 years ago, teachers were much more respected than they are now. If the people who constantly complain about the underworked, overpaid teachers would spend a week walking in our shoes, most would come away with a completely different attitude. Visitors to my classroom are shocked at how hard I work. Even my husband had nearly a 180 degree change of mind about teachers when he learned from me the reality of teaching.
I also think one of the reasons so many teachers feel they don't earn enough is how difficult the job has become. Years ago students were taught to behave in school. They knew to sit quietly in their seats. They knew they came to school to learn. They knew that if they got in trouble at school, the parents would support the teacher and they would get in trouble at home, too. For those of you about to say, "Well, my child doesn't lie." Yeah, they do. All kids lie. Kids will say whatever gets them what they want. Just think of yourself. I read/hear all the time about people telling stories of how awful they were in school. If you are an older adult, you remember when your parents made sure you knew what was expected of you. And you did it. It doesn't work that way now. Too many parents believe whatever their kids say. They don't send them to school with the expectation of learning, Too many kids come to school without social skills, not knowing how to get along, without the basic skills they need. When the students in the inner city I teach in come to school as perschoolers or kindergarteners, they test 2-3 years below their age. How are we supposed to catch them up when theyare already that far behind?|||In the US teachers can choose to have their salary paid only during the school year OR spread out over the entire year, including the summer. Teaching is a great career for working parents because they can spend the summer with their families. However I have many friends who are teachers and most of them choose to take a different job during the summer months to make extra money.
Yes, teachers are respected here but in my opinion they are not paid enough.
What WOULDN'T you do to earn a weeklong, all-expense paid vacation to the place of your dreams?
Pretend to be a liberal democrat.|||Lick my dog's behind! Actually, there are alot of things I wouldn't do for a measly trip that will be over in a week... Now a million dollars is a totally different situation!....|||Pretend killbasabill is funny
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