yeh, your right on that: not paid. Just a week of vacation offered.
Most trucking companies offer payment in lieu of time off.
My bad. Been taken payment last few years instead of time and your fact slipped my mind. Thanks
vacation and statutory holidays
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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require payment for time not worked, such as vacations, sick leave or federal or other holidays. These benefits are matters of agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee's representative). http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/vacation_leave.htm
Here you go, right from the Department of Labor website. Google is just an amazing tool, it took 30 seconds to get the answer. Most employers offer some type of paid time off in order to be competitive.
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That might be the way it is in the US not Canada
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Where I work, we get vacation, holiday and sick pay. Holiday and sick pay come out to 8 hours of pay ($210.32 per day). We have 11 holidays and 12 sick days per year. Vacation is paid at 1 5/2 of your last years gross pay ($335.48 per day). I get 4 weeks vacation now.
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Crap Magoo. If you cross a border you fall under the Federal Labor Act and OT after 60. If Provincial only then you fall under the Act of the Province you work in. OT after 40 - 44- 45, varies by Province. The law is in place but not many drivers know it or have the desire to do anything about it and keeo working for peanuts.
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We pay 6% of gross revenue for Vacation Pay plus 8 hours for 11 Holidays a year. We have guys that gross over $100,000.00 so they get $6,000.00 plus for their Vacation pay.
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