14 cent paycheck??

I've been a dock worker dealing with Inbound trailers at Estes for over 8 years. I finally found something better and gave my two weeks notice.

My two weeks are over.. I went in today and picked up my check for my last week there. It is for 14 cents!!

I called Payroll:

"You took paid vacation in June. We *front* you the paid vacation. If you don't work to your next anniversary date,we take the money back".

I put 8 years in. I had 2 weeks coming in May. I took part of it in June. ...enough to void 37hrs worth of pay if I didn't work till next May. I worked the last week for 14 cents.

Wow! If you didn't know this,you do now!

 

Thanks for the reply,spyder.

I have yet to find anyone in person who has ever heard of this. ....and believe you me... I'm telling everyone!!

Most people say: "It's yours. You earned it."

Others: "I've been in jobs where they actually pay you for your vacation time you had saved."

I have texted many old co-workers at the Estes terminal I worked at for those 8+ years. No one has heard of it,either. They do now!

Luckily I didn't *need* that last full paycheck.

 

Apparently it doesn't.

You know,I could sit here and bash-bash-bash about many other things,but I'm not gonna do that.

...and yes,I do have a CDL-A with doubles,triples,tank,hazmat,metal coil...

I started there as a dock worker to check the place out. Then stayed as a dock worker.

I got tired of being OTR for the last company I worked for. I want to be home every day and not deal with nasty dispatchers/load planners who have no regard for your license,DOT rules and safety.

 

So in this company you haven't "earned" your vacation time when your anniversary date comes. (At 8 years,it is two weeks)

Instead,it is "fronted" to you so that they may take it back if you find another job before your next anniversary date.

It sounds like a contractual stipulation to benefit the company.