Do i qualify for iowa unemployment?
Recently I had a family member become very ill. I called my Employer and told them the situation and they asked me if I needed a leave of absence. I told them I would contact them in a couple weeks an let them know when I would return. I came back Tuesday but then wed I had to call in because my daughter was ill. I still have vacation time available. I have missed a lot of work due to dr apts or illnesses but they have all been excused. I heard something a about a "last straw" meaning unemployment goes by the last absence you were actually fired for. I was fired for calling in sick. Any help is appreciated.
Do teachers get vacation time during the school year? If so, how much?
The other answers have mostly covered it. Teachers get mostly the same vacations/days off as students but inevitably there is grading, planning and miscellaneous other responsibilities that must be completed. In addition, teachers get a limited number of days for illness, personal, bereavement, jury duty etc. The rules for these are generally spelled out contractually at least for public school teachers in the US.What is left out is that the teachers schedule is very inflexible. Somebody (teacher, substitute teacher, colleague on prep) must be in the classroom whenever students are there. Almost always there are bells that ring on the exact minute to signal the start and end of each period. This means that a teacher cannot be late, leave during the day or leave early. So, if you have an appointment, you have to make it after school. If school gets out at three, it’s pretty hard to make it to an appointment much before four and there are necessarily few appointments available at that time. If your kid gets sick at school or daycare, you can’t just walk out the door. You have to get someone to cover. Sometimes teachers have to take days off just to take care of normal business that others do during the workday.
When would an employee have met their 1,000 hours of work required for a 401k vesting in year 'x'?
When determining hours worked for Years of Vesting Service credit, all hours are considered. This includes hourly pay, credited hours for salary, sick hours used, vacation hours used, etc… Generally, as long as you work 20hrs per week, you will hit the 1,000hrs by year-end. If you are full-time, you generally hit the 1,000hrs right around 6 months as a full-timer will work close to 2,080hrs in one calendar year.Now, with that said, that does not necessarily mean your retirement plan will update your vesting as soon as you hit the 1,000hr mark. Sometimes, the plan administrator waits until the end of the calendar year and updates the vesting for everyone who exceeded the 1,000hr mark. Other 401(k) plans are automated and your account will update automatically.
Does an employer have to pay out the accumulated vacation time to an employee who quits?
Yes, generally speaking, vacation benefits which have accrued (i.e. been earned) and not yet taken at the time of termination must be paid in the state of California.There is one exception, however, when things may not be as they appear. I think it is rarely used, but the possibility exists. Under federal law, if the company fully funds a vacation plan under a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association trust, different rules may apply. I once worked for a company that used this. Under the terms of the plan, vacation benefits did not accrue but, rather, the benefit was earned upon reaching the annual anniversary date (from date of hire). In other words, if you quit or got fired on day 364 of your employment, you were one day short of earning your X weeks vacation for the year. As such, you were entitled to nothing, since the benefit technically had not been earned.I don't think you have to worry about this but, if in doubt, verify with your HR department that your vacation benefits accrue on a pro-rata basis. If this is the case, you will be paid for earned, but not used, vacation upon termination.
Loyalty to your employer?
I'm currently working as a contractor with my company and am about 1.5 months into a 6 month contract. There has been word floating around that due to the lack of work, us contractors may be forced to either look into relocating to another state (from IL to either IA or FL) and stay as a contractor to work at a different company there. The place in IA is over 3 hours away from here and FL is many hours away. When I heard about that, I made my resume public on Monster. There is an oppertunity in WI that offers a permanant position with a company, really good benefits, and potentially a higher wage. When I was hired by the company I am with now, I received no benefits but the pay was pretty good. They also asked if I would be able to stay the duration of the contract. I agreed that I would. My question is this: Should I stick out the rest of the contract with the chance of having to choose to either stay in hotels during the week while I am in either IA or FL and come back to home on the weekends (with FL it would be more like coming back maybe once a month due to the distance) or even losing my job or should I just leave my current company if the job in WI is offered to me? My issue is that I said I'd be staying for the duration of the contract and breaking it would be breaking my word. But I don't want to miss out on an oppertunity when this current adventure could end up in ruin.
Do i qualify for iowa unemployment ?
I had a family illness and called my employer and told them the situation and they asked me if I needed a leave of absence. I told them I would contact them in a couple weeks an let them know when I would return. I came back Tuesday but then wed I had to call in because my daughter was ill. I still have vacation time available. I have missed a lot of work due to dr apts or illnesses but they have all been excused. I heard something a about a "last straw" meaning unemployment goes by the last absence you were actually fired for. Any help on if I qualify is appreciated. I was fired for calling in.
What is meant by "prorated vacation time"?
In many organizations, vacation time (say 2 weeks a year) is not granted as a lump sum at the start of the year. Instead, it is accrued by pay period in even increments. So if you get paid monthly, you also accrue 10 days/12 months=.83 days per month. (Same principle if you're paid weekly or bi-monthly.) This is the process of prorating. Alternatively, if a full time person gets 2 weeks a year, but another person works part time - say 4 days a week - then their annual vacation is prorated to 4/5 or 80% of the full time amount or 8 days.
Can I leave my dog while on vacation?
It sounds like she has a seperation anxiety. My dog has the same problem, and I can't leave him even with my parents for a day without him crying for at least an hour. It's gotten better over time, since he's learned I always come back, but dogs can be very different. You can leave her, yes, but leave her in a shelter where they care for your pets like in this scenario. If you don't want to pay that price, leave her with a trusted friend, relative, or neighbor. I wouldn't think it would harm her very much, and she might calm down in a few days. She would still love you, and most likely be a happy dog when you come home. And it depends on your decision to call or not. You don't want her to start worrying again and starting looking around more, but it would help calm her to hear your voice. Good luck! :3
Why does everyone take vacations but me??
Ok, before you immediately comment, "you spoiled brat", or, "look from your parents perspective", zip it and listen. Please. Thank you. I always hear friends talking about vacations they've taken, and I just want to cry, I literallyalways hear friends talking about vacations they've taken, and I just want to cry, I literally just want to cry... The friends who haven't "gone on vacations" are the ones who say, " how come I've never really gone on vacation, except that one time 4 years ago, but that wasn't on the plane so it doesn't count", i'm talking I've literally never left my small town in the middle of Iowa. Trust me, I know what you're thinking, and no, my parents are not poor. Not rich, but upper middle class, my dads A farmer, and mom can afford to be a stay at home mom... It just doesn't make sense