Exempt employee attendance policy 1

[Dtuck]

Are there any actual legal policies determining what constitutes a sick day, vacation day, etc. for exempt employees? Is it right for a company to not compensate you for extensive travel and yet dock you for sick time even if it is a necessary doctors appointment? Just wondering what actual Federal or otherwise documents might be out there. Thanks in advance.

 

[Lion06]

zdas-
I might caution you that some people may not know that you are ok with them leaving for an appt and feel the need to justify it to you before they do so. This is probably more a matter of personality than of not being good workers. Just because someone comes to you and starts off with how much they've been doing and do you mind if they leave for an appt doesn't mean they are poor workers. It could very easily be that they don't yet know your expectations for their time in the office.
I am rather timid and often asked when I first started (though I never started by saying how hard I've been working). That being said, I think it is more a matter of personality than work ethic.

 

[KENAT]

Atlas, glad someone likes my ramblings.

I wonder how those 3 categories work in a very specialized field?

My company works in precision measurement. The stars of the show are mostly the scientists and a few of the top engineers that are developing the new techniques, methods technology etc.

In my current position of drawing checking & design verification for the more mundane mechanical items I don't think it would matter how over acheiving I am/was I'll never hit cat 3 because it's not perceived my many as critical to the company. Heck, wasn't long ago my now Director who claims to value me & my role was supposedly telling the board of directors that I was firmly in cat 1!

Like I said though, I think it may be the company, hence I'm keeping an eye out.

That said my direct manager does value me etc and I've actually got pretty flexible hours. I'll let him know I'm gonna be out but I don't normally ask permission unless I think there may be an issue. He also kicks me out early last day of the week sometimes too!

KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...

 

[MikeAnd]

That's strange if, as it sounds, your employer docked part of your pay for going to a dr. appointment.

I've went to a lot of doctor's appointments in my career and I've never been docked for it. Did you mention to your manager that you were leaving and that you'd stay a little late to make it up?

Mike

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