Employee Handbook

Shepherd Electric Supply recognizes the importance of time off from work to relax, spend time with family, and enjoy leisure activities. The company provides paid vacation time to full-time employees for this purpose and employees are encouraged to take vacation during the year. Part-time employees who are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week will be eligible for paid vacation on a pro-rated schedule.

Full-time employees will accrue paid vacation according to the following schedule (annual totals should be rounded to the nearest entire day):

Service Period                                                Monthly (Bi-Weekly) Vacation Accrual

First Calendar Year (after 120 days)               2 (.93) Hours

Calendar Years 2 – 9                                       6.67 (3.08) Hours, up to maximum of 10 days.

Calendar Years 10 +                                        10 (4.62) Hours, up to maximum of 15 days.

New employees begin to accrue vacation after 120 days of employment. Employees may not take paid vacation until they have earned or accrued the vacation time.

Employees should submit vacation plans to their manager, with as much notice as possible, in advance of the requested vacation date. Vacation days may be scheduled in increments of 1 hour up to a maximum of 2 weeks in a row. Managers have the right to designate when some or all the vacations must be taken.

Vacation should be used in the year it is earned. Employees will be permitted to carry over up to 5 days of accrued vacation to the following calendar year.

Upon an employee submitting their resignation/termination, any unused vacation time that has accrued (during the calendar year of given notice) will be paid on the next scheduled pay date.

Personal / Sick Days

Shepherd Electric Supply provides regular, full-time, and part-time employees with paid personal/sick days. Employees begin to accrue at hire date but are not eligible to use until completing 90 days of employment.

Service Period                                                Monthly (Bi-Weekly) Personal/Sick Time

First Day of Employment                                .03334/hr. (2.67) Hours

(5 days granted)                                              (based on 1 hr. for every 30 hrs. worked)  

Employees may carry accrued personal/sick days over from one year to the next. The maximum accrual allowed for full-time employees is 20 days.

If the need for personal/sick days is foreseeable, employees are required to give at least 30 days’ advance notice (e.g., a planned medical treatment) whenever possible. If the need for personal/sick days is not foreseeable, employees are asked to notify their manager as soon as is practical.

If an employee misses 3 or more consecutive days because of illness, Shepherd Electric Supply may require the employee to provide a physician’s written permission to return to work. Personal/Sick days may be used in increments of 1 hour.

Except as required by state law, unused personal/sick days are forfeited when an employee’s employment ends for any reason.