Contract 101: Let’s Talk About Time Off

IAPE’s Contract 101 series resumes on Wednesday afternoon with a fresh look at paid time off: your vacation time, comp time, personal days and contract holidays. We’ll talk about the special “rollover” of unused 2020 vacation time, and what happens if you leave the company without using your accrued time off.

Join us via Zoom on Jan. 13 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Register on the IAPE Events page to receive your meeting invitation.

Looking Ahead to the Long Weekend
With next weekend being the first long weekend of 2021, this is as good a time as any to remind you of our contract’s Holiday Pay provisions (which we’ll also discuss during Wednesday’s Contract 101 session).

Under the terms of the IAPE/Dow Jones collective agreement, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a recognized holiday. If you are a U.S.-based employee and you’re required to work next Monday, you’re entitled to Holiday Pay: that’s time-and-one-half for all regular hours worked, and double-time for any extra hours. You’re also entitled to an additional day off in lieu of the holiday, or an extra day’s pay at the company’s discretion.

(For holidays between Jan. 1 and Jul. 3, management has the discretion to choose the extra day over extra pay. The employee may opt for pay instead of a banked day off for holidays worked between Jul. 3 and Dec. 31.)

We’re Hiring!
IAPE is seeking a part-time assistant to the Executive Director and President to manage administrative duties in our Princeton, NJ, office, though this role will be a work-from-home position through the end of the current pandemic. The ideal candidate is someone with excellent skills in the areas of organization, attention to detail, time management, ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize and problem solve.

See our job posting for full details, and please pass it along to anyone you think might be interested.