This has been asked several times and I recently got some insight from someone who has had to let people go post merger:
0-5 years: two weeks
More than 5 but less than 10 years: four weeks
More than 10 but less than 15 years: six weeks
More than 15 years: eight weeks
Pretty (unsurprisingly) stingy
Accrued vacation is a thing of the past for US based DXC! And sick time is not paid out when you leave
(American here). I'm always surprised when people unfamiliar with American working conditions idolize our system. Yeah there are lottery winners who strike it rich. overwhelmingly you end up near where you started just like everywhere else.
Yeah the US sems to be very bad for employes. I got WFR from hpe in Australia in 2015. Due to Australia's labour laws i got around 14 months payout in my wfr package. That was severance pay plus all accrued annual leave and long service leave. I was happy to leave that place anyway had enough of the stupid mentaility of management. You yanks need to get better labour laws and unions. Business just rides rough shot over you and you call it "individual pursuit of happiness" and freedom. Bhuuhhh what a joke..
I received my notification last week. The document states you lose any unused vacation, but if you are over you will get docked pay.
Vacation pay out is based upon state law and varies by state. They sent mine very soon after my severance check.
Wow. When I left in Jan 2016 from HPE the MINIMUM was 11 weeks with a max of 52 weeks in the US. Now the max is 8 weeks and the minimum is 2. I feel very fortunate to leave when I did.... It truly is a race to the bottom on employee benefits in the US. When will we wise up to the need for unions and work councils like Europe? (corrected typos from the previous post)
Wow. When I left the Jan 2016 from HPE the MINIMUM was 11 weeks with a max of 52 weeks is the US. Now the max is 8 weeks and the minimum is 2. If feel very fortunate to leave when I did.... It truly is a race to the bottom on employee benefits in the US. When will we wise up to the need for unions and work councils like Europe?
Info posted by OP is not correct... US current policy is:
Up to 3 years 2 weeks
3 - 5 years 4 weeks
5 - 9 years 5 weeks
9 - 15 years 6 weeks
15 years or more, 8 weeks maximum
If you fall under a different program for some reason this may not apply to you but this is general US WFR policy.
Oh that's maddening! $22,000 (2015 package) vs $10,000 (current package) for me!
I got out before I could get either, though.
In California the companies must payout accumulated vacations, that's the law. Unfortunately other US states do not require it, don't know them all but i heard from Texas folks they got yipped on the split back in April.
I had 21 years in when I quit. I think it used to be 2 weeks notice, plus 1 week per year up to a max of 26 weeks. When the severance dropped from 23+ weeks, to basically 8 if you were lucky, it no longer became a factor in the decision to leave. Prior to that, being the 'new guy' somewhere vs having a 5 month safety-net was a major incentive to stick around.
When I left, any unused vacation was lost - which was convenient after I cancelled two days vacation to help them deal with some stuff during my notice, and then they billed me for the 2 days they over-paid me at the end of the month, but wouldn't credit me the 2 days vacation I had left over. States in the Employee Policy that vacation is lost at the time of separation.
Not sure if it works the same with involuntary separation, but in most cases, if you accrued it, they owe it, but check your local policies ;)
That's pretty poor. Your ancestors should never have turned on King George and booted us out :o)
In the UK I got 12 weeks pay in lieu of notice and 12 months salary after 26 years. That's the maximum payout HPE offered. It was 3 months ago and spent just 1 month's worth as I was fortunate and got a job offer within a week of leaving.
Best of luck to all those either jumping or getting pushed this time round,
From the CSC side, there was literally zero vacation to carry over. If HPE employees have vacation balances, they should look at the laws in their state. In mine, it would be illegal for them to withhold that payout.
Did they happen to mention anything about Vacation Payout. Many have saved their Vacation time for the Summer, so curious will they honor that time and pay it out, or ask us to bend over just a little farther. After all no dinner, no Vaseline, what more can we expect than a big up yours!