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- C. ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES
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- 1. Pay Days, Pay Periods and Overtime
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- Employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis every other
- Friday with a one week lag in the pay period. For
- example, the pay period for Friday's pay day will be the
- two week period ended last Friday. Exempt employees are
- not paid for overtime. Non-exempt employees are paid for
- overtime in accordance with the current provisions of the
- Fair Labor Standards Act. Please consult with your
- supervisor or manager concerning your classification and
- the reasons therefore.
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- 2. Paid Sick Leave, Holidays and Vacations
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- Employees receive credit for 10 days of paid sick leave
- upon their first day of employment and accrue one day of
- additional paid sick leave for each month of continuous
- employment up to a maximum of 30 total days. Exceptions
- to this policy may be made in certain circumstances with
- the approval of the President. Accrued but unused sick
- leave is forfeited and not paid upon an employee's
- termination of employment.
-
- Our 1992 and 1993 holiday schedules will be as follows:
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- Monday 02/17/92 President's Day
- Monday 05/25/92 Memorial Day
- Monday 09/07/92 Labor Day
- Thursday 11/26/92 Thanksgiving Day
- Friday 11/27/92 Day After
- Thursday 12/24/92 Christmas Eve
- Friday 12/25/92 Christmas Day
- Thursday 12/31/92 New Year's Eve
- Friday 01/01/93 New Year's Day
- Monday 02/15/93 President's Day
- Monday 05/31/93 Memorial Day
- Monday 07/05/93 Independence Day
- Monday 09/06/93 Labor Day
- Thursday 11/25/93 Thanksgiving Day
- Friday 11/26/93 Day After
- Friday 12/24/93 Christmas Eve
- Friday 12/31/93 New Year's Eve
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- The Company's holiday schedule may also include Monday,
- 12/28/92 through Wednesday, 12/30/92 and Monday, 12/27/93
- through Thursday, 12/30/93. Consult with your supervisor
- or manager to determine the status of these days.
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- Employees accrue .833 days of vacation for each month of
- continuous employment during the first four years of
- their employment. This provides two weeks of paid
- vacation per year. Employees accrue 1.25 days of
- vacation for each month of continuous employment during
- years five through nine of their employment, which
- provides three weeks of paid vacation per year.
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- 3. Working Hours
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- Summit Water has a flexible working hours policy. Employees
- may start work between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., take
- lunch between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and end work
- between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. However, everyone is
- expected to work a minimum of 40 hours per week and be
- present for any previously scheduled meetings. Further,
- some functional areas or departments may find it
- necessary to institute more rigid working hours in order
- to maximize the efficiency of their work. Consult with
- your supervisor or manager in order to determine if you
- are in such a functional area or department. Exceptions
- to this policy may be made in certain circumstances by
- your supervisor or manager.
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- 4. Accounting For Time Worked
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- To account for paid sick leave, holidays, vacations and
- overtime for non-exempt employees, all employees are
- required to complete time sheets on a bi-weekly basis.
- Time sheets should be forwarded to Personnel on the last
- day of each payroll period. Specific dates are available
- from Personnel. All time sheets must be approved by your
- supervisor or manager.
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- 5. Performance Reviews
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- Summit Water wants to provide opportunities for all employees
- to improve their performance and advance their careers.
- Performance reviews provide an opportunity for you and
- your supervisor or manager to discuss and document your
- current performance, future goals and career development
- plans. Performance reviews will be conducted on at least
- an annual basis. All performance reviews will be
- conducted in a participative manner involving you and
- your supervisor or manager.
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- 6. Compensation Administration
-
- Summit Water wants to provide all employees with fair and
- equitable compensation at all times and reward individual
- contributions to the Company's success. Accordingly, all
- employees will receive compensation reviews on at least
- an annual basis. Individual employees may or may not
- receive compensation adjustments at those times.
- Adjustments will be based on the following factors:
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- (a) Individual performance;
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- (b) The relationship of your compensation to others'
- with similar backgrounds, experiences, skills and
- responsibilities;
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- (c) Changes in the labor market and economic
- environment; and
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- (d) The Company's financial performance.
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- Adjustments will generally be effective on the first day
- of the month following their award.
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- 7. Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plan
-
- All full-time employees who have been employed by the
- Company for at least one year are eligible to participate
- in the Company's SEP Plan. Employees can contribute the
- lesser of 15% of their gross wages or $8,475, adjusted
- for inflation on an annual basis, to their SEP account.
- Employees can then invest those contributions in one or
- more Fidelity Investments mutual funds. Consult with
- Personnel for additional information concerning this
- plan.
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- 8. Equity Participation
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- Various equity participation plans may be implemented as
- the Company grows in order for employees to participate
- in the Company's long-term success. A plan permitting
- the issuance of restricted stock and/or incentive stock
- options is currently in effect. All employees will be
- considered for participation under this plan or a
- successor plan on at least an annual basis. Individual
- employees may or may not receive opportunities for equity
- participation. Participation will be dependent on an
- employee's relative contribution to the success of the
- Company and/or extraordinary performance on a sustained
- basis. Consult with your supervisor or manager for
- additional information concerning this plan.
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