PTO Balances:
PTO Balances for all GSRs were sent to each location at the beginning of October by Tamara. Please remember that GSRs will only carryover 40 hours of PTO into the new year.
Example A: Loretta has 56 hours of PTO and is unable to take any before the end of Dec 2024. As of Jan 1, 2025, her new PTO balance will be 40 hours. She will lose 16 hours.
Example B: Antonio has 36 hours of PTO and is unable to take any before the end of Dec 2024. As of Jan 1, 2025, his new PTO balance will be 36 hours. All his hours rolled over.
W2 Address reminder:
Just a friendly reminder to have ALL employees (including you) to check their Paychex profile and update your address accordingly to ensure you receive your 2024 W2 in a timely fashion! Additionally, you can opt in to receive your W2 electronically.
Holidays Coming Up!
As a reminder, the next two holidays for GSRs are Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Per company policy, employees must work their scheduled shift prior to the holiday, and their scheduled shift following the holiday to actually receive the holiday pay. This policy will be changing in 2025 to state: employees must have hours worked in the pay period to be eligible for the holiday.
Veterans Day is November 11th! Thank you for your service and all you do to make RRI West the best!
John Chapman, GM Mt. Pleasant
Michael Edwards, GM Hilton Head
Michael Smith, GM Rockford
John Myers, IT Helpdesk
Lionel Butler, Maintenance Cleveland East Willoughby
Emerick Espinoza, Maintenance Baltimore BWI
Be thankful in November for SAFETY!
Drowsy Driving Protection Week November 5th-11th
The National Sleep Foundation’s Drowsy Driving Prevention Week® encourages everyone to prioritize sleep and only drive when they are alert and refreshed. Their goal is to help people get the sleep they need and reduce the number of drivers who choose to drive while sleep deprived. Want to learn more: https://www.thensf.org/drowsy-driving-prevention/
Daylight Savings Time Ends November 3rd
Did you know that losing just one hour really has an impact on worker fatigue and safety? Decrease in alertness, reaction time and decision-making ability all have the potential to affect our health and safety and the health and safety of those around us while at work, on the road or at home.
No one believes that losing or gaining one hour of sleep due to a time change is going to upset employee circadian rhythms. However, when employers are sensitive to the sleep needs of their employees, and the ways that shifting clocks impede their safety and productivity, everyone benefits. Companies should make sure not to put any critical activities on the day right after clocks change, when people might not be performing at their best. Realize that these are real effects and account for them when scheduling. Source: www.assp.org
Great American Smokeout November 16th
Did you know smoking causes an estimated 480,000 deaths every year? You wouldn’t be reading this post if you didn’t care about your employees’ health…and your job title means you obviously care about fire prevention. Here’s a great chance to cover both of these topics.
