International Worker PTO (Paid Time Off) Policy
Paid Time Off
Paid Time Off (PTO) covers all vacations, time needed for personal appointments, and sick time. Placing all time-off hours into a single "bucket" allows employees flexibility in using their paid time off. Reliant believes that time away from one's profession should be provided to employees for rest. Paid Time Off is an opportunity for employees to get away from the pressures of the workplace and enables employees to return to the job healthy, refreshed, and ready to take on new challenges.
As an international worker, you are entitled to PTO and Holidays throughout the year. Although Reliant has set guidelines and accrual policies, it is up to you (the international worker) and your supervisor to track your PTO and Holidays. Reliant does not track PTO and you do not need to report your time off to Reliant. The following parameters are a guide to help you steward your time well, which includes both being diligent workers AND making times of rest and refreshment a priority. PTO is in addition to normal weekly rhythms of rest. The following information does not cover your regular days off in a given week. Supervisors may extend additional times of rest at their discretion, especially given the nature of international ministry.
Taking Holidays as an International Worker
As an international worker working abroad, you are given ten holidays during the year. We understand that you may wish to take your holidays at different times during the year that are not the traditional holidays celebrated in the US. For example, you may want to work on a day like Labor Day and, instead, take off a National holiday that is observed in the country you are living in. It is encouraged that you arrange these days off in conjunction with the local ministry you are working with. We discourage taking holidays on days that may include an important ministry event.
