Vacation allowance will be earned based on an employee's years of service as follows:
1st through 4th Year - 10 days (two weeks)
5th through 9th Year - 15 days (three weeks)
10th Year and Longer - 20 days (four weeks)
At the start of this policy on Jan 1, 2003 it was interpreted in-house that you began your three weeks at the end of your fifth year (five year anniversary) or the end of your tenth year (ten year anniversary).
Recently an outside service has taken over vacation accrual. They read our policy and determined that your three weeks begins at the *beginning* of your fifth year (after your fourth year anniversary) and at the *beginning* of your tenth year (after your ninth year anniversary).
The policy has not changed, but the interpretation has. The company now goes with the interpretation of the outside service. Was the previous interpretation wrong in any way, and if so would any action be necessary on the part of the company to correct the misinterpretation?
1st through 4th Year - 10 days (two weeks)
5th through 9th Year - 15 days (three weeks)
10th Year and Longer - 20 days (four weeks)
At the start of this policy on Jan 1, 2003 it was interpreted in-house that you began your three weeks at the end of your fifth year (five year anniversary) or the end of your tenth year (ten year anniversary).
Recently an outside service has taken over vacation accrual. They read our policy and determined that your three weeks begins at the *beginning* of your fifth year (after your fourth year anniversary) and at the *beginning* of your tenth year (after your ninth year anniversary).
The policy has not changed, but the interpretation has. The company now goes with the interpretation of the outside service. Was the previous interpretation wrong in any way, and if so would any action be necessary on the part of the company to correct the misinterpretation?
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