Exempt employees work as many hours as necessary to get the job done. For this reason, and subject to the exceptions below, Northview Church does not reduce exempt employee’s predetermined compensation for any partial day absence (other than intermittent or reduced schedule FMLA leave); any partial week absence occasioned by Northview Church or its operating requirements, including holidays and partial-week shutdowns; or because of variations in the quality of work performed.
DEDUCTIONS FROM SALARY MAY OCCUR IN THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:
- Full-day absences for personal reasons, other than sickness or disability in accordance with the employer’s policies.
- Full-day absences due to the employee’s own sickness or injury (including work-related injuries and FMLA-related absences). Such deductions will be made in accordance with Northview Church’s paid time off plans and state worker’s compensation laws and regulations.
- A full-day suspension imposed for infraction of a safety rule of major significance.
- Full-day absences for unpaid discipline suspensions under Northview Church’s discipline policy for infractions of its workplace conduct rules.
- When no work is performed in a workweek.
NOTE: Attendance and discipline policies are applicable to an absence even though the absence may not be one for which a deduction from salary will be taken.
Employees must use paid time-off benefits for partial day absences for personal reasons or the employee’s own illness or injury per our paid time-off policies, but Northview Church will not reduce an exempt employee’s pay for less than a full day’s absence if he/she has exhausted all paid time off benefits.
Exempt employees who believe their salary has been improperly reduced should report the problem in writing immediately to Human Resources. Northview Church is committed to complying, and expects all supervisors and managers to comply, with this policy and not to make improper deductions from salary. Northview Church will reimburse an employee for an improper deduction.