Instead of having “Sick Pay” that you accumulate and use when you are sick, our company divides this into two different categories.

Well Pay & Sick Pay

Well Pay is accumulated, carried over from year to year, and is used first (in case of an illness).

Think of this as “sick pay” for the little things. Because of the nature of our 24on/48off shift structure, you can have several days of “recoup” time and only miss a shift or two.

Excess acumulated Well Pay can also be cashed out at the end of the year… usually in December. This is a way for many people to get a little extra money for the holidays.

Sick Pay, on the other hand, is for longer term illnesses or injuries. The nice thing about Sick Pay is that it “kicks in” on the 3rd missed shift. In other words, you don’t have to exhaust your Well Pay to get Sick Pay.

Although Sick Pay is not cumulative (i.e. it is a set amount that does not increase every year)… it does kick in soon enough to “preserve” your accumulated Well Pay.