Time off

If you work 20 or more hours per week, you receive paid vacation based on your years of service with Verizon. Part-time V Teamers accrue vacation on a prorated basis, based on your work schedule.

During your first year, you earn a prorated amount of vacation based on your hire date. If you joined after September 30, you will start to accrue vacation time starting the next January 1.

You can carry accrued vacation into the next year, up to 175% of your annual benefit level. If you reach the 175% limit, you will stop accruing vacation time until you take time off and your balance drops below the 175% cap.

Regular, full-time employees receive six paid personal days on January 1 of each year, which you can use for personal business, recreation, religious observance, or other days of special significance.

Your personal time benefit is prorated in your first year, based on when you join Verizon.

You must be scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week to be eligible for personal time. The annual benefit is prorated by schedule if you work 20 to 39 hours per week. For example, if you’re scheduled to work 30 hours per week, you’ll be eligible for 4.5 days of personal time.

Verizon provides the following paid holidays:

Our customers depend on us 365 days a year, so the holiday schedule for some of our units may vary.

Verizon provides 40 hours of paid UIA time each calendar year for full-time employees and a one-week equivalent for part-time employees, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

Use UIA time when you need to arrive to work late, leave early, or take a full day of absence due to your own illness, a family member’s illness or other unplanned event.

Verizon also provides UIA benefits for use as paid time off under any applicable state or local paid leave laws.

Verizon provides up to five days (or 40 hours) of paid bereavement time annually for full-time employees (prorated for part-time employees). You don’t need to take bereavement days consecutively, but the time should be taken within two weeks after the death. When this is not possible, we encourage you to discuss timing with your supervisor.