Vacation rate error
02/05/09 09:08
Guys:
Just to warn you all of the upcoming scream that will hit shortly. When were questioning George Wong on some vacation payments for 2009 it appears that there was an overpayment in 2007 to every employee (19,000 +) of about $400.00 dollars. So they are deciding now how to go about re-collecting the overpayment.
Pat
From: Wong, George A [mailto:George.Wong@bnsf.com]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:59 PM
To: pat@santafeblet.com; Alan Holdcraft
Subject: Vacation rate error
Pat and Alan,
This is a follow up summarization of our conversation this afternoon. Early last week we began receiving inquiries from employees asking why vacation rates had gone down compared to last year’s vacation rates.
Melinda Cowin, in our Technology Services group, investigated these inquiries and found a mechanical error in the vacation qualifier program. As a result, each TYE employee who was paid vacation pay during 2008 on the basis of 1/52nd of his/her prior year’s earnings was overpaid.
We are still in the process of determining the full impact of the overpayments; however, it appears that on average most employees were overpaid about $400.
Over the next few days, we will verify the amounts of the overpayments and set up a reasonable plan for recovery for these overpayments.
We will also recalculate the 2009 vacation rates and put them into place as soon as we have accurate data.
As we get more details, I will update you on where things stand. In the mean time please let Melinda or me know if you have any questions.
Melinda Cowin – Technology Services 785-435-1330
George Wong – Director, TYE Compensation Systems 785-676-5178
Just to warn you all of the upcoming scream that will hit shortly. When were questioning George Wong on some vacation payments for 2009 it appears that there was an overpayment in 2007 to every employee (19,000 +) of about $400.00 dollars. So they are deciding now how to go about re-collecting the overpayment.
Pat
From: Wong, George A [mailto:George.Wong@bnsf.com]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:59 PM
To: pat@santafeblet.com; Alan Holdcraft
Subject: Vacation rate error
Pat and Alan,
This is a follow up summarization of our conversation this afternoon. Early last week we began receiving inquiries from employees asking why vacation rates had gone down compared to last year’s vacation rates.
Melinda Cowin, in our Technology Services group, investigated these inquiries and found a mechanical error in the vacation qualifier program. As a result, each TYE employee who was paid vacation pay during 2008 on the basis of 1/52nd of his/her prior year’s earnings was overpaid.
We are still in the process of determining the full impact of the overpayments; however, it appears that on average most employees were overpaid about $400.
Over the next few days, we will verify the amounts of the overpayments and set up a reasonable plan for recovery for these overpayments.
We will also recalculate the 2009 vacation rates and put them into place as soon as we have accurate data.
As we get more details, I will update you on where things stand. In the mean time please let Melinda or me know if you have any questions.
Melinda Cowin – Technology Services 785-435-1330
George Wong – Director, TYE Compensation Systems 785-676-5178
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