This Policy Letter is intended to summarize and clarify the schemes for holiday pay and sick leave in operation at Saint Hill. Both schemes are in line with similar schemes which apply in other Scientology Organizations all over the world.
Holiday pay is allowed to all staff who work full time on a weekly wage, on the following scale:
The “days” referred to are working days. For each year of continuous service, therefore, a staff member would receive two full weeks’ holiday pay. Each day’s pay for lesser periods would be estimated as one-fifth of the gross weekly wage.
A full time staff worker is one who works 35 hours or more per week regularly.
A part time staff worker is one who works less than 35 hours per week regularly.
Part time workers, or those who work on an hourly rate, do not normally receive any holiday pay.
Holiday pay is not normally granted unless the staff member has been employed continuously for at least a year, even though a holiday may be taken by permission. In all such cases, special permission must be obtained before any holiday pay is granted. On leaving the organization, a staff member is not entitled to any holiday pay unless he has been employed continuously for at least a year.
When taking a holiday, staff members who normally work Saturdays or Sundays should do so before starting on holiday, or have their pay docked for the time lost.
Sick leave with pay is allowed to full time staff members at the rate of 2 days in every calendar month. Sick leave is not cumulative from one month to another. Such pay is granted upon the presentation of a Doctor’s certificate.