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ADMINISTRATIVE MEMORANDUM COUNTY OF SAN MATEO . SUBJECT: Voluntary Reduced Work Hours RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Personnel NUMBER: E-12 DATE: February 1, 1984 The Voluntary Reduced Work Hours Program consists of the following three options: ” 5% Plan” – 5% less in salary gives an employee an additional 104 hours (13 days) off. “10% Plan” – 10% less in salary gives an employee an additional 208 hours (26 days) off. “20% Plan” – 20% less in salary gives an employee an additional 416 hours (52 days) off. An employee may apply for the Voluntary Reduced Work Hours Program by submitting the appropriate application/agreement to their department head in May. If participation isRead More →

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An employee can apply for VTO for any reason.  Deciding whether to grant VTO is discretionary, but you should have a good business reason when you deny a VTO request. An example of a good business reason for denying VTO might be that the unit staffing is planned with everyone working full-time so there is not staffing available to backfill if one employee takes extra time off on top of the allotted vacation time.Read More →