Sick Time
Rest and Recover
Sick leave
Questions? Call the HR Support Center 800-672-3170 or email.
Exempt (Salaried) Outfitters
- 40 hours of sick time are granted on January 1 each year, or on the first day of employment for new hires.
- Sick time may be used as soon as it is granted and must be used in one-day (eight-hour) increments.
- Sick time is paid at 100 percent of the current rate of pay.
- A continuous absence for more than 5 days requires a doctor’s statement.
- Unused sick time will not carry over at the end of each calendar year.
- Unused sick days are not paid upon separation of employment.
- In the event of a major illness or a serious accident (which may cause an exempt Outfitter to need earning replacement beyond the sick pay listed above), the company provides paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverages.
non-Exempt (Hourly) Outfitters
- Full-time hourly Outfitters begin accruing paid sick time on their first day of employment at the rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked.
- Sick time may be used as soon as it is accrued and may be used in one-hour increments.
- Sick time is paid at 100 percent of the current rate of pay. It is not included in the computation of overtime.
- Outfitters can accrue and use up to 40 hours per calendar year.
- Outfitters are allowed to carry over up to 40 hours of unused sick time into the next calendar year (but may only use 40 hours per calendar year).
- A continuous absence for more than five days requires a doctor’s statement.
- Unused sick days are not paid upon separation of employment.
- In the event of a major illness or a serious accident (which may cause a non-exempt Outfitter to need earning replacement beyond the sick pay listed above), Outfitters can elect associate-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverages.
- To the extent any ordinance provides greater benefits than contained in this policy, such provisions will apply for those covered Outfitters. See the Bass Pro Shops Outfitter Handbook for more details.