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Officials consider giving new hires two weeks' vacation in first year and a donate-to-colleague sick-time program
Summary
County employees and local prosecutors urged commissioners to increase new-hire vacation to two weeks in the first year (with a 90-day or six-month eligibility window), and the court discussed creating an anonymous donation program for employees to donate sick or vacation hours to colleagues in need.
Employees and several elected officials urged Van Zandt County commissioners at the Aug. 7 workshop to increase new‑hire vacation accrual so that employees can access two weeks’ paid vacation in their first year. A local prosecutor and county staff presented sample schedules from neighboring counties (Polk, Angelina) and recommended either a…
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