I guess, but I would think that you do it then the Friday before you have vacation. Not 2 Fridays ahead of time. Whatever, not really a big deal but always thought it was weird. I just stick it in savings and “pay” myself the week I would normally get it.
Exactly. By contract it’s due no later than the Friday before vacation but usually they do it week early probably make sure they don’t miss deadline because there are penalties involved if late.
I know in this day and age of electronic direct deposit it doesn’t make sense but think about days when lot of people got their paper pay checks and turned them into cash every Friday. This “pay vacation early” thing is a holdover from the past.
Sidebar: any FT who had vacation first or second week in August and had vacation pay issued prior to Aug 1 you probably got paid at the wrong rate. My sweetie and I (both regular full time drivers post progression) didn’t get the 90c GWI and the 33c COLA for our week for vacation this week. Yet another “payroll inquiry” is born.