Well-Being

Paid Time Off
The company maintains a PAID TIME OFF (PTO) Benefit, which allows eligible employees to receive their wages while off work for vacation, personal or family business, and personal or dependent illness or emergency. The PTO benefit is designed to allow for the rest and relaxation of regular employees, as well as to minimize the financial hardship that would otherwise confront employees who are required to be absent from work due to the above situations. The purpose of a Paid Time Off program is to recognize the diverse situations in which employees have needs for time off and allows eligible employees to receive their wages while managing their own time off from work.

Regular full-time and part-time employees who are regularly scheduled to work at least 20 hours a week are eligible to earn PTO benefits from their first day of work. Part-time employees, who are normally scheduled to work less than 20 hours a week, and temporary employees are not eligible to participate in the Paid Time Off benefit. While on a Leave of Absence, eligible employees will discontinue accrual of paid time off hours.

Full time employees begin to earn PTO benefits in accordance with the following schedule:

Length of Continuous Service	Per Biweekly Pay Period Accrual	12 month Accrual	Maximum Accrual
Day one up to 1st year complete service	4 hours per pay period	104 hours per year (13 days)	208 Hours
Beginning 1st year up to 2nd year complete service	4.31 hours per pay period	112 hours per year (14 days)	224 Hours
Beginning 2nd year up to 3rd year complete service	4.62 hours per pay period	120 hours per year (15 days)	240 Hours
Beginning 3rd year up to 4th year complete service	4.92 hours per pay period	128 hours per year (16 days)	256 Hours
Beginning 4th year up to 5 years complete service	5.54 hours per pay period	144 hours per year (18 days)	288 Hours
Beginning 5th year up to 6 years complete service	5.85 hours per pay period	152 hours per year (19 days)	304 Hours
Beginning 6th year and over	6.15 hours per pay period	160 hours per year (20 days)	320 Hours

Part-time employees regularly scheduled at least 20 hours per week will earn pro-rated PTO based on their regular scheduled workweek. For example, an employee regularly scheduled 20 hours per workweek will accrue 2 hours per pay period during the first year of service.

Holidays
BREG currently designates nine holidays as company-paid days off. BREG will pay time and one-half for eligible employees working on a company-designated holiday (in addition to holiday pay). Holiday pay will be considered "hours worked" when calculating overtime for over forty (40) hours in a week.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The company provides a confidential, professional counseling service for regular employees and their family members. This service is available when personal problems interfere with relationships, job performance and physical health. Everyone can benefit from help when these difficulties arise. This is why we provide a special employee benefit called an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

The EAP program offers professional counseling for life challenges such as:

Relationship & Family Difficulties
Personal Problems
Stress
Conflicts at Work
Alcoholism
Drug Abuse

Referrals can also be made for financial and legal problems. Consultations are limited to six per year and an EAP counselor can be arranged at no cost.

Physical Fitness Reimbursement
Look good and feel great at the expense of the company! BREG provides an opportunity for employees to participate at a health club of their choice with a one-time fixed reimbursement for enrollment fees.

Health & Wellness Fair
BREG cares about its employees' health and the environment. Each year we host a Health & Wellness Fair aimed at providing healthy living solutions. At this fun and engaging event, employees can get free health screening and services, and learn about general health and wellness at a variety of informational exhibits.

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