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Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off

As a Mountaineer, you get paid time off for holidays, vacation and sick time. The amount of time you receive depends on your work schedule, your role and how long you’ve worked for the Company.

  • Holidays

    Company-paid holidays for all Mountaineers include:

    • New Year’s Day

    • February Family Day/Louis Riel Day/Nova Scotia Heritage Day/Islander Day

    • Good Friday (or Easter Monday in Quebec)

    • Victoria Day

    • La Fête nationale du Québec (Quebec only)

    • Canada Day

    • August Holiday/Civic Holiday/Provincial Day (except Quebec)

    • Labour Day

    • Thanksgiving

    • Christmas Day

    • Boxing Day

    In addition, each January 1, you receive one floating holiday that must be used by December 31 of the same year. Floating holidays can’t be accumulated or paid out at termination.

  • Vacation

    All permanent Mountaineers are eligible for paid vacation time, as shown below. Your vacation time is accrued weekly based upon your years of service and the policy reference year (January 1 – December 31). In other words, all vacation accrual increases occur on January 1 following your anniversary date. The accrual percentage is the percentage of your gross wages that are paid out when you take vacation. If you leave Iron Mountain, you will be paid for any unused vacation time.

    Hourly Vacation Accrual Schedule (Non-Exempt)

    Years of Service Vacation Time Accrued Accrual %
    0-3 2 weeks 4
    4-8 3 weeks 6
    9-19 4 weeks 8
    20 or more 5 weeks 10

    You can accrue up to two times your annual vacation benefit. If your accrued vacation amount reaches the maximum amount, you’ll stop accruing vacation time. Once you use vacation time and fall below the maximum, you’ll resume accruing vacation time until the maximum is reached again. Any unused, accrued vacation time is paid out when you leave Iron Mountain.

    Salaried Vacation Accrual Schedule (Exempt)

    Years of Service Vacation Time Accrued Accrual %
    0-9 3 weeks 6
    10-20 4 weeks 8
    21 or more 5 weeks 10

    You can accrue up to one time your annual vacation benefit. If your accrued vacation amount reaches the maximum amount, you’ll stop accruing vacation time. Once you use vacation time and fall below the maximum, you’ll resume accruing vacation time until the maximum is reached again. Any unused, accrued vacation time is paid out when you leave Iron Mountain.

    New Hires

    Salaried Employees

    You start accruing vacation time on your first day of work and accrue 2.31 hours per week.

    Hire Date January 1 - June 30 July 1 - September 30 October 1 - December 31
    Vacation Amount Up to 3 weeks 2 weeks 1 week

    Hourly Employees

    You start accruing vacation time on your first day of work and accrue 1.54 hours per week.

    Hire Date January 1 - June 30 July 1 - September 30 October 1 - December 31
    Vacation Amount Up to 2 weeks 1 week 1/2 week

    Executive Vacation Policy

    If you’re a Mountaineer above the Director level (Vice President, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President), you’re eligible to take time off as needed.

  • Sick time

    Iron Mountain provides six paid sick days per 12 months accrued at a half day per month.

    Unused sick time may be accumulated and carried over each year to a maximum of 12 days (96 hours). If your accrued sick time balance reaches the maximum amount, sick time will stop accruing. Once you use sick time and the balance falls below the maximum, accruals will resume until the maximum is reached again.

    When you leave the Company, you aren’t compensated for earned, unused sick time. Your last day of employment may not be a sick day.

    Are You a Union Employee?

    Talk to your manager about your vacation time and pay.