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Intracoastal Transportation, Inc employees are classified by employment
status. Intracoastal Transportation, Inc created various employment status
classifications to fit the needs of the company's growing human resources
requirements. Intracoastal Transportation, Inc maintains an "at will"
employment relationship with its employees, therefore, does not have a
designated status of "permanent" employees.
Regular Full-time Intracoastal Transportation, Inc Employee
A regular full-time employee is an employee who is regularly scheduled
to work 30 or more hours per week. Regular full-time employees are eligible
to participate in Intracoastal Transportation, Inc's employee benefit
programs. Those employees scheduled to work less than 40 hours per week
receive time-off benefits on a prorated basis according to the percentage
of a full work week they are regularly scheduled to work.
Regular Part-time Intracoastal Transportation, Inc Employee
A regular part-time employee is an employee regularly scheduled to work
less than 30 hours per week. Regular part-time employees who work 20-29
hours per week are eligible for reduced benefits. Employees who work less
than 20 hours per week are not eligible for most employee benefits. The
Employee Benefits Handbook outlines the level of benefits for these employees.
An employee who changes from part-time to full-time status is eligible
for employee benefits as a newly hired full-time employee as of the status
change date.
Employees who occasionally work more than 30 hours per week, such as during
school holidays or during the summer, remain classified as part-time employees
and are not eligible for benefits.
Job Share
In a job share position, two employees share the responsibility for one
job, each working a percentage of the full time work schedule. Job shares
usually accommodate current employees in good standing.
Temporary Personnel
Temporary personnel are hired to fill full-time or part-time temporary
staffing needs. The minimum duration of a temporary position is one day.
The maximum duration of a temporary position is generally no more than
nine (9) months. Students may be hired on a temporary basis as part of
a college summer program.
Temporary personnel:
• are not eligible to participate in Intracoastal Transportation,
Inc's employee benefits and are paid only for actual hours worked;
• are not automatically eligible for vessel access; access is
at the discretion of the Manager.
When a temporary employee is hired as a full-time Intracoastal Transportation,
Inc employee, the full-time hire date is the effective date for employee
benefits.
Applications from temporary personnel for full-time employment are not
considered until the position has been posted for 5 days. This requirement
includes temporary personnel who may currently be working in a position
similar to or the same as the posted position.
Independent Contractors
Independent Contractors are individuals hired and paid under a contractual
agreement to perform for a specific period of time or for the duration
of a specified project. Independent contractors are not Intracoastal Transportation,
Inc employees. They retain the right to control and direct their own work;
are responsible for their own business arrangements, benefits, facilities,
equipment and finances, including applicable taxes.
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