Time Away from Work
Taking time off can make a world of difference for your overall well-being and productivity. You may also need extended time away from work for health, family or other reasons. WSP USA offers helpful benefits that allow you time to relax, recover, care for family members, honor personal commitments and more.
Paid Time Off (PTO)/Vacation
WSP USA provides time off for vacation, sick leave and other personal needs through Paid Time Off (PTO). WSP has both an accrual-based PTO program and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program depending on your grade level.
In the accrual-based PTO program, WSP employees accrue PTO at generous rates and are allowed to roll over up to a maximum of two times the annual accrual rate. Moreover, WSP encourages workplace flexibility, allowing employees the opportunity to work pre-approved alternative schedules without the need to use PTO.
WSP’s FTO program eliminates a capped number of paid time off days and allows employees the flexibility to decide when and for how long to take paid time off, subject to reasonable use based on business needs.
To learn more about the PTO program, visit the Employee Handbook.
Holidays
WSP USA provides the following paid holidays each year:
| New Year’s Day |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Memorial Day |
| Independence Day |
| Labor Day |
| Thanksgiving Day |
| Day After Thanksgiving |
| Christmas Day |
Leaves of Absence
WSP USA offers various types of leaves to support the needs of our employees. Below, we highlighted some of WSP’s leave polices for when you need to be out of the office. For more information on eligibility and required actions, review the WSP Leave Guide.
Family and Medical Leave
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees the opportunity to take unpaid, job-protected leave for their own sickness or disability, having a baby or caring for a sick family member. You may be able to use your paid time off, disability benefits, state benefits, or WSP Paid Parental leave to receive income during your FMLA leave.
Please note: You will continue to be responsible for your portion of your benefit premiums while on unpaid FMLA leave.
Key Features at a Glance
What is FMLA for?
FMLA protects your job while you are on an approved FMLA leave. Leaves may be taken for the following reasons, up to the durations noted:
New addition to the family
Birth of a child, or to care for a newborn/adopted/fostered child (12 weeks)
Your own or a family member’s health condition
A health condition that makes you unable to perform your job, or to care for an immediate family member who has a serious health condition (12 weeks)
Care for military service member
To care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness related to certain military service (26 weeks)
Family member’s active duty
To handle certain qualifying exigencies related to your spouse’s, son’s, daughter’s, or parent’s active duty in the Uniformed Services (12 weeks)
Disability Leave
WSP USA provides Short-term Disability (STD) Leave to benefits eligible employees. Short-term Disability Leave is intended to cover you for up to 13 weeks at a time following a non-occupational injury, illness, or birth of a child. Visit the Short-term Disability page for more details on eligibility, coverage and Buy-Up STD coverage. Note: There is a seven-calendar day waiting period to receive your STD insurance benefit, unless you are admitted to the hospital with a 24-hour stay.
The WSP USA Leave Guide book is a great place to get all the detailed information on Leaves of Absence. WSP also has the Parental Leave Guide for any new parents wanting information specific to parental leave process.
Long-term disability (LTD) Leave benefits enable you to maintain a portion of your income after you have been disabled for 90 days. You can purchase LTD coverage to meet your financial needs. Visit the Long-term Disability page for more details on coverage levels and costs.
How to apply for Family or Disability Leave
To apply for FMLA and/or Disability leave, contact Prudential | AbsenceOne at 1-866-616-0004 from Monday–Friday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Eastern Time. You may also visit the Prudential | AbsenceOne website to report a claim up to 30 days in advance of your leave.
Learn more
See the WSP USA Employee Handbook for more details about our family and medical leave programs.
WSP Paid Parental Leave
WSP USA provides new parents with WSP Paid Parental Leave to care for and bond with your new child.
Employees who become parents of a biological, adopted or fostered child are eligible for 100% paid leave following the birth or placement of the child. Full time benefits eligible employees are eligible for 120 hours of paid parental leave. Part time benefits eligible employees are eligible for 72 hours of parental leave. Hours can be used consecutively, in single weeks, or in single day (8 hour) increments and can be taken within 12 months of your child’s birth or adoption.
See the WSP USA Employee Handbook for more details.
Other Paid Time Off
Bereavement
In the unfortunate event of the death of a family member, full-time or part-time employees will be allowed Bereavement Leave upon notifying their supervisor and HR Business Partner. Up to three days of paid Bereavement Leave will be granted to plan for and attend funeral services of an immediate relative or members of the extended family to include:
- Spouse or Domestic Partner
- Child, Stepchild, Child of Domestic Partner
- Parent, Parent-in-law, Stepparent
- Sibling, Sibling-in-law, Stepsibling
- Grandchild, Grandparent, Grandparent-in-law
- Aunt or uncle
- Niece or Nephew
See the WSP USA Employee Handbook for more details.
Jury duty
An employee will receive full pay during the time they spend in jury duty or as a subpoenaed trial witness, for a period not to exceed 10 business days per year.
Where state law does not require WSP to pay the employee more than 10 days for jury duty leave and the employee’s jury duty lasts more than 10 days, employees may use available PTO. Unless local law requires otherwise, temporary employees are ineligible for paid jury duty leave.
See the WSP USA Employee Handbook for more details.
Personal Leave
WSP is aware that an employee may need some time off from work to attend to personal situations that do not qualify as a Family and Medical Leave, or any other leave provided by the Company. In such circumstances, employees may apply for Personal Leave.
Personal Leave may be granted for up to three months. For an employee to be eligible to apply for a Personal Leave, the employee must be employed by WSP for at least 12 months. When an employee wishes to take a Personal Leave, they must get approval from their manager, HR Business Partner and US Leaves Team. The Personal Leave may be denied, granted, modified, or extended, at the Company's sole discretion and on such terms as the Company may impose, taking into consideration the staffing needs of the Company.
See the WSP USA Employee Handbook for more details on leave and benefit premiums payment while on Personal Leave.
Military leave
A military leave of absence will be granted to employees who are absent from work due to service in the U.S. uniformed services in accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and/or applicable state laws.
Advanced notice of military service is required unless military necessity prevents such notice or it is otherwise impossible or unreasonable. Employees must provide Prudential | Absence One with a copy of their military papers as soon as they receive them.
Military leave is unpaid. Employees may elect to use available PTO during this leave. Use of PTO time in these cases must still comply with WSP's tenure-based PTO Policy. In the event an employee qualifies for an unpaid military leave of absence offered by the Company, such leave remains unpaid, and the employee may not use Unlimited PTO during the leave except where required by federal, state and local laws. Provided an employee's absence does not exceed applicable statutory limitations, he or she will retain reemployment rights and accrue seniority and benefits in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
See the WSP USA Employee Handbook for more details.
Please note: You will continue to be responsible for your portion of your benefit premiums while on unpaid Military leave.
Employee Discount Programs
Whether you’re making a big-ticket purchase or organizing a night out at the theater, WSP USA's Employee discounts help make purchases more affordable and convenient. Our discounts apply to a range of brand-name products and services.
See below for a list of vendors:
Career Compass
Career Compass is a dynamic and interactive career path platform designed to help you develop a clear career plan as you grow at WSP USA.
When navigating your career journey, understanding all opportunities and directions for career growth within WSP USA is important. As an example, the career lattice approach reflects the perspective that a career path can progress in any direction – not just straight up! This approach helps to broaden your career path in the direction you choose to showcase strengths, maximize versatility, and increase growth opportunities.
If you’re ready to explore what direction your career journey can take with WSP USA, visit the Career Compass.
Learning Lobby
At WSP USA, we are driven by inspiring our employees to grow and contribute to our dynamic organization. In navigating your career journey through Career Compass, the Learning Lobby is a companion site to foster your professional development and career advancement by offering a tailored approach to learning. The Learning Lobby offers resources spanning a variety of topics, including continuing education, leadership, innovation, and diversity and inclusion.
It's time to start your self-directed learning journey. Get motivated by challenges and seek out opportunities that translate learning into improved performance and meaningful career progression. Explore the Learning Lobby.