Mar 7, 2019
Allyis Response
7yHello and thank you for providing your feedback.
The process for requesting Jury Duty leave is through Human Resources, not through Team Leads or Managers, so I am sorry that you did not bring your concerns to Human Resources. We did a review of all our Jury Duty Leave Requests dating back to 2016 and we were unable to locate any instances of an employee being denied Jury Duty by HR, Management, or a client nor did we have record of anyone requesting jury duty leave on three separate occasions. As a company, Allyis fully supports and endorses community involvement and the fulfillment of a citizen’s civic duty. Since 2016, on average 16-20 employees receive a jury summons each year. Of those employees most are dismissed from serving by the courts and 5-6 per year serve and are able to use the two days of jury duty leave that are offered as benefit to all employees. We have found that the two days of leave provided covers nearly all leave needed by the employees. Since 2016, only three employees needed time off beyond the jury leave benefits offered.
Please know that an employee will never be terminated for attending jury duty. Termination would only occur if an employee is struggling with their performance and is unable to improve with proper coaching or if a client requests directly to have an employee removed from the project. In addition, employees are always paid for all hours worked.
If you have any questions or would like to meet with a member of HR or Management to discuss in more detail, please contact Human Resources hr@allyis.com or 425-691-3000.