ANNUAL VACATIONS 15.01 Employees shall be entitled to an annual vacation after one (1) year of employment with pay, calculated as follows:
(a) 3/52nds of the earnings of that year of service after one (1) year and each subsequent year thereafter, up to and including five (5) completed years of service;
(b) 4/52nds of the earnings for the year commencing after five (5) completed years of service and each subsequent year thereafter, up to ten (10) completed years of service;
(c) 5/52nds of the earnings after ten (10) completed years of service and each subsequent year thereafter.
15.02 For other than full-time employees, all vacation pay will be paid to employees on December 15th in each year unless the employee requests vacation pay when a holiday is taken. In such circumstances, the employee will receive vacation pay requested at that time or a portion of the payment at that time and the balance on December 15th. Part-time employees will be allowed to make two (2) such requests per year based on earnings to June 30th. Full-time employees will receive vacation pay when they take their vacation.
15.03 Employees who are hospitalized or make use of compassionate leave during their vacation period shall be credited with extra vacation time equivalent to the time used.
15.04 Vacations cannot be accumulated from one year to another.
15.05 When a statutory holiday occurs during an employee’s vacation, an extra day’s vacation shall be granted if the holiday is one for which the employee would have received pay if he/she had been working.
15.06 If the employment of an employee is terminated, the Employer shall pay him/her for any vacation time he/she has earned.
15.07 A vacation list shall be submitted to the employees requesting them to indicate their preference as to vacation dates. Both parties agree, however, that the vacation schedule must be practical insofar as the operation of the business is concerned and therefore the Employer is able to make a final decision as to how many and which employees would be able to take vacation at any particular time. Seniority shall prevail in the event of a conflict of vacation requests between employees.
VACATIONS AND VACATION PAY 9.01 Employees shall receive vacation pay in accordance with the provisions outline below: (as of July 1st of the current year) VACATION PAY
a. 0 - 3 years 4% of annual gross earnings
b. Upon completion of 3 years 5%
c. Upon completion of 4 years 6%
d. Upon completion of 10 years 8%
9.02 The Employer will endeavour to grant vacations at the times requested, in the vacation seasons or periods, considering business requirements.
9.03 A vacation list will be posted in the office on May 1st of each year for employees to indicate the time they wish to have. The final list will be posted by June 1st of each year. Any subsequent vacation time will be granted on the basis of work scheduling requirements. All employees shall be granted a minimum of one (1) week during the summer vacation period. Employees wishing two (2) weeks or more may do so by arrangement with the Employer prior to the posting of the vacation schedule. Any conflict will be settled on the basis of seniority.
9.04 When vacations are requested by more employees than can be reasonably scheduled to be away at any one time and still carry on efficient company operations, then the choice of those employees permitted to take their vacation will be, insofar as possible, based on seniority.
a. The Employer shall include in each pay period the appropriate amount of vacation pay in the gross pay for all employees. The employee's cheques shall show the gross pay, and all regular deductions shall be made from the gross amount. After all other deductions have been made, the Employer shall deduct the employee's total vacation pay for the pay period. The vacation pay for all employees will be remitted monthly by the Employer to the Vacation Pay Trust Fund of the Employee's Trust Fund, together with an itemized list of the employees for whom remittances are made and the amount of vacation pay remitted for each.
b. Remittances to the Vacation Pay Trust Fund shall be made promptly by the fifteenth of each month for the credited amounts in the previous month, in order to satisfy the legal requirements pertaining to the disbursement of vacation pay.
c. Vacation Pay shall be paid in accordance with the rules of the Vacation Pay Trust Fund. Employees shall receive a copy of this information.
VACATIONS Twelve-month ESPs shall be eligible for paid vacation days according to the following schedule: Upon completion of one year of service 5 days Upon completion of two to nine years of service 10 days Upon completion of ten or more years of service 15 days Upon completion of twenty years of service 20 days Vacation days may be accumulated and carried over from year to year. No more than the most recent year’s days earned may be carried over from one year to the next. Upon resignation, retirement, termination, or dismissal, unused accumulated vacation days shall be compensated to the employee not earlier than thirty (30) days nor later than sixty (60) days following severance of relationship with the school district.
1. For each employee employed on June 30th, vacation time earned shall be credited on July 1st. Retiring twelve (12) month employees with retirement date of June 30, will be credited with their final years vacation time. Upon cessation of employment, an employee is entitled only to those days earned as of July 1st preceding such cessation of employment. There will be no proration when they leave if it is before June 30.
2. Newly employed twelve (12) month ESPs hired after July 1st of any year will receive pro-rated credit of .4167 vacation days per month. Employees hired on or before the 15th of any month will receive vacation allotment for the entire month, and those hired after the 15th of any month will not receive any allotment for that month. Vacation time will not be earned and available for use until the following July 1st.
3. All Vacation days accrued will be rounded up to the nearest whole day.
4. Vacation time will be credited to twelve (12) month ESPs at the end of the day on June 30th following the completion of service through June 30th for that year. Credit for vacation will be granted for actual time worked. No current 12 month ESPs already accrued vacation days will be modified as a function of this agreement. Twelve-month District Office Administrative Assistants and twelve-month Principal’s Secretaries will only work during scheduled holiday vacations and days in which school is closed as needed for emergencies and other pressing matters. Vacation requests will be given at least two weeks in advance, except in the case of emergency.
