Common use of ARTICLE PAID HOLIDAYS Clause in Contracts

ARTICLE PAID HOLIDAYS. The Corporation recognizes the following paid holidays at the employee's standard rate of pay: New Year's Day Civic Day Second Monday in February Labour Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Easter Monday Remembrance Day Victoria Day Christmas Day Canada Day Boxing Day ARTICLE PAID HOLIDAYS (continued) and, any other day proclaimed as a holiday by the Federal, Provincial, or Municipal Government. A employee who is not required to work on the above paid holidays shall receive holiday pay equal to one normal day's pay or a lieu day off with pay at a time mutually agreeable to the Corporation and the employee, provided that she has worked her full scheduled shift immediately preceding and succeeding the paid holiday unless excused in writing by her supervisor or the Administrator. The Corporation may require employees to work on paid holidays; and it is agreed that they will receive time and one-half (1 for the time worked: and, in addition, they shall receive a lieu day off with pay at a time mutually agreeable to the Corporation and the employee. When an employee is scheduled to work on a paid holiday and does not work, she shall not be paid for the holiday unless excused in writing by her supervisor or the Administrator. It is further agreed that part-time employees covered by this Agreement have the same responsibility to work on paid holidays when required. It is understood that an employee will not be required to work her scheduled shift before or after a paid holiday if she is absent on sick leave, or if she is on an authorized leave of absence. If a paid holiday is observed during an employee's vacation, such employee shall be given another day's vacation with pay or wages in lieu thereof. Part-time employees will be paid for time worked at the rate of double time and one-half (2.5). Such employees may opt to take an unpaid day off in lieu of the holiday worked. If they do not work a holiday, they shall be paid in accordance with the Employment Employees shall be allowed to accumulate no than five lieu days for use at a later date at a mutually agreeable time. Any lieu days greater than five shall be paid out at the employee's applicable rate of ARTICLE VACATIONS Full-time employees shall receive an annual vacation with pay in accordance with credited service prior to the commencement of the vacation period as follows: Years of Credited Service as Vacation of in the Current Year Less than one year Vacation One working day for each month up to a maximum of ten 0) One year or more Two (2) weeks Three (3) years or more Three (3) weeks Eight (8) years or more Four (4) weeks Fifteen (15) years or more Five (5) weeks Twenty-six (26) years or more Six (6) weeks One day for each year of service after thirty (30) years of service Vacation pay for full-time employees will be calculated at the appropriate percentage (indicated in Article 26.01) of vacationable earnings in the vacation year ending May or forty (40) hours' pay at the employee's regular rate, whichever is greater. A full-time or part-time employee terminating her employment at any time in her vacation year before she has had her vacation shall be entitled to a proportionate payment of salary or wages payable to her under this Article in lieu of such vacation. An employee entitled to up to three (3) weeks vacation may take it at one time during the calendar year. For the vacation period from January to June each department shall post a list by November and the employee shall indicate by December the vacation period she wishes. ARTICLE VACATIONS (continued) The Department Head shall post this list of the vacation periods by December After this date, the Department Head of the employee shall not alter that vacation periods unless by mutual consent. The Department Head shall then set the vacation periods, taking into account the wishes of the employee on the basis of seniority, insofar as the Department Head considers consistent with the efficient functioning of the department; but consideration of seniority shall be related only to the first three (3) weeks of an employee's vacation. For the vacation period July to December each department shall post a list by March and the employee shall indicate by April the vacation period she wishes. The Department Head shall post this list of the vacation periods by May After this date, the Department Head or the employee shall not alter that vacation periods unless by mutual consent. The Department Head shall then set the vacation periods, taking into account the wishes of the employee on the basis of seniority, insofar as the Department Head considers consistent with the efficient functioning of the department; but consideration of seniority shall be related only to the first three (3) weeks of an employee's vacation. By April and December respectively, part-time employees who wish to replace employees while they are on vacation during May to September and December to January inclusive, shall indicate in writing to their Department Head when they are available to work hours per week. The allotment of hours per week shall be in accordance with the employee's seniority. Part-time employees shall book their vacation in accordance with Article and above. An employee entitled to a vacation in excess of three (3) weeks may, with the approval of the Department Head, take her vacation at one time during the calendar year. Unused vacations may not be accumulated without the prior approval in writing of the Administrator of the Home. Where an employee qualifies for sick leave requiring hospitalization, bereavement or any other approved leave during her period of vacation, there shall be no deduction from vacation credits for such absence. By mutual agreement, the period of vacation so displaced shall either be added to vacation period or be reinstated for use at a later date. ARTICLE VACATIONS (continued) Part-time employees shall be entitled to an annual vacation in accordance with credited service with pay calculated at the appropriate percentage of vacationable earnings in the vacation year ending May as follows: Years of Credited Service as of in the Current Year Vacation Vacation Pay Less than one (1) year of a day for each month worked One (1) year or more Two (2) weeks Five (5) years or more Three (3) weeks Ten years or more Four (4) weeks Seventeen (17) years or more Five (5) weeks vacation Twenty-eight (28) years or more Six (6) weeks Employees who are absent without pay for more than three (3) consecutive months for reasons other than shall receive a pro-rated reduction in their vacation entitlement.

ARTICLE PAID HOLIDAYS. (a) (Applicable to full-time employees only) The Corporation recognizes the following collective agreements shall provide twelve (12) paid holidays at with appropriate payment to all employees. It is understood that the employee's standard rate list of paypaid holidays may include a combination of designated and non-designated days such as float days, anniversary days, and birthdays. The paid holidays are: New Year's NEW YEARS DAY GOOD FRIDAY EASTER MONDAY VICTORIA DAY CANADA DAY CIVIC HOLIDAY FLOATING HOLIDAY (1) LABOUR DAY THANKSGIVING DAY CHRISTMAS DAY BOXING DAY EMPLOYMENT ANNIVERSARY DAY* *Employment Anniversary Day Civic Day Second Monday in February Labour Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Easter Monday Remembrance Day Victoria Day Christmas Day Canada Day Boxing Day ARTICLE PAID HOLIDAYS (continued) and, any other day proclaimed as a holiday by the Federal, Provincialshall be given to eligible employees within thirty days before, or Municipal Governmentafter, their actual anniversary date of employment. A **Floating Holiday shall be given to eligible employees during the calendar year. An employee who is not must work up to his employment anniversary date each year to be eligible for the Floating (Applicable to part-time employees only) The collective agreements shall list twelve (12) holidays for purposes of payment for work performed on such holidays. The paid holidays are: NEW YEARS DAY GOOD FRIDAY LABOUR DAY THANKSGIVING DAY EASTER MONDAY VICTORIA DAY CANADA DAY CIVIC HOLIDAY FLOATING HOLIDAY (1) CHRISTMAS DAY BOXING DAY EMPLOYMENTANNIVERSARY DAY* *Employment Anniversary Day shall be given to eligible employees within thirty days before, or after, their actual anniversary date of employment. **Floating Holiday shall be given to eligible employees during the calendar year. An employee must work up to his employment anniversary date each year to be eligible for the Floating (Applicable to full-time employees only) An employee required to work on any of the above designated holidays listed in the collective agreement shall be paid holidays shall receive holiday pay equal to one normal day's pay or a lieu day off with pay at a time mutually agreeable to the Corporation and the employee, provided that she has worked her full scheduled shift immediately preceding and succeeding the paid holiday unless excused in writing by her supervisor or the Administrator. The Corporation may require employees to work on paid holidays; and it is agreed that they will receive rate of time and one-half (1 his regular straight time rate of pay for the time worked: andall hours worked on such holiday, in subject to Article In addition, they shall he will receive a lieu day off with pay in the amount of his regular straight time hourly rate of pay times seven and one-half hours. (Applicable to part-time employees only) An employee required to work on any of the designated holidays listed in the collective agreement shall be paid at a the rate of time mutually agreeable and one-half his regular straight time rate of pay for all hours worked on such holiday, subject to Article Where the Corporation and the employee. When an employee is scheduled required to work on a paid holiday and does not work, she shall not be for which he is paid for the holiday unless excused in writing by her supervisor or the Administrator. It is further agreed that part-time employees covered by this Agreement have the same responsibility to work on paid holidays when required. It is understood that an employee will not be required to work her scheduled shift before or after a paid holiday if she is absent on sick leave, or if she is on an authorized leave of absence. If a paid holiday is observed during an employee's vacation, such employee shall be given another day's vacation with pay or wages in lieu thereof. Part-time employees will be paid for time worked at the rate of double time and one-half his regular straight time hourly rate and is required to work additional hours following the full shift on that day (2.5). Such employees may opt to take an unpaid day off in lieu of the holiday but not including hours on a subsequent regularly scheduled tour for such employee) he shall receive two (2) times his regular straight time hourly rate for such additional hours worked. If they do not work a holiday, they shall be paid in accordance with the Employment Employees shall be allowed (Applicable to accumulate no than five lieu days for use at a later date at a mutually agreeable time. Any lieu days greater than five shall be paid out at the employee's applicable rate of ARTICLE VACATIONS Fullfull-time employees shall only) An employee who qualifies to receive an annual vacation with pay for any holiday will not be entitled, in the event of illness, to receive sick pay in accordance with credited service prior addition to the commencement holiday pay in respect of the vacation period as followssame day. (NOTE: Years of Credited Service as Vacation of in the Current Year Less than one year Vacation One working day for each month up Any other related to a maximum of ten 0) One year or more Two (2) weeks Three (3) years or more Three (3) weeks Eight (8) years or more Four (4) weeks Fifteen (15) years or more Five (5) weeks Twenty-six (26) years or more Six (6) weeks One day for each year of service after thirty (30) years of service Vacation pay Paid Holidays for full-time employees that existed in the expiring Collective Agreement will be calculated at the appropriate percentage (indicated continued and numbered in Article 26.01) sequence as provisions of vacationable earnings in the vacation year ending May or forty (40) hours' pay at the employee's regular rate, whichever is greater. A full-time or part-time employee terminating her employment at any time in her vacation year before she has had her vacation shall be entitled to a proportionate payment of salary or wages payable to her under this Article in lieu of such vacation. An employee entitled to up to three (3) weeks vacation may take it at one time during the calendar year. For the vacation period from January to June each department shall post a list by November and the employee shall indicate by December the vacation period she wishes. ARTICLE VACATIONS (continued) The Department Head shall post this list of the vacation periods by December After this date, the Department Head of the employee shall not alter that vacation periods unless by mutual consent. The Department Head shall then set the vacation periods, taking into account the wishes of the employee on the basis of seniority, insofar as the Department Head considers consistent with the efficient functioning of the department; but consideration of seniority shall be related only to the first three (3) weeks of an employee's vacation. For the vacation period July to December each department shall post a list by March and the employee shall indicate by April the vacation period she wishes. The Department Head shall post this list of the vacation periods by May After this date, the Department Head or the employee shall not alter that vacation periods unless by mutual consent. The Department Head shall then set the vacation periods, taking into account the wishes of the employee on the basis of seniority, insofar as the Department Head considers consistent with the efficient functioning of the department; but consideration of seniority shall be related only to the first three (3) weeks of an employee's vacation. By April and December respectively, part-time employees who wish to replace employees while they are on vacation during May to September and December to January inclusive, shall indicate in writing to their Department Head when they are available to work hours per week. The allotment of hours per week shall be in accordance with the employee's seniority. Part-time employees shall book their vacation in accordance with Article and above. An employee entitled to a vacation in excess of three (3) weeks may, with the approval of the Department Head, take her vacation at one time during the calendar year. Unused vacations may not be accumulated without the prior approval in writing of the Administrator of the Home. Where an employee qualifies for sick leave requiring hospitalization, bereavement or any other approved leave during her period of vacation, there shall be no deduction from vacation credits for such absence. By mutual agreement, the period of vacation so displaced shall either be added to vacation period or be reinstated for use at a later date. ARTICLE VACATIONS (continued) Part-time employees shall be entitled to an annual vacation in accordance with credited service with pay calculated at the appropriate percentage of vacationable earnings in the vacation year ending May as follows: Years of Credited Service as of in the Current Year Vacation Vacation Pay Less than one (1) year of a day for each month worked One (1) year or more Two (2) weeks Five (5) years or more Three (3) weeks Ten years or more Four (4) weeks Seventeen (17) years or more Five (5) weeks vacation Twenty-eight (28) years or more Six (6) weeks Employees who are absent without pay for more than three (3) consecutive months for reasons other than shall receive a pro-rated reduction in their vacation entitlementArticle.

ARTICLE PAID HOLIDAYS. The Corporation recognizes a) In order to qualify for payment on a designated paid holiday other than the float, a full-time or temporary full-time employee must work her last scheduled working day immediately prior to the paid holiday and her first scheduled working day immediately following the paid holiday, unless the employee's absence is due to vacation, sick leave, authorized leave of absence with pay or is scheduled off by the Employer. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article when an employee commences an approved leave of absence without pay, she shall be paid for paid falling during the period of leave of absence provided she has earned wages on at least twelve (12) days during the four week period immediately preceding a designated paid holiday. Employees who are not scheduled to work on a designated paid holiday shall be credited with holiday pay of hours for the following paid holidays at as designated by the employee's standard rate of payEmployer: New Year's Day Civic Day Second Monday in February Labour Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Easter Monday Remembrance Day Victoria Day Christmas Day Canada Day Boxing Day ARTICLE PAID HOLIDAYS (continued) andCivic Holiday The day before Christmas Day the New Year's Day When a paid specified in this Article falls on a Saturday a Sunday, then the Employer may designate the paid to be observed on either the immediately preceding or the immediately following the paid Should any other day be officially proclaimed as a holiday in Ontario by the FederalFederal or Provincial Government, Provincial, or Municipal Government. A employee who is not required it shall thereafter be recognized by the Employer and granted to work on the above paid holidays shall receive holiday pay equal to one normal day's pay or a lieu day off with pay at a time mutually agreeable to the Corporation and the employee, provided that she has worked her full scheduled shift immediately preceding and succeeding the paid holiday unless excused in writing by her supervisor or the Administrator. The Corporation may require employees to work on paid holidays; and it is agreed that they will receive full-time and one-half (1 for the time worked: and, in addition, they shall receive a lieu day off with pay at a time mutually agreeable to the Corporation and the employee. When an employee is scheduled to work on a paid holiday and does not work, she shall not be paid for the holiday unless excused in writing by her supervisor or the Administrator. It is further agreed that parttemporary full-time employees covered by this Agreement have the same responsibility to work on paid holidays when requiredAgreement. It is understood that an An employee will shall not normally be required to work her scheduled shift on the day before or after a paid holiday if she is absent on sick leaveChristmas day, the day before New Years day, or if she is on an authorized leave of absenceBoxing day two years in a row. If a paid holiday is observed during an employee's vacationShould, such due to operational requirements any employee shall be given another day's vacation with pay or wages required to work these holidays two years in lieu thereof. Part-time employees will be paid for time worked at the rate of double time and one-half (2.5). Such employees may opt to take an unpaid day off in lieu of the holiday worked. If they do not work a holidaysuccession, they shall be paid in accordance with the Employment Employees shall be allowed to accumulate no than five lieu days for use at a later date at a mutually agreeable time. Any lieu days greater than five shall be paid out at the employee's applicable rate of ARTICLE VACATIONS Article c Full-time employees shall receive an annual vacation with pay in accordance with credited service prior to the commencement of the vacation period as follows: Years of Credited Service as Vacation of in the Current Year Less than one year Vacation One working day for each month up to a maximum of ten 0) One year or more Two (2) weeks Three (3) years or more Three (3) weeks Eight (8) years or more Four (4) weeks Fifteen (15) years or more Five (5) weeks Twenty-six (26) years or more Six (6) weeks One day for each year of service after thirty (30) years of service Vacation pay for full-time employees will be calculated at the appropriate percentage (indicated in Article 26.01) of vacationable earnings in the vacation year ending May or forty (40) hours' pay at the employee's regular rate, whichever is greater. A full-time or part-time employee terminating her employment at any time in her vacation year before she has had her vacation shall be entitled to a proportionate payment of salary or wages payable to her under this Article in lieu of such vacation. An employee entitled to up to three (3) weeks vacation may take it at one time during the calendar year. For the vacation period from January to June each department shall post a list by November and the employee shall indicate by December the vacation period she wishes. ARTICLE VACATIONS (continued) The Department Head shall post this list of the vacation periods by December After this date, the Department Head of the employee shall not alter that vacation periods unless by mutual consent. The Department Head shall then set the vacation periods, taking into account the wishes of the employee on the basis of seniority, insofar as the Department Head considers consistent with the efficient functioning of the department; but consideration of seniority shall be related only to the first three (3) weeks of an employee's vacation. For the vacation period July to December each department shall post a list by March and the employee shall indicate by April the vacation period she wishes. The Department Head shall post this list of the vacation periods by May After this date, the Department Head or the employee shall not alter that vacation periods unless by mutual consent. The Department Head shall then set the vacation periods, taking into account the wishes of the employee on the basis of seniority, insofar as the Department Head considers consistent with the efficient functioning of the department; but consideration of seniority shall be related only to the first three (3) weeks of an employee's vacation. By April and December respectively, part-time employees who wish to replace employees while they are on vacation during May to September and December to January inclusive, shall indicate in writing to their Department Head when they are available to work hours per week. The allotment of hours per week shall be in accordance with the employee's seniority. Part-time employees shall book their vacation in accordance with Article and above. An employee entitled to a vacation in excess of three (3) weeks may, with the approval of the Department Head, take her vacation at one time during the calendar year. Unused vacations may not be accumulated without the prior approval in writing of the Administrator of the Home. Where an employee qualifies for sick leave requiring hospitalization, bereavement or any other approved leave during her period of vacation, there shall be no deduction from vacation credits for such absence. By mutual agreement, the period of vacation so displaced shall either be added to vacation period or be reinstated for use at a later date. ARTICLE VACATIONS (continued) Part-time employees shall be entitled to (1) floating holiday shall be requested by the employee four (4) weeks advance except in ase of an annual vacation emergency. The employee shall submit in accordance ,writing' no later than December in each year. If the employee fails to submit her written request by December the Employer shall be entitled to schedule her floating holiday between January 1st and March after consultation with credited service with pay calculated at the appropriate percentage of vacationable earnings in employee. If the vacation year ending May as follows: Years of Credited Service as of in Employer fails to schedule such float holiday the Current Year Vacation Vacation Pay Less than employee shall receive one (1) year day's pay at her regular hourly rate. In the event more than one employee in the same category requests the same floating holiday, such holiday shall be granted to the employee submitting the earliest written request and may be granted to the other employees, operational requirements permitting. Subject to operational requirements permitting, such floating holiday may be combined with any other paid holiday listed above. It is further understood that probationary employees are not entitled to this float holiday. This article shall also apply to temporary full-time employees who have completed twelve (12) calendar months of continuous service. When a full-time or temporary full-time employee works on a designated paid holiday she shall credited with all hours worked on that holiday and further shall receive a premium of one half times her basic hourly rate over and above the averaging period. In addition, the employee shall receive a day for each month off credited with hours at straight time which day shall be scheduled at a mutually convenient date between the employee and her immediate supervisor. However, if such mutually convenient date cannot be arranged to be scheduled within thirty (30) days when the holiday was worked, the employee shall be paid hours at straight time (in lieu of the day off credited at hours). When a full-time employee works on a designated paid holiday she may at her option receive pay at straight time instead of the lieu day off. Such option must be submitted in writing by the employee to her supervisor within five (5) working days following the posting of the schedule which includes the designated paid holiday. When a designated holiday falls within a full-time or temporary full-time employee's vacation period it shall be added to her vacation or scheduled at a mutually agreeable time. The Employer agrees that no full-time employee should be required to work two (2) consecutive paid holidays referred to in Article However, it is also agreed that if operational requirements dictate an employee having to work two (2) consecutive paid holidays, that employee shall be credited with all hours worked One on the second paid holiday and in addition, shall receive a premium of one (1) year or more Two times (2instead of one-half times) weeks Five the hours worked on that second paid holiday. Such premium shall be paid over and above the employee's averaging period. It is further understood that the employee shall also receive a day off credited with hours at straight time which shall be scheduled at a mutually convenient date between the employee and her immediate supervisor (5in accordance with Article a) years or more Three (3) weeks Ten years or more Four (4) weeks Seventeen (17) years or more Five (5) weeks vacation Twenty-eight (28) years or more Six (6) weeks Employees above). * It is understood that employees who are absent without on Workplace Safety and Insurance leave and who are either receiving their regular pay from the Employer, less normal payroll deductions, or payment from Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, such payment includes compensation for more than three (3) consecutive months for reasons other than shall receive a pro-rated reduction in their vacation entitlementdesignated paid holidays occurring during such leave.

ARTICLE PAID HOLIDAYS. The Corporation recognizes a) In order to qualify for payment on a designated paid holiday other than the float, a full-time or temporary full-time employee must work her last scheduled working day immediately prior to the paid holiday and her first scheduled working day immediately following the paid holiday, unless the employee's absence is due to vacation, sick leave, authorized leave of absence with pay or is scheduled off by the Employer. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article when an employee commences an approved leave of absence without pay, she shall be paid for paid falling during the period of leave of absence provided she has earned wages on at least twelve (12) days during the four week period immediately preceding a designated paid holiday. Employees who are not scheduled to work on a designated paid holiday shall be credited with holiday pay of hours for the following paid holidays at as designated by the employee's standard rate of payEmployer: New Year's Day Civic Day Second Monday in February Labour Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Easter Monday Remembrance Day Victoria Day Christmas Day Canada Day Boxing Day ARTICLE PAID HOLIDAYS (continued) andCivic Holiday The day before Christmas Day OR the day before New Year's Day When a paid specified in this Article falls on a Saturday and/or a Sunday, then the Employer may designate the paid to be observed on either the immediately preceding or the immediately following the paid Should any other day be officially proclaimed as a holiday in Ontario by the FederalFederal or Provincial Government, Provincial, or Municipal Government. A employee who is not required it shall thereafter be recognized by the Employer and granted to work on the above paid holidays shall receive holiday pay equal to one normal day's pay or a lieu day off with pay at a time mutually agreeable to the Corporation and the employee, provided that she has worked her full scheduled shift immediately preceding and succeeding the paid holiday unless excused in writing by her supervisor or the Administrator. The Corporation may require employees to work on paid holidays; and it is agreed that they will receive full-time and one-half (1 for the time worked: and, in addition, they shall receive a lieu day off with pay at a time mutually agreeable to the Corporation and the employee. When an employee is scheduled to work on a paid holiday and does not work, she shall not be paid for the holiday unless excused in writing by her supervisor or the Administrator. It is further agreed that parttemporary full-time employees covered by this Agreement have the same responsibility to work on paid holidays when requiredAgreement. It is understood that an An employee will shall not normally be required to work her scheduled shift on the day before or after a paid holiday if she is absent on sick leaveChristmas Day, the day before New Year's Day, or if she is on an authorized leave of absenceBoxing Day two years in a row. If a paid holiday is observed during an employee's vacationShould, such due to operational requirements any employee shall be given another day's vacation with pay or wages required to work these holidays two years in lieu thereof. Part-time employees will be paid for time worked at the rate of double time and one-half (2.5). Such employees may opt to take an unpaid day off in lieu of the holiday worked. If they do not work a holidaysuccession, they shall be paid in accordance with the Employment Employees shall be allowed to accumulate no than five lieu days for use at a later date at a mutually agreeable time. Any lieu days greater than five shall be paid out at the employee's applicable rate of ARTICLE VACATIONS Full-time employees shall receive an annual vacation with pay in accordance with credited service prior to the commencement of the vacation period as follows: Years of Credited Service as Vacation of in the Current Year Less than one year Vacation One working day for each month up to a maximum of ten 0) One year or more Two (2) weeks Three (3) years or more Three (3) weeks Eight (8) years or more Four (4) weeks Fifteen (15) years or more Five (5) weeks Twenty-six (26) years or more Six (6) weeks One day for each year of service after thirty (30) years of service Vacation pay for full-time employees will be calculated at the appropriate percentage (indicated in Article 26.01) of vacationable earnings in the vacation year ending May or forty (40) hours' pay at the employee's regular rate, whichever is greater. A full-time or part-time employee terminating her employment at any time in her vacation year before she has had her vacation shall be entitled to a proportionate payment of salary or wages payable to her under this Article in lieu of such vacation. An employee entitled to up to three (3) weeks vacation may take it at one time during the calendar year. For the vacation period from January to June each department shall post a list by November and the employee shall indicate by December the vacation period she wishes. ARTICLE VACATIONS (continued) The Department Head shall post this list of the vacation periods by December After this date, the Department Head of the employee shall not alter that vacation periods unless by mutual consent. The Department Head shall then set the vacation periods, taking into account the wishes of the employee on the basis of seniority, insofar as the Department Head considers consistent with the efficient functioning of the department; but consideration of seniority shall be related only to the first three (3) weeks of an employee's vacation. For the vacation period July to December each department shall post a list by March and the employee shall indicate by April the vacation period she wishes. The Department Head shall post this list of the vacation periods by May After this date, the Department Head or the employee shall not alter that vacation periods unless by mutual consent. The Department Head shall then set the vacation periods, taking into account the wishes of the employee on the basis of seniority, insofar as the Department Head considers consistent with the efficient functioning of the department; but consideration of seniority shall be related only to the first three (3) weeks of an employee's vacation. By April and December respectively, part-time employees who wish to replace employees while they are on vacation during May to September and December to January inclusive, shall indicate in writing to their Department Head when they are available to work hours per week. The allotment of hours per week shall be in accordance with the employee's seniority. Part-time employees shall book their vacation in accordance with Article and above. An employee entitled to a vacation in excess of three (3) weeks may, with the approval of the Department Head, take her vacation at one time during the calendar year. Unused vacations may not be accumulated without the prior approval in writing of the Administrator of the Home. Where an employee qualifies for sick leave requiring hospitalization, bereavement or any other approved leave during her period of vacation, there shall be no deduction from vacation credits for such absence. By mutual agreement, the period of vacation so displaced shall either be added to vacation period or be reinstated for use at a later date. ARTICLE VACATIONS (continued) Part-Full time employees shall be entitled to an annual vacation in accordance with credited service with pay calculated at one floating holiday which shall be requested by the appropriate percentage of vacationable earnings in the vacation year ending May as follows: Years of Credited Service as of in the Current Year Vacation Vacation Pay Less than one (1) year of a day for each month worked One (1) year or more Two (2) weeks Five (5) years or more Three (3) weeks Ten years or more Four (4) weeks Seventeen (17) years or more Five employee five (5) weeks vacation Twenty-eight (28) years or more Six (6) weeks Employees who are absent without in advance except in the case of an emergency. The employee shall submit her request in writing no later than December in each year. If the employee fails to submit her written request by December the Employer shall be entitled to schedule her floating holiday between January and March after consultation with the employee. If the Employer fails to schedule such float holiday the employee shall receive one day's pay for at her regular hourly rate. In the event more than three one employee in the same category requests the same floating holiday, such holiday shall be granted to the employee submitting the earliest written request and may be granted to the other employees, operational requirements permitting. Subject to operational requirements permitting, such floating holiday may be combined with any other paid holiday listed above. It is further understood that probationary employees are not entitled to this float holiday. This article shall also apply to temporary full- time employees who have completed twelve (312) consecutive calendar months for reasons other than shall receive a pro-rated reduction in their vacation entitlementof continuous service.