Basis for Earning and Using Vacation Entitlement. The calendar year will govern attainment and entitlement of vacation. While an employee shall earn annual vacation entitlement for any calendar year only on reaching the employee’s anniversary date, employees’ with at least one year of service are eligible to take an advance on their vacation earnings within the same calendar year. An advance allows eligible employees to use all or part of their annual vacation allotment at any time during the calendar year provided the advance is scheduled and taken in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Article 24. In the event of termination of employment, be it voluntary or involuntary, an employee who had been granted advance vacation pay must repay the Company, typically in the form of a deduction from their final paycheque, the amount of any unearned advance vacation pay.
Basis for Earning and Using Vacation Entitlement. Vacation entitlement shall be calculated from anniversary date to anniversary date with pay being based on the employee's gross earnings for the previous year.
