Christmas/New Year’s Scheduling. (a) Each Employee shall be granted as a holiday either Christmas Day or New Year’s Day off, unless mutually otherwise agreed. Each Employee shall have five (5) consecutive days off, and this period shall include either Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. Where this practice is not possible, an alternative shall be worked out between the Employees and the designated Employer representative. An Employee scheduled to work on Christmas Day shall not be scheduled to work New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day or the night shift on January 2nd unless mutually otherwise agreed. An Employee scheduled to work New Year’s Day shall not be scheduled to work on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Boxing Day. To accommodate staffing over the Holiday season it may be necessary to schedule two (2) consecutive weekends on duty to be preceded or followed by two (2) consecutive weekends off duty. (b) The foregoing provision only applies to those Employees who do not receive both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day off. (c) Employees who request to switch to eight (8) hour shifts for the whole Christmas – New Year’s time period shall have their requests granted, where operational requirements permit.
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