Christmas/New Year’s Scheduling. The Employer will schedule each employee a minimum of four (4) consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Year's on an alternating basis from year to year. In the event that nurses can be granted both Christmas and New Year’s Day off the most senior nurse, on a rotating basis, who has requested these days off shall be given the opportunity to take both off. For those employees who have been granted time off at Christmas, the Employer will provide Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day off. For those employees who have been granted time off at New Year's, the Employer will provide New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day off. In the event of conflict, bargaining unit seniority shall be the decisive factor. Written requests for this time off must be received by the Director of Resident Care by November 1st. Christmas and New Year's time off shall be posted by November 15th. Regular scheduling may be waived from the 15th of December to the 15th of January in order to accommodate the employees during this period. At the request of the employee, the four (4) consecutive days off may be scheduled during the period of December 15th to January 15th to facilitate their cultural differences replacing the days off noted above.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement