Considerations When Approving Time Off Requests. (a) All employees will be given the opportunity to take a block of two (2) weeks (or two (2) blocks of one (1) week) during prime time. A block is defined as Monday to Sunday. Prime time is defined as June 15th to September 15th. The employee’s vacation bank will be reduced according to the employee’s scheduled shifts for that vacation block.
(b) No individual days or recognized holidays will be considered until all requests for blocks are honoured in prime time as defined above in point 3.
(c) As permitted by point 1(d), individual days or recognized holidays can be scheduled based on seniority during prime time, as defined in point 3, or at any other time during the work year. As an exception to this article, any requests for individual days or recognized holidays falling between the dates of December 20th to January 2nd will not be considered until the creation of the Christmas Day/Boxing day and December 31st/New Year’s Day schedule in order to honour the provisions of Article 19.06. The Employer shall not unreasonably withhold the approval of individual days or recognized holidays.
(d) For the purpose of granting scheduled time off, the number of employees on scheduled time off will depend on operational needs, taking into consideration the number of beds, available staff complement and other known leaves of absence. Subject to these variables:
(i) Five (5) personal support workers may be scheduled off per day.
(ii) Two (2) dietary aides (or one (1) dietary aide and (1) cook), housekeeping, laundry, registered practical nurses may be scheduled off per day.
(iii) One (1) maintenance and one (1) cook may be scheduled off per day.
(iv) Without prejudice to the Employer’s rights, the Employer will endeavour to allow for additional employees to have scheduled time off per day, paying due regard to the operational needs of the home. This decision will be at the sole discretion of the Employer.
(v) Staff on modified duty may count in the allotment specified in point 3(d) above.
Considerations When Approving Time Off Requests a. All employees will be given the opportunity to take a block of 2 weeks (or two blocks of 1 week) during prime time. A block is defined as Monday to Sunday. Prime time is defined as June 15th to September 15th. The employee’s vacation bank will be reduced according to the employee’s scheduled shifts for that vacation block.
b. No individual days or recognized holidays will be considered until all requests for blocks are honoured in prime time as defined above in point 3.
c. As permitted by point 1(d), individual days or recognized holidays can be scheduled based on seniority during prime time, as defined in point 3, or at any other time during the work year and subject to the provisions of Article
Considerations When Approving Time Off Requests a. All employees will be given the opportunity to take a block of 2 weeks (or two blocks of 1 week) during prime time. A block is defined as Monday to Sunday. Prime time is defined as June 15th to September 15th. The
b. No individual days or recognized holidays will be considered until all requests for blocks are honoured in prime time as defined above in point 3.
c. As permitted by point 1(d), individual days or recognized holidays can be scheduled based on seniority during prime time, as defined in point 3, or at any other time during the work year and subject to the provisions of Article
