Conversion of Vacation. Effective May 1st of each year, Employees with ten (10) or more years of service, having used forty (40) or less hours of sick leave during the previous year, May 1 through April 30, may request to cash out up to forty (40) hours of vacation. A request for cash out shall be submitted by May 1st and shall be paid no later than the second (2nd) pay period in June. An employee is entitled to compensation, at the employee’s current rate of pay, for any earned but unused vacation leave at the time of separation from employment.
Conversion of Vacation. Effective May 1st of each year, Employees with ten (10) or more years of service, having used forty (40) or less hours of sick leave during the previous year, May 1 through April 30, may request to cash out up to forty (40) hours of vacation. A request for cash out shall be submitted by May 1st and shall be paid no later than the second (2nd) pay period in June. An employee is entitled to compensation, at the employee's current rate of pay, for any earned but unused vacation leave at the time of separation from employment. Employees are not permitted request the conversion of vacation during the life of this Agreement. The parties agreed to a moratorium on Section 20.4 during the life of this Agreement and any request to convert vacation leave will be denied.
Conversion of Vacation. An employee may make a written request to convert vacation into sick leave or bereavement leave in circumstances where this is justified. With the Chief’s approval, authorized vacation time may be converted to sick leave or bereavement leave when the employee experiences a major illness or injury while on vacation or; while on vacation, an event occurs in the employee’s family where the employee would qualify for bereavement leave.
