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Direct Discussions with University. An employee covered by the Agreement may, without the intervention of union representation, discuss any matter with the University.
VACATIONS WITH PAY 14.01 An Employee shall be granted, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, an annual vacation with pay according to their aggregate credited service as follows: Years of Service Vacation Entitlement Weeks Days 14.02 All vacations granted shall be considered to start on a Sunday Morning. A weeks' vacation shall mean a calendar week of seven (7) days with five (5) days' pay. Each day's pay shall be calculated at eight (8) hours straight time based on the daily rate of pay in effect at the time the vacation is taken. 14.03 Notwithstanding the schedule of vacation leave noted in Article 14.01, an Employee, who has been granted and taken vacation leave and terminates their employment with the Employer before the anniversary date when the Employee commenced work, shall have the unearned portion of vacation leave deducted from their termination pay as per Article 14.8. 14.04 All vacations granted in any year shall be determined on the basis of the aggregate credited service of the Employee. Service is calculated on the basis of regular hours worked, and also includes any period or periods of paid absence due to sickness (certified by a medical practitioner), bereavement, jury duty, accident while on duty, maternity/parental/adoptive leave or leave of absence for Union business. All other periods of absence, other than those noted above, will reduce an Employee's vacation entitlement in the same proportion as the factor by which the period of absence relates to the full calendar year. 14.05 Employees will be given an opportunity, based on seniority within their section or work unit, as per Article 19.01, to bid for the vacations with pay to which they are entitled. Employees will not be permitted to exchange vacations, alter the dates after selection has been made, nor extend the vacation period except in special cases. Blocks for vacation in the Operations Division in a given year will be first posted for sign-up not later than October 15th of the preceding year, provisional sign-up to be completed by one (1) calendar month later. The vacation blocks posted for the ten (10) week summer period will be a minimum of nine-percent (9%) of full-time permanent Operators that exist on the 1st day of the month of September of the preceding vacation year. Operator Employees will bid within the blocks available as posted by the City (HSR) according to rotating seniority lists devised by Local Union 107 and agreed to by the City (HSR). Garage and Maintenance Employees will bid on a seniority basis within their own units and within blocks throughout the year available as posted by the City (HSR). Blocks for vacation in the Administrative Section, a given year will be first posted for sign-up not later than October 15th of the preceding year, provisional sign-up to be completed by one calendar month later. It is agreed that the current guidelines will be amended to allow a minimum of three (3) Inspectors off on vacation at any one time during the peak vacation periods. These periods are defined as two (2) weeks at Christmas, one (1) week during the March break and the Summer Board, which is a period of ten (10) weeks. If the number of Inspectors is increased to seventeen (17) or more, a minimum of four (4) Inspectors will be allowed off on vacation at any one (1) time during the peak vacation periods. An employee will be allowed to sign one (1) week of their vacation entitlement as five (5) single days. Blocks for vacation in the Maintenance division, a given year will first be posted for sign-up not later than December 1st of the preceding year, with a view to having the sign-up completed by January 31st. Requests for vacation during January of the vacation year must be submitted to the Manager of Fleet Maintenance, in writing, prior to December 1st of the preceding year. It is further agreed that no unit will be completely vacated. An employee will be allowed to sign one (1) week of their vacation entitlement as five (5) single days. The allocations for vacation purposes shall be as follows:
Dealings with Public Servants Contractor has not given, has not offered to give, and does not intend to give at any time hereafter any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, trip, favor, or service to a public servant in connection with this Contract or any related Solicitation, or related Solicitation Response.