Float Days. (a) In addition to the above-named holidays, full-time Radiation Therapists who have completed their probationary period, shall receive two (2) float holidays per calendar year. It is understood that these float holidays are equivalent of 7.5 hours each.
(b) Float Days will be loaded into Employee float banks on the first day of the first full pay period in January and cannot be used until the loading process for the new calendar year is completed.
(c) Float days must be taken during the calendar year that they are given (between January and the last pay period in December) and may not be carried over into the following calendar year. Any float days not taken by eligible employees by the end of the assigned year are removed without payment.
(d) Active employment i.e., employees hired on or after October 1st would not be eligible for float days for that year.
(e) Staff are eligible for float days after they have completed three (3) months of employment who are absent from work when Float days are loaded into employee banks and who return to work after October 1st are not eligible for Float days for that year.
(f) If a regular part-time or casual part-time employee transfers to a full-time position status prior to October 1st and has the equivalent of three (3) months of service, they are entitled to receive float days. If the transfer date is after October 1st, there is no entitlement to float days until the following year.
(g) The Hospital must approve float day requests and schedules accordingly.
(h) Outstanding floats are not paid out to terminating employees. Full-time employees who transfer to regular part-time or casual and who have not taken their floats will not receive a pay-out.
(i) Where a Radiation Therapist is entitled to a lieu day under Article 18, such day off must be taken at a mutually agreeable time within thirty (30) days prior to or following the holiday.
Float Days a. As of January of each year, all employees who have completed probation shall be entitled to the three (3) float days detailed above per year. Float days shall be taken at the discretion of the employee with the approval of the Supervisor within the calendar year in which they are earned and requests shall not be unreasonably denied. All unused float days will be paid out on the second pay period in January of each year.
b. Where the majority of hours of a shift occur on a holiday, the entire shift shall be considered to be the holiday. Where less than one half (½) of the shift falls on a holiday, the entire shift is paid at straight time.
c. Except as otherwise modified in this Article, the parties are agreed that they are bound by the Employment Standards Act as it may be amended from time to time.
12.02 The parties acknowledge that in accordance with the Holidays Act where July 1st falls on a Sunday July 2nd is declared the National Holiday, “Canada Day”. However, in acknowledgement of the 24/7 nature of the facility the parties agree between them that July 1st will remain the holiday for the staff at the facility and the premiums and holiday pay associated with this holiday will be paid on that date.
12.03 Employees will receive pay for the holiday, calculated according to the Employment Standards Act for holidays listed in Article 12.01, as follows:
a. Employees who worked twelve (12) regular shifts, as set out in Article 9.05, or more during this period, including paid time off, shall receive their regular day’s pay for the holiday. Regular day’s pay is defined as the employee’s length of shift as per the Master Schedule.
b. Employees who worked less than twelve (12) regular shifts, as set out in Article 9.05, including paid time off, shall receive pro-rated pay for the holiday, that is, their regular wages paid during this period divided by twenty (20).
12.04 An employee does not qualify for a paid holiday if the employee:
a. is absent for all or part of their scheduled shift immediately preceding or following the holiday, unless the absence is granted by the Employer;
b. agreed to work the holiday, and does not report for work on the holiday.
12.05 If an employee works on a recognized holiday, she shall be paid at the rate of one and one half times (1½) times the regular hourly rate for each hour worked in addition to the holiday pay as set out in Article 12.02, provided she qualifies.
12.06 An employee who is absent on any of the above-named hol...
Float Days. Employees will be directed to book any unused float days as of September 1st in the calendar year. The expectation would be that float days will be scheduled and taken within the calendar year. However, management will not be unreasonable when reviewing extenuating circumstances that would result in a request for payment for an unused day at year end.
Float Days. To help deal with the stress of a busy work life, there are five (5) extra paid days away from work that every Employee is entitled to receive. Float Days may be taken, one day at a time, by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Employee. Float Days may not be added to vacations. Float Days may not be accumulated and must be used up each year.
Float Days. If another Federal, Provincial or Municipal holiday should be proclaimed during the term of this Agreement, such additional proclaimed holiday will replace one of the above-named holidays as agreed by the parties. The intent is that there will be no more than twelve (12) paid holidays per calendar year for the duration of this agreement.
Float Days. New employees hired after March 7, 1996 shall be limited to one (1) float day in the first calendar year providing they work nine hundred and seventy-five (975) hours, and in succeeding calendar years they shall be eligible for three (3) float days providing they have worked nine hundred and seventy-five (975) hours during the prior calendar year. The float days may be taken at the discretion of the employee during the calendar year between January 2 and December 15. The employee must give two (2) weeks notice to the Employer of intent to take a float day and the notice to the Employer and the Employer's confirmation shall both be in writing. Once a float day is confirmed, it cannot be changed or carried forward. If an employee calls in sick and she qualifies for a float holiday, she may elect, at her sole discretion, to assign the day off sick as one of her float days and receive pay for it accordingly.
Float Days. (a) Annually, on January 1st each Full-time and Part-Time Employee shall receive two (2) Float Days with pay.
(b) Use of Float Days must be preapproved in advance of the active pay period by the Supervisor or General Manager subject to operational requirements.
(c) Float Days not used by the end of the payroll calendar year will be forfeited.
(d) Float Days will be forfeited upon change in status from regular to casual or upon termination.
Float Days. (a) Employees shall be granted four (4) float days with pay per calendar year. Float days shall be pre-scheduled, where possible, at a mutually acceptable time. Float days may be utilized for, but are not limited to, the following reasons:
(1) (1) professional appointments that cannot be scheduled outside of normal working hours;
(2) (2) family illness;
(3) (3) emergency;
(4) (4) change of residence;
(5) (5) marriage;
(6) (6) graduation;
Float Days. (a) Employees shall be granted four (4) float days with pay per calendar year. Float days shall be pre-scheduled, where possible, at a mutually acceptable time. Float days may be utilized for, but are not limited to, the following reasons:
(1) professional appointments that cannot be scheduled outside of normal working hours;
(2) family illness;
(3) emergency;
(4) change of residence;
(5) marriage;
(6) graduation;
(b) Employees who do not pre-schedule a float day, (i.e., unforeseen circumstances) shall notify the Employer as soon as possible of the request for a float day.
(c) Leave for more than one (1) consecutive day shall be at the discretion of the Employer.
(d) An employee may take up to two (2) pre-scheduled float days in conjunction with vacation.
Float Days. 11.1 The Corporation shall grant one (1) float holiday with pay per year at a time mutually agreed between the employee and his/her supervisor.
11.2 Newly hired employees or employees leaving their employment during the course of the year shall receive float days pro-rated based on their length of service for that year.
