Granting of Vacation Leave In granting vacation leave with pay to an employee, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to:
VACATION LEAVE WITH PAY 14.01 The vacation year shall be from April 1st of one calendar year to March 31st of the following calendar year inclusive.
Entitlement to Vacation Leave With Pay An employee is entitled to vacation leave with pay to the extent of his earned credits but an employee who has completed six (6) months of continuous employment may receive an advance of credits equivalent to the anticipated credits for the vacation year.
Scheduling of Vacation Leave In scheduling vacation leave with pay for an employee the Employer shall, subject to the operational requirements of the service, make every reasonable effort to comply with the employee's wishes.
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY Sick leave with pay for employees shall be determined in the following manner:
Other Leave With Pay The Employer may grant leave with pay for purposes other than those specified in this Agreement, including military or civil defence training, and emergencies affecting the community or place of work.
Leave With Pay Compassionate leave of absence with pay shall be granted for three (3) work days. Up to two (2) additional days with pay shall be granted for travelling time when this is warranted in the judgement of the Employer.
Annual Vacation Leave 33.01 An Employee shall not take vacation leave without prior authorization from the Employer.
33.02 Vacation entitlements with pay, shall be as follows:
(a) an Employee who has completed less than twelve (12) full months' service as of December 31st, shall receive one and one-quarter (1 1/4) work days' vacation for each calendar month worked from the commencement of service, provided that when employment has commenced on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of any month, vacation entitlements shall be earned from the first (1st) day of that month, and when employment has commenced on or after the sixteenth (16th) day of any month vacation entitlements shall be earned from the first day of the following month;
(b) an Employee who has completed twelve (12) full calendar months' service as of December 31st, shall receive fifteen (15) work days' vacation;
(c) an Employee who has completed five (5) years' service as of December 31st shall in the subsequent year(s) receive twenty (20) work days' vacation;
(d) an Employee who has completed thirteen (13) years' service as of December 31st shall in the subsequent year(s) receive twenty-five (25) work days' vacation;
(e) an Employee who has completed twenty-one (21) years' service as of December 31st shall in the subsequent year(s) receive thirty (30) work days' vacation;
(f) an Employee who has completed thirty (30) years' service as of December 31st shall in the subsequent year(s) receive thirty-five (35) work days vacation.
33.03 All calculations which result in one quarter (1/4) or three quarters (3/4) work day fractions shall be rounded out to the next one half (1/2) or full day, whichever applies; except when vacation pay is paid out upon termination pursuant to Clause 33.11.
33.04 If a paid holiday falls during an Employee's annual vacation period, the Employee shall be granted an equivalent day of vacation credit.
33.05 An Employee shall earn vacation leave pursuant to Clause 33.02 when authorized the following absences:
(a) financially assisted Education Leave;
(b) sick leave or Workers' Compensation for the first forty-four (44) consecutive work days;
(c) any other authorized leave of absence with pay for the first twenty-two (22) work days.
33.06 Vacation leave may be taken in one continuous period or in separate periods.
33.07 Except as is otherwise provided herein, vacation leave in respect of each year of service shall be taken:
(a) within twelve (12) months after the end of that year; and
(b) at such time or times as may be approved by the Employer; or with the approval of the Employer, before the end of that year.
33.08 Notwithstanding the:
(a) other provisions of this Article, and subject to operational requirements, an Employee who so requests may be authorized to take vacation leave which has been earned at a specified time within the year in which it was earned, and the vacation leave to be taken by the Employee in the following year shall be correspondingly reduced.
(b) where a terminated Employee has taken more vacation than they are entitled, the Employer is authorized to recover the monies from the Employee’s final pay cheque.
33.09 Where an Employee is allowed to take any leave of absence, other than sick leave, in conjunction with a period of vacation leave, the vacation leave shall be deemed to precede the additional leave of absence, except in the case of maternity leave which may be authorized before or after vacation leave.
33.10 Once vacations are authorized they shall not be changed, other than in cases of emergency, except by mutual agreement.
33.11 An Employee shall not be paid cash in lieu of vacation earned but not taken, except upon termination, when the Employee shall be paid in cash for the total vacation entitlement standing to the Employee's credit at the termination date.
33.12 The Employer shall, subject to operational requirements make every reasonable effort to grant an Employee, upon request, at least two (2) weeks of annual vacation entitlement during the summer months.
Bereavement Leave With Pay 26.01 For the purpose of this Article, immediate family is defined as father, mother (or alternatively stepfather, stepmother, or xxxxxx parent), brother, sister, spouse (including common-law partner resident with the Employee), child (including child of common-law partner), stepchild or xxxx of the Employee, grandchild, grandparent, spouse’s parents or any relative permanently residing in the Employee's household or with whom the Employee permanently resides.
a) When a member of the Employee's immediate family dies, the Employee shall be granted leave with pay for a period up to five (5) days for purposes relating to the bereavement. In addition, they may be granted up to three (3) days' leave for the purpose of travel related to the death.
b) An Employee is entitled to one (1) day's bereavement leave with pay for the purpose related to the death of their son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, aunt or uncle.
c) If, during a period of sick leave, vacation leave or compensatory leave, an Employee is bereaved in circumstances under which they would have been eligible for bereavement leave with pay under paragraph a) or b) of this clause, the Employee shall be granted bereavement leave with pay and their sick leave, vacation leave or compensatory leave credits shall be restored to the extent of any concurrent bereavement leave with pay granted.
d) It is recognized by the parties that the circumstances which call for leave in respect of bereavement are based on individual circumstances. On request, the Director of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness may, after considering the particular circumstances involved, grant leave with pay for a period greater than that provided for in clauses a) and b) above.
Court Leave With Pay The Company shall grant leave with pay to an employee for the period of time he or she is required:
(a) to be available for jury selection;
(b) to serve on a jury; or
(c) by subpoena or summons to attend as a witness in any proceeding to which he or she is not a party held:
(i) in or under the authority of a court of justice or before a grand jury;
(ii) before a court, judge, justice, magistrate or coroner;
(iii) before the Senate or House of Commons of Canada, or a committee of the Senate or House of Commons, otherwise than in the performance of the duties of his or her position;
(iv) before a legislative council, legislative assembly or house of assembly, or any committee thereof that is authorized by law to compel the attendance of witnesses before it;
(v) before an arbitrator or umpire or a person or body of persons authorized by law to make an inquiry and to compel the attendance of witnesses before it, other than an arbitrator appointed under this Collective Agreement or the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
