Length of Vacation Annual vacations with pay shall be granted to employees as follows:
Paid Vacation Except as otherwise provided in this Article, paid vacation shall be granted no later than the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year in which it is earned. Following the completion of six (6) months of service, the employee shall be entitled to use earned paid vacation.
Vacation During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the most favorable plans, policies, programs and practices of the Company and its affiliated companies as in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.
Annual Vacation 9.1 An employee who, at the beginning of the calendar year, is not qualified under paragraph 9.2 hereof, shall be allowed one working day’s vacation with pay for each 25 days’ cumulative compensated service, or major portion thereof, during the preceding calendar year, with a maximum of 10 working days until qualifying for further vacation under paragraph 9.2. 9.2 Subject to the provision of Note 1 below, employees who, at the beginning of the calendar year have maintained a continuous employment relationship for at least 3 years and have completed at least 750 days of cumulative compensated service, shall have their vacation schedule on the basis of one working day’s vacation with pay for each 16 2/3 days of cumulative compensated service, or major portion thereof, during the preceding calendar year with a maximum of 15 working days; in subsequent years, they will continue vacation entitlement on the foregoing basis until qualifying for additional vacation under paragraph 9.3. NOTE 1: Employees covered by paragraph 9.2 will be entitled to vacation on the basis outlined therein if on fourth or subsequent service anniversary date they achieve 1,000 days of cumulative compensated service; otherwise their vacation entitlement will be calculated as set out in paragraph 9.1. Any vacation granted for which employees do not subsequently qualify will be deducted from their vacation entitlement in the next calendar year. If such employees leave the service for any reason prior to their next vacation the adjustment will be made at time of leaving. 9.3 Subject to the provisions of Note 2 below, employees who, at the beginning of the calendar year, have maintained a continuous employment relationship for at least 9 years and have completed at least 2,500 days of cumulative compensated service, shall have their vacation scheduled on the basis of one working days’ vacation with pay for each 12 1/2 days of cumulative compensated service, or major portion thereof, during the preceding calendar year, with a maximum of 20 working days; in subsequent years, they will continue vacation entitlement on the foregoing basis until qualifying for additional vacation under paragraph 9.4. NOTE 2: Employees covered by sub-paragraph 9.3 will be entitled to vacation on the basis outlined therein if on their tenth or subsequent service anniversary that they achieve 2,750 days of cumulative compensated service; otherwise their vacation entitlement will be calculated as set out in paragraph 9.2. Any vacation granted for which employees do not subsequently qualify will be deducted from their vacation entitlement in the next calendar year. If such employees leave the service for any reason prior to their next vacation, the adjustment will be made at time of leaving. (a) Subject to the provisions of Note 2 below employees who, at the beginning of the calendar year, have, maintained a continuous employment relationship for at least 9 years and have completed at least 2,250 days of cumulative compensated service, shall have their vacation scheduled on the basis of one working day’s vacation with pay for each 12 1/2 days of cumulative compensated service, or major portion thereof, during the preceding calendar year, with a maximum of 20 working days; in subsequent years, they will continue vacation entitlement on the foregoing basis until qualifying for additional vacation under paragraph NOTE 2: Employees covered by sub-paragraph 9.3(a) will be entitled to vacation on the basis outlined therein if on their tenth of subsequent service anniversary date they achieve 2,500 days of cumulative compensated service; otherwise their vacation entitlement will be calculated as set out in paragraph 9.2. Any vacation granted for which employees do not subsequently qualify will be deducted from their vacation entitlement in the next calendar year. If such employees leave the service for any reason prior to their next vacation, the adjustment will be made at time of leaving. 9.4 Subject to the provisions of Note 3 below employees who, at the beginning of the calendar year, have maintained a continuous employment relationship for at least 19 years and have completed at least 4,750 days of cumulative compensated service, shall have their vacation scheduled on the basis of one working day’s vacation with pay for each 10 days of cumulative compensated service or major portion thereof, during the preceding calendar year with a maximum of 25 working days; in subsequent years, they will continue vacation entitlement on the foregoing basis until qualifying for additional vacation under paragraph 9.5. NOTE 3: Employees covered by paragraph 9.4 will be entitled to vacation on the basis outlined therein of in their twentieth or subsequent service anniversary date they achieve 5,000 days if cumulative compensated service; otherwise, their vacation entitlement will be calculated as set out in paragraph 9.3. Any vacation granted for which employees do not subsequently qualify will be deducted from their vacation entitlement in the next calendar year. If such employees leave the service for any reason prior to their next vacation, the adjustment will be made at time of leaving. 9.5 Subject to the provisions of Note 4 below, employees who at the beginning of the calendar year have maintained a continuous employment relationship for at least 28 years and have completed at least 7,000 days of cumulative compensated service shall have their vacation scheduled on the basis of one working day’s vacation with pay for each 8 1/2 days of cumulative compensated service, or major portion thereof, during the preceding calendar year, with maximum of 30 working days. NOTE 4: Employees covered by paragraph 9 5 will be entitled to vacation on the basis outlined therein if on their twenty-ninth or subsequent service anniversary date they achieve 7,250 days of cumulative compensated service; otherwise their vacation entitlement which employees do not subsequently qualify will be deducted from their vacation entitlement in the next calendar year. If such employees leave the service for any reason prior to their next vacation, the adjustment will be made at time of leaving. (a) Scheduling an employee for five weeks vacation with the employee being paid for the sixth week vacation at pro rata rates; or (b) Splitting the vacation on the basis of five weeks and one week.
PAID VACATIONS 41.1 The Board shall grant paid vacation periods to each Member in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in this Article. (a) The Board shall maintain a record of paid vacation entitlement for each Member based on the years, and parts thereof, of service from the most recent date of hire with the Board completed by August 31st prior to the vacation period to be taken. (b) For the purpose of this Article, the most recent date of hire shall be the date of last hire where there has been no termination of employment since that date. (c) A Member who was given credit for split service prior to the signing of this Agreement shall continue to retain such service for vacation entitlement. (a) Every Member shall be granted by the Board an annual paid vacation according to the following schedule: Years of Service Prior Entitlement to September 1st less than 1 year 3 weeks pro rated to time worked 1 year 3 weeks 8 years 4 weeks 17 years 5 weeks 24 years 6 weeks (b) The pay for any vacation period shall be calculated on the Member's annual salary as provided in Schedule A. (a) Vacations will normally be taken during the months of July and August but alternate scheduling may be permitted with the approval of the Member’s immediate Supervisor. Such requests for alternate scheduling shall not unreasonably be withheld. (b) The Member shall inform the Board about the Member’s request for paid vacation by completing the vacation schedule form provided by the Board. (c) If more than one (1) Member in a work location or department requests the same vacation time off, then, the most senior Member shall be granted the first choice the initial year after ratification of this Agreement. Thereafter, vacation time shall be on a rotation basis beginning with the next most senior Member having first choice. (d) The choice of vacation time by seniority referred to in clause 41.4 (b) is to be implemented only when a problem may occur in a department whereby two or more Members have chosen the same vacation period and it is necessary that one of those Members must be available to maintain the efficient operation of the department. (e) There will be a minimum of two (2) Members in a Composite Secondary School Office at all times. 41.5 (a) A ten (10) or twelve (12) month Member working in elementary schools shall take their vacation during regular scheduled breaks. This provision will also apply to ten (10) month Members working in Instructional Services and Media Services.
Accumulation of Vacation Leave For each month of a fiscal year in which an employee receives ten (10) days pay, he shall earn vacation leave at the following rates:
ANNUAL VACATIONS 15.01 Employees shall be entitled to an annual vacation after one (1) year of employment with pay, calculated as follows: (a) 3/52nds of the earnings of that year of service after one (1) year and each subsequent year thereafter, up to and including five (5) completed years of service; (b) 4/52nds of the earnings for the year commencing after five (5) completed years of service and each subsequent year thereafter, up to ten (10) completed years of service; (c) 5/52nds of the earnings after ten (10) completed years of service and each subsequent year thereafter. 15.02 For other than full-time employees, all vacation pay will be paid to employees on December 15th in each year unless the employee requests vacation pay when a holiday is taken. In such circumstances, the employee will receive vacation pay requested at that time or a portion of the payment at that time and the balance on December 15th. Part-time employees will be allowed to make two (2) such requests per year based on earnings to June 30th. Full-time employees will receive vacation pay when they take their vacation. 15.03 Employees who are hospitalized or make use of compassionate leave during their vacation period shall be credited with extra vacation time equivalent to the time used. 15.04 Vacations cannot be accumulated from one year to another. 15.05 When a statutory holiday occurs during an employee’s vacation, an extra day’s vacation shall be granted if the holiday is one for which the employee would have received pay if he/she had been working. 15.06 If the employment of an employee is terminated, the Employer shall pay him/her for any vacation time he/she has earned. 15.07 A vacation list shall be submitted to the employees requesting them to indicate their preference as to vacation dates. Both parties agree, however, that the vacation schedule must be practical insofar as the operation of the business is concerned and therefore the Employer is able to make a final decision as to how many and which employees would be able to take vacation at any particular time. Seniority shall prevail in the event of a conflict of vacation requests between employees.
Time of Vacation (a) All vacation earned during one (1) vacation year shall be taken during the next following vacation year at a mutually agreeable time. (i) The Employer shall post the vacation schedule planner by January 1st of each year. At this time, the Employer shall provide guidance as to the reasonable number of Employees for each unit, program, or site (whichever are applicable) who can be granted vacation at the same time. An Employee shall submit their vacation preference for at least 75% of their annual vacation entitlement by March 15th of that year. Where an Employee submits their vacation preference by March 15th of that year, the Employer shall indicate approval or disapproval of that vacation request and shall post the resulting vacation schedule by April 30th of the same year. Where the number of Employees indicating a preference for a specific period exceeds the number of Employees as determined by the Employer that can be allocated vacation during that period, seniority relative to other Employees in the unit, program or site (whichever are applicable) shall be the deciding factor. (ii) When an Employee submits a request in writing after April 30th for vacation, the Employer shall indicate approval or disapproval in writing of the vacation request within 14 days of the request. (c) Notwithstanding Article 17.03(a), an Employee may be permitted to carry forward a portion of unused vacation to the next vacation year. Requests to carry forward vacation shall be made in writing and shall not be unreasonably denied. (d) Notwithstanding Article 17.03 (a) a Full-time or Part-time Employee shall have the right to utilize vacation credits during the vacation year in which they are earned provided the following conditions are met: (i) the utilization does not exceed the total vacation earned by the Employee at the time of taking the vacation; and (ii) such vacation can be taken at a mutually agreeable time. (e) (i) Subject to Article 17.03(e)(ii), the Employer shall grant the annual vacation to which the Employee is entitled in one (1) unbroken period.
VACATIONS AND VACATION PAY 9.01 All employees who are covered under this Agreement shall receive vacation pay as a percent of the employee's total earnings exclusive of the Employer's contribution to the Union's Pension, Health Benefit Plan, Education and Assistance Fund and Industry Fund. Income tax shall be deducted weekly from the employee's earnings increased by the amount of vacation pay. a. Employees shall, upon hire, receive ten percent (10%) vacation pay, and up to three weeks of vacation. b. Employees with ten or more years of service with the Employer shall receive twelve percent (12%) vacation pay, and up to four weeks of vacation. 9.02 Vacation periods shall be arranged by mutual agreement between the Employer and each employee. Employees shall be granted their vacation periods as requested insofar as it is practical and in accordance with seniority, unless the Employer decides to grant all vacations at one time, in which case the Employer shall give the employees at least six (6) weeks advance notice. 9.03 The Employer agrees to remit the Vacation Pay of each employee as agreed upon in 9.01 of this Agreement and in accordance with the regulation set by the Employment Standards Branch, Ministry of Labour, monthly before, but not later than the fifteenth of the following month to the Union using a separate cheque marked "Vacation Pay", accompanied by a list on which all deductions and contributions as mentioned in 6.01, 13.02, 14.02a, 14.02b, 18.01, 19.01 and Schedule "A" are recorded. 9.04 In accordance with the agreement with the Employment Standards Branch, Ministry of Labour, the Board of Trustees of the Union's Vacation Pay Trust Fund, is obligated to take any steps which may be available to them either in law or in equity or in bankruptcy as may be necessary or desirable to effect collection from delinquent Employers. All costs incurred in the collection of said payment will be charged to such defaulting Employer. 9.05 The Employer agrees to give the auditor of the Union's Trust Fund the privilege to examine the Employer's records concerning hours and monies forwarded to the Union, if and when the auditor so desires. Any date for such an examination will be pre-arranged in writing between the auditor, the Employer and the Union.
Benefits; Vacation Employee shall be eligible to receive all benefits as are available to similarly situated employees of Employer generally, and any other benefits that Employer may, in its sole discretion, elect to grant to Employee from time to time. In addition, Employee shall be entitled to four (4) weeks paid vacation per year, which shall be pro-rated for the first partial year of employment and shall accrue in accordance with Employer’s policies applicable to similarly situated employees of Employer.
