hours of vacation leave. The contribution of hours of vacation leave occurs on grounds of a written arrangement. Hours of vacation leave can be turned in with a minimum of sixteen and a maximum of 120 hours per year. The remaining balance over one year with full-time employment should amount to at least 160 hours of vacation. For those that are not active for the full duration of work the minimum and maximum number of hours that can be turned in as well as the remaining balance on vacation-leave hours is calculated in proportion to the number of working hours agreed upon. With regard to the maximum number of vacation hours that can be used, an exception is made for NIOZ in 2015 and 2016: the number of vacation hours that can be turned in under AVOM will be 80 for these two years. As of 1 January 2017, the rule that a maximum of 120 hours may be used also applies to employees of NIOZ. The hours-of-vacation-leave resource cannot be used for the object reduction of commuting or for the union fees. Employees who can prove that they make use of regular child-care can request payment of sixteen extra holiday-leave hours.
hours of vacation leave. The employee shall make a one-time election in December for the next calendar year of the number of hours. All hours must be paid for prior to using the vacation leave. Employees must pay for pre-paid vacation in whole hours and must purchase a minimum of five (5) hours. The value of pre-paid vacation will be determined using the current hourly rate times the number of hours requested. The pre-paid hours will be recorded to the employee’s vacation leave balance at the time of purchase.
