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.
Reinstatement of Vacation Days - Sick Leave In the event an employee is sick or injured prior to the commencement of his/her vacation, such employee shall be granted sick leave and the vacation period so displaced shall be added to the vacation period if requested by the employee and by mutual agreement, or shall be reinstated for use at a later date.
Weeks Any leave of absence for maternity, paternity or adoption that results from the birth or adoption of a child(ren) that is medically necessary as evidenced by an attending physician’s statement is covered by the sick leave provisions of this Agreement. The attending physician’s statement shall be submitted to the District concerning the medical circumstances that require the leave. Employees may access their earned sick leave during parenting leave up to twelve (12) weeks or the time specified by their physician. Leaves to care for children in excess of twelve (12) weeks that are not medically necessary may qualify as personal leaves of absence.
Scheduling of Vacation A) The Employer shall permit annual vacations to be taken during the entire year. B) The scheduling of vacations shall be subject to the operational requirements of the Employer. C) The selection of vacation and the posting of the approved vacation schedule shall be completed by December 31st of the preceding calendar year or any other date mutually agreed at the local level. Such local agreements shall be filed with the Union and Employer. D) Once the approved vacation schedule has been posted, it shall only be changed by mutual consent. E) Vacation entitlement accrued to June 30 (inclusive) shall be taken prior to January 1 in the following year unless otherwise required by operational necessity. Despite the above, where an employee’s vacation is cancelled by the Employer due to operational requirements, the employee may elect to carry over up to seven (7) days to be used no later than June 30 in the following year. Unused vacation shall be paid out at straight time rates by the last pay period of February of the following year. Payout shall not include any carryover of vacation pursuant to the above. F) Employees may, prior to the scheduling of vacations, request to have their vacations scheduled in accordance with either the principle of seniority or on a rotating basis. Where a consensus of employees cannot be reached as above, vacations shall be scheduled according to seniority on the basis that the employees with the most seniority shall have the first choice of vacation times. Employees failing to exercise their rights within the vacation selection time posted by the Employer shall forfeit their seniority rights in respect to choice of vacation time. G) Vacation time may be divided and shall be scheduled at a time mutually agreeable to the employee and the Employer, however, an employee who splits her vacation shall not receive her choice of when she wishes to take the subsequent portion of her vacation until all other employees in the unit or xxxx have made their first choice of vacation time.
Compensation for Holidays Falling Within Vacation Schedule If a paid holiday falls on or is observed during an Employee's vacation period, she shall be allowed an additional vacation day with pay at a time mutually agreed upon by the Employer and the Employee.
Splitting of Vacation Periods Annual vacations for employees with ten (10) work days’ vacation or more shall be granted in one (1) continuous period but may, upon request from the employee, be divided, subject to the approval of the Employer, provided that the following shall apply: 1. The Employer’s approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, taking into consideration the operational requirements of the department; and 2. At least one block of vacation shall be at least five (5) days in duration. Employees wishing to split their vacations shall exercise seniority rights in the choice of the first vacation period. Seniority shall prevail in the choice of the second vacation period, but only after all other “first” vacation periods have been approved. Seniority shall also prevail in the choice of each subsequent vacation period, but only after each previous vacation period has been approved. Annual vacations for employees with less than ten (10) work days’ vacation shall be granted in one (1) continuous period.
Scheduling of Vacations (a) Vacations shall be scheduled at a time mutually acceptable to the Agency and the employee and consistent with the work requirements of the Agency. If two
Holiday Coinciding with a Day of Vacation Where an employee is on vacation leave and a day of paid holiday falls within that period, the paid holiday shall not count as a day of vacation.
Length of Vacation Annual vacations with pay shall be granted to employees as follows:
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.
