Common use of Paid Vacation Leave Clause in Contracts

Paid Vacation Leave. 1. A bargaining unit member working on an eleven (working at least 240 days) or twelve-month basis shall earn vacation leave of ten (10) days, which shall be accrued on a monthly basis. Members working on an eleven (working at least 240 days) or twelve-month basis who continue in the employ of the Board for six (6) or more years of service shall earn vacation leave with pay for fifteen (15) days, which shall be accrued on a monthly basis. Members working on an eleven (working at least 240 days) or twelve-month basis who continue in the employ of the Board for twelve (12) or more years of service shall earn vacation leave with pay for twenty (20) days, which shall be accrued on a monthly basis. Paid vacation shall be based on the bargaining unit member’s District seniority as this term is defined in Article 16 C. 2. Upon separation from employment a bargaining unit member shall be entitled to compensation at the member’s current rate of pay for all lawfully accrued and unused vacation leave to their credit at the time of separation, not to exceed the vacation leave accrued to the member’s credit for the two (2) work years immediately preceding separation and the prorated portion of the earned but unused vacation leave for the current year. 3. All such vacation leave shall be used by the member during each employment year in which it is earned (for paid vacation leave purposes, meaning no later than August 31st of each year); however, the member may carry over unused vacation leave to the following employment year provided the maximum number of carried over vacation days (in total, not per year) shall not exceed ten (10) days. 4. Members who are eligible to earn vacation leave may not use vacation leave during the month of August except in exceptional circumstances. A member may request to use vacation leave during the month of August by submitting a written request to the Superintendent at least ten (10) calendar days in advance. The Superintendent has the sole discretion to determine whether an exceptional circumstance exists. 5. The scheduling of vacation leave shall be subject to the approval of the bargaining unit member’s supervisor, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.