"Personal shifts". A. Each employee shall receive four (4) personal days per year to be deducted from the employee's accumulated sick leave. Personal time used shall not be counted against an employee's sick leave bonus determination.
"Personal shifts". An employee shall be allowed to take four (4) shifts of personal time off from work without loss of pay during each twelve (12) month period of the contract. Use of personal days shall be in the discretion of the Chief or his designee. It shall require 24 hours advance approval of the Chief or his designee, except that the Chief or his designee may waive the notice requirement. Personal time shall not be deducted from sick day accumulation. All personal time not taken during a particular twelve (12) month period shall be lost without compensation for such loss.
"Personal shifts". Regular full- and part-time employees who have completed two (2) years of continuous service, including time spent as a casual, shall be credited with six (6) paid personal shifts to be used at their own discretion and for their own purposes. Personal shifts shall increase by one (1) per year to a maximum of twelve (12) total personal shifts each year. Leaves for personal shifts will be granted subject to the employee providing seventy-two (72) hours’ notice of said leave. Personal shifts shall not be used on statutory holidays, but if used for absence due to illness or family emergency, shall not require the regular notice. The Employer may refuse to grant a personal shift request for a weekend day if two (2) or more employees have already been granted the same day off as a personal shift or vacation day. The Employer may refuse to grant a personal shift request for a weekday if two (2) or more employees have already been granted the same day off as a personal shift. For employees who work partial years or are on leave, except for vacation and holidays, a total greater than twenty (20) workdays, the personal shifts entitlement is earned on a pro rata basis. Where a terminating employee has taken more "personal shift" entitlement than earned, the unearned portion shall be determined on an annual pro rata basis and recovered upon termination, which shall include deduction from the final paycheque(s). A personal shift shall be paid at seventy-five percent (75%) of the staff’s regular pay for the day on which it is utilized. Employees may carry over personal shifts from one year to the next but may not accumulate more than twenty (20) personal shifts at any given time. Unused personal shifts shall not be paid out under any circumstances. No employee that was a regular (part- or full-time) employee as of July 31, 2013, shall have their number of personal shifts reduced due to the change in the 6th agreement. These regular employees would have ten (10) to twelve (12) personal shifts pursuant to the above.
"Personal shifts". (a) Regular full- and part-time employees who have completed two (2) years of continuous service, including time spent as a casual, shall be credited with ten (10) paid personal shifts to be used at their own discretion and for their own purposes. Personal shifts shall increase by one (1) per year to a maximum of twelve (12) total personal shifts each year. Leaves for personal shifts will be granted subject to the employee providing seventy-two (72) hours’ notice of said leave. Personal shifts shall not be used on statutory holidays, but if used for absence due to illness or family emergency, shall not require the regular notice. The Employer may refuse to grant a personal shift request for a weekend day if two (2) or more employees have already been granted the same day off as a personal shift or vacation day. The Employer may refuse to grant a personal shift request for a weekday if two (2) or more employees have already been granted the same day off as a personal shift.
