Preference for Vacation. Employees may request their preference for vacation schedule subject to the Home's discretion to determine actual vacation schedules. The requests of senior employees shall prevail as between employees requesting the same vacation schedule; provided, however, that the Home shall determine how many employees in each classification and shift may be scheduled for vacation for any particular time. Insofar as is practicable under the circumstances, the Home will endeavor to schedule vacations so that an employee will have the weekend before and after the vacation period off, without being required to work an additional make-up weekend. Each employee shall be entitled to request, subject to the procedure outlined in this Section for processing and approving/disapproving vacation requests, at least one full weekend off (two contiguous full shifts according to the employee’s designated weekend) as vacation per anniversary year without being required to work an additional make-up weekend or being required to find their own replacement. The Home's determination as to practicality of whether an employee will have the weekend off without being required to find their own replacement is binding upon all employees and the Union. In accordance with and subject to the above principles, the following procedure shall be used to schedule vacations: One month prior to each request period each department shall post an annual vacation pick chart that shall specify how many employees, by each shift, may be scheduled for vacation during the upcoming vacation period. Vacations shall be granted on the basis of seniority within a given classification, staffing permitting and provided the employee makes a request by signing up on the posted vacation chart within the applicable request period listed in this Section. Employees who submit written vacation requests outside the applicable request period are not automatically precluded from taking a vacation during the applicable vacation period. Vacation requests outside the applicable request period must be submitted in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of the posting of the work schedule. Management shall respond to such requests within five (5) work days (Monday through Friday, inclusive) of the request. Failure to respond within this time frame will mean the request is approved. Such requests will be considered on a first-come/first-served basis. Disapproval shall not be for arbitrary or capricious reasons. Employee Request Per...
Preference for Vacation according to seniority shall exercised once when vacation is taken in more than one s If the Employer unilaterally cancels a employee's vacation which it has previously approved, and such cancellation results i n that employee forfeiting a deposit on a vacation package, the Employer w i l l reimburse the employee for the lost deposit, providing the employee can show proof of such loss and that he has everything reasonably possible t o eliminate or reduce that loss. In addition, the employee must advise the Hospital that a potential claim exists at the time the hospital proposes to change the vacation. Subject to operational requirements, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that a:! employee's written request for vacation leave is approved. Where, on scheduling vacation leave, the Employer is unable to comply with the employee's request, the Employer or delegated official shall:
