Common use of Preference in Vacations Clause in Contracts

Preference in Vacations. Every effort will be made, subject to the requirements of the operation, to allow employees to take earned vacation at a time of their choice. Seniority shall be the deciding factor for employees wishing to take earned vacation providing the leave form is submitted before March 1st of each year for vacation leave between the following May 1st and October 31st, and providing the leave form is submitted before September 1st for vacation leave between the following November 1st and April 30th. In applying seniority as the deciding factor for timely requests, the following principles will be in effect: (a) If a conflict arises in relation to requests for the same blocks of time, seniority will be determinative; (b) If a conflict arises in relation to requests for single days or less than five (5), or four (4) days, as the case may be, and a block overlapping the same time, seniority will be determinative only to a maximum of five (5) days in total per year after which seniority will not be the determining factor.

Preference in Vacations. Every effort will be made, subject to the requirements of the operation, to allow employees to take earned vacation at a time of their choice. Seniority shall be the deciding factor for employees wishing to take earned vacation providing the leave form is submitted before March 1st of each year for vacation leave between the following May 1st and October 31st, and providing the leave form is submitted before September 1st for vacation leave between the following November 1st and April 30th. All vacation leave requests will be approved or denied within 30 calendar days of the closing due dates of March 1st and September 1st. In applying seniority as the deciding factor for timely requests, the following principles will be in effect: (a) If a conflict arises in relation to requests for the same blocks of time, seniority will be determinative; (b) If a conflict arises in relation to requests for single days or less than five (5), or four (4) days, as the case may be, and a block overlapping the same time, seniority will be determinative only to a maximum of five (5) days in total per year after which seniority will not be the determining factor.