Preferential Choice. The concept of preferential choice is that each employee submits their first, second and third choices for an unbroken vacation period to the employee’s exempt supervisor. Once all of the vacation requests have been received, and subject to the operational needs of the department, vacation will be approved utilizing these preferences and an employee’s seniority. The following example shows how preferential choice works. Seniority/Choice First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Senior Employee July 1 - July 21 August 1 - August 21 Dec. 15 - January 7 Employee 2 July 1 - July 21 August 1 - August 21 Dec. 15 - January 7 Employee 3 July 1 - July 21 August 1 - August 21 Dec. 15 - January 7 Utilizing the above information and assuming Senior Employee is the most senior, Senior Employee will have vacation approved from July 1 - July 21, as that block of time was the employee’s first choice. The employee with the most seniority will always receive their first choice, subject to the principles stated earlier. Employee 2, being junior to Senior Employee would then receive their second choice being their August vacation choice. The employee having the least seniority, Employee 3, would then receive their third choice. Employees may still have additional vacation available. For instance, in the above scenario, senior employee only utilized three (3) weeks although they might be entitled to six (6). In such a case, the employee may request this additional vacation after the “first preference” vacation has been approved. Again, this would be on a seniority basis. This additional vacation may not, however, interfere with vacation blocks already approved.
Preferential Choice. The concept of preferential choice is that each Employee submits their first, second and third choices for an unbroken vacation period to the Employee’s exempt supervisor. Once all of the vacation requests have been received, and subject to the operational needs of the Department, vacation will be approved utilizing these preferences and an Employee’s seniority. The following example shows how preferential choice works. First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Senior Employee I July August Dec. January Employee July August I August Dec. January Employee I July I August Dec. January Utilizing the above information, and assuming Senior Employee is the most senior, Senior Employee will have vacation approved from July July as that block of time was the Employee’s first choice. The Employeewith the most seniority will always receive their first choice, subjectto the principles stated earlier. Employee beingjunior to Senior Employee would then receive their second choice being their August vacation choice. The Employee having the least seniority, Employee would then receive their third choice. Employees may still have additional vacation available. For instance, in the above scenario, Senior Employee only utilized three weeks although they might be entitled to six. In such a case, the Employee may request this additionalvacation after the “first preference”vacation has been approved. Again, this would be on a seniority basis. This additional vacation may not, however, interfere with vacation blocks already approved. APPENDIX MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT '- between THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WOOD BUFFALO and THE CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, LOCAL EMERGENCY WORK FOR FLOOD OR THE POTENTIAL OF FLOOD It is understood that this Memorandum of Agreement of Understanding is in the interest of and benefit to both Local and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo relating to the annual potential for flood situations. The Municipality will give notice of shift change by April to those Employees affected by the potentialflood. This Memorandum of Agreement of Understanding recognizesthat once Employees have been notified, that continuous notice of shift change has been served to the affected Employees as a result of the potential flood. Only the Employeeswho are normally utilized for purposes of a flood situation will be served with notice of shift change and they are as follows, in accordance with Article of the Collective Agreement: Construction, repair and maintenanc...
