Time Off At Christmas and New Year's. In the event that nurses can be granted both Christmas and New Year’s Day off, the most senior nurse, on a rotating basis, who has requested these days off shall be given the opportunity to take both off. Such requests will be made in writing to the Director of Care by November 1st. Time off at Christmas shall include Christmas Eve, Christmas and Boxing Day. Time off at New Year’s shall include New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Employer will schedule each employee three (3) and attempt to schedule four (4) consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Year’s on an alternating basis from year to year. It is understood that to accommodate this provision all scheduling regulations of this agreement shall be waived during the period of December 15 to January 15. Schedules for time off at Christmas and New Year’s will be posted by November 15th. Employees will not be permitted to take vacation from the 15th of December to the 15th of January. Exceptional circumstances may be considered on an individual basis. In the event of conflict, bargaining unit seniority shall be the deciding factor. At the written request of the employee, the three (3) consecutive days off may be scheduled during the period of January 15th to December 15th to facilitate their cultural differences, replacing the days off noted above.
Time Off At Christmas and New Year's. Effort will be made to schedule employees at Christmas and New Year's such that an employee granted time off will be given four (4) consecutive days off at either Christmas of which {2} days are to be December 24 & 25 or New Year's of which 2 days are December 31 & January 1. An employee requesting time off at Christmas or New Year's will submit their request by October 15 of each year, stating their preference for Christmas or New Year's. Time off will be granted as equitably as possible on a alternating basis. The regular schedule may be altered during the period of Dec 15 to Jan 15 of the following year. LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
