Common use of Use-It Or Lose-It For Vacation Clause in Contracts

Use-It Or Lose-It For Vacation. Employees who are awarded their annual vacation on a particular date (whether on December 1, January 1, or the anniversary of the employee’s hire date) must use that vacation within 12 months of the date it is awarded or such vacation is forfeited. For example, an employee who is awarded their two weeks of annual vacation on December 1, 2020 must use that two weeks of vacation by November 30, 2021 or it is forfeited. In order to enforce this use-it or lose-it requirement for vacation, the Employer must allow the employee a reasonable opportunity to use their available vacation. Any Employee unable to use their vacation fully in a year because of the employer not approving requested time off shall be allowed to be paid out the last pay period of the current accrual year.

Use-It Or Lose-It For Vacation. (e) Employees who are awarded their annual vacation on a particular date (whether on December 1, January 1, or the anniversary of the employee’s hire date) must use that vacation within 12 months of the date it is awarded or such vacation is forfeited. For example, an employee who is awarded their two weeks of annual vacation on December 1, 2020 must use that two weeks of vacation by November 30, 2021 or it is forfeited. In order to enforce this use-it or lose-it requirement for vacation, the Employer must allow the employee a reasonable opportunity to use their available vacation. Any Employee unable to use their vacation fully in a year because of the employer not approving requested time off shall be allowed to be paid out the last pay period of the current accrual year.

Use-It Or Lose-It For Vacation. Employees who are awarded their annual vacation on a particular date (whether on December 1, January 1, or the anniversary of the employee’s hire date) must use that vacation within 12 months of the date it is awarded or such vacation is forfeited. For example, an employee who is awarded their two weeks of annual vacation on December 1, 2020 must use that two weeks of vacation by November No- vember 30, 2021 or it is forfeited. In order to enforce this use-it or lose-it requirement for vacation, the Employer must allow the employee a reasonable opportunity to use their available vacation. Any Employee unable to use their vacation fully in a year because of the employer not approving requested time off shall be allowed to be paid out the last pay period of the current accrual year.. Add the following as new sub-section (f) under Article VII, 702: