Common use of Vacation and Other Paid Leave Clause in Contracts

Vacation and Other Paid Leave. Within each Section, and in order of Zoo-wide seniority, Animal Keepers will choose paid leave during an annual sign-up process that will begin the first week of each December. During the sign-up, only one Keeper will be allowed to take paid leave each day unless the immediate supervisor authorizes time-off for additional Keeper(s). All paid leave requested after the annual sign-up will be granted on a first come first served basis with only one Keeper allowed to take paid leave each day unless the immediate supervisor authorizes time-off for additional Keeper(s). Animal Keepers may request to take paid leave on days when another Keeper is already scheduled to be off. If the request is made 30 or more days in advance of the date(s) needed, the immediate supervisor will notify the Keeper as soon as possible, but no later than 25 days from the date(s) requested whether the paid leave will be granted. For requests that are made within 30 days of the desired day(s) off, the immediate supervisor will grant or deny the request within a mutually agreed upon time frame. Determination of whether paid leave is granted or not is based on maintaining the minimum number of Animal Keepers needed to staff the Section's PWAs. Any Keeper who wishes to cancel any scheduled paid leave may do so with at least 30 days’ notice. Any cancellation with less than 30 days’ notice requires the approval of the immediate supervisor.

Vacation and Other Paid Leave. Within each Section, and in order of Zoo-wide seniority, Animal Keepers will choose paid leave during an annual sign-up process that will begin the first week of each December. During the sign-up, only one Keeper will be allowed to take paid leave each day unless the immediate supervisor authorizes time-off for additional Keeper(s). All paid leave requested after the annual sign-up will be granted on a first come first served basis with only one Keeper allowed to take paid leave each day unless the immediate supervisor authorizes time-off for additional Keeper(s). Animal Keepers may request to take paid leave on days when another Keeper is already scheduled to be off. If the request is made 30 or more days in advance of the date(s) needed, the immediate supervisor will notify the Keeper as soon as possible, but no later than 25 days from the date(s) requested whether the paid leave will be granted. For requests that are made within 30 days of the desired day(s) off, the immediate supervisor will grant or deny the request within a mutually agreed upon time frame. Determination of whether paid leave is granted or not is based on maintaining the minimum number of Animal Keepers needed to staff the Section's PWAs. Any Keeper who wishes to cancel any scheduled paid leave may do so with at least 30 days’ days notice. Any cancellation with less than 30 days’ days notice requires the approval of the immediate supervisor.