Common use of Vacation Bidding Clause in Contracts

Vacation Bidding. a. Annual vacation bidding shall take place two (2) weeks after the shift/days off bid takes place in September of each year. b. Management will establish the vacation weeks. Known planned (staff) absences and training weeks will not be available for the annual vacation bid. c. Vacation time must be taken in one (1) week increments. During the first (1st), second (2nd) and third (3rd) rounds of bidding, staff can bid up to two (2) weeks of vacation time off. These weeks can be non-consecutive. d. Staff can only bid for the amount of accrued vacation time they will have at the vacation period requested. e. To complete bidding, each RN will be designated a ten (10) minute block of time in order of seniority. Bids can be submitted in person, telephone or email. A designated Union representative and manager will be present during the bidding. f. If bidded vacation time is returned it can be made available at the manager’s discretion on a first (1st) come, first (1st) serve basis. g. If the RN does not have enough accrued vacation hours, the vacation will be cancelled or reduced to match the RN’s accrued hours after discussion with the RN. h. Vacation request outside the normal bidding process need to be submitted by the tenth (10th) of the month prior to the requested time off. Approval or denial of the submitted request will be made no later than the twentieth (20th) of the month prior to the requested days. Single vacation day off requests within the month will be reviewed subject to Institution operating needs. i. Vacation weeks cannot be traded.

Vacation Bidding. a. Annual vacation bidding shall take place two (2) weeks after during the shift/days off bid takes place in September second week of December of each year for the following calendar year. b. Management will establish the vacation weeks. Known planned (staff) absences and training weeks will not be available for the annual vacation bid. c. Vacation time must be taken in Staff can bid for one (1) week increments. During the first (1st), second (2nd) and third (3rd) rounds continuous block of bidding, staff can bid up to two (2) weeks of vacation time off. These weeks can be non-consecutivetime. d. Staff can only bid for the amount of accrued vacation time they will have at the vacation period time requested. e. To complete bidding, each RN will be designated a ten (10) minute block of time in order of seniority. Bids can be submitted in person, telephone or email. A designated Union representative and manager will be present during the bidding. f. If bidded vacation time is returned it can be made available at the manager’s 's discretion on a first (1st) come, first (1st) serve basis. g. If the RN does not have enough accrued vacation hours, the vacation will be cancelled or reduced to match the RN’s 's accrued hours after discussion with the RN. h. Vacation request outside the normal bidding process need to be submitted by the tenth (10th) of the month prior to the requested time off. Approval or denial of the submitted request will be made no later than the twentieth (20th) of the month prior to the requested days. Single vacation day off requests within the month will be reviewed subject to Institution operating needs. i. Vacation weeks cannot be traded.