VACATION LEAVE WITH PAY FOR FULL YEAR EMPLOYEES. All Full-‐time, and Part-‐time Employees who have 1,000 hours of compensated employment within the twelve month period commencing on the date of employment or re-‐employment, or any anniversary thereof, are entitled to vacation time for the purpose of rest, relaxation and recreation. Full-‐time Employees begin to accrue vacation time as soon as they are hired, but it becomes available at the end of three months for full-‐time Employees. Years of service shall be based on the anniversary date of hire. Years of Service Accrual Rate Accrual Maximum (FT/PT) Up to 5 years of employment 3.33 hours/pay period 80/58 5 – 10 years of employment 5.00 hours/pay period 120/87 10 or more years of employment 6.66 hours/pay period 160/116
1. Beginning with the date of hire through the fourth year of eligibility, full-‐time and eligible part-‐time Employees will accrue vacation leave at the rate of .0385 times actual hours worked during a semi-‐monthly period. Full-‐time Employees may accrue up to a maximum of 80 hours per year. Part-‐time Employees may accrue up to a maximum of 58 hours per year.
2. Beginning with the fifth year of eligibility through the ninth year of eligibility, full-‐ time and eligible part-‐time Employees will accrue vacation leave at the rate of .0577 times actual hours worked during a semi-‐monthly period. Full-‐time Employees may accrue up to a maximum of 120 hours per year. Part-‐time Employees may accrue up to a maximum of 87 hours per year.
3. Beginning with the tenth year of eligibility, full-‐time and eligible part-‐time Employees will accrue vacation leave at the rate of .0769 times actual hours worked during a semi-‐monthly period. Full-‐time Employees may accrue up to a maximum of 160 hours. Part-‐time Employees may accrue up to a maximum of 116 hours per year. Whenever possible, Employees should request vacation leave at least 30 days in advance of when the time off is to be taken, so that work schedules can be established or adjusted. Vacation requests must be approved by the Employee’s manager. In approving the requests, managers need to consider the work load during that time period. When ever possible, requests should be granted to the first person who requests time off for a particular time period. If situations arise where two Employees request the same time off, managers should grant the request based on seniority. Vacation requests shall not be unreasonably denied.
