Common use of Vacation Program Clause in Contracts

Vacation Program. 10.3.1.1 All full time Unit 8 employees shall receive vacation leave credit in accordance with DPA Rule 599.739 per the following schedule: 1 month to 3 years 08 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 11 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 13 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 14 hours per month Over 20 years 15 hours per month However, notwithstanding the above, on the first day of the August pay period of each year Bargaining 8 employees shall accrue vacation pursuant to the following schedule: 1 month to 3 years 07 hours per month 37 months to 10 years 10 hours per month 121 months to 15 years 12 hours per month 181 months to 20 years 13 hours per month Over 20 years 14 hours per month For each employee in Bargaining Unit 8 on the first day of the August pay period the employer shall credit the union’s Release Time Bank (Section 2.7 herein) one hour. 10.3.1.2 Breaks in employment of more than 11 workdays in one pay period, including unpaid leaves of absences, shall not be counted for vacation leave purposes set forth under subsection 10.3.1.1 above. 10.3.1.3 Employees who work less than full-time shall receive vacation leave credit in accordance with the vacation leave accrual schedule in subsection 10.3.1.1 above, when total accumulated employment equals one month of full-time employment. 10.3.1.4 Employees who work on an intermittent basis shall receive vacation leave credit in accordance with the vacation leave accrual schedule in item 1 above, on the basis of 160 hours of employment time equals one month of full-time employment. Any hours worked over 160 hours in a monthly pay period shall not be counted towards vacation leave accrual. 10.3.1.5 If an employee does not use all of the vacation leave credits that the employee has accrued in a calendar year, the employee may carry over his/her accrued vacation leave credits to the following calendar year to a maximum of 640 hours. A Department head or designee may permit an employee to carry over more than 640 hours of accrued vacation leave credits if the employee was unable to reduce his/her accrued vacation leave credits because the employee (1) was required to work as a result of fire, flood, or other extensive emergency, (2) was assigned work of priority or critical nature over an extended period of time, (3) was absent on full salary for a compensable injury, (4) was prevented by Department regulations from taking vacation until December 31 because of sick leave, or (5) was on jury duty.