VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay periods in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by the County of Alameda towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours or portions thereof coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards county seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit.
2. Only those full-time employees who have completed less than one hundred four (104) full-time biweekly pay periods (4 years) of continuous employment and accruing vacation at the two (2) week per year rate may elect to purchase one (1) additional week of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase one (1) week under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment.
a. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the participating employees’ vacation balance will be adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year.
b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the upcoming plan year an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete.
c. To be eligible to purchase one (1) week of vacation, an employee must have no unused purchased vacation as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment.
d. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that ...
VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. For vacation purchased for 2014 during the 2013 open enrollment period, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase:
a. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment.
b. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year.
c. To be eligible to purchase vacation, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased for the current plan year, and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment.
d. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased and have used all previously purchased vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment.
e. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant.
f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future pay warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation.
g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5- hour per week position, he/she shall carry over his/her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fractions of days.
h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non-eligible status:
(1) The County shall cease deductions and no additional days will be allowed for purchase.
(2) The County shall adjust the purchased vacation balance by any unpaid time.
(3) The employee shall be allowed to retain and use the time purchased as of the date of the change from eligibility to ineligibility through the final pay period of the calendar year of the d...
VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. Full-time employees in Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association accruing vacation at the two-week per year rate may elect to purchase one additional week of vacation subject to approval by the Sheriff over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in paragraph A hereof. Employees accruing vacation at the three week per year rate or more, part- time, and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation. The additional week if approved by the Sheriff may be purchased in the following manner:
VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. Each eligible full and part-time employee may elect to purchase up to forty (40) hours of vacation leave each calendar year during their first five (5) years of permanent, probationary or unclassified employment. Vacation purchased shall not exceed two hundred (200) hours. Part-time employees will be eligible to purchase vacation time on a pro-rata basis. Eligibility will start from the employee's first in-service hour with the County of Sonoma. Eligibility will end upon completion of 10,435 in-service hours. Each eligible employee must submit a signed vacation purchase plan agreement to his or her Departmental Payroll Clerk. Upon receipt the employee’s future bi-weekly salary will be reduced by a minimum of two (2) hour increments until the purchase plan agreement has been fulfilled. Purchased vacation will be posted to the employee’s leave balance upon purchase and will be available to the employee the pay period following purchase. All purchases of vacation must be completed prior to the end of the calendar year in which the employee reaches the in-service hours of 10,435 (. The additional vacation purchased is subject to the follow guidelines:
a) Purchased vacation must be taken before accrued vacation referenced in Section 8.3.
b) Purchased vacation is subject to the maximum accumulation limits and usage in Section 8.3.
c) Purchased vacation is subject to the same provisions in Section 8.5
d) Purchased vacation leave is not eligible for buy back, Section 8.11, and purchased vacation balances will not be included in the eighty (80) hour remaining vacation balance requirement in Section 8.11.
e) Purchased vacation hours when taken as time off will not be included in pay status hours for the purposes of shift pay and premium pay.
f) Purchased vacation hours will be paid off at the employee’s base hourly rate at the time of termination.
VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Full-time employees accruing vacation at the two week per year rate and subject to this MOU may elect to purchase, during Open Enrollment, one additional week of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time, intermittent and employees accruing vacation at greater than two weeks per year may not purchase vacation.
2. An employee purchasing or using purchased vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, county medical and dental plans, sick leave, and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours, or portions thereof, coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employees’ paycheck for the bi-weekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation and sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards seniority, hours in step, or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit.
3. An employee will not be eligible to receive holiday pay if Vacation Buy hours are used the day before and/or the day after a holiday. In addition, holiday pay will be pro-rated based on the number of Vacation Buy hours used during that pay period. The County retains the right to eliminate vacation purchase upon appropriate notice to the union, and after meeting and conferring if requested, during the term of this agreement.
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VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. All full-time employees subject to this MOU may elect to purchase one or two additional weeks of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in Section 13A. of this MOU. Beginning the Fall of 2002, employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year. Should an employee use their purchased vacation time, and leave the employment of the County prior to paying for the additional vacation, the County will recover the cost from the employee. Effective upon adoption of the 2006 MOU, the following conditions shall apply to vacation purchase:
1. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment.
2. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year.
3. To be eligible to purchase vacation, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased and an employee must have no more than one week of unused vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment.
4. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased and have used all previously purchased vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment.
5. In the event that an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the County reserves the right to recover the cost from the employee, including deducting any sum owed from the employee’s final pay warrant.
6. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the future...
VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. An employee purchasing vacation is responsible for all County costs associated with vacation purchase. For the pay period in which purchased vacation is utilized as time off, the employee’s total compensation shall not include the contributions made by Alameda County towards premium based and accrued benefits including retirement, County medical and dental plans, sick leave and vacation time for all bi-weekly hours, or portions thereof, coded as purchased vacation. These prorated premium costs shall be deducted from the employee’s pay check for the biweekly pay period in which the purchased vacation is utilized and, further, the employee will not accrue vacation or sick leave for such hours. Also, purchased vacation time utilized as time off will not count towards County seniority, hours in step or towards the completion of the probationary period or retirement service credit.
a. Medical premiums
1) The employee will pay a prorated amount of the County’s contribution toward medical premiums based on Vacation Buy hours used.
2) If the employee uses more than forty (40) Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire medical premium.
b. Dental premiums – If the employee uses more than forty (40) Vacation Buy hours in a pay period, the employee will be responsible for the entire dental premium.
VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. All full-time employees subject to this MOU, may elect to purchase one or two additional weeks of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in Section 13.A. of this MOU.
1. Employees eligible for vacation purchase may elect to purchase either one or two weeks of vacation under the Vacation Purchase Plan during Open Enrollment.
2. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the employee’s vacation balance will be updated with the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees may then use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees will then pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year.
3. To be eligible to purchase vacation, an employee must be current in completing installment payments for any previous vacation purchased and an employee must have no more than one week of unused purchased vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment.
4. To be eligible to purchase two weeks of vacation, an employee must be current in completing installment payments for any previous vacation purchased and have used all previously purchased vacation three (3) pay periods prior to the start of Open Enrollment.
VACATION PURCHASE PLAN. 1. Effective for vacation purchased for 2011 and every year thereafter, full time employees accruing vacation at the two week per year rate and subject to this MOU may elect to purchase one or two additional weeks of vacation over and above their regular entitlement as set forth in this MOU. Part-time and intermittent employees may not purchase vacation.
a. On the first pay period of the calendar year, the participating employees’ vacation balance will be adjusted to reflect the additional amount of vacation purchased. Employees may use the vacation time purchased, scheduled by mutual agreement, between the employee and the Agency/Department Head. Employees pay for the vacation time purchased in equal installments during the calendar year.
b. To be eligible to purchase vacation for the upcoming plan year an employee must have completed payment for any previous vacation purchased by the end of the current plan year. The County reserves the right to revoke vacation purchase elections made during Open Enrollment if the previous year vacation purchase payments are not complete.
c. To be eligible to purchase one or two weeks of vacation for the upcoming plan year, an employee must have no unused purchased vacation balance as of the third pay period prior to the start of Open Enrollment.
d. In the event than an employee uses purchased vacation and leaves County service prior to paying for it, the employee agrees as a condition of participation that the County has the right to recover the unpaid cost for any used and unpaid vacation from the employee, deducting any sum owed to the County from the employee’s final pay warrant.
e. In the event there is insufficient pay to deduct from the employee’s final pay warrant, the amount is still due and payable to the County; the employee must repay the County. Any failure to repay the County upon termination will result in collection proceedings.
f. In the event that an employee is unable to cover the cost of purchased vacation in any pay period(s) due to insufficient pay, the County reserves the right to adjust the amount of the deductions from future warrants to cover the cost of the purchased vacation.
g. In the event that a participating employee moves between a 40-hour per week position and a 37.5-hour per week position, s/he shall carry over his/her purchased vacation balance in the same number of days and fractions of days.
h. In the event that an employee changes status from eligible to purchase vacation to a non e...
