Common use of Vacation Requests Clause in Contracts

Vacation Requests. (a) Vacations will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to the Hospital and the employee. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and shall be given preference as to their selection of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will be considered for the period from November 1st of the current year to April 30th of the following year. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request shall be granted on a first come, first served basis. Where the Hospital determines that vacation becomes available after the vacation schedule is posted, the Unit Manager or designate will offer the time in order of seniority to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request process. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline the option to take vacation during the time offered, the process will revert to first come, first served basis. (b) Vacations requested prior to February 15th shall be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requests, in writing/electronically, within fourteen (14) days of such written/electronic request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved will be provided upon the request of the employee. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise be scheduled to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar year, provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior to the schedule being posted. If, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably denied.

Vacation Requests. A. Annual Vacation Scheduling Procedure The annual vacation leave period will be January through December. The vacation scheduling procedure shall be as follows: 1. Leave request forms will be distributed with a sample copy of the upcoming year’s vacation calendar by October 1st. 2. Leave request forms shall be returned by employees by November 1st. 3. Annual vacation calendars will be published and posted by December 1st. 4. Employees may request any two vacation periods, designating them as “first plan” and “second plan.” Although forty (a40) Vacations hour blocks of vacation are preferable for scheduling convenience, intermittent vacation (in periods of 8 hours or more each) may be scheduled. 5. Employees will be granted eighty (80) hours of vacation yearly based on this vacation scheduling procedure. Every possible effort will be made to accommodate a longer period of time if requested by the employee. 6. Vacation periods will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to by unit seniority for the Hospital and first eighty (80) hours of each employee’s vacation schedule for the employeeyear. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for Remaining vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and shall be given preference as to their selection of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will be considered for the period from November 1st of the current year to April 30th of the following year. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request shall be granted scheduled on a “first come, first served served” basis, based on patient care needs. Where All employees (except those who have not completed their probationary period as of January 1st of the Hospital determines that upcoming year), will be encouraged to schedule and take at least forty (40) hours of vacation becomes available after the vacation schedule is posted, the Unit Manager or designate will offer the time in order of seniority to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request processeach calendar year. 7. Employees may whose forms are not cancel returned by November 1st will have vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline scheduled for the option to take vacation during upcoming year on the time offered, the process will revert to “first come, first served basisserved” basis mentioned above. (b) Vacations requested prior to February 15th shall be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to B. At all other times during the vacation year, requests will be scheduled on a “first come first served” basis. Vacation requests should be submitted forty (40) days in advance unless extenuating circumstances give rise to emergency requests, . Response to vacation requests under this paragraph will be in writing/electronically, within and will be provided to the employee no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of such written/electronic request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved will be provided upon the request of the employeesubmission. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise be scheduled to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar year, provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior to the schedule being posted. If, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably denied.

Vacation Requests. (a) Vacations will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to the Hospital and the employee. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and shall be given preference as to their selection of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will be considered for the period from On or before November 1st of each year, the current year to April 30th of Sheriff or his designee shall post a schedule for available vacation days for the following upcoming year. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, Not more than one (1) employee request per shift shall be granted permitted to schedule vacation on any day. The employees shall select their vacation preferences in order of seniority, with the most senior employee having the first choice, the next most senior employee having the second choice, and so on. Employees may make two (2) selections on the first round of vacation selection, up to the equivalent of their annual vacation accrual. A selection shall consist of a first comesingle set of one or more consecutive work days on which vacation is selected. After all bargaining unit members have made their two (2) selections, first served basisthe process shall be repeated with any number of selections allowed, in order to permit any remaining vacation days to be selected. Where Employees may leave vacation time unscheduled during the Hospital determines annual vacation selection process. All annual vacation requests shall be submitted by December 1st of each year. The Communications Coordinator shall be responsible for maintaining the vacation schedule, once approved, and ensuring that all requests for vacation becomes available after time use have been submitted by the requesting member in writing, prior to that member taking the vacation time. Once the vacation schedule is has been posted, any remaining “unscheduled” vacation days may be requested to be taken on a daily first-requested basis, subject to approval by the Unit Manager Employer. In the event that two or designate will offer more employees request the time in order of seniority to employees who requested same vacation day and were denied these days in the annual vacation request process. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline is made on the option to take vacation during the time offeredsame day, the process will revert to first come, first served basisemployee with the most seniority shall have preference. (b) Vacations Once granted, vacation time shall not be cancelled except in the event of exigent circumstances. Vacation time that has been requested prior by the employee but subsequently cancelled by the Sheriff due to February 15th shall exigent circumstances may be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requests, rescheduled in writing/electronically, within fourteen accordance with the provisions of paragraph (14a) days of such written/electronic request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved will be provided upon the request of the employeehereinabove. (c) A full It is expected that earned vacation time or part-will be taken during the calendar year in which it is earned. Up to eighty (80) hours of earned vacation time not taken during a calendar year may be carried over to the next year. Any amount in excess of eighty (80) hours shall be forfeited, unless the employee who would otherwise be scheduled has requested, prior to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such the end of the calendar year, provided and received from the Sheriff or his/her designee, permission to carry over such additional vacation time. Any vacation in excess of eighty (80) hours which has been authorized to be carried over into the next calendar year shall be used within the first quarter of that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will calendar year, or, if not used, shall be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the aboveforfeited. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP For an employee who has completed one year or more of service, upon retirement, resignation, layoff or termination, an employee shall be paid for any accrued, unused vacation time. (e) Accrual of vacation time ceases during any medical or personal leave of absence of over thirty (30) calendar days. (f) All vacation time will be paid at the respective sites will be advised employee’s regular hourly rate. (g) Once an employee has completed five (5) years of continuous service, he may elect to receive monetary payment for up to forty (40) hours of their earned vacation accrual at full value, in eight (8) hour increments. Upon completion of ten (10) years of continuous service, the minimum employee may elect to receive monetary payment for up to eighty (80) hours of their earned vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior to the schedule being posted. Ifaccrual at full value, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably deniedin eight (8) hour increments.

Vacation Requests. (a) Vacations will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient Vacation request lists to cover the Hospital and the employee. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for total vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and shall be given preference as to their selection of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th period May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th will be posted February 15th in each year and will remain up until March 15th. This list will show the amount of vacation available to be taken. Vacations requested on this list will be granted in accordance with seniority. If an employee wishes seniority to apply to her or his vacation request(s), she or he must write her or his request(s) on this list and complete a vacation request form. Vacation lists showing the granted vacation shall be posted no later than April 15th and shall remain posted for one year. Once an employee has been granted vacation based on her or his seniority, she or he shall not use her or his seniority to change her or his vacation time. (b) Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for made other than by the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will be considered for the period from November 1st of the current year to April 30th of the following year. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee vacation request list shall be granted on a first come, first served basis. Where come basis subject to vacation granted through the Hospital determines that vacation becomes available after the vacation schedule is posted, the Unit Manager or designate will offer the time in order of seniority to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request list process. Employees may not cancel vacation will endeavour to exercise this option. If all employees decline submit their request in writing at least eight (8) weeks in advance of the option to take vacation during the time offered, the process will revert to first come, first served basis. (b) Vacations requested prior to February 15th shall be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30thtime. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requests, Employer shall reply in writing/electronically, writing within fourteen two (142) days weeks of such written/electronic receipt of the request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved will Requests shall not be provided upon the request of the employeeunreasonably denied. (c) A full time or partPart-time employees will endeavour to have requests for any vacation time off which remains from the previous May 1st vacation year submitted to the Employer no later than February 15th. (d) An employee who would otherwise shall be scheduled entitled to work receive his vacation pay prior to going on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar yearvacation, provided that a block such request is made in writing to the Employer and at least two (2) weeks in advance of vacation of the vacation. (e) Upon written request approved by the employer, an employee will be permitted to carry over one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation entitlement for a period of one (1) week or more will not be included in the abovelonger than twelve months. (df) Employees on each Unit Unbroken vacation period: An employee shall be entitled to receive his vacation in an unbroken period unless otherwise mutually agreed upon between the employee concerned and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior to the schedule being posted. If, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably deniedEmployer.

Vacation Requests. (For 11- and 12-Month Classifications a) Vacations Requests for vacation shall be submitted on the District forms as required by the District to the immediate supervisor no later than May 30th to do advance scheduling of vacation for the following fiscal year. The appropriate manager or supervisor shall notify the worker whether his/her requested vacation(s) are granted or denied no later than June 15th. Later changes due to unforeseen circumstances may be approved by the immediate supervisor. b) Vacation requests for workers filed after June 15th require the worker to make the request at least (2) weeks in advance, except in extenuating circumstances, and will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient as availability permits. The immediate supervisor must respond within six (6) working days of receipt of the request. Any worker making the request after June 15th shall not be entitled to bump a less senior worker from a vacation requested and approved prior to the Hospital and date on which the employee. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees more senior worker filed his/her request. c) The immediate supervisor shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and shall be given preference as to their selection of vacation on consider the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st needs of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will District, as well as the needs and seniority of bargaining unit members, when resolving conflicts between bargaining unit members' vacation schedules. d) No vacation may be considered for taken during the period from November 1st week preceding the beginning of the current year to April 30th of the following year. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request shall be granted on a first comeschool, first served basis. Where week of school or the Hospital determines that vacation becomes available after the vacation schedule is posted, the Unit Manager or designate will offer the time in order last two weeks of seniority to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request process. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline the option to take vacation during the time offered, the process will revert to first come, first served basisschool. (be) Vacations requested prior to February 15th shall be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requests, in writing/electronically, within fourteen (14) days of such written/electronic request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved will be provided upon Upon the written request of the employee. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise worker, the reason for denial of a requested vacation schedule will be scheduled given to work on a weekend may not request more than the worker in writing within five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar working days of receipt of the worker’s request. f) Between April 1st and April 15th of each school year, provided that a block the District shall provide notice to each bargaining unit employee of his/her current vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the abovebalance. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior to the schedule being posted. If, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably denied.

Vacation Requests. (a) Vacations will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to the Hospital and the employee. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees All Employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for vacation apply in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and for the vacation period preferred by them. Preference of choice of vacation dates shall be given preference as to their selection determined by seniority of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority service in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for Employee's classification at the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will be considered for the period from November 1st of the current year to April 30th of the following year. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request shall be granted on a first come, first served basis. Where the Hospital determines that vacation becomes available after the vacation schedule is posted, the Unit Manager or designate will offer the time in order of seniority to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request process. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline the option to take vacation during the time offered, the process will revert to first come, first served basisSite. (b) Vacations requested prior to All Employees shall indicate their choice of vacation period(s) between February 15th 1st and March 31st of each vacation year. (c) The Employer shall be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requestsrespond, in writing/electronically, to the vacation requests by April 30th. For vacation requests outside of the period in Article 25.03(b), the Employer shall respond, in writing, within fourteen (14) calendar days of such written/electronic the request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved will be provided upon the request of the employee. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise be scheduled to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar year, provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. (d) Employees on each Unit Any Employee who fails to submit their vacation requests by March 31st shall not be entitled to exercise seniority rights in respect to any vacation time previously selected by an Employee with less seniority. (e) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to grant an Employee, upon request, at least two (2) weeks of annual vacation entitlement during July and/or August. No Employee shall be allowed more than two (2) weeks in July or August until all staff have had an opportunity for two (2) weeks vacation in July or August. (f) Vacation shall be taken in the year that it is earned. (g) An Employee shall be permitted to maintain a level of vacation accrual up to one (1) year’s vacation entitlement plus an additional ten (10) days. Vacation entitlements greater than one (1) year’s vacation entitlement plus an additional ten (10) days shall be paid out by January 15 failing mutual agreement between the Employee and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP Employer to carry it forward. Employees with a vacation accrual greater than one (1) year’s vacation may request to have the excess vacation paid out at the respective sites will be advised any time. Employees who have vacation banks in excess of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior to the schedule being posted. If, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably denied.new provision in Article

Vacation Requests. (a) Vacations will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to the Hospital and the employee. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for a. A blank vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and schedule shall be given preference as to their selection posted by April 1st of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current each year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will time choice(s) must be considered for indicated by May 1st. On June 1st, the period from November 1st final schedule shall be posted. No changes shall be allowed in the schedule except with the consent of the current year to April 30th of employees affected, the following yearstewards and the Employer. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request Vacation requests submitted after May 1st shall be granted on a first come, first served basisserve basis in keeping with the safe and effective operation of the Employer. Where If vacation requests are submitted at the Hospital determines that same time, the request for the full vacation becomes available after week will take precedence over an individual day request. Seniority shall not apply in this case. b. The Employer shall schedule vacations in accordance with the seniority of the employees and the staffing requirements of the home, in consultation with the stewards. In case of conflict, employees may be limited in the length of the vacation schedule time taken during the school vacation period. c. Consistent with the Employment Standards Act, employees shall take not less than two (2) of the weeks of their vacation time entitlement in segments of at least one (1) week in duration. Those employees, who have vacation entitlement in excess of two (2) weeks, may take one (1) of their additional weeks of entitlement in five (5) individual days. Providing that, except in cases of emergency they submit such requests in writing forty-eight (48) hours in advance to their supervisor. Such requests shall be granted unless just cause is postedgiven to the employee in writing, why the Unit Manager or designate will offer request cannot be granted. Individual vacation days may be requested, provided two (2) weeks of vacation are booked. The number of eligible individual vacation days per week for part-time employees shall be calculated by adding the time in order total number of seniority shifts worked from January 1st to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request process. June 30th of each year, divided by twenty-six (26). d. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline the option to take vacation during the time offered, the process will revert to first come, first served basis. (b) Vacations requested prior to February 15th shall be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requests, in writing/electronically, within request at least fourteen (14) days of such written/electronic request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved in advance, and will be provided upon paid if so requested the request remaining portion of their vacation pay at the time they take their second week of vacation time. a. Vacation pay is calculated at the applicable percentage of the employee. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise be scheduled 's gross earnings, with increments in the rate of vacation pay to work become effective on the employee's last date of hire. Employees shall receive their vacation pay on the last regular pay in advance of their vacation on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar year, provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimumsseparate deposit. Employees may request additional three (3) weeks in advance to have their vacation and lieu time within pay entitlement for their schedule vacation week(s) to be paid out during their schedule vacation week. In the appropriate request time event the employee does not submit a written request, then the employee will receive their vacation pay entitlement for the scheduled vacation in the pay period prior to the schedule being postedscheduled vacation. IfIndividual vacation days will be paid out within the pay period they are taken. b. The Employer shall pay-out vacation earnings at the rate of two percent (2%) of gross earnings per week of vacation taken until the employee's vacation bank is depleted. It is understood that reference to weeks of vacation refer to periods of seven (7) consecutive calendar days. c. The definition of “gross earnings” shall be interpreted to mean; any monies paid directly to an employee by the Employer for hours worked and paid, operationallyand all hours not worked but paid for by the Employer to the employee, there is an ability to approve more time off within the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably deniedvacation year.

Vacation Requests. (a) Vacations will be scheduled bi-annually at All vacation times mutually convenient requested are subject to the Hospital needs of the Department. However, denial of a requested vacation period shall not be arbitrary and shall not unreasonably defer the taking of vacations so that for all practical purposes the employee is deprived of vacation rights. Employees are responsible for managing their own time. If an employee requests vacation and the employeeapproval of the requested time results in a leave without pay situation, the employee shall be subject to the following discipline: 1st time= written reprimand, 2nd time= five (5) day suspension 3rd time=dismissal. Up Time limits are subject to and including February 15th and August 15th Section 20 of this agreement. Vacation dates of a given year, employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for vacation be requested in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and by the employee during a period of time from January 1st to the last day of February of each calendar year. The employee with the greater classification seniority shall be given preference as to their selection priority in his/her choice of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unitduring this selection time. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th The vacation list will be considered for posted no later than March 31st. Approved vacations cannot be bumped by senior employees after the list has been posted. An employee who desires his/her vacation period from May 1st to October 31st of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will be considered for the period from in January, February or March, shall submit his/her request before November 1st of the current year to April 30th of the following preceding calendar year. After The employee with the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request greater classification seniority shall be granted on a first come, first served basisgiven priority. Where the Hospital determines that These employees will be notified of their vacation becomes available periods by list posted no later than December 10th. Approved vacations cannot be bumped by senior employees after the list has been posted. The employer shall make an effort consistent with known or projected workload to schedule vacations at times requested by employees. Approved vacations cannot be unreasonably denied but the employee must have vacation schedule is postedleave accrued. If the employee does not have accrued vacation or compensatory leave time, the Unit Manager or designate will offer vacation is deemed as cancelled and the time in order of seniority employee shall report to employees who requested and were denied these days in work. Once the annual vacation request process. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline the option to take vacation during the time offeredlist is approved, the process will revert to first come, first served basis. (b) Vacations requested prior to February 15th shall be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requests, in writing/electronically, within requests must be turned into the supervisor not less than fourteen (14) days of such written/electronic request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved will be provided upon the request of the employee. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise be scheduled to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar year, provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior to the schedule being postedvacation days except as provided for in Section 13.5. IfOnce vacations are approved, operationally, there is an ability the employee shall only report to approve more time off work in accordance with Section 13.7 (Employer Call Back) or if the manager Employer mutually agrees to allow the employee to cancel the vacation or designate will do so. Approval if the employee runs out of additional time will not be unreasonably deniedvacation leave credits.

Vacation Requests. A. Annual Vacation Scheduling Procedure The annual vacation leave period will be January through December. The vacation scheduling procedure shall be as follows: 1) Leave request forms will be distributed with a sample copy of the upcoming year’s vacation calendar by October 1st. 2) Leave request forms shall be returned by employees by November 1st. 3) Annual vacation calendars will be published and posted by December 1st. 4) Employees may request any two vacation periods, designating them as “first plan” and “second plan.” Although eighty (a80) Vacations hour blocks of vacation are preferable for scheduling convenience, intermittent vacation (in periods of 8 hours or more each) may be scheduled. 5) Employees will be granted one hundred and sixty (160) hours of vacation yearly based on this vacation scheduling procedure. Every possible effort will be made to accommodate a longer period of time if requested by the employee. 6) Vacation periods will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to by unit seniority for the Hospital first one hundred and sixty (160) hours of each employee’s vacation schedule for the employeeyear. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for Remaining vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and shall be given preference as to their selection of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will be considered for the period from November 1st of the current year to April 30th of the following year. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request shall be granted scheduled on a “first come, first served served” basis, based on patient care needs. Where All employees (except those who have not completed their probationary period as of January 1st of the Hospital determines that upcoming year), will be encouraged to schedule and take at least eighty (80) hours of vacation becomes available after each calendar year. 7) Employees whose forms are not returned by November 1st will have vacation scheduled for the vacation schedule is posted, upcoming year on the Unit Manager or designate will offer the time in order of seniority to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request process. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline the option to take vacation during the time offered, the process will revert to “first come, first served basisserved” basis mentioned above. B. Other Vacation Requests At all other times during the vacation year, requests will be scheduled on a “first come first served” basis. Vacation requests should be submitted forty (b40) Vacations requested days in advance of schedules being prepared and posted (typically 4-6 weeks prior to February 15th the requested day(s) off): however, vacation requests shall not be posted by March 31stunreasonably denied unless extenuating circumstances give rise to emergency requests. Vacations requested prior Response to August 15th shall vacation requests under this paragraph will be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requests, in writing/electronically, and will be provided to the employee no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of submission. If the vacation request is not responded to within fourteen (14) days of such written/electronic request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved will be provided upon days, the employee may escalate the request of the employee. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise be scheduled to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar year, provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request next level Supervisor. The next level Supervisor will make a minimum of two final determination within seven (27) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the abovecalendar days. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior to the schedule being posted. If, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably denied.

Vacation Requests. (a) Vacations will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to the Hospital and the employee. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for a. A blank vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and schedule shall be given preference as to their selection posted by April 1st of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current each year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will time choice(s) must be considered for indicated by May 1st. On June 1st, the period from November 1st final schedule shall be posted. No changes shall be allowed in the schedule except with the consent of the current year to April 30th of employees affected, the following yearstewards and the Employer. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request Vacation requests submitted after May 1st shall be granted on a first come, first served basis. Where serve basis in keeping with the Hospital determines that vacation becomes available after safe and effective operation of the vacation schedule is posted, the Unit Manager or designate will offer the time in order of seniority to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request process. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this optionEmployer. If all employees decline the option to take vacation during the time offered, the process will revert to first come, first served basis. (b) Vacations requested prior to February 15th shall be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requests, in writing/electronically, within fourteen (14) days of such written/electronic request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved submitted at the same time, the request for the full vacation week will take precedence over an individual day request. Seniority shall not apply in this case. b. The Employer shall schedule vacations in accordance with the seniority of the employees and the staffing requirements of the home, in consultation with the stewards. In case of conflict, employees may be limited in the length of the vacation time taken from July 1 to September 15. During the period between July 1 to September 15 employees may be limited to a maximum of two (2) weeks of vacation, until all employees have been given the opportunity to also take two (2) weeks of vacation. An employee may be able to take additional time if there is no conflict in the weeks they have selected and/or if there are exceptional reasons for the extension which will be provided upon considered reasonably by their respective manager. c. Consistent with the request Employment Standards Act, employees shall take not less than two (2) of the employee. (c) A full weeks of their vacation time or part-time employee who would otherwise be scheduled to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar year, provided that a block entitlement in segments of vacation of at least one (1) week or more will not be included in the aboveduration. In addition to the aboveThose employees, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum who have vacation entitlement in excess of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of weeks, may take one (1) week or more will of their additional weeks of entitlement in five (5) individual days. Providing that, except in cases of emergency they submit such requests in writing forty-eight (48) hours in advance to their supervisor. Such requests shall be granted unless just cause is given to the employee in writing, why the request cannot be included in granted. Individual vacation days may be requested, provided two (2) weeks of vacation are booked. The number of eligible individual vacation days per week for part-time employees shall be calculated by adding the above. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised total number of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior shifts worked from January 1st to February 1st June 30th of each year. Both , divided by twenty-six (26). d. In cases of exceptional circumstances, employees may request to have the lieu and balance of their vacation quotas are considered bank paid, provided they have taken two (2) weeks of vacation. a. Vacation pay is calculated at the applicable percentage of the employee's gross earnings, with increments in the rate of vacation pay to be minimumsbecome effective on the employee's last date of hire. Employees may request additional shall receive their corresponding vacation and lieu time pay during their scheduled vacation time. This salary continuance option shall not require the filling out of the vacation pay form. Individual vacation days will be paid out within the appropriate request time prior pay period they are taken. b. The Employer shall pay-out vacation earnings at the rate of two percent (2%) of gross earnings per week of vacation taken until the employee's vacation bank is depleted. It is understood that reference to weeks of vacation refer to periods of seven (7) consecutive calendar days. c. The definition of “gross earnings” shall be interpreted to mean; any monies paid directly to an employee by the Employer for hours worked and paid, and all hours not worked but paid for by the Employer to the schedule being posted. Ifemployee, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off within the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably deniedvacation year.

Vacation Requests. (a) Vacations will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to the Hospital and the employee. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for a. A blank vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and schedule shall be given preference as to their selection posted by April 1st of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current each year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will time choice(s) must be considered for indicated by May 1st. On June 1st, the period from November 1st final schedule shall be posted. No changes shall be allowed in the schedule except with the consent of the current year to April 30th of employees affected, the following yearstewards and the Employer. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request Vacation requests submitted after May 1st shall be granted on a first come, first served basisserve basis in keeping with the safe and effective operation of the Employer. Where If vacation requests are submitted at the Hospital determines that same time, the request for the full vacation becomes available after week will take precedence over an individual day request. Seniority shall not apply in this case. b. The Employer shall schedule vacations in accordance with the seniority of the employees and the staffing requirements of the home, in consultation with the stewards. In case of conflict, employees may be limited in the length of the vacation schedule time taken during the school vacation period. c. Consistent with the Employment Standards Act, employees shall take not less than two (2) of the weeks of their vacation time entitlement in segments of at least one (1) week in duration. Those employees, who have vacation entitlement in excess of two (2) weeks, may take one (1) of their additional weeks of entitlement in five (5) individual days. Providing that, except in cases of emergency they submit such requests in writing forty-eight (48) hours in advance to their supervisor. Such requests shall be granted unless just cause is postedgiven to the employee in writing, why the Unit Manager or designate will offer request cannot be granted. Individual vacation days may be requested, provided two (2) weeks of vacation are booked. The number of eligible individual vacation days per week for part-time employees shall be calculated by adding the time in order total number of seniority shifts worked from January 1st to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request process. June 30th of each year, divided by twenty-six (26). d. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline the option to take vacation during the time offered, the process will revert to first come, first served basis. (b) Vacations requested prior to February 15th shall be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requests, in writing/electronically, within request at least fourteen (14) days of such written/electronic request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved in advance, and will be provided upon paid if so requested the request remaining portion of their vacation pay at the time they take their second week of vacation time. a. Vacation pay is calculated at the applicable percentage of the employee. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise be scheduled to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar year's gross earnings, provided that a block with increments in the rate of vacation pay to become effective on the employee's last date of one (1) week or more will hire. Employees shall receive their corresponding vacation pay during their scheduled vacation time. This salary continuance option shall not be included in require the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised filling out of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimumspay form. Employees may request additional at least three (3) weeks in advance to have their vacation and lieu time pay entitlement for their schedule vacation week(s) to be paid on the last regular pay in advance of their vacation on a separate deposit. In the event the employee does not submit a vacation pay form, then the employee will receive their vacation pay entitlement for the scheduled vacation in the pay period during their scheduled vacation. Individual vacation days will be paid out within the appropriate request time prior pay period they are taken. b. The Employer shall pay-out vacation earnings at the rate of two percent (2%) of gross earnings per week of vacation taken until the employee's vacation bank is depleted. It is understood that reference to weeks of vacation refer to periods of seven (7) consecutive calendar days. c. The definition of “gross earnings” shall be interpreted to mean; any monies paid directly to an employee by the Employer for hours worked and paid, and all hours not worked but paid for by the Employer to the schedule being posted. Ifemployee, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off within the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably deniedvacation year.

Vacation Requests. All vacation shall be taken during the calendar year, unless prior arrangements are made with the Employer. Once an employee’s vacation request has been approved, it shall not be cancelled, postponed or interrupted except by mutual agreement. (a) Vacations will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to the Hospital and the employee. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees shall note their Requests for time off between January 1st and 2nd choices April 15th Employees shall submit vacation requests by December 1st in each year for vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and shall to be given preference as to their selection taken for the period of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November January 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will be considered for the period from November 1st of the current year to April 30th of the following year. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request The decision regarding approval of these requests shall be granted returned to the employee by December 15th. Requests for vacation will be approved at the discretion of the manager and in accordance with seniority. Vacation requests received after December 1st for vacation to be taken between January 1st and April 15th of the following year, shall be considered on a first come“first-come first-served” basis after December 15th of each year, first served basis. Where and the Hospital determines that vacation becomes available after decision regarding approval shall be returned to the vacation schedule is posted, employee within one (1) week of the Unit Manager or designate will offer the time in order of seniority to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request process. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline the option to take vacation during the time offered, the process will revert to first come, first served basisrequest. (b) Vacations requested prior Requests for time off between April 16th and December 31st Employees shall submit vacation requests by March 15th in each year for vacation to February 15th be taken during the period of April 16th to December 31st, and the decision regarding approval of these requests shall be posted returned to the employee by April 15th. Requests for vacation will be approved at the discretion of the manager and in accordance with seniority. Vacation requests received after March 15th for vacation to be taken between April 16th and December 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th , shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond considered on a “first-come first-served” basis after April 15th of each year and the decision regarding approval shall be returned to all other vacation requests, in writing/electronically, the employee within fourteen one (141) days week of such written/electronic the request. Explanation If the request for vacation is received after the approval period, approval is based solely on a first-come first served basis, and seniority does not play a factor unless two members put their request in on the same day, then seniority shall prevail. For clarification, a full week of how vacation takes precedent over a day of vacation, a day of vacation takes precedent over a half day of vacation and vacation requests are approved will take precedent over requests for time off in lieu. Vacation should be provided upon the request of the employeeused before lieu time is used. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise be Employees shall have scheduled to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for their year’s entitlement of vacation during such calendar by September 15th each year, provided that a block unless prior arrangements have been approved by the Employer, or the Employer will have the right to schedule it for them. (d) With the Director’s of vacation of designate’s approval, employees may request to carry over up to one (1) week or more will not of vacation to be included taken in the abovesubsequent year at the rate of pay in the year earned. In addition Requests to carry over to the abovesubsequent year, full-time DDNN schedule employees may subject to this Article, must be in writing by September 1st in each year and the employee must provide a reason for the request. Any request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not to carry over must be included used in the abovesubsequent year. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior to the schedule being posted. If, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably denied.

Vacation Requests. A. Annual Vacation Scheduling Procedure The annual vacation leave period will be January through December. The vacation scheduling procedure shall be as follows: 1. Leave request forms will be distributed with a sample copy of the upcoming year’s vacation calendar by October 1st. 2. Leave request forms shall be returned by employees by November 1st. 3. Annual vacation calendars will be published and posted by December 1st. 4. Employees may request any two vacation periods, designating them as “first plan” and “second plan.” Although eighty (a80) Vacations hour blocks of vacation are preferable for scheduling convenience, intermittent vacation (in periods of 8 hours or more each) may be scheduled. 5. Employees will be granted one hundred and sixty (160) hours of vacation yearly based on this vacation scheduling procedure. Every possible effort will be made to accommodate a longer period of time if requested by the employee. 6. Vacation periods will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to by unit seniority for the Hospital first one hundred and sixty (160) hours of each employee’s vacation schedule for the employeeyear. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for Remaining vacation in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and shall be given preference as to their selection of vacation on the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will be considered for the period from November 1st of the current year to April 30th of the following year. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request shall be granted scheduled on a “first come, first served served” basis, based on patient care needs. Where All employees (except those who have not completed their probationary period as of January 1st of the Hospital determines that upcoming year), will be encouraged to schedule and take at least forty eighty (80) hours of vacation becomes available after the vacation schedule is posted, the Unit Manager or designate will offer the time in order of seniority to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request processeach calendar year. 7. Employees may whose forms are not cancel returned by November 1st will have vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline scheduled for the option to take vacation during upcoming year on the time offered, the process will revert to “first come, first served basisserved” basis mentioned above. B. At all other times during the vacation year, requests will be scheduled on a “first come first served” basis. Vacation requests should be submitted forty (b40) Vacations requested days in advance of schedules being prepared and posted (typically 4-6 weeks prior to February 15th the requested day (s) off); however, vacation requests made less than 4-6 weeks in advance shall not be posted by March 31stunreasonably denied. Vacations requested prior unless extenuating circumstances give rise to August 15th shall emergency requests. Response to vacation requests under this paragraph will be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requests, in writing/electronically, and will be provided to the employee no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of submission. If the vacation request is not responded to within fourteen (14) days of such written/electronic request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved will be provided upon calendar days, the employee may escalate the request of the employee. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise be scheduled to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar year, provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request next level Supervisor. The next level Supervisor will make a minimum of two final determination within seven (27) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the abovecalendar days. (d) Employees on each Unit and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP at the respective sites will be advised of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior to the schedule being posted. If, operationally, there is an ability to approve more time off the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably denied.

Vacation Requests. (a) Vacations will be scheduled bi-annually at times mutually convenient to the Hospital and the employee. Up to and including February 15th and August 15th dates of a given year, employees All Employees shall note their 1st and 2nd choices for vacation apply in writing (including alternatives, if they so wish) and for the vacation period preferred by them. Preference of choice of vacation dates shall be given preference as to their selection of vacation on determined by seniority by classification at the basis of their Hospital seniority in the unit. Submission Deadline Vacation Period February 15th May 1st to October 31st August 15th November 1st to April 30th Vacation requests presented prior to February 15th will be considered for the period from May 1st to October 31st of the current year. Vacation requests presented prior to August 15th will be considered for the period from November 1st of the current year to April 30th of the following year. After the February 15th and August 15th dates, employee request shall be granted on a first come, first served basis. Where the Hospital determines that vacation becomes available after the vacation schedule is posted, the Unit Manager or designate will offer the time in order of seniority to employees who requested and were denied these days in the annual vacation request process. Employees may not cancel vacation to exercise this option. If all employees decline the option to take vacation during the time offered, the process will revert to first come, first served basisSite Care Home/Program. (b) Vacations requested prior to All Employees shall indicate their choice of vacation period(s) between February 15th 1st and March 31st of each vacation year. (c) The Employer shall be posted by March 31st. Vacations requested prior to August 15th shall be posted by September 30th. The Unit Manager or designate will respond to all other vacation requestsrespond, in writing/electronically, to the vacation requests by April 30th. For vacation requests outside of the period in Clause 25.03(b), the Employer shall respond, in writing, within fourteen (14) calendar days of such written/electronic the request. Explanation of how vacation requests are approved will be provided upon the request of the employee. (c) A full time or part-time employee who would otherwise be scheduled to work on a weekend may not request more than five (5) such scheduled weekends for vacation during such calendar year, provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. In addition to the above, full-time DDNN schedule employees may request a minimum of two (2) partial week-ends (where scheduling permits the Hospital shall offer additional week-ends) provided that a block of vacation of one (1) week or more will not be included in the above. (d) Employees on each Unit Any Employee who fails to submit her their vacation requests by March 31st shall not be entitled to exercise seniority rights in respect to any vacation time previously selected by an Employee with less seniority. (e) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to grant an Employee, upon request, at least two (2) weeks of annual vacation entitlement during July and/or August. No Employee shall be allowed more than two (2) weeks in July or August until all staff have had an opportunity for two (2) weeks vacation in July or August. (f) Vacation shall be taken in the year that it is earned. (g) An Employee shall be permitted to maintain a level of vacation accrual up to one (1) year’s vacation entitlement plus an additional ten (10) days. Vacation entitlements greater than one (1) year’s vacation entitlement plus an additional ten (10) days shall be paid out by January 15 failing mutual agreement between the Employee and the Bargaining Unit President and Site VP Employer to carry it forward. Employees with a vacation accrual greater than one (1) year’s vacation may request to have the excess vacation paid out at the respective sites will be advised any time. Employees who have vacation banks in excess of the minimum vacation and lieu quotas on their unit prior new provision in Clause 25.03 (g) shall have until June 30, 2016 to February 1st of each year. Both the lieu and vacation quotas are considered to be minimums. Employees may request additional vacation and lieu time within the appropriate request time prior conform to the schedule being posted. If, operationally, there is one (1) year’s vacation entitlement plus an ability to approve more time off the manager or designate will do so. Approval of additional time will not be unreasonably deniedten (10) days limit.