Vacation Scheduling for Masters, Mates and Pilots Sample Clauses

Vacation Scheduling for Masters, Mates and Pilots. ‌ A. This Section applies to all leave that has been requested and approved in advance of the planned absence. B. A chart will be posted on November 15 of each calendar year that indicates the number of employees within each job classification who may be approved scheduled leave for a given period of time. This chart will be posted in a readily accessible area by classification and shall remain posted until January 1st. C. Vacations will be scheduled within the limitations of the available relief allocated for each shift. Beginning January 2 of each calendar year, employees who desire to take their vacation at a specific period of time shall be scheduled a time, based on the longest period of time in grade in the Masters, Mates and Pilots bargaining unit, to request and may be awarded up to three (3) segments of vacations during the time period of April 1 through March 31. A “segment” is one (1) day or more contiguous days of vacation leave. Off- shift times to select a vacation shall not be considered as “time worked” for purposes of computing callback or overtime. If an employee is unable to be present during their scheduled time, they may make their choice by telephone or another individual with written documentation of designation may select a vacation segment(s) for the employee. If an employee fails to select their vacation during his/her assigned time, Management may proceed with scheduling. The employee will be provided an opportunity to select his/her segment(s) from the remaining available dates at a later date when he/she is available. Management will not approve a vacation leave segment when it is known the employee will not have accrued sufficient vacation leave for the segment of time. Local Management will publish the vacation schedule by March 1. D. Nothing in the above paragraphs shall preclude the right of an employee to request vacation leave at any time. Management shall consider said request in relation to program needs and the existing published vacation schedule, both of which take precedence. Any conflicts between two (2) or more employees’ vacation requests, other than those on the above referenced vacation schedule, shall be resolved on a first come, first served basis. E. No employee on approved vacation leave shall be required to return to his/her place of employment until the scheduled leave has ended, except in an emergency situation. F. Management acknowledges that canceling an employee’s approved vacation segment is an extra...
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  • Vacation Scheduling a) Vacations may be requested at any time of the year, subject to the restrictions below. The supervisor, or designate, will grant requests subject to operational requirements and in accordance with such vacation quotas as the Employer may set from time to time. Employees shall be advised of vacation quotas one month prior to the employees being required to submit their requests. Such quotas will not be unreasonably restrictive. b) Requests for vacation time from the Monday immediately following June 20th to the Sunday immediately following Labour Day (summer period) shall be made in writing to the Employer not later than March 1st in that year. The Employer will respond to such requests in writing by April 1st. An employee may be approved for a maximum of three (3) weeks of vacation during these peak times. c) Requests for Christmas/New Year’s vacation time between the Monday immediately following December 15th and the Sunday immediately following January 1st shall be made in writing to the Manager or designate not later than August 1st in that year. The Employer will respond to such requests in writing by September 1st. An employee may be granted a maximum of one (1) calendar week (or part thereof) over this period. d) March Break vacation requests shall be submitted to the immediate Manager or designate not later than November 1st of the preceding year. The Employer shall respond in writing by December 1st. e) In the event that the number of employees in each department or team requesting vacation for or during any part of the above peak periods exceeds the number which the Employer has determined might be permitted vacation at that time, priority will be given based on seniority as per the posted seniority list. f) Notwithstanding e) above, in granting vacation requests during peak periods, the Employer will grant requests for full weeks of vacation prior to granting requests for partial weeks of vacation, so that a request for less than one week’s vacation cannot prevent another employee from taking a full week of vacation. A full week of vacation shall be defined as Monday through Sunday. g) Requests for vacation for other periods outside of peak times shall be submitted by the employee to their immediate supervisor not less than three (3) weeks prior to the first day of the vacation period. The immediate supervisor shall reply within one (1) week from the date of the request. These requests shall be considered on the basis of first come first served. h) If a request is submitted outside of the time period outlined above or additional vacation time becomes available, it may be approved at the Employer's discretion provided no employee, who submitted in compliance with the above timelines, was denied the same time period.

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