Common use of VACATION USE AND ACCUMULATION Clause in Contracts

VACATION USE AND ACCUMULATION. Long recognized is the fact that vacation should be taken as earned, so that a person can, through rest and relaxation away from the stress of the work site, re-establish an improved health and mental attitude. In order to clearly establish this principle as being a necessary approach to assure equal and uniform treatment for all employees, the following procedures now must be followed: (a) All employees must, each year, schedule and take their vacation entitlement. The timing of vacation to be determined following full consultation with the Employer. (b) Vacation entitlement may be carried over only when written permission is requested and allowed by the Employer and should be allowed only under extreme circumstances. (c) Where vacation has been accumulated, steps should be taken to reduce such by the taking of a reasonable portion of such, in addition to an employee's annual vacation credits, with the goal being to eliminate the vacation accumulation, (e.g. one (1) week of accumulation to be taken in addition to earned credits). However, employees shall be allowed to retain a "balance" or "float" of their accumulation.