VACATIONS AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE. 11.1 Annual vacations with pay shall be granted to eligible employees computed at the rate shown in Section 11.2 for each hour on regular pay status as shown on the payroll, but not to exceed eighty (80) hours per pay period. 11.2 Regular pay status" is defined as regular straight-time hours of work plus paid time off such as vacation time, holiday time off, and sick leave. At the discretion of the City, up to one hundred sixty (160) hours per calendar year of unpaid leave of absence may be included as service for purposes of computing vacation. 11.3 The vacation accrual rate shall be determined in accordance with the rates set forth in Column No. 1. Column No. 2 depicts the corresponding equivalent annual vacation for a regular full-time employee. Column No. 3 depicts the maximum number of vacation hours that can be accrued and accumulated by an employee at any time. 11.4 Eligible employees shall accumulate vacation from the date of entering City service and may use accumulated vacation with pay after one thousand forty (1040) hours on regular pay status with department approval. 11.5 An employee who is eligible for vacation benefits shall accrue vacation from the date of entering City service or the date upon which he/she became eligible, and may accumulate a vacation balance which shall never exceed at any time two (2) times the number of annual vacation hours for which the employee is currently eligible. Accrual and accumulation of vacation time shall cease at the time an employee's vacation balance reaches the maximum balance allowed and shall not resume until the employee's vacation balance is below the maximum allowed. 11.5.1 In the event that the City cancels an employee's already scheduled and approved vacation, leaving no time to reschedule such vacation before the employee's maximum balance is reached, the employee's vacation balance will be permitted to exceed the allowable maximum and the employee will continue to accrue vacation for a period of up to three months if such exception is approved by both the department head and the Personnel Director in order to allow rescheduling of the employee's vacation. In such cases the department head shall provide the Personnel Director with the circumstances and reasons leading to the need for such an extension, and approval shall not be unreasonably denied. Provided that the vacation time could be taken within such three-month period, no extension of this grace period will be allowed. 11.6 The minimum vacation allowance to be used by an employee shall be one-hour. 11.7 An employee who leaves the City service for any reason after more than six
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
VACATIONS AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE. 11.1 Annual vacations with pay shall be granted to eligible employees computed at the rate shown in Section 11.2 for each hour on regular pay status as shown on the payroll, but not to exceed eighty (80) hours per pay period.
11.2 Regular pay status" is defined as regular straight-time hours of work plus paid time off such as vacation time, holiday time off, and sick leave. At the discretion of the City, up to one hundred sixty (160) hours per calendar year of unpaid leave of absence may be included as service for purposes of computing vacation.
11.3 The vacation accrual rate shall be determined in accordance with the rates set forth in Column No. 1. Column No. 2 depicts the corresponding equivalent annual vacation for a regular full-time employee. Column No. 3 depicts the maximum number of vacation hours that can be accrued and accumulated by an employee at any time.
11.4 Eligible employees shall accumulate vacation from the date of entering City service and may use accumulated vacation with pay after one thousand forty (1040) hours on regular pay status with department approval.
11.5 An employee who is eligible for vacation benefits shall accrue vacation from the date of entering City service or the date upon which he/she became eligible, and may accumulate a vacation balance which shall never exceed at any time two (2) times the number of annual vacation hours for which the employee is currently eligible. Accrual and accumulation of vacation time shall cease at the time an employee's vacation balance reaches the maximum balance allowed and shall not resume until the employee's vacation balance is below the maximum allowed.
11.5.1 In the event that the City cancels an employee's already scheduled and approved vacation, leaving no time to reschedule such vacation before the employee's maximum balance is reached, the employee's vacation balance will be permitted to exceed the allowable maximum and the employee will continue to accrue vacation for a period of up to three months if such exception is approved by both the department head and the Personnel Seattle Human Resources Director in order to allow rescheduling of the employee's vacation. In such cases the department head shall provide the Personnel Seattle Human Resources Director with the circumstances and reasons leading to the need for such an extension, and approval shall not be unreasonably denied. Provided that the vacation time could be taken within such three-month period, no extension of this grace period will be allowed.
11.6 The minimum vacation allowance to be used by an employee shall be one-hour.
11.7 An employee who leaves the City service for any reason after more than sixsix (6) months' service shall be paid in a lump sum for any unused vacation he/she has previously accrued.
11.8 Upon the death of an employee who is in active service with the City, the employee’s unused, accrued vacation balance that existed at the time of death shall be disbursed to the employee’s designated beneficiary(ies) or the employee’s estate.
11.9 Pursuant to Section 11.10 below, the department head shall arrange vacation time for employees on such schedules as will least interfere with the functions of the department but which accommodate the desires of the employees to the greatest degree possible in light of staffing needs of the Section and/or the employee’s shift.
11.10 Vacation requests for the calendar year shall be submitted no later than February 15. Such requests shall be returned no later than March 1 of such calendar year. Seniority shall govern if there are conflicts between vacation requests. All vacation requests submitted before February 15 shall take precedence over vacation requests submitted after that date. After February 15, and for vacation requests submitted for the balance of the month of February, vacation requests shall be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. After February 15, a vacation request submitted at least two (2) or more working days prior to the requested vacation date shall be returned to the employee, either granted or denied, no later than five (5) working days from the date of the request or the working day prior to the requested vacation date, whichever is earlier.
11.11 In the event that an employee becomes seriously ill or seriously injured while he/she is on vacation and it can be established that the employee is incapacitated due to the illness or injury, the day or days that he/she is sick under these circumstances may, upon the request of the employee, be deducted from his/her accrued sick leave time rather than vacation, and he/she will for all purposes be treated as though he/she were off solely for the reason of the illness or injury. Upon request, the employee shall submit medical documentation of the illness or injury from the attending physician regardless of the number of days involved.
11.12 Except for family and medical leave (FMLA) granted pursuant to federal, state or local law, or as otherwise provided by applicable law, unpaid leave requested for personal or medical reasons shall be administered according to City Personnel Rules, and as follows:
A. Upon approval by the Chief of Police or his/her designee, an employee granted an unpaid personal leave of absence need not exhaust any unused vacation leave and compensatory time he/she has previously accrued before beginning the leave.
B. An employee granted an unpaid medical leave of absence for medical reasons for which the employee is not receiving workers’ compensation benefits shall be required to exhaust any unused sick leave he/she has previously accrued before beginning such a leave. Provided: the department head may deny the use of vacation leave that is requested for health reasons.
C. Employees may request an unpaid leave of absence by submitting a leave of absence request form. If denied, the reasons for such denial shall be provided to the employee in writing.
D. The department shall make reasonable efforts to assign employees returning to work following an approved unpaid leave of absence of less than sixty (60) days to the last shift to which the employee had been assigned prior to going on leave.
E. Seniority status within the Section shall not be affected by an unpaid leave of absence of one hundred eighty (180) days or less in duration.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
VACATIONS AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE. 11.1 Annual vacations with pay shall be granted to eligible employees computed at the rate shown in Section 11.2 for each hour on regular pay status as shown on the payroll, but not to exceed eighty (80) hours per pay period.
11.2 Regular pay status" is defined as regular straight-time hours of work plus paid time off such as vacation time, holiday time off, and sick leave. At the discretion of the City, up to one hundred sixty (160) hours per calendar year of unpaid leave of absence may be included as service for purposes of computing vacation.
11.3 The vacation accrual rate shall be determined in accordance with the rates set forth in Column No. 1. Column No. 2 depicts the corresponding equivalent annual vacation for a regular full-time employee. Column No. 3 depicts the maximum number of vacation hours that can be accrued and accumulated by an employee at any time.
11.4 Eligible employees shall accumulate vacation from the date of entering City service and may use accumulated vacation with pay after one thousand forty (1040) hours on regular pay status with department approval.
11.5 An employee who is eligible for vacation benefits shall accrue vacation from the date of entering City service or the date upon which he/she became eligible, and may accumulate a vacation balance which shall never exceed at any time two (2) times the number of annual vacation hours for which the employee is currently eligible. Accrual and accumulation of vacation time shall cease at the time an employee's vacation balance reaches the maximum balance allowed and shall not resume until the employee's vacation balance is below the maximum allowed.the
11.5.1 In the event that the City cancels an employee's already scheduled and approved vacation, leaving no time to reschedule such vacation before the employee's maximum balance is reached, the employee's vacation balance will be permitted to exceed the allowable maximum and the employee will continue to accrue vacation for a period of up to three months if such exception is approved by both the department head and the Personnel Director in order to allow rescheduling of the employee's vacation. In such cases the department head shall provide the Personnel Director with the circumstances and reasons leading to the need for such an extension, and approval shall not be unreasonably denied. Provided that the vacation time could be taken within such three-month period, no extension of this grace period will be allowed.
11.6 The minimum vacation allowance to be used by an employee shall be one-hour.
11.7 An employee who leaves the City service for any reason after more than six
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
VACATIONS AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE. 11.1 Annual vacations with pay shall be granted to eligible employees computed at the rate shown in Section 11.2 for each hour on regular pay status as shown on the payroll, but not to exceed eighty (80) hours per pay period.
11.2 Regular pay status" is defined as regular straight-time hours of work plus paid time off such as vacation time, holiday time off, and sick leave. At the discretion of the City, up to one hundred sixty (160) hours per calendar year of unpaid leave of absence may be included as service for purposes of computing vacation.
11.3 The vacation accrual rate shall be determined in accordance with the rates set forth in Column No. 1. Column No. 2 depicts the corresponding equivalent annual vacation for a regular full-time employee. Column No. 3 depicts the maximum number of vacation hours that can be accrued and accumulated by an employee at any time.
11.4 Eligible employees shall accumulate vacation from the date of entering City service and may use accumulated vacation with pay after one thousand forty (1040) hours on regular pay status with department approval.
11.5 An employee who is eligible for vacation benefits shall accrue vacation from the date of entering City service or the date upon which he/she became eligible, and may accumulate a vacation balance which shall never exceed at any time two (2) times the number of annual vacation hours for which the employee is currently eligible. Accrual and accumulation of vacation time shall cease at the time an employee's vacation balance reaches the maximum balance allowed and shall not resume until the employee's vacation balance is below the maximum allowed.time
11.5.1 In the event that the City cancels an employee's already scheduled and approved vacation, leaving no time to reschedule such vacation before the employee's maximum balance is reached, the employee's vacation balance will be permitted to exceed the allowable maximum and the employee will continue to accrue vacation for a period of up to three months if such exception is approved by both the department head and the Personnel Director in order to allow rescheduling of the employee's vacation. In such cases the department head shall provide the Personnel Director with the circumstances and reasons leading to the need for such an extension, and approval shall not be unreasonably denied. Provided that the vacation time could be taken within such three-month period, no extension of this grace period will be allowed.
11.6 The minimum vacation allowance to be used by an employee shall be one-hour.
11.7 An employee who leaves the City service for any reason after more than sixsix (6) months' service shall be paid in a lump sum for any unused vacation he/she has previously accrued.
11.8 Upon the death of an employee who is in active service with the City, the employee’s unused, accrued vacation balance that existed at the time of death shall be disbursed to the employee’s designated beneficiary(ies) or the employee’s estate.
11.9 Pursuant to Section 11.10 below, the department head shall arrange vacation time for employees on such schedules as will least interfere with the functions of the department but which accommodate the desires of the employees to the greatest degree possible in light of staffing needs of the Unit Section and/or the employee’s shift.
11.10 Vacation requests for the calendar year shall be submitted no later than February 15. Such requests shall be returned no later than March 1 of such calendar year. Seniority shall govern if there are conflicts between vacation requests. All vacation requests submitted before February 15 shall take precedence over vacation requests submitted after that date. After February 15, and for vacation requests submitted for the balance of the month of February, vacation requests shall be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. After February 15, a vacation request submitted at least two (2) or
11.11 In the event that an employee becomes seriously ill or seriously injured while he/she is on vacation and it can be established that the employee is incapacitated due to the illness or injury, the day or days that he/she is sick under these circumstances may, upon the request of the employee, be deducted from his/her accrued sick leave time rather than vacation, and he/she will for all purposes be treated as though he/she were off solely for the reason of the illness or injury. Upon request, the employee shall submit medical documentation of the illness or injury from the attending physician regardless of the number of days involved.
11.12 Except for family and medical leave (FMLA) granted pursuant to federal, state or local law, or as otherwise provided by applicable law, unpaid leave requested for personal or medical reasons shall be administered according to City Personnel Rules, and as follows:
A. Upon approval by the Chief of Police or his/her designee, an employee granted an unpaid personal leave of absence need not exhaust any unused vacation leave and compensatory time he/she has previously accrued before beginning the leave.
B. An employee granted an unpaid medical leave of absence for medical reasons for which the employee is not receiving workers’ compensation benefits shall be required to exhaust any unused sick leave he/she has previously accrued before beginning such a leave. Provided: the department head may deny the use of vacation leave that is requested for health reasons.
C. Employees may request an unpaid leave of absence by submitting a leave of absence request form. If denied, the reasons for such denial shall be provided to the employee in writing.
D. The department shall make reasonable efforts to assign employees returning to work following an approved unpaid leave of absence of less than sixty (60) days to the last shift to which the employee had been assigned prior to going on leave.
E. Seniority status within the unit Section shall not be affected by an unpaid leave of absence of one hundred eighty (180) days or less in duration.
11.13 A bargaining unit member in the Reserves, National Guard, or Air National Guard who is deployed on extended unpaid military leave of absence and whose military pay (plus adjustments) is less than one hundred percent (100%) of their base pay as a City employee shall receive the difference between one hundred percent (100%) of their City base pay and their military pay (plus adjustments). City base pay shall include every part of wages except overtime.
11.14 Regular employees covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for sabbatical leave under the terms of the Seattle Municipal Code, Chapter 4.33.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
VACATIONS AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE. 11.1 Annual vacations with pay shall be granted to eligible employees computed at the rate shown in Section 11.2 for each hour on regular pay status as shown on the payroll, but not to exceed eighty (80) hours per pay period.
11.2 Regular pay status" is defined as regular straight-time hours of work plus paid time off such as vacation time, holiday time off, and sick leave. At the discretion of the City, up to one hundred sixty (160) hours per calendar year of unpaid leave of absence may be included as service for purposes of computing vacation.
11.3 The vacation accrual rate shall be determined in accordance with the rates set forth in Column No. 1. Column No. 2 depicts the corresponding equivalent annual vacation for a regular full-time employee. Column No. 3 depicts the maximum number of vacation hours that can be accrued and accumulated by an employee at any time.. ACCRUAL RATE
11.4 Eligible employees shall accumulate vacation from the date of entering City service and may use accumulated vacation with pay after one thousand forty (1040) hours on regular pay status with department approval.
11.5 An employee who is eligible for vacation benefits shall accrue vacation from the date of entering City service or the date upon which he/she became eligible, and may accumulate a vacation balance which shall never exceed at any time two (2) times the number of annual vacation hours for which the employee is currently eligible. Accrual and accumulation of vacation time shall cease at the time an employee's vacation balance reaches the maximum balance allowed and shall not resume until the employee's vacation balance is below the maximum allowed.the
11.5.1 In the event that the City cancels an employee's already scheduled and approved vacation, leaving no time to reschedule such vacation before the employee's maximum balance is reached, the employee's vacation balance will be permitted to exceed the allowable maximum and the employee will continue to accrue vacation for a period of up to three months if such exception is approved by both the department head and the Personnel Director in order to allow rescheduling of the employee's vacation. In such cases the department head shall provide the Personnel Director with the circumstances and reasons leading to the need for such an extension, and approval shall not be unreasonably denied. Provided that the vacation time could be taken within such three-month period, no extension of this grace period will be allowed.
11.6 The minimum vacation allowance to be used by an employee shall be one-hour.
11.7 An employee who leaves the City service for any reason after more than six
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
