Common use of VACATIONS WITH PAY Clause in Contracts

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For the purposes of this Article, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous service with the Company, an Employee will become entitled to vacation during the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as of the last pay of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee with one year or more continuous service as of the last pay of December will be paid for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid.) Each Employee with less than one year of continuous service as of the last pay of December in any year will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to four percent (4%) of his earnings from the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods shall be given to Employees with the highest seniority. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

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VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For the purposes of this Article, each vacation year shall begin on January July 1 and end on December 31 June 30 of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation following year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 June 30 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employeeemployee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous service with the Company, an Employee employee will become entitled to vacation during the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as of the last pay of December June 30 in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee employee with one year or more continuous service as of the last pay of December June 30 will be paid for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid.) Each Employee employee with less than one year of continuous service as of the last pay of December June 30 in any year will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to four percent (4%) of his earnings from the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December June 30 of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employeeemployee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employeeemployee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employeeemployee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees employees for vacation during the said periods shall be given to Employees employees with the highest seniority. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For the purposes 9.01 The Company shall grant to all employees covered hereunder vacations with pay as follows: Employees who have completed one (1) or more years of this Article, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous service with the CompanyCompany shall be entitled to two (2) weeks' vacation, with pay based on 4% of their gross earnings in the previous calendar year. Employees who have completed five (5) or more years of service with the Company shall be entitled to three (3) weeks' vacation, with pay based on 6% of their gross earnings in the previous calendar year. Employees who have completed ten (10) or more years of service with the Company shall be entitled to four (4) weeks' vacation, with pay based on 8% of their gross earnings in the previous calendar year. Employees who have completed twenty (20) or more years of service with the Company shall be entitled to five (5) weeks' vacation, with pay based on 10% of their gross earnings in the previous calendar year. Employees who have completed twenty-five (25) or more years of service with the Company shall be entitled to six (6) weeks' vacation, with pay based on 12% of their gross earnings in the previous calendar year. For each week of vacation, an Employee employee will become entitled to vacation receive a minimum of forty (40) hours' pay at his hourly rate, providing the employee has worked during the immediately following calendar year in which the vacation is taken. 9.02 Employees shall receive their vacation pay on their last regular pay day prior to their vacation. (a) If a paid holiday falls within an employee's vacation, the employee shall at their option receive a day's pay in lieu of the holiday, or a mutually agreed alternate day. This alternate day will not be unreasonably withheld provided that the employee gives 2 weeks written notice prior to the alternate day on a form supplied by the Company. Company will give written authorization within the next five (5) days after notification is given. (b) In the event the employee asks to use the accumulated holiday with less than the above mentioned notice, and the request does not interfere with production, the request shall be granted. 9.04 All employees by classification and seniority will be called in to the Shift Coordinatorís office between December 1st and December 21st to select their vacation weeks for the period between the first full week of January of the subsequent year and the last full week in December of that same year. Any employee who for whatever reason does not supply his vacation request to his Shift Coordinator by December 21st shall forfeit his right to apply seniority to the vacation scheduling process, and shall receive vacations in times not already allocated, on a first come first serve, basis. Any employee not available between December 1st and December 21st can make their request prior to December 1st in writing to the Shift Coordinator. Selection of vacations shall be done in accordance with his length Article 9.06. Vacation requests submitted prior to the deadline will be scheduled on a seniority basis within departments and job classifications, by shift (including replacements), subject to the provisions of continuous service since his last date Article 9.05. Completed vacation schedules will be posted no later than January 15th of employment each year. Vacation grievances must be settled by February 1st. Any statutory holidays not taken by the end of November will be automatically paid. 9.05 Vacations will be assigned by classification, by plant seniority, within each department, by shift with the Company as exception of the last pay of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee with one year or more continuous service as of the last pay of December will be paid for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid.) Each Employee those classifications with less than 3 employees/shift. 9.06 The initial selection of vacation weeks shall be a maximum of three (3) weeks. Each employee may receive three (3) weeks of their entitlement between the first full week in May and the last full week in August of the calendar year provided it is their initial selection. If an employee is entitled to more than three (3) weeks vacation, consideration for subsequent week(s) within this period will be given to such employee after the selection for the initial three (3) weeks of vacation is completed. For vacation outside of the May to August period, limits will be set based on the need to meet business demand. 9.07 Vacations may not be postponed from one year of continuous service as of the last pay of December in any year will be paid for vacation to another and made cumulative. However, an employee entitled to three (3) or more weeks' vacation, may postpone one (1) week to be taken in the immediately following succeeding year. Six (6) weeks' vacation in a calendar year an amount equal is the maximum entitlement, and therefore any postponed week must be taken before the calendar year in which the employee becomes entitled to four percent six (4%6) weeks of his earnings from vacation. 9.08 Subject to process of 9.04, once the Company vacation schedule is approved by the Company, the employee's vacation cannot be changed without the consent of the employee and the Company. 9.09 Any employee who has three or more weeks annual vacations entitlement may opt to not take one week of that vacation time, and instead redeem it for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid)they would have otherwise received. Vacation The request or the "cashout" of the vacation pay will be increased for Employees paid on their pay of their first vacation pay period after 10 years of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operationsMay 1. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees Request for vacation during the said periods shall must be given to Employees with the highest senioritymade by completing a formal request for payout. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For The Union acknowledges that the purposes Company has the right to schedule vacations at any time during the year, however, a sincere effort will be made to grant vacations at the time or times wanted by the employee, giving longer service employees preference. Vacations of more than weeks during July and August will not necessarily be scheduled consecutively. Should the Company elect to close the plant for a one or two week vacation period, all eligible employees will take vacations at that time, provided their services are not required for particularwork. A notice will be posted on January 1st of the current calendar year requesting employees to state their choice of vacation dates. Such notice will be removed by the Company on February and the vacation schedule prepared in accordance with the other provisions of this ArticleArticle and posted within seven days. Requests to reschedule vacation periods after that date will be considered by the Company, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 provided the rescheduling does not interfere with the vacations of other employees or with the efficient operation of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013plant. Those Employees An employee with outstanding vacation time for six months or more but less then one year of service by July of the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any current year shall be entitled to one week of vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the date employee's earnings for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month his period of continuous service with the Company, an Employee will become entitled employment up to vacation during the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as June 30th of the last pay of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee current year. An employee with one year or more continuous but less than five years' service as by July of the last pay current year shall be entitled to two weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of December the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee who has completed five years' service or more but less than ten years' service by July 1st of the current year shall be entitled to three weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee who has completed ten years' service or more but less than eighteen years' by July I of the current year shall be entitled to four weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee with eighteen service or more but less than twenty-six years' by July 1st of the current year shall be entitled to five weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee with twenty-six years' service or more by July of the current year shall be entitled to six weeks. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee with one or more years of service by July 1st of the current year will be paid entitled to vacation pay as described in paragraphs, or except that if the employee has worked hours or more during the vacation year his vacation pay will not be less than forty hours' pay at his basic straight time rate for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year entitlement. In the case of an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from employee who works less than hours during the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any his vacation pay previously paid.) Each Employee with less than one year of continuous service as of the last pay of December in any year will be paid for vacation calculated at the ratio that his hours worked bear to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to four percent (4%) of his earnings from the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-downpaid when vacations are taken; however, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for taken and vacation pay will be paid in full day increments providing such days and monies are accrued. On the duration of the shut-down, but in such caseslast vacation date, the notice provisions as balance of any vacation monies accrued will be paid out at that time. An employee who voluntarily quits or leaves his employment for other reason will receive vacation pay in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods shall be given to Employees accordance with the highest seniorityprovisions above. An employee discharged for cause will receive vacation pay in accordance with the Canada Labour (Standards) Code. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For This Agreement acknowledges that the purposes Company has the right to schedule vacations at any time during the year. However, a sincere effort will be made to grant vacations at the time wanted by the employee, giving longer service employees preference. A notice will be posted on February 1st of the current calendar year requesting employees to state their choice of vacation dates. Such notice will be removed by the Company on February 28th and the vacation schedule prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Article, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 article and end on December 31 of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013posted within seven days. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take Requests to re- schedule vacations after that entitlement date will be considered by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous service with the Company, an Employee provided the re-scheduling does not interfere with the vacations of other employees or with the efficient operation of the plant. It is understood that subject to maintaining the efficient operation of the plant, eligible employees will become entitled be given the opportunity to schedule two weeks' vacation during the immediately following vacation July August period. An employee with six months or more, but less than one year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as by July of the last pay current year, shall be entitled to one week of December in any vacation. Pay for such vacation year as follows Completed Years shall be of Continuous Service since Last Date the employee's earnings for his period of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee employment, up to June 30th of the current year. An employee with one year or more continuous more, but less than five years' service as by July 1st of the last pay current year, shall be entitled to two weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacations shall be of December the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee who has completed five years' service or more, but less than ten years' service by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to three weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee who has completed ten years' service or more, but less than eighteen years' by July of the current year, shall be entitled to four weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee with eighteen years' service or more, but less than twenty-six years' by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to five weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee with twenty-six years' service or more by July of the current year, shall be entitled to six weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee with one more years of service by July of the current year, will be paid entitled to vacation pay as described in paragraphs or except that if the employee has worked hours or more during the vacation year, his vacation pay will not be less than forty hours' pay at his basic straight time rate for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year entitlement. In the case of an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from employee who works less than hours during the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any his vacation pay previously paid.) Each Employee with less than one year of continuous service as of the last pay of December in any year will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to four percent (4%) of his earnings from the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein calculated at the ratio that his hours worked bear to When the vacation is scheduled prior to July vacation pay in such instances shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain computed at the site during shut-down periodsappropriate percentage up to one week, prior to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods period. The employee concerned shall be given to Employees paid the balance of his vacation pay promptly after July An employee who voluntarily quits or leaves his employment for other reason, will receive vacation pay in accordance with the highest seniorityCanada Labour (Standards) Code. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For The Union acknowledges that the purposes Company has the right to schedule vacations at any time during the year, however, a sincere effort will be made to grant vacations at the time or times wanted by the employee, giving longer service employees preference. Vacations of more than three weeks will not necessarily be scheduled consecutively. Should the Company elect to close the plant for a one or two week vacation period, all eligible employees will take vacations at that time, provided their services are not required for particular work. A notice will be posted on February of the current calendar year, requesting employees to state their choice of vacation dates. Such notice will be removed by the Company on February and the vacation schedule prepared in accordance with the other provisions of this ArticleArticle and posted within seven days. Requests to vacation periods after that date, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 will be considered by the Company, provided the re- scheduling does not interfere with the vacations of other employees or with the efficient operation of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013plant. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 An employee who has completed his probationary period and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous has more than six months’ but less than twelve months service with the Company, an Employee will become by July of the current year, shall be entitled to one week’s vacation. Pay for such vacation during the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as shall be of the last pay employee’s earnings for the period ending June of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee the current year. An employee with one year or more continuous but less than five year’s service as by July of the last pay current year, shall be entitled to two weeks’ vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of December the employee’s earnings for the twelve month period ending June of the current year. An employee with five years’ or more, but less than ten years’ service by July of the current year, shall be entitled to three weeks’ vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee’s earnings for the twelve month period ending June of the current year. An employee who has completed ten years’ or more, but less than eighteen years’ service by July of the current year, shall be entitled to four weeks’ vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee’s earnings for the twelve month period ending June of the current year. An employee who has completed eighteen years’ service or more, but less than six years’ service by July of the current year, shall be entitled to five weeks’ vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee’s earnings for the twelve month period ending June of the current year. An employee who has completed twenty-six years’ service or more by July of the current year, shall be entitled to six weeks’ vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee’s earnings for the twelve month period ending June of the current year. An employee with one or more years’ of service by July of the current year, will be paid entitled to vacation pay as described in Paragraphs or except that if the employee has worked hours or more during the vacation year, his vacation pay will not be less than hours’ pay at his basic straight time rate for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year entitlement. In the case of an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from employee who works less than hours during the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account his vacation pay be calculated at the ratio that his hours worked bear to For purposes of this article, vacation time plus time spent on negotiations, will be considered time worked. When the vacation is scheduled prior to July vacation pay in such instances shall be taken of any computed at the appropriate percentage up to one week prior to the vacation period. Each employee shall receive his vacation pay previously paid.) Each Employee with less than one year of continuous service as and the basis of the last pay of December in calculation prior to his vacation date. The employee concerned shall then be entitled to any year will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to four percent (4%) balance of his earnings from vacation pay as specified in Paragraphs or whichever is applicable, July An employee voluntarily quitting or leaving his employment for other reason, during the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any receive vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods shall be given to Employees accordance with the highest seniorityCanada Labour Code. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For The Union acknowledges that the purposes Company has the right to schedule vacations at any time during the year, however, a sincere effort will be made to grant vacations at the time or times wanted by the employee, giving longer service employees preference. Where the Company deems it possible, employees from two different classifications may be allowed to take vacations at the same time. Vacations of more than three weeks will not necessarily be scheduled consecutively. Should the Company elect to close the plant for a one or two week vacation period, all eligible employees will take vacations at that time, provided their services are not required for particular work. A notice will be posted on February 1st of the current calendar year, requesting employees to state their choice of vacation dates. Such notice will be removed by the Company on February 28th and the vacation schedule prepared in accordance with the other provisions of this ArticleArticle and posted within seven days. Requests to re-schedule vacation periods after that date, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 will be considered by the Company, provided the re-scheduling does not interfere with the vacations of other employees or with the efficient operation of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013plant. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 An employee who has completed his probationary period and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous has more than six months' but less than twelve months service with the Company, an Employee by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to one week's vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the period ending June 30th of the current year. ending June 30th of the current year. An employee with five years' or more, but less than ten years' service by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to three weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve- month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee who has completed ten years' or more, but less than eighteen years' service by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to four weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee who has completed eighteen years' service or more, but less than twenty-six years' service by July of the current year, shall be entitled to five weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee who has completed twenty-six years' service or more by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to six weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. An employee with one or more years' of service by July 1st of the current year, will become be entitled to vacation pay as described in Paragraphs or except that if the employee has worked hours or more during the immediately following vacation year in accordance with year, his length of continuous service since vacation pay will not be less than hours' pay at his last date of employment with the Company as of the last pay of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee with one year or more continuous service as of the last pay of December will be paid basic straight time rate for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year entitlement. In the case of an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from employee who works less than hours during the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account his vacation pay will be calculated at the ratio that his hours worked bear to For purposes of this article, vacation time plus time spent on negotiations, will be considered time worked. When the vacation is scheduled prior to July vacation pay in such instances shall be taken of any computed at the appropriate percentage up to one week prior to the vacation period. Each employee shall receive his vacation pay previously paid.) Each Employee with less than one year of continuous service as and the basis of the last pay of December in calculation prior to his vacation date. The employee concerned shall then be entitled to any year will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to four percent (4%) balance of his earnings from vacation pay as specified in Paragraphs or whichever is applicable, after July An employee voluntarily quitting or leaving his employment for other reason, during the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any receive vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods shall be given to Employees accordance with the highest seniorityCanada Labour Code. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For 10.01 Annual vacations will be paid on the purposes following basis: a) Six (6) weeks after twenty-nine (29) years of this Articlecontinuous service if completed by December 31st; b) Five (5) weeks after nineteen (19) years of continuous service if completed by December 31st. ; c) Four (4) weeks after ten (10) years of continuous service if completed by December 31st. d) Three (3) weeks after 4 years of continuous service if completed by December 31st e) Two (2) weeks after one (1) year of continuous service if completed by December 31st Vacation will be scheduled by the Company and shall be completed within the calendar year. The Company starting on the 20th of December will post a notice to inform the employees that they must submit their vacation request by January 15th. All employees will be notified by March 1st about his/her vacation entitlements. The Company will grant their vacation request according to plant seniority. All employees shall be allowed to take 2 weeks vacation entitlement during the period beginning first Saturday of June and last Friday of August, each inclusive, which shall be defined as the prime time vacation year shall begin period. The company will allow a maximum of eight (8) people on January 1 and end on December 31 of vacation at the same yeartime. The Company may, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 in respect of a fifth and a sixth week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundaysas set out in Section 10.01 above, exercise an option to make payment for such week(s) in accordance with Section 10.02, in lieu of scheduling vacation time. December 31 of This will not be applicable while any year bargaining members are on layoff. The option set out in the above paragraph shall be exercised only with the date for determining an Employeeconcurrence of the affected employee. Upon approval of the employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous service with by the Company, an Employee the approved vacation will become entitled to vacation during not be amended, unless mutually agreed by the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with employee and the Company as of the last pay of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation PayCompany. 20.3 Each Employee with one year or more continuous service as of the last pay of December will be paid 10.02 The allowance for each week of vacation will be determined by multiplying the average hourly earnings (exclusive of overtime premium and shift bonus) by the number of hours in the employee's regular weekly schedule, not to exceed the minimum number of hours per week which he is entitled in a vacation year the employee may be required to work before an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his overtime premium becomes payable. Average hourly earnings will be obtained from the Company in second pay period prior to the immediately preceding vacation. It is not permissible to postpone the vacation period or any part thereof from one year to another. All vacations must be completed within the calendar year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid. a) Each Employee An employee with less than one year of twelve (12) months' continuous service as of the last pay of December in any year will be paid for a vacation to be taken in allowance on the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to basis of four percent per cent (4%) of his the employee's earnings from the Company for during the period from his the employee's date of last hire up hiring to and including July 31st. b) Employees who have been laid off for a period in excess of sixty (60) working days during the last vacation year (August 1st to July 31st), will be paid vacation pay in December the amount of 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%, or 12%, whichever figure is applicable, of his/her gross earnings during that year. . 10.03 Employees who leave the Company's employ for any reason will be paid as follows: a) Employees with less than twelve (in calculating 12) months' continuous service will be paid four per cent (4%) of earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods shall be given to Employees with the highest seniority. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For 20.01 Each employee covered by the purposes terms of this ArticleCollective Agreement, each vacation who has concluded one (1) year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous service with the Company, an Employee will become Company as of July 1st shall be entitled to two (2) weeks’ vacation during with pay, to be taken at a mutually agreed upon time between the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length Company and the employee. 20.02 Each employee covered by the terms of this Collective Agreement, who has concluded three (3) years of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as of July 1st shall be entitled to three (3) weeks’ vacation with pay, to be taken at a mutually agreed upon time between the last pay Company and the employee. 20.03 Each employee covered by the terms of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years this Collective Agreement, who has concluded six (6) years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee with one year or more continuous service with the Company as of July 1st shall be entitled to four (4) weeks vacation with pay, to be taken at a mutually agreed upon time between the last pay Company and the employee. 20.04 Each employee covered by the terms of December this Collective Agreement who has concluded fifteen (15) years of continuous service with the Company as of July 1st, shall be entitled to five (5) weeks vacation with pay. The vacation period shall be designated by the Company; however, two (2) weeks shall be consecutive days between June 15th and September 30th and three (3) additional weeks during the balance of the year at times mutually agreed upon by the Company and the employee. All vacations taken outside the period June 15th and September 30th must be by mutual arrangement between the employee and the Company. 20.05 Each employee covered by the terms of this Collective Agreement who has completed thirty (30) years of continuous service with the Company as of July 1st shall be entitled to six (6) weeks vacation with pay. The vacation period shall be designated by the Company; however, two (2) weeks shall be consecutive days between June 15th and September 30th and four (4) additional weeks during the balance of the year at times mutually agreed upon by the Company and the employee. All vacations taken outside the period June 15th and September 30th must be by mutual arrangement between the employee and the Company. 20.06 All vacations not booked by mutual agreement by September 30th of each year can be designated by the Company between October 1st and March 31st of the following year. 20.07 A summer vacation schedule shall be posted by the 1st of March each year. If a Plant Holiday, as outlined in Article 19 - Plant Holidays, falls within an employee’s vacation period, the employee will be granted an additional day-off with pay to compensate for the unobserved Plant Holiday. Such day off or lieu day shall be subject to the following procedure: 1) A day mutually agreed upon between the employee and the Company. 2) A day’s pay in lieu of a day off, which arrangement shall only be implemented provided the employee is in agreement. 3) Failure to agree on one of the above within thirty (30) days will result in the employee receiving a days pay in lieu. 20.08 In the event that an employee xxxxxx his employment with the Company, or is absent for any reason (other than vacation) for more than 10 weeks during the vacation entitlement period, he shall be paid vacation pay as follows: *Less than 1 year of service - 4% of gross earnings *More than 1 year of service -4% of regular earnings *More than 3 year of service - 6% of regular earnings *More than 6 years of service - 8% of regular earnings *More than 15 years of service - 10% of regular earnings *More than 30 years of service - 12% of regular earnings 20.09 For the purpose of computing pay for each week vacation taken, it is understood and agreed that the following procedure shall apply. To those employees who are obliged to rotate their shifts by reason of a two shift operation, vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year an amount equal to two pay shall be basic weekly rate plus fifty percent (250%) of his earnings from night shift premium. This clause is subject to change should the Company in alter the immediately preceding vacation year. shift operation. 20.10 Throughout this Article, July 1st shall mean July 1st or the first regularly scheduled working day following July 1st provided that the employee is: (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken i) offered employment on or prior to July 1st and; (ii) commences work within seven (7) calendar days of any vacation pay previously paidJuly 1st.) Each Employee 20.11 Employees with less than one (1) year of continuous service as of July 1st of the last pay of December in any current year will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to shall receive four percent (4%) of his gross earnings from the Company for the as vacation with pay. The vacation period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken pro-rated according to the number of any days’ pay or major fraction thereof to which the employee is entitled - such vacation pay previously paid)period shall be designated by the Company. 20.12 Maintenance employees shall have the option of being paid in advance of vacation with a minimum of three (3) weeks notice requesting such advance. Vacation In all cases where no preference is indicated, the vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%deposited to the employees account on the regular pay day. 20.4 Nothing herein 20.13 Seniority shall be deemed used whenever possible to prevent allocate vacations within the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operationsJune 15th to September 30th window. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods shall be given to Employees with the highest seniority. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for Such vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each yearmust be made no later than March 1st. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st for time outside the summer window will be on a first come first served basis. 20.14 Each week of vacation for those employees working seven (7), twenty-four (24) hour continuous shifts shall also take precedence over any requests be considered three and one-half (3 ½) twelve (12) hour days. Each week of vacation for personal leave those employees working a forty (40) hour work week, shall be considered five (5) eight (8) hour days respectively. Each week of absencevacation for those employees working a thirty-seven and one-half (37 ½) hour work week, shall be considered three (3) twelve and one-half (12 ½ ) hour days. It is understood that vacations will normally be taken in periods no longer than two (2) weeks as defined in this article 20.14.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For 7.01 The Union acknowledges that the purposes Company has the right to schedule vacations at any time during the year, however, a sincere effort will be made to grant vacations at the time or times wanted by the employee, giving longer service employees preference. Where the Company deems it possible, employees from two different classifications may be allowed to take vacations at the same time. Vacations of more than three weeks will not necessarily be scheduled consecutively. Should the Company elect to close the plant for a one or two week vacation period, all eligible employees will take vacations at that time, provided their services are not required for particular work. 7.02 A notice will be posted on February 1st of the current calendar year, requesting employees to state their choice of vacation dates. Such notice will be removed by the Company on February 28th and the vacation schedule prepared in accordance with the other provisions of this ArticleArticle and posted within seven days. Requests to re-schedule vacation periods after that date, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 will be considered by the Company, provided the re-scheduling does not interfere with the vacations of other employees or with the efficient operation of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following yearplant. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month 7.03 An employee who has completed his probationary period of continuous and has more than six months' but less than twelve months service with the Company, an Employee will become by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to one week's vacation. Pay for such vacation during the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as shall be 4% of the last pay employee's earnings for the period ending June 30th of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Paythe current year. 20.3 Each Employee 7.04 An employee with one year or more continuous but less than five year's service as by July 1st of the last pay current year, shall be entitled to two weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be 4% of December the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. 7.05 An employee with five years' or more, but less than ten years' service by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to three weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be 6% of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. 7.06 An employee who has completed ten years' or more, but less than eighteen years' service by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to four weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be 8% of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. 7.07 An employee who has completed eighteen years' service or more, but less than twenty-six years' service by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to five weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be 10% of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. 7.08 An employee who has completed twenty-six years' service or more by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to six weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be 12% of the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. 7.09 An employee with one or more years' of service by July 1st of the current year, will be paid entitled to vacation pay as described in Paragraphs 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07 or 7.08, except that if the employee has worked 1,600 hours or more during the vacation year, his vacation pay will not be less than 40 hours' pay at his basic straight time rate for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year entitlement. In the case of an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from employee who works less than 1,600 hours during the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account his vacation pay will be calculated at the ratio that his hours worked bear to 1,600. For purposes of this article, vacation time plus time spent on negotiations, will be considered time worked. 7.10 When the vacation is scheduled prior to July 1st, vacation pay in such instances shall be taken of any computed at the appropriate percentage up to one week prior to the vacation period. Each employee shall receive his vacation pay previously paid.) Each Employee with less than one year of continuous service as and the basis of the last pay of December in calculation prior to his vacation date. The employee concerned shall then be entitled to any year will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to four percent (4%) balance of his earnings from vacation pay as specified in Paragraphs 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08 or 7.09, whichever is applicable, after July 1st. 7.11 An employee voluntarily quitting or leaving his employment for other reason, during the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any receive vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%in accordance with the Canada Labour Code. 20.4 Nothing herein 7.12 An employee shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods vacation year in which he becomes eligible. Vacation shall not be given accumulated from year to Employees with the highest seniorityyear. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements 7.13 An employee can not request vacation pay in lieu of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absencevacation.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

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VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For 23.01 Employees in active employ will be granted annual vacation with pay which they are required to take. The following shall govern employees' entitlement to yearly vacation and the purposes of this Article, each applicable pay allowance a) The vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous service with the Company, an Employee will become entitled to vacation during the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous that as is applied to and administered for the Company’s salaried employees. b) The employee's vacation is based on service since his last date of employment with the Company as of the last pay of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee with one year or more continuous service as day of the last pay of December will be paid for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid. c) Each Employee with less than one year of continuous service as of the last pay of December in any year will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to four percent (4%) of his earnings from the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%made at the employee's basic rate at the time such pay is paid to the employee. 20.4 Nothing herein d) Effective upon completion of the vacation year ending date, the following shall be deemed the Vacation Schedule. Service Entitlement Less than one year one day’s vacation with pay per full month of employment from date of hire to prevent end of the vacation year, to a maximum of 10 days 1 to 4 years 120 hours 5 years and greater 160 hours 23.02 If an employee leaves the employ of the Company from scheduling before the first day of the vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected year and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not employee has less than four (12 months continuous service, he will be entitled to vacation pay at the rate of 4) weeks’ notice% for the period worked, however, if such employee has 12 months continuous service, he will be entitled to vacation pro-rated for the period worked at the applicable rate as set out in Article 23.01. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where 23.03 It is recognized and agreed that vacation schedules must conform to the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control requirements of the Company. If any such shut-down occursWherever practical, Employees vacations will take such be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time to both the Company and the Employee. The third and fourth weeks of vacation days as they are schedules shall not necessarily be consecutive with the preceding two weeks of vacation but shall be taken at a time which shall be mutually satisfactory to the Company and the employee during the period of one year following the first day of the vacation year in which the employee is entitled to receive and if there is the vacation. In any shortfallcase, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but where conflict arises in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned scheduling vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permitbetween 2 or more employees, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods shall will be given to Employees the employee(s) with the highest greater seniority. 20.8 Vacation scheduling 23.04 Vacations cannot be postponed and/or accumulated from one year to another without prior approval. 23.05 Any holiday that falls within an employee's vacation period shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations counted as a paid holiday and shall be of paramount importance not reduce an employee's vacation entitlement. 23.06 It is agreed that any improvements in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration the vacation benefits as applied to and administered for vacation requests received prior the Company's salaried employees will also apply to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absencethe employees within the Design Draftspersons' bargaining unit.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For the purposes 15.01 All employees with one (1) or more years of this Article, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous service with the Company, an Employee will become entitled to vacation during the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as of the last pay of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee with one year or more continuous service as of the last pay of December will shall be paid for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year an amount equal to granted two percent (2%) of his earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding weeks vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation with pay previously paid.) Each Employee with less than one year of continuous service as of the last pay of December in any year will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to based on four percent (4%) percent of his total earnings from the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that previous year. . 15.02 All employees with five (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 5) or more years of service by an additional 2with the Company shall be granted three (3) weeks vacation with pay based on six (6%) percent of his total gross earnings for the previous year. 20.4 Nothing herein 15.03 All employees with ten (10) or more years of service with the Company shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than granted four (4) weeks’ noticeweeks vacation with pay based on eight (8%) percent of his total gross earnings for the previous year. 20.5 The four 15.04 All employees with seventeen (417) weeks’ notice or more years of service with the Company shall not apply where the shut-down is the result be granted five (5) weeks vacation with pay based on ten (10%) percent of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off his total gross earnings for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not applyprevious year. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods 15.05 Vacation schedules shall be given to Employees with posted by the highest seniority. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements end of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st April in each year. Vacation requests received prior There shall be a period of one (1) month after the posting of the vacation schedules for any necessary re-adjustment of the schedules but after this period of one month has elapsed, there shall be no changes in the vacation schedules unless by mutual agreement by the Company and any employee who is involved in the change. 15.06 Choice of vacation periods shall be based upon Bargaining Unit Seniority providing Management is able to May 1st maintain a working force sufficient to do the necessary work. At no time shall also a senior person be permitted to refuse to name his vacation dates to the detriment of other employees. 15.07 Any employee whose employment is terminated for any reason whatsoever shall receive vacation pay in accordance with the Employment Standards Act currently in force. 15.08 If a statutory holiday falls within an employee's vacation period by mutual agreement between the Company and the employee, he will be granted another day of vacation pay at his regular rate of pay, or holiday pay. 15.09 If an additional day's holiday is granted to an employee in lieu of holiday pay, such day will be taken by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company. 15.10 Employees shall schedule their vacations on a departmental basis as follows, and no more than the indicated number of persons per department may take precedence over any requests for personal leave their vacation at the same time without the consent of absencethe Company: Number of persons who may be Name of Department absent on vacation at the same time Maintenance Department 1 Front Desk Department 1 Housekeeping Departmen 2 Laundry Department 1 Kitchen Department 1 Bar Department 1 Dining Room Department 1 Coffee Shop Department 1 Banquet Department 1 15.11 Employees shall receive their vacation pay on a separate cheque.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For the purposes All employees who, on June 30th of this Article, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the same any one year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for have the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week number of vacation shall mean 7 years consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year service outlined in the following schedule shall be entitled to the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a number of weeks vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion percentage of each 12 month period of continuous service with the Company, an Employee will become annual earnings applicablethereto: Up to three (3) months Three (3) months but week less than six (6) months Six (6) months but less weeks than five (5) years Five (5) years but less weeks than twelve (12) years Twelve (1 2) years but weeks less than twenty (20) Twenty (20) years but than thirty (30) rears weeks Thirty (30) years Thirty Four (34) years weeks Employees who are entitled to vacation during period in excess of vacation plant shutdown shall have their remaining vacation at the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with time mutually agreed between the Company as and the employee concerned. Where mutual agreement is not reached by December a maximum of one (1) week’s vacation time may be deferred to no later than March Total annual for vacation pay computation shall include the employee’s total earnings in the preceding twelve (12) month period ending June 30th of the last pay of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee with one year or more continuous service as of the last pay of December will be paid for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding current vacation year. (In calculating earnings Lost time from the work, while receiving Workers’ Compensation or Company Sick Benefit, shall be included in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any Annual Earnings upon which vacation pay previously paid.is calculated, as if the employee has received his full regular pay during such absence. Employees leaving the Company’s employ prior to the vacation shutdown will receive vacation pay on the basis set out in on earnings since the previous computation date. The Company at its discretion may shut down the plant for vacation period (normally during the two (2) Each Employee with less than one year weeks prior to Civic Holiday), at which time the employees will take their vacation, if not required to work during this period. Notice of continuous service as of the last pay of December in any year such vacation shutdown will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to four percent posted two (4%2) of his earnings from the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will be increased for Employees after 10 years of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, months prior to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods shall be given to Employees with the highest seniorityperiod. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 6.01 Both parties agree to reduce every employee’s vacation entitlement by 2% to a minimum of 4% for the first year of the Collective Agreement. Vacation time off will be capped at 4 weeks for the duration of the Agreement. For the purposes purpose of this Article, each Article seniority will be acquired and maintained as defined in Article XII of this Agreement and the vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion May 1st of each 12 month period of continuous service with the Company, an Employee will become entitled to vacation during the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as of the last pay of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee with one year or more continuous service as of the last pay of December will be paid for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid.) Each Employee with less than one year of continuous service as of the last pay of December in any year will be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal to four percent (4%) of his earnings from the Company for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will credits shall be increased for Employees after 10 years paid on the following basis and each 2% increment of service by vacation pay entitles an additional 2%employee to one week of time off. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs (a) 4% of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not gross earnings for employees who have less than four (4) weeks’ noticeyears service with the Company. 20.5 The (b) 6% of gross earnings for employees who have four (4) weeks’ years or more but less than eleven (11) years service with the Company. (c) 8% of gross earnings for employees who have eleven (11) years or more but less than 18 years service with the Company. (d) 10% of gross earnings for employees who have eighteen (18) years or more but less than thirty (30) years service with the Company. (e) 12% of gross earnings for employees who have thirty (30) years or more service with the Company. 6.02 Accrued vacation pay shall be paid to each employee on every pay period. 6.03 If there is to be a plant shutdown of one (1) week duration, or any further period as may be mutually agreed to between the Company and the Union, it will be scheduled each year during July and/or August and/or November. The Company will notify the Union at least three (3) months in advance of a proposed vacation shutdown in order to allow for consultation between the Company and the Union as to duration and timing of such said shutdown. “Shutdown” does not include work performed by the Log Loaders or Material Handler classifications. If the plant shutdown is cancelled, the Company will provide at least one-month notice shall of the cancellation of the shutdown, but this obligation will not apply where the shut-down shutdown is the result cancelled on account of circumstances beyond the control of Company’s control. An employee who works during the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are shutdown and/or who is entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-vacation time off for in excess to the duration of the shut-downvacation shutdown will be allowed to take such time off upon notice in writing to his supervisor. In case too many employees should seek additional time off, but thereby jeopardizing efficiency of operation, time off will be scheduled in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not applyaccordance with seniority. 20.6 Where 6.04 An employee who has been continuously employed for one (1) year shall take vacation time off at a time that is satisfactory to the employee and his supervisor. If a plant vacation shutdown is not scheduled then the Company will grant vacation at times requested by employees giving preference to Senior employees provided that they make known their vacation choice to the company on a form provided one month after vacation schedules are requested. A minimum of twelve (12) employees per shift will be permitted to take their vacation at any time as long as the proper and orderly operation of the plant is not able ensured. Employees will be advised one month in advance of when the vacation has to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during be submitted. 6.05 Employees will be permitted to take up to one weeks of their vacation shutentitlement one day at a time. Employees who are taking full-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s week blocks of vacation outside the shutwill take precedence over one-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacationsday requests. Subject One month after vacation requests are required to business and operational requirementsbe submitted, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate produce a spreadsheet showing approved vacation entitlement. Members who do not book their vacation entitlement on time, the Employee’s preferenceremainder of their vacation will be scheduled on a first come first serve basis. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are 6.06 The Company will be permitted to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees hire students for vacation replacement anytime during the said periods shall be given to Employees with the highest seniority. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over As long as there are no employees with recall rights on layoff or on the spare list without hours. Students will be paid at 75% of the Clean-Up rate, no matter what job classification they are performing or training for and for any requests for personal leave of absencework performed at any time.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For 7.01 The Union acknowledges that the purposes Company has the right to schedule vacations at any time during the year, however, a sincere effort will be made to grant vacations at the time or times wanted by the employee, giving longer service employees preference. Where the Company deems it possible, employees from two different classifications may be allowed to take vacations at the same time. Vacations of more than three weeks will not necessarily be scheduled consecutively. Should the Company elect to close the plant for a one or two week vacation period, all eligible employees will take vacations at that time, provided their services are not required for particular work. 7.02 A notice will be posted on February 1st of the current calendar year, requesting employees to state their choice of vacation dates. Such notice will be removed by the Company on February 28th and the vacation schedule prepared in accordance with the other provisions of this ArticleArticle and posted within seven days. Requests to re-schedule vacation periods after that date, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 will be considered by the Company, provided the re-scheduling does not interfere with the vacations of other employees or with the efficient operation of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following yearplant. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month 7.03 An employee who has completed his probationary period of continuous and has more than six months' but less than twelve months service with the Company, an Employee will become by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to one week's vacation. Pay for such vacation during the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as shall be 4% of the last pay employee's earnings for the period ending June 30th of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Paythe current year. 20.3 Each Employee 7.04 An employee with one year or more continuous but less than five year's service as by July 1st of the last pay of December will current year, shall be paid for each week of vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year an amount equal to two percent (2%) weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be 4% of his the employee's earnings from for the Company in twelve-month period ending June 30th of the immediately preceding vacation current year. (In calculating earnings from . 7.05 An employee with five years' or more, but less than ten years' service by July 1st of the Company in the immediately preceding vacation current year, no account shall be taken entitled to three weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be 6% of any vacation pay previously paidthe employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year.) Each Employee with 7.06 An employee who has completed ten years' or more, but less than one year of continuous eighteen years' service as by July 1st of the last pay of December in any year will current year, shall be paid for vacation to be taken in the immediately following vacation year an amount equal entitled to four percent (4%) weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be 8% of his the employee's earnings from the Company for the twelve-month period from his date ending June 30th of last hire up to and including the last pay in December current year. 7.07 An employee who has completed eighteen years' service or more, but less than twenty-six years' service by July 1st of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation current year, no account shall be taken entitled to five weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation shall be 10% of any the employee's earnings for the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. 7.08 An employee who has completed twenty-six years' service or more by July 1st of the current year, shall be entitled to six weeks' vacation. Pay for such vacation pay previously paid). Vacation pay will shall be increased 12% of the employee's earnings for Employees after 10 years the twelve-month period ending June 30th of the current year. 7.09 An employee with one or more years' of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operations. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control July 1st of the Company. If any such shut-down occurscurrent year, Employees will take such vacation days as they are be entitled to receive and if there is any shortfallvacation pay as described in Paragraphs 7.04, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down7.05, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees for vacation during the said periods shall be given to Employees with the highest seniority. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.7.06,

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Samples: Collective Agreement

VACATIONS WITH PAY. 20.1 For the purposes 9.01 The Company shall grant to all employees covered hereunder vacations with pay as follows: Employees who have completed one (1) or more years of this Article, each vacation year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the same year, commencing January 1, 2013. Those Employees with outstanding vacation time for the vacation year 2012 as at January 1, 2013, must take that entitlement by June 30, 2013 and a week of vacation shall mean 7 consecutive days including Saturdays and Sundays. December 31 of any year shall be the date for determining an Employee’s entitlement to a vacation and vacation pay for the immediately following year. 20.2 Upon completion of each 12 month period of continuous service with the Company, an Employee will become Company shall be entitled to vacation during two (2) weeks' vacation, with pay based on 4% of their gross earnings in the immediately following vacation year in accordance with his length previous calendar year. Employees who have completed five (5) or more years of continuous service since his last date of employment with the Company as shall be entitled to three (3) weeks' vacation, with pay based on 6% of their gross earnings in the last pay of December in any vacation year as follows Completed Years of Continuous Service since Last Date of Hire Vacation Time Vacation Pay 20.3 Each Employee with one year previous calendar year. Employees who have completed ten (10) or more continuous years of service as with the Company shall be entitled to four (4) weeks' vacation, with pay based on 8% of their gross earnings in the last previous calendar year. Employees who have completed twenty (20) or more years of service with the Company shall be entitled to five (5) weeks' vacation, with pay based on 10% of December will their gross earnings in the previous calendar year. Employees who have completed twenty-five (25) or more years of service with the Company shall be paid for entitled to six (6) weeks' vacation, with pay based on 12% of their gross earnings in the previous calendar year. For each week of vacation, an employee will receive a minimum of forty (40) hours' pay at his hourly rate, providing the employee has worked during the calendar year in which the vacation to which he is entitled in a vacation year an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year. (In calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account taken. 9.02 Employees shall be taken of any receive their vacation pay previously paidon their last regular pay day prior to their vacation. (a) Each Employee If a paid holiday falls within an employee's vacation, the employee shall at their option receive a day's pay in lieu of the holiday, or a mutually agreed alternate day. This alternate day will not be unreasonably withheld provided that the employee gives 2 weeks written notice prior to the alternate day on a form supplied by the Company. Company will give written authorization within the next five (5) days after notification is given. (b) In the event the employee asks to use the accumulated holiday with less than the above mentioned notice, and the request does not interfere with production, the request shall be granted. 9.04 All employees by classification and seniority will be called in to the Shift Coordinator’s office between December 1st and December 21st to select their vacation weeks for the period between the first full week of January of the subsequent year and the last full week in December of that same year. Any employee who for whatever reason does not supply his vacation request to his Shift Coordinator by December 21st shall forfeit his right to apply seniority to the vacation scheduling process, and shall receive vacations in times not already allocated, on a first come first serve, basis. Any employee not available between December 1st and December 21st can make their request prior to December 1st in writing to the Shift Coordinator. Vacation requests submitted prior to the deadline will be scheduled on a seniority basis within departments and job classifications, by shift (including replacements), subject to the provisions of Article 9.05. Completed vacation schedules will be posted no later than January 15th of each year. Vacation grievances must be settled by February 1st. Any statutory holidays not taken by the end of November will be automatically paid. 9.05 Vacations will be assigned by classification, by plant seniority, within each department, by shift with the exception of those classifications with less than 3 employees/shift. 9.06 The initial selection of vacation weeks shall be a maximum of three (3) weeks. Each employee may receive three (3) weeks of their entitlement between the first full week in May and the last full week in August of the calendar year provided it is their initial selection. If an employee is entitled to more than three (3) weeks vacation, consideration for subsequent week(s) within this period will be given to such employee after the selection for the initial three (3) weeks of vacation is completed. For vacation outside of the May to August period, limits will be set based on the need to meet business demand. 9.07 Vacations may not be postponed from one year of continuous service as of the last pay of December in any year will be paid for vacation to another and made cumulative. However, an employee entitled to three (3) or more weeks' vacation, may postpone one (1) week to be taken in the immediately following succeeding year. Six (6) weeks' vacation in a calendar year an amount equal is the maximum entitlement, and therefore any postponed week must be taken before the calendar year in which the employee becomes entitled to four percent six (4%6) weeks of his earnings from vacation. 9.08 Subject to process of 9.04, once the Company vacation schedule is approved by the Company, the employee's vacation cannot be changed without the consent of the employee and the Company. 9.09 Any employee who has three or more weeks annual vacations entitlement may opt to not take one week of that vacation time, and instead redeem it for the period from his date of last hire up to and including the last pay in December of that year. (in calculating earnings from the Company in the immediately preceding vacation year, no account shall be taken of any vacation pay previously paid)they would have otherwise received. Vacation The request or the "cashout" of the vacation pay will be increased for Employees paid on their pay of their first vacation pay period after 10 years of service by an additional 2%. 20.4 Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from scheduling vacation shut-downs of all or any part of its operationsMay 1. If the Company decides to cause a vacation shut-down, it will provide Employees affected and the Union with as much notice of such shut-down as is reasonably possible and in any event, with not less than four (4) weeks’ notice. 20.5 The four (4) weeks’ notice shall not apply where the shut-down is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the Company. If any such shut-down occurs, Employees will take such vacation days as they are entitled to receive and if there is any shortfall, they will be considered as laid-off for the duration of the shut-down, but in such cases, the notice provisions as in Article 12 shall not apply. 20.6 Where the Company is not able to assign an Employee all his earned vacations during vacation shut-down periods, the Company before assigning the Employee’s vacation outside the shut-down periods will consider the Employee’s preference periods for taking his vacations. Subject to business and operational requirements, the Company will make every reasonable effort to accommodate the Employee’s preference. 20.7 When scheduling Employees who are to remain at the site during shut-down periods, to the extent that business and operational requirements permit, preference for releasing Employees Request for vacation during the said periods shall must be given to Employees with the highest senioritymade by completing a formal request for payout. 20.8 Vacation scheduling shall be by department. The requirements of efficient operations shall be of paramount importance in scheduling vacations, with seniority given all possible consideration for vacation requests received prior to May 1st in each year. Vacation requests received prior to May 1st shall also take precedence over any requests for personal leave of absence.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

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