– Winter Leave. The parties agree that Winter Leave is not considered an emergency closing for the purposes of this Article.
– Winter Leave. If the University, in its sole discretion, chooses to close during the period between the Christmas Day Holiday and the New Year’s Day Holiday, bargaining unit members shall be eligible for Winter Break and/or Winter Leave on the same basis as other non-represented, classified staff. Employees who are assigned to work during the above period and are unable to use any portion of the provided bank of Winter Leave during the Winter Break will be permitted to use that time between the first of the year and June 30th. This time must be taken in full day increments (based on FTE and regular work schedule) and is subject to the same approval process as vacation time.
– Winter Leave. If the University, in its sole discretion, chooses to close during the period between the Christmas Day Holiday and the New Year’s Day Holiday, bargaining unit members shall be provided with a bank of two (2) days of Winter Leave. If the University provides additional days of Winter Leave to non-bargaining unit employees, the members of this bargaining unit will be eligible for the same number of days of leave. The University, in its sole discretion, will post the classifications, including the maximum number of employees, needed to work during the Winter Break period. Should not enough employees sign up, the additional assignment roster procedures will be followed to fill remaining assignments. The University reserves the sole right as to whether or not to assign employees to work during Winter Break. Employees who are not assigned by the University to work during the Winter Break will use the provided two (2) days of Winter Leave along with vacation, comp time and/or sick leave (if applicable and documented) to be paid for any of the days that they would have regularly been scheduled to work. Employees who are in an unpaid leave status on the regular workday before Winter Break begins will not receive Winter Leave. However, employees who are not assigned by the University to work during the Winter Break may choose to use unpaid leave for their regularly scheduled days without any penalty or reduction of Winter Leave. Employees who are assigned to work on any of the designated Winter Break days will be given equal time off between the first of the year and June 30th. This time must be taken in full day increments (based on FTE and regular work schedule) and is subject to the same approval process as vacation time.
– Winter Leave. In December 2015, the University plans to continue its practice of severely curtailing operations between the Christmas Day holiday and the New Year’s Day holiday. During this Winter Break, employees are encouraged, but not required, to take time off to be with their families and enjoy time off work. To that end, the University shall provide three (3) days of Winter Leave (prorated based on an employee’s FTE and regular work schedule) to all bargaining unit members, without regard to time in service and vacation accruals. Employees who do not work on the designated Winter Break days will use the provided bank of Winter Leave and/or vacation, comp time, unpaid leave and/or sick leave (if applicable and documented) to be paid for any of these days. Employees who are in an unpaid leave status on the regular workday before the period of planned closure will not receive Winter Leave. The University, in its sole discretion, will post the positions and minimum numbers of employees needed to work during the Winter Break period. Should not enough employees sign up, the additional assignment roster procedures will be followed to fill remaining assignments. Employees who work on any of the designated Winter Break days will be given equal time off between the first of the year and June 30th. This time must be taken in full day increments (based on FTE and regular work schedule) and is subject to the same approval process as vacation time. Beginning in December 2016 and beyond, to the extent that the University continues to provide a Winter Break/Winter Leave, the processes and leave banks for bargaining unit members will be the same as other non-represented, classified staff. The Union may request to reopen the contract to negotiate the Winter Leave provisions for bargaining unit employees. If the Union chooses to reopen, notification of the desire to do so must be provided to the University within ten (10) days of the Union’s notification of the University’s processes for 2016 and beyond. All other provisions of this agreement will remain in effect while negotiations are ongoing.
– Winter Leave. The University may provide up to four (4) days of Winter Leave (prorated based on an employee’s FTE and regular work schedule) in years when the University plans to severely curtail operations between the Christmas Day holiday and the New Year’s Day holiday. Employees who do not work on these designated days will use the provided bank of Winter Leave and/or vacation time to be paid for any of these days. Employees who are in an unpaid leave status on the regular workday before the period of planned closure will not receive Winter Leave. Employees who are assigned to work any or all of these days will be given equal time off between the first of the year and June 30th. This time must be taken in full day increments (based on FTE and regular work schedule) and is subject to the same approval process as vacation time.
– Winter Leave a. Other than unit members specifically assigned to work in the classroom on a work year defined by the school calendar, regular full- and part-time unit members who work a minimum of 30 hours per week are eligible for Winter Leave.
