LOCAL 701 Agreement 2007-2010

ARTICLE XI    VACATION

Section 11.1. Amount of Vacation.

Employees covered by this Agreement shall be eligible for an annual vacation with pay after twelve (12) months of continuous service.

1. The length of the annual vacation with pay for an eligible employee hired in the bargaining unit shall be as follows:
2. At least one (1) but less than eight (8) years of service: Three (3) weeks (120) hours.
3. Eight (8) but less than twenty (20) years of service: Four (4) weeks (160) hours.
4. Twenty (20) years of service or more: Five (5) weeks (200) hours.

Employees affected by a previous lower accrual calculation shall be subject to the provision outlined in Section 1 (A) above retroactive to May 1, 2002.

Section 11.2. Vacation Eligibility Accrual.

Vacations shall be accrued monthly at the rate of one-twelfth (1/12) of the total annual hours of vacation due the employee for each completed month of employment, but no vacation shall accrue for a calendar month during which the employee is in out-of-pay status, on paid sick leave or leave of absence for more than one hundred (100) standard working hours during that month.

Authorized absences caused by illness or injury and approved leaves of absence shall not be interpreted as an interruption of continuous service for the purpose of computing the employee's years of service.

Section 11.3. Vacation Scheduling.

Insofar as may be consistent with the needs of the University, vacations will be granted at the time of year selected by the employee provided that where more vacations are requested than can be granted simultaneously, preference shall be given to employees on the basis of seniority. For purposes of this Section, requests for vacation time may be made at any time prior to June 1st of any year. Any employee who requests vacation after June 1st of any year forfeits his right to scheduling preference on the basis of seniority. Employees may elect to use accrued vacation time to fit their need, but in no case, for less than one (1) hour.

Section 11.4. Special Consideration.

Subject to the limitations in the first sentence of Section 3 of this Article, if an employee makes a request for vacation period on or before March 1st of any year, or one hundred twenty (120) days in advance of the requested time, because the employee is required to make a binding commitment, such request will be honored without regard for seniority and regardless of Section 5 of this Article.

Section 11.5. University Emergencies.

The University may, to meet emergencies, request an employee to forego all or any part of his annual vacation, but in all such cases, the University shall pay the employee the vacation allowance to which he is entitled in addition to the standard compensation earned by him by working during said vacation period. The University shall not request an employee to forego all or any part of his vacation for two (2) successive years. However, if an employee is requested to forego any or all of his vacation period under this Section and he then elects to choose a second vacation period, which period must be at least thirty (30) days after his first vacation choice period would have been completed, he will be granted the second period regardless of the provisions of this Section.

Section 11.6. Basis for Vacation Pay Computation.

Compensation during paid vacations shall be at the employee's basic straight-time hourly rate in effect at the time the vacation is taken.

Section 11.7. Vacation Pay - Termination or Layoff.

Eligible employees who terminate employment or who are laid off, and who have completed twelve (12) months of continuous service with the University shall be paid for accrued vacation due up to the effective date of such termination or layoff. However, employees who are discharged for cause or who resign without giving at least ten (10) working days' notice shall not receive such payment.

Section 11.8. Unpaid Vacation.

Insofar as may be consistent with the needs of the University, each bargaining unit employee may at his/her option be granted a maximum of two (2) weeks of unpaid vacation at the time of year selected by the employee. However, where more vacations are requested than can be granted simultaneously, preference shall be given to employees on a first come, first served basis.