Entitlement to Annual Leave For each year of service with the Employer a full-time or part-time Employee is entitled to four (4) weeks of paid annual leave.
Annual Leave Loading (a) In addition to their ordinary pay, an employee, other than a shiftworker, will be paid an annual leave loading of 17.5% of their ordinary pay on a maximum of 152 hours/four weeks annual leave per annum.
Payment of Annual Leave (a) If an employee takes annual leave during a period, the annual leave shall be paid at the employee’s ordinary pay immediately before the period begins.
Entitlement to Leave An employee shall be granted Workers' Compensation leave with pay in the event that the Workers' Compensation Board (WorkSafe BC) determines that the employee has established a claim (time loss benefits) and they are unable to perform their duties by reason of the compensable injury which occurred while employed by the Employer. For the purposes of this clause, pay is defined as the employee's regular take-home wages to ensure that the non-taxable status of Workers' Compensation benefits does not provide an opportunity for an injured worker to earn more while on claim than if they were working. The term claim will not include any form of WCB allowance or pension, and this section will not be operative while an employee is receiving such a different form of payment from WCB arising from this claim.
Entitlement to Vacation Leave With Pay An employee is entitled to vacation leave with pay to the extent of his or her earned credits but an employee who has completed six (6) months of continuous employment may receive an advance of credits equivalent to the anticipated credits for the vacation year.
Cashing out annual leave Annual leave may be cashed out by agreement between the Company and an Employee, subject to the following conditions: ▪ An Employee must elect in writing to cash out annual leave; ▪ An Employee must not cash out more than two (2) weeks annual leave in each twelve (12) month period; ▪ The Company must agree to the Employee cashing out their annual leave.
Cashing out of Annual Leave (a) Annual leave credited to an employee may be cashed out by agreement, subject to the following conditions: (refer to section 93 of the Act)
Call Back From Vacation (a) Employees who have commenced their annual vacation shall not be called back to work, except in cases of extreme emergency.
Taking Annual Leave (1) An employee may, on application approved by the Secretary, take annual leave in either of the following ways:
Vacation Leave Accrual Rate Schedule Full Years of Service Hours Per Year During the first year of current continuous employment Ninety-six (96) During the second year of current continuous employment One hundred four (104) During the third and fourth years of current continuous employment One hundred twelve (112) During the fifth, sixth, and seventh years of total employment One hundred twenty (120) During the eighth, ninth, and tenth years of total employment One hundred twenty-eight (128) During the eleventh year of total employment One hundred thirty-six (136) During the twelfth year of total employment One hundred forty-four (144) During the thirteenth year of total employment One hundred fifty-two (152) During the fourteenth year of total employment One hundred sixty (160) During the fifteenth year of total employment One hundred sixty-eight (168) During the sixteenth year of total employment and thereafter One hundred seventy-six (176)
