Common use of Extended Vacation Clause in Contracts

Extended Vacation. Employees will have the ability to take one (1) or a maximum of two (2) weeks extended vacation each year by utilizing the appropriate number of hours from their overtime bank for this purpose. For this purpose, a week shall mean forty (40) hours in the case of a full time employee or fifteen (15) hours in the case of a part time employee. Part time employees will have the option to allocate additional hours equal to the hours bid on their shift to ensure their pay remains whole during their extended vacation period. Employees taking extended vacation must notify the Employer of their election by September 1st prior to the year in which the extended vacation is to be taken. (discuss forms to be provided) Employees selecting this option must have the necessary hours in the overtime bank at the time the selection is made. Part time employees will be required to have fifteen hours for each week. These hours will be frozen at the time the election is made and set aside for this purpose. Extended vacation will be bid in accordance with Article but as a second round.