Common use of H below Clause in Contracts

H below. The Employer shall not unreasonably deny requests for vacation. (b) Vacations may be taken in the twelve (12) month period following the vacation year in which entitlement is earned. (c) Seven (7) vacation days may be taken as individual days or multiple consecutive days. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. (d) Employees may request to have the weekend off prior to or following their vacation. The Employer will endeavour to schedule such request subject to the following: i) Where the weekend off is granted and the employee was otherwise scheduled to work on those days, such extra days will be deemed to be vacation days; ii) The employee must have such vacation entitlement available; and, iii) The weekend off being requested must be contiguous with (i.e. consecutive with) the employee’s original vacation. (e) For the purposes of this section, the number of days' vacation shall be considered working days. Part-time employees shall receive a pro-rated vacation time entitlement, based on the number of days regularly worked in a normal work week. (f) Prior to leaving on vacation, employees will be paid their vacation pay if they request it two (2) weeks in advance of the first day of vacation. (g) The Employer will give consideration to an employee's request for vacation between the period December 15 and January 15, provided the employee will be fulfilling her or his commitment to work either Christmas or New Year's. (h) A vacation planner including the most recent seniority list in accordance with Article 9.02 shall be posted from March 1st to March 30th of each year to allow the employee to indicate his/her vacation preference. Employees shall submit their vacation requests by March 30th of each year. The Employer shall post the final vacation schedule by May 1st of each year. Choice of vacation period shall be based on seniority but shall be granted by the Director of Care or designate having due regard to the proper operation of the Home. Vacation requests made after the posting of the vacation schedule shall be granted by the Director of Care or designate having due regard to the proper operation of the Home on a first come first served basis, not on the basis of seniority. Response to such request will be given in writing to the employee within two (2) weeks of receipt of such a request. No changes shall be allowed in the schedule except upon the consent of the employees affected and the Employer. 13.09 For the purpose of calculating eligibility, the vacation year shall be the period from July 1st of any year to June 30th of the following year. (a) Vacations are not cumulative from year to year. (b) Notwithstanding the above, the Employer may grant a special request from an employee to carryover a maximum of five (5) vacation days into the next year. (c) During the first year of employment, a full time employee with at least six