Common use of PAID VACATIONS Clause in Contracts

PAID VACATIONS. 18.1 The Company may schedule a vacation shutdown each year. In the event that a shutdown is not scheduled or where employees are entitled to vacation in excess of a scheduled shutdown, operational requirements shall govern vacation schedules. Preference shall be given to employees by seniority where requested vacation periods conflict. All employees who have vacation entitlement will be scheduled for vacation during the shutdown period save and except those employees who are scheduled to work. The Company will accommodate by seniority those employees who request vacation outside of the shutdown period taking into consideration operational requirements. Those employees must book a minimum of two weeks vacation during the shutdown period. Vacation shutdown date will be posted by April 1st of each year. Employees who are entitled to request vacation outside of the shutdown period will do so prior to April 30th. Employees, not scheduled to work the shutdown, may indicate their willingness to work during the shutdown period and shall do so by signing a volunteer list and will be selected by seniority, skills and abilities. The volunteer list will be posted by May 1st of each year. Interested employees shall indicate their willingness to work and indicate which week(s) they will be available to work. The volunteer list will be frozen on May 14th. This timeline may be extended by mutual agreement of both parties. After the volunteer list is frozen employees cannot refuse if scheduled to work during the shutdown period. Employees who wish to request vacation for the period between January 1st and April 30th of the following year must do so between November 1 and November 30 of the previous year. The Company will accommodate by seniority those employees taking into consideration operational requirements.

PAID VACATIONS. 18.1 The Company may schedule a vacation shutdown for each department each year. In the event that a shutdown is not scheduled or where employees are entitled to vacation in excess of a scheduled shutdown, operational requirements shall govern vacation schedules. Preference shall be given to employees by seniority where requested vacation periods conflict. All employees who have vacation entitlement will be scheduled for vacation during the shutdown period save and except those employees who are scheduled to work. The Company will accommodate by seniority those employees who request vacation outside of the shutdown period taking into consideration operational requirements. Those employees must book a minimum of two weeks vacation during the shutdown period. The Vacation shutdown must commence a minimum of eight (8) complete weeks from the date will be posted by April 1st that notice is given to the commencement of each yearthe vacation shutdown. Employees who are entitled to request vacation outside of the shutdown period will do so prior to April 30thwithin thirty (30) days of the announcement of the vacation shutdown. Employees, not scheduled to work the shutdownshut down, may indicate their willingness to work during the shutdown period and shall do so by signing a volunteer list and will be selected by seniority, skills and abilities. The volunteer list will be posted by May 1st no later than thirty (30) days after the announcement of each yearthe vacation shutdown and the volunteer list will remain open for fourteen (14) days. Interested employees shall indicate their willingness to work and indicate which week(s) they will be available to work. The volunteer list will be frozen on May 14thafter the posting period. This timeline may be extended by mutual agreement of both parties. If an employee has submitted a vacation request and received approval prior to the announcement of the vacation shutdown the employee may elect to cancel the vacation request and volunteer to work during the vacation shutdown within the timelines set out above. After the volunteer list is frozen employees cannot refuse if scheduled to work during the shutdown period. Employees who wish to request vacation for the period between January 1st and April 30th of the following year must do so between November 1 and November 30 of the previous year. The Company will accommodate by seniority those employees taking into consideration operational requirements.