Rescheduled Vacations. Occasionally employees who are scheduled for vacation will be unable to observe part or all of their vacation due to illness or injury. Should this occur, the employee will be permitted to reschedule that portion of vacation missed due to the illness or injury, at a time convenient to the Company and with due regard to employee request, provided the employee notifies the foremen prior to the commencement of the vacation or as soon after as possible if there is a valid reason for the delay. The employee must also provide supporting medical documentation to substantiate the claim. This only applies to employees who are unable to commence their vacation. Employees who have already started their vacation will not be permitted to reschedule. For clarification purposes, the vacation is deemed to commence at the completion of the last scheduled shift in the week prior to the week of vacation. Rescheduled vacations must be taken during the vacation year to which they are applicable. Employees who reschedule vacations under these circumstances will not have the right to displace the vacation schedule of other employees regardless of seniority or circumstance. When an employee is permitted to reschedule their vacation, the Company is under no obligation to schedule another employee’s vacation in place of the week just cancelled. If vacation is not used by the end of the vacation year, the vacation time will be forfeited and any vacation monies owing shall be paid to the employee. Except for employees who are in receipt of E.I.C. disability benefits and in such cases the payment will be made when the employee returns to work or receives L.T.D. Benefits, whichever occurs first.
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