Common use of Special Vacation Clause in Contracts

Special Vacation. During the life of this Agreement each employee who completes three (3) years of continuous service since the date of his most recent hiring or since the date he last became entitled to a special vacation with pay under the previous Collective Agreement between the Company and the Union, whichever is later, shall become entitled to three (3) weeks of special vacation with pay. Vacation pay for special vacations will be paid as outlined in Article on the basis of a five (5) day, forty (40) hour week. The Company reserves the right to grant special vacations only at such times and in such amounts as the Company in its sole discretion may determine. Considerationwill be given to special requests from individual employees. The practice will continue to be that an employee will be allowed to split his special vacation entitlements as long as special vacation bookings will be for a minimum of five (5) working days. This minimum of five (5) working days may be waived at the discretion of the department. Should an employee who is entitled to any special vacation with pay fail, for any reason, to take the same within three (3) years after becoming entitled thereto, or should he retire or otherwise cease to be employed by the Company or die before taking same, the Company will, in lieu of granting such special vacation, pay to such employee or to his estate should he have died, the special vacation pay to which he would have been entitled if he had taken such special vacation immediately prior to the third (3rd) anniversary of his becoming entitled thereto or immediately prior to the cessation of his employment with the Company or immediately prior to his death as the case may be. In determining the length of a special vacation, a week shall mean five (5) working days. The allocation of vacations with pay under the provisions of the regular vacation plan shall have priority over the allocation of special vacations hereunder. See Letter of Understanding Vacation and Shift Scheduling Special Vacation Accrual

Special Vacation. During the life of this Agreement each employee who completes three (3) years of continuous service since the date of his most recent hiring or since the date he last became entitled to a special vacation with pay under the previous Collective Agreement between the Company and the Union, whichever is later, shall become entitled to three (3) weeks of special vacation with pay. Vacation pay for special vacations will be paid as outlined in Article on the basis of a five (5) day, forty (40) hour week. The Company reserves the right to grant special vacations only at such times and in such amounts as the Company in its sole discretion may determine. Considerationwill Consideration will be given to special requests from individual employees. The practice will continue to be that an employee will be allowed to split his special vacation entitlements as long as special vacation bookings will be for a minimum of five (5) working days. This minimum of five (5) working days may be waived at the discretion of the department. Should an employee who is entitled to any special vacation with pay fail, for any reason, to take the same within three (3) years after becoming entitled thereto, or should he retire or otherwise cease to be employed by the Company or die before taking same, the Company will, in lieu of granting such special vacation, pay to such employee or to his estate should he have died, the special vacation pay to which he would have been entitled if he had taken such special vacation immediately prior to the third (3rd) anniversary of his becoming entitled thereto or immediately prior to the cessation of his employment with the Company or immediately prior to his death as the case may be. In determining the length of a special vacation, a week shall mean five (5) working days. The allocation of vacations with pay under the provisions of the regular vacation plan shall have priority over the allocation of special vacations hereunder. See Letter of Understanding Vacation and Shift Scheduling Special Vacation Accrual