Common use of Time for Vacation Clause in Contracts

Time for Vacation. (a) Individual vacation shall be scheduled through consultation between the employees and the Employer with due consideration being given to the efficient operation of the Employer and the personal desires of employees. An employee shall be entitled to receive his/her vacation in an unbroken period to a maximum of three (3) weeks. An employee may require that her/his vacation commence immediately following a day of rest and/or end on the day immediately preceding a day of rest. (b) If a conflict arises over the scheduling of vacations between two (2) or more employees at the same work location the issue shall be resolved using seniority as the determining factor provided, however, that where an employee takes two (2) or more vacation periods in the vacation year, that employee may only use seniority to determine the issue in his/her favour once in that vacation year. (c) Vacation lists shall be circulated by March 15 of the year in which the vacation is to be taken so that employees at the same work location may indicate their preferred dates. The vacation lists shall be returned by employees April 1 and shall be posted by April 15. Employees who do not indicate preferred dates for vacation when the list is circulated will be allocated vacation dates on a first come first served basis and the provision of seniority to resolve conflicts shall not apply unless two (2) or more employees apply at the same time.

Time for Vacation. (a) Individual vacation shall be scheduled through consultation between the employees and the Employer with due consideration being given to the efficient operation of the Employer and the personal desires of employees. An employee shall be entitled to receive his/her vacation in an unbroken period to a maximum of three (3) weeks. An employee may require that her/his vacation commence immediately following a day of rest and/or end on the day immediately preceding a day of rest. (b) If a conflict arises over the scheduling of vacations between two (2) or more employees at the same work location the issue shall be resolved using seniority as the determining factor provided, however, that where an employee takes two (2) or more vacation periods in the vacation year, that employee may only use seniority to determine the issue in his/her favour once in that vacation year. (c) Vacation lists shall be circulated by March 15 January 1 of the year in which the vacation is to be taken so that employees at the same work location may indicate their preferred dates. The vacation lists shall be returned by employees April 1 January 15 and shall be posted by April 15January 31. Employees who do not indicate preferred dates for vacation when the list is circulated will be allocated vacation dates on a first come first served basis and the provision of seniority to resolve conflicts shall not apply unless two (2) or more employees apply at the same time.