VACATION ALLOCATION. The Company will grant vacation requests and banked statutory holiday requests when booked in five (5) days or more made before February 15th according to the following minimum ratios: • within each classification within a department according to the number of active (*) regular unrestricted employees: • one (1) to fifteen (15) employees : minimum one (1) employee at the same time; • sixteen (16) to twenty-five (25) employees : minimum two (2) employees at the same time; • twenty-six (26) or more employees : minimum three (3) employees at the same time. (*) Active includes all employees available to accept and work assigned shifts and does not include employees on Leaves of absences. The Company will grant preference by seniority to vacation requests of blocks of five (5) days or more and/or banked statutory holiday requests in blocks of five (5) days or more. A minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the department’s workforce shall be granted vacation at any one time by seniority, as per the above ratios. If after meeting these ratios, fifteen percent (15%) of the department on time off has not been attained, the Company will approve additional requests by seniority up to a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the department’s workforce, however, subject to operational needs, the Company may limit the number of employees taking vacation within the same classification in a department at the same time. The Company may allow vacation and banked statutory holiday requests in excess of this minimum fifteen percent (15%) requirement, subject to the demands of service. For a vacation request made after February 15th, it will be permissible for a minimum of ten percent (10%) of a department’s workforce to take vacation at the same time, minimum of one (1) employee per classification within the said ten percent (10%). For departments with less than ten (10) employees, there will be a minimum of one (1) employee. However, the company may limit the number of employees taking vacation within the same classification at the same time. Vacation requests and requests to take banked statutory holidays of five (5) days or more shall be permitted to be booked together subject to the same rules.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
VACATION ALLOCATION. The Company will grant vacation requests and banked statutory holiday requests when booked in five (5) days or more made before February 15th according to the following minimum ratios: • within each classification within a department according to the number of active (*) regular unrestricted employees: • one (1) to fifteen (15) employees : minimum one (1) employee at the same time; • sixteen (16) to twenty-five (25) employees : minimum two (2) employees at the same time; • twenty-six (26) or more employees : minimum three (3) employees at the same time. (*) Active includes all employees available to accept and work assigned shifts and does not include employees on Leaves of absences. The Company will grant preference by seniority to vacation requests of blocks of five (5) days or more and/or banked statutory holiday requests in blocks of five (5) days or more. A minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the department’s workforce shall be granted vacation at any one time by seniority, as per the above ratios. If after meeting these ratios, fifteen percent (15%) of the department on time off has not been attained, the Company will approve additional requests by seniority up to a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the department’s workforce, however, subject to operational needs, the Company may limit the number of employees taking vacation within the same classification in a department at the same time. The Company may allow vacation and banked statutory holiday requests in excess of this minimum fifteen percent (15%) requirement, subject to the demands of service. For a vacation request made after February 15th, it will be permissible for a minimum of ten percent (10%) of a department’s workforce to take vacation at the same time, minimum of one (1) employee per classification within the said ten percent (10%). For departments with less than ten (10) employees, there will be a minimum of one (1) employee. However, the company may limit the number of employees taking vacation within the same classification at the same time. Vacation requests and requests to take banked statutory holidays of five (5) days or more shall be permitted to be booked together subject to the same rules.
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Sources: Collective Agreement