Common use of Vacation Picking Clause in Contracts

Vacation Picking. Except as otherwise provided in Section 13 of this Agreement, vacation period shall be picked each year on a basis or Departmental Seniority during a period of not less than four (4) weeks immediately preceding the beginning of the vacation period, and vacations shall be taken during the periods picked, except that an employee who fails to qualify under the aforementioned two hundred twenty (220) days of work regulation shall have the option of taking a vacation without pay and should he or she subsequently qualify for a paid vacation before December 31st of the current year, he or she shall be paid the amount of his or her vacation pay. Should he or she choose to work during his or her vacation period and should he or she subsequently qualify for a paid vacation sufficiently prior to December 31st of the current year to permit his or her completing his or her vacation before that date, the Company shall schedule the most satisfactory vacation possible for the employee. Open weeks for any reason during the period from the third Sunday in June through August and weeks with a basic holiday, as defined in Paragraph 18-5, shall be posted for five (5) days for repicking.