Common use of Vacation Schedules by Seniority Clause in Contracts

Vacation Schedules by Seniority. By January 31 of each calendar year, employees may submit in writing to the Employer their preferences for different time periods for vacation, provided an employee may not submit more than three (3) preferences. Such request may include vacation through the end of February of the following calendar year. In establishing vacation schedules, the Employer shall consider both the employee's preference and the operating needs of the agency. Where the Employer is unable to grant and schedule vacation preferences for all employees within a position classification within a facility but is able to grant some of such (one or more) employees such vacation preferences, employees within the position classification shall be granted such preferred vacation period on the basis of seniority. An employee who has been granted his/her first preference shall not be granted another preference request if such would require denial of the first preference of a less senior employee. An employee's preference shall be defined as a specific block of time uninterrupted by work days. Employees who file their preference by January 31, shall be notified of the vacation schedules by March 1 of that calendar year. Employees requesting vacation time who have moved at their prerogative to a different work unit, and whose preference conflicts with another employee in that work unit, or those employees who have not filed their preference by January 31 or were not granted such request, shall be scheduled on the basis of the employee's preference and the operating needs of the Employer.