Vacation Time Period. Vacation shall, wherever possible, be allowed to each employee during the period from April 15th to October 15th and seniority of employment shall govern the preference as to time of vacation. Vacation may be taken in blocks of one (1), two (2) or three (3) weeks. Restrictions on vacation period or minimum staffing levels will be outlined to employees on an annual basis prior to the development of the vacation schedule. The fourth (4th) and fifth (5th) weeks vacation are not necessarily four (4) or five (5) consecutive weeks unless approved by the Employer. Blocks of vacation for the first three weeks of entitlement shall take precedence over single vacation day requests. A block of vacation for a job share employee shall be defined as seven (7) calendar days. Single day requests will be decided on the basis of seniority if necessary.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
