When the Birthday Occurs On An Off Day, A Statutory Holiday, Or During A Vacation Period. (a) Employees have the option of observing their Birthday Holiday on their birthday or, they may observe their Birthday Holiday on a lieu day which is to be taken within calendar days after their birthday. Transportation employees who are eligible to move their birthday or floater to a special day sign-up or a statutory holiday sign-up, must declare their request prior to the closing of leave requests for that particular day. Operators signed on Compressed Work Week will receive 8 hours pay when the Birthday/Floater falls on their off-day. Maintenance employees will be granted the Floater Day of their choice if the foreperson is advised of the selection ten days or more prior to the employee’s birthday. If the request is made less than ten days in advance, the request will be granted if the employee’s services can be spared in the opinion of Management, otherwise employees will be required to observe their Floater Day under one of the options provided in Arti- cle Section of the Agreement. If employees choose to observe their Birthday Holiday on their actual birthday, they may observe their Floa- ter Day as in I(b) above or on an off day immediately preceding or following their birthday. If employees choose to observe their Birthday Holiday within calendar days of their birthday, then the lieu day is “officially” their birthday and the rules recorded in Part I above concerning Floater Days shall apply in relation to the lieu day. Employees must advise their Department at least ten calendar days in advance of their birthday, of their intention to select a lieu day. Operating and Maintenance personnel, observing their birthdays on the on which the Commission serves a statutory or designated holiday will have prior- ity over other employees with respect to release on such days.
