Common use of Winter Recess Clause in Contracts

Winter Recess. In Years 1 and 2 of this Agreement, departments that are able to close (or Divisions) i f entire Department is unable to close) between December 25, 2011 and January 1, 2012 and December 25, 2012 and January 1, 2013, shall close to minimize the County's carbon footprint The determination for closure shall be made by the Department Head. a. Four paid days (which is equivalent to thirty-two [32] hours for a full-time employee) will be made available to Unit J employees to use during the Winter Recess. b. If a Department and/or Division is unable to close during this period, four paid days will be made available by December 24, 2011 in year one of this contract to use by December 23, 2012. Any time not used by December 23,2012 shall be forfeited. Four paid days will be available by December 24,2012 in year two of this contract to use by December 23, 2013. Any time not used by December 23, 2013 shall be forfeited. c. Employees in unpaid leave of absence status as of this date shall also be entitled to these hours once the employee returns to active paid status. i. These days shall be scheduled in the same manner as vacation time, unless the policy of the employee's department is to schedule vacation per a vacation sign-up list, in which case these days shall be scheduled as floating holidays. ii. Employees must use these days prior to using accrued vacation, PTO, or compensatory time off. iii. No payment for unused Winter Recess time shall be permitted. iv. This leave may be taken only during the timeframe in which it is granted and no carry over of unused Winter Recess time to future years is allowed.

Winter Recess. In Years 1 and 2 of In-^ar ^ f^d-Zof-this Agreement, departments that are thafar-e-able to close (or Divisionselose-(-or-DivisiQn(s) i f entire Department is unable to close) between December 25, 2011 and January 1, 2012 2012, and December 25, 2012 and January 1, 2013, shall close to minimize the County's carbon footprint footprint. The determination for closure shall be made by the Department Head. a. Four paid days (which is equivalent to thirty-two [32] hours for a full-time employee) will wil l be made available to Unit J H employees to use during the Winter Recess. b. If I f a Department and/or Division is unable to close during this period, four paid days will wil l be made available by December 24, 2011 in year one of o f this contract to use by December 23, 2012. Any time not used by December 23,2012 23, 2012 shall be forfeited. Four paid days will wil l be available by December 24,2012 24, 2012 in year two of this contract to use by December 23, 2013. Any time not used by December 23, 2013 shall be forfeited. c. i . Employees in unpaid leave of absence status as of this date shall also be entitled to these hours once the employee returns to active paid status. i. ii . These days shall be scheduled in the same manner as vacation time, unless the policy of the employee's department is to schedule vacation per a vacation sign-up list, in which case these days shall be scheduled as floating holidays. iiiii . Employees must use these days prior to using accrued vacation, PTO, or compensatory time off. iii. No payment for unused Winter Recess time shall be permitted. iv. This leave may be taken only during the timeframe in which it is granted and no carry over of unused Winter Recess time to future years is allowed.

Winter Recess. In Years 1 and 2 of this Agreement, departments that are able to close (or DivisionsDivision(s) i f if entire Department is unable to close) between December 25, 2011 and January 1, 2012 and December 25, 2012 and January 1, 2013, shall close to minimize the County's ’s carbon footprint footprint. The determination for closure shall be made by the Department Head. a. Four paid days (which is equivalent to thirty-two [32] hours for a full-time employee) will be made available to Unit J employees to use during the Winter Recess. b. If a Department and/or Division is unable to close during this period, four paid days will be made available by December 24, 2011 in year one of this contract to use by December 23, 2012. Any time not used by December 23,2012 23, 2012 shall be forfeited. Four paid days will be available by December 24,2012 24, 2012 in year two of this contract to use by December 23, 2013. Any time not used by December 23, 2013 shall be forfeited. c. Employees in unpaid leave of absence status as of this date shall also be entitled to these hours once the employee returns to active paid status. i. These days shall be scheduled in the same manner as vacation time, unless the policy of the employee's ’s department is to schedule vacation per a vacation sign-up list, in which case these days shall be scheduled as floating holidays. ii. Employees must use these days prior to using accrued vacation, PTO, or compensatory time off. iii. No payment for unused Winter Recess time shall be permitted. iv. This leave may be taken only during the timeframe in which it is granted and no carry over of unused Winter Recess time to future years is allowed.

Winter Recess. In Years 1 and 2 of this Agreement, departments that are able to close (or DivisionsDivision(s) i f if entire Department is unable to close) between December 25, 2011 and January 1, 2012 2012, and December 25, 2012 and January 1, 2013, shall close to minimize the County's ’s carbon footprint footprint. The determination for closure shall be made by the Department Head. a. Four paid days (which is equivalent to thirty-two [32] hours for a full-time employee) will be made available to Unit J H employees to use during the Winter Recess. b. If a Department and/or Division is unable to close during this period, four paid days will be made available by December 24, 2011 in year one of this contract to use by December 23, 2012. Any time not used by December 23,2012 23, 2012 shall be forfeited. Four paid days will be available by December 24,2012 24, 2012 in year two of this contract to use by December 23, 2013. Any time not used by December 23, 2013 shall be forfeited. c. i. Employees in unpaid leave of absence status as of this date shall also be entitled to these hours once the employee returns to active paid status. i. ii. These days shall be scheduled in the same manner as vacation time, unless the policy of the employee's ’s department is to schedule vacation per a vacation sign-up list, in which case these days shall be scheduled as floating holidays. iiiii. Employees must use these days prior to using accrued vacation, PTO, or compensatory time off. iiiiv. No payment for unused Winter Recess time shall be permitted. iv. v. This leave may be taken only during the timeframe in which it is granted and no carry over of unused Winter Recess time to future years is allowed.