27.         VACATIONS:

Earned vacations may be taken any time during the year.  Employer reserves the right to deny specific vacation based on scheduling needs.  Vacation time will be approved on a first come, first serve basis.  This provision will permit employees to make formal vacation arrangements, if so desired.

You will be eligible for vacation with pay according to the following schedule:

·         Any full time employee starts to accrue vacation time at the time of hire and is eligible to use it after six months of continuous employment.  Vacation time is earned at the rate of eight hours per month.

·         Any full time employee who has completed thirty six months of continuous employment will learn vacation at the rate of ten hours per month. 

·         Fifty percent of earned vacation time can be carried over and used in the next fiscal year.  Any unused hours over fifty percent will be forfeited.

In order to receive vacation pay, employees must take time off from work.

Employees will be paid vacation pay at their current hourly rate.  Time paid under this benefit will not be calculated as hours worked for the purpose of paying overtime wages.

Vacations shall not be scheduled for more than two weeks at a time, unless prior approval is obtained. 

Upon termination of employment, the employee will be paid the accumulated earned number of vacation hours as indicated above, at their hourly rate.

Full time employment is defined as an average of 36 to 40 hours per week.  Any alterations of this for management staff participating in job sharing will be negotiated through a contract.

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