Common use of Granting of Vacation Requests Clause in Contracts

Granting of Vacation Requests. Vacation requests for the following vacation year are to be submitted no later than March 1st. Vacation requests for the period beginning June 1st to September 30th will be confirmed no later than April 15th. Approval of vacation requests for those employees who have requested five consecutive working days’ vacation or more during this period will be granted in order of seniority. After having satisfied such vacation requests to the extent possible, approval of vacation requests of less than five consecutive working days during the same period will be granted in order of seniority. Approval of vacation requests submitted no later than March 1st for the following vacation year during the period beginning October 1st to March 31st of the following calendar year, will be granted to employees in order of seniority no later than eight (8) weeks prior to the beginning of the requested vacation period. Approval of vacation requests submitted after March 1st for the following vacation year will be granted on a first come, first served basis. Approval of vacation requests for the period beginning December 23 to January 3 of the following calendar year will be granted subject to the requirements of Article L.5.1(g). Approval of vacation requests for the period beginning April 1 and ending on May 31 are to be submitted no later than December 1st of the previous vacation year and shall be granted no later than eight (8) weeks prior to the beginning of the requested vacation period. Approval of such requests will be granted on the basis of seniority. Under extenuating circumstances employees may request to have an approved vacation period rescheduled.