Method of Taking Clause Samples

Method of Taking. Whenever possible, written vacation requests shall be submitted two (2) weeks prior to the date of the requested time off. Such vacation shall receive prior approval of the Department Head subject to the scheduling needs of the Department.

Method of Taking. (a) Vacation hours shall be paid time off and vacation shall be taken in a minimum of one quarter (1/4) hour increments. Such days must be scheduled with the prior approval of the Employer. (b) If an employee schedules a vacation day or a vacation week, and one of those vacation days falls on a holiday, the employee shall receive an additional eight (8) or twelve (12) hour paid day off (depending on the normal shift of the employee). No employee may utilize a single vacation day for a holiday more than three times per calendar year. Such days must be scheduled with prior approval of the Employer.

Method of Taking. (a) Vacation hours shall be paid time off and vacation shall be taken in increments of no less than one (1) hour. Such time must be scheduled with the prior approval of the Employer. (b) If an employee schedules a vacation week, and one of those vacation days falls on a holiday, the employee shall be allowed to take the single day off at a later date. Such days must be scheduled with prior approval of the Employer. (c) Employees may select up to two weeks of vacation, in calendar week increments as primary vacation picks. Primary vacation picks take precedence over individual days or individual hours off. No employee may "bump" a less senior employee's week of vacation when taking individual days or hours off.

Method of Taking. (a) Vacation hours shall be paid time off and vacation shall be taken in a minimum of one quarter (1/4) hour increments. (b) If an employee schedules a vacation day or a vacation week, and one of those vacation days falls on a holiday, the employee shall receive an additional eight (8) or twelve (12) hour paid day off (depending on the normal shift of the employee). No employee may utilize a single vacation day for a holiday more than three times per calendar year. Such days must be scheduled with prior approval of the Employer. (c) The vacation selections for the following calendar year will start right after the completion of the shift selection process in the preceding fall. Three rounds of vacation selections will be conducted in seniority order. The first round will be considered the primary round and will be for submission of vacation requests of up to two (2) full calendar week blocks of vacation time. A calendar week is defined as Monday through Sunday. They do not have to be consecutive. The second round will be considered the secondary round and for submission of vacation requests for one (1) calendar week block. Employees may only request one (1) calendar week block of vacation during the second round of requests. The third round will be submission of vacations requests of single days or hours down to one quarter (1/4) hour increments. During the third round of requests, compensatory time may also be used in conjunction with a vacation request. For each round, employees will have three (3) of their regularly scheduled work days to submit their requests. If an employee does not submit within three (3) of their regularly scheduled work days, the Employer may bypass to the next employee in seniority order and continue down the list. After the second round, any new requests for vacation time will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Denial of new requests can be grieved through Step Three only. The Employer shall make a reasonable attempt to grant an employee’s request. The Employer may, but is not required to, utilize overtime to cover the request. Employees may be forced to work on days preceding or following scheduled vacation day(s), except that employees cannot be forced to work any day in their primary or secondary calendar week blocks of vacation.