Common use of Scheduled Leave Clause in Contracts

Scheduled Leave. (1) Employees are encouraged to take two consecutive weeks of annual leave for vacation purposes each year, provided that the employee has sufficient accrued leave and that the workload within the organization permits. This is not meant to preclude employees from taking more or less than two consecutive weeks of annual leave. (2) Normally, the employee will submit, through the electronic time and leave system, a scheduled leave request between October 1 and December 1. The supervisor must approve/disapprove the request in the electronic time and leave system not later than December 15th. (3) When making a routine request for annual leave, the employee need not state the reason for the request. When leave is approved in advance for extended periods, such approved leave will be honored where staffing needs permit. When situations arise where previously approved leave must be canceled, the employee will be informed by the supervisor of the cancellation and, upon request, will be given a written statement or e-mail message stating why the leave was canceled. The employee will be permitted to reschedule the leave as soon as staffing needs permit. Consideration will be given to that employee in accordance with the priority list.