Good Samaritan Society Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 16: Annual Vacation

1. An Employee shall be granted the vacation period preferred by them at such time as may be mutually agreed upon by the Employer and the Employee.  When the number of Employees indicating a preference for a specific period exceeds the number of Employees as determined by the Employer that can be allocated vacation during that period, seniority shall be the deciding factor. The Employer shall indicate approval or disapproval in writing within fourteen (14) days of the request.
2. An Employee shall be entitled to an unbroken period of vacation equal to their entire vacation entitlement unless otherwise mutually agreed between the Employer and the Employee.
3. An Employee who chooses to take their vacation in broken periods shall be allowed to exercise their preference as to choice of vacation dates for only one (1) vacation period which falls in whole or in part during the period June 1 to August 31 inclusive, except where such vacation periods are not requested by other Employees.
4. Vacation periods shall not be less than one (1) day except where mutually agreed between the Employee and the Employer.
5. No Employee may continue to work and draw vacation pay in lieu of taking their vacation.
6. 1. Employees will be entitled to accrue up to a maximum of six (6) weeks’ worth of vacation hours.  At such time as the Employee accrues the maximum of six (6) weeks, the Employer will require the Employee to utilize at least two (2) weeks of the accrued banks.
   2. At the discretion of the Employer, utilization of accruals may be discussed with the Employee, prior to the maximum accrual being attained, where individual circumstances warrant.
   3. Where extenuating circumstances exist, an Employee may request to accumulate vacation over the established limit.  Such request shall not be unreasonably denied.
7. Vacation Pay on Resignation
   1. If an Employee resigns, the Employee shall receive vacation pay representative of all vacation credits accumulated up to the date of resignation.
   2. When an Employee has provided notice of resignation to the Employer under Article 34.01, all monies due shall be paid on the pay period next following the last day of employment.
8. Vacation Entitlement
   During each year of continuous service in the employ of the Employer, an Employee shall earn entitlement to a vacation with pay and the rate at which such entitlement is earned shall be governed by the position held by the Employee and the total length of such service as follows:
   1. during the first (1st) year of such employment, an Employee earns a vacation of fifteen (15) working days;
   2. during the second (2nd) to ninth (9th) years of such employment, an Employee earns a vacation of twenty (20) working days;
   3. during the tenth (10th) to nineteenth (19th) years of such employment, an Employee earns a vacation of twenty-five (25) working days;
   4. during each of the twentieth (20th) and subsequent years of employment, an Employee earns a vacation of thirty (30) working days.
   5. Supplementary Vacation
      The supplementary vacations as set out below are to be banked on the outlined supplementary vacation employment anniversary date and taken at a mutually agreeable time subsequent to the current supplementary vacation employment anniversary date but prior to the next supplementary vacation employment anniversary date.
      1. Upon reaching the employment anniversary of twenty-five (25) years of continuous service, Employees shall have earned an additional five (5) work days vacation with pay.
      2. Upon reaching the employment anniversary of thirty (30) years of continuous service, Employees shall have earned an additional five (5) work days vacation with pay.
      3. Upon reaching the employment anniversary of thirty-five (35) years of continuous service, Employees shall have earned an additional five (5) work days vacation with pay.
      4. Upon reaching the employment anniversary of forty (40) years of continuous service, Employees shall have earned an additional five (5) work days vacation with pay.
      5. Upon reaching the employment anniversary of forty-five (45) years of continuous service, Employees shall have earned an additional five (5) work days vacation with pay.
9. Only those hours of work paid at the basic rate and on a Named Holiday to a maximum of seven and three-quarter (7 3/4) hours will be recognized for the purpose of determining vacation pay.
10. 1. Where a voluntarily terminated Employee commences employment within six (6) months of date of termination of employment with another employer signatory to a collective agreement containing identical provisions for entitlement to vacation as this Collective Agreement, such Employee shall retain the level of entitlement to vacation accrued with the former employer.
    2. Where an Employee is voluntarily terminating their employment, the Employer shall provide the Employee with a written statement of their vacation entitlement upon termination.
11. Unless given four (4) weeks’ advance notice of an alteration to their scheduled vacation period, an Employee required by the Employer to work during their vacation period will receive two times (2X) their Basic Rate of Pay for all hours worked.  This premium payment will cease and the Employee’s Basic Rate of Pay will apply at the start of their next regularly scheduled shift.  The time so worked will be rescheduled as vacation.