Siksika Health Services Collective Agreement 2023-2026

Article 20: Annual Vacation

1. Subject to Article 21.01(e), during each year of continuous service in the employ of
   the Employer, an Employee shall receive a vacation entitlement with pay at the
   beginning of each fiscal year (April 1), to be taken in the vacation year except as provided in Article 20.06. For Employees who begin employment during the fiscal year, they shall have access to a prorated portion of vacation entitlement for the fiscal year. The rate at which vacation is earned shall be governed by the total length of employment as follows:

   (i)  during the first through fifth (1st through 5th) years of continuousemployment, an Employee shall earn entitlement to six (6) days of vacation;

   (ii)  during the sixth through ninth (6th through 9th) years of continuous employment, an Employee shall earn entitlement to eight (8) days of vacation;

   (iii)  during the tenth (10th) through the eleventh (11th) years of continuous employment, an Employee shall earn entitlement to ten (10) days of vacation;

2. An Employee leaving the service of the Employer at any time before they have exhausted the vacation credits to which they are entitled shall receive a proportionate payment of salary in lieu of such earned vacation.
3. All vacation entitlement from one vacation year shall be taken during the fiscal year, at a mutually agreeable time, The Employer shall pay out any remaining entitlement to the Employee at the end of the fiscal year.
4. Notwithstanding Article 20.03 above, an Employee shall have the right to utilize vacation credits during the vacation year in which they are earned provided the following conditions are met;
   1. such utilization does not exceed the total credits earned by an Employee at the time of taking vacation; and
   2. such vacation is taken at a mutually agreeable time.
5. An Employee may request vacation leave during any period of the year.
6. Grandfathering of previous vacation entitlements
   No Employee who, immediately prior to being covered by the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement, was entitled to or earned vacation benefits in excess of those set out herein shall have their vacation entitlements reduced.
7. Vacation for Casual Employees:
   1. A Casual Employee shall be paid, in addition to their basic rate of pay, five percent (5 %) of their regular earnings.