East Central 911 Call Answer Society Collective Agreement 2025-2027

Article 21: Annual Vacation

1. Definitions
   For the purpose of this Article:
   1. “vacation” means annual vacation with pay;
   2. “vacation year” means the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first day of January in each calendar year and concluding on the last day of December that year;
   3. “date of employment” means:
      1. in the case of an Employee whose employment commenced between the first (1st) and fifteenth (15th) days inclusive of any month, the first (1st) day of that calendar month; or
      2. in the case of an Employee whose employment commenced between the sixteenth (16th) and the last day inclusive of any month,  the first (1st) day of the following calendar month.
2. Vacation Entitlement
   Subject to Article 33.01(e), during each year of continuous service in the employ of the Employer, an Employee shall earn vacation with pay in proportion to the number of months worked during the vacation year, to be taken in the following vacation year, except as provided for in Article 21.05.  The rate at which vacation is earned shall be governed by the total length of such employment as follows:
   1. during the first (1st) to third (3rd) years of continuous full-time employment, an Employee shall earn entitlement to vacation calculated on a basis of twelve (12) working days, which is equivalent to one hundred and forty-four (144) hours; or
   2. during each of the fourth (4th) to tenth (10th) years of continuous full-time employment, an Employee shall earn entitlement to vacation calculated on a basis of sixteen (16) working days, which is equivalent to one hundred and ninety-two (192) hours; or
   3. during each of the eleventh (11th) to nineteenth (19th) years of continuous full-time employment, an Employee shall earn entitlement to vacation calculated on a basis of twenty (20) working days, which is equivalent to two hundred and forty (240) hours; or
   4. during each of the twentieth (20th) and subsequent years of continuous full-time employment, an Employee shall earn entitlement to vacation calculated on a basis of twenty-four (24) working days, which is equivalent to two hundred and eighty-eight (288) hours.
3. Where an Employee is voluntarily terminating their employment, the Employer shall provide the Employee with a written statement of their vacation entitlement upon termination.
4. Time of Vacation
   1. All vacation earned during one vacation year shall be taken during the next following vacation year, at a mutually agreeable time, except that an Employee may be permitted to carry forward a portion of vacation entitlement to the next vacation year.  Requests to carry forward vacation shall be made, in writing, and shall be subject to the approval of the Employer.
   2. Notwithstanding Article 21.04(a) 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.
   3. An Employee may request vacation leave during any period of the year.
   4. Upon the request of the Employee, earned vacation credits may be divided into more than one vacation period if approved by the Employer.
   5. Request for vacation will be approved or denied within four (4) weeks of the request being submitted.
5.  
   1. Unless given four (4) weeks’ advance notice of an alteration to their scheduled vacation period, an Employee shall not be required to work during their vacation period.  
6. Regular vacations are based on continuous years of service with the Employer and shall be based on a defined vacation year of January 1st to December 31st of each year.  Employees with less than one (1) full year of service at December 31st of any year shall receive one (1) day of vacation entitlements for each full month of service.
7. Vacation for Casual Employees
   1. Casual employees will receive a percentage of pay in lieu of vacation entitlements under the following terms:
      1. zero (0) years to three (3) years, five percent (5%) of their regular earnings in lieu of vacation;
      2. three (3) years to ten (10) years, seven percent (7%) of their regular earnings in lieu of vacation;
      3. ten (10) years to nineteen (19) years, nine percent (9%) of their regular earnings in lieu of vacation.
      4. more than twenty (20) years, twelve percent (12%) of their regular earnings in lieu of vacation.
   2. A Casual Employee shall not be scheduled to work or be placed on call for two (2) weeks during each vacation year.  Such vacation may be applied for during any period of the year, but shall be taken at a mutually agreeable time.  Additional leave will be granted during each vacation year as applicable depending on vacation entitlements.