Vacation time begins to accumulate with the date of employment, but does not become available until the completion of probation.

Paid employment of not less than five (5) working days (or 40 hours) in a biweekly pay period shall count as a whole biweekly period in computing vacation time.

Vacation time shall accrue to the employee on a biweekly basis. Unused vacation time shall not be accumulated beyond twenty-nine (29) days.

Prorated vacation time shall accumulate for each part-time employee in the same proportion to which his straight-time paid hours in each pay period relate to eighty (80) hours. Part-time employees are subject to all other provisions of this Section unless otherwise specified.

Nine (9) month employees will receive five (5) days of vacation per appointment period and ten (10) month employees will receive six (6) days of vacation per appointment period, prorated for part-time employees. Unused vacation cannot be carried forward to the following appointment period, transferred to a new 12 month, full-time or part-time position, or paid out upon termination of employment. In no event will the total vacation time exceed 5/6 days in any 9/10 month period.

Pay in lieu of paid vacation time is not allowed except as terminal pay when leaving University employment or when transferring to a 9/10 month position.

1. Pay for vacation time shall be at the employee's hourly rate at the time vacation is taken times the number of hours of accrued paid vacation time scheduled and used (not to exceed eight (8) hours in a day or forty (40) hours in a week) and shall be paid to the employee on his regular pay day.

2. Pay in lieu of vacation time shall be at the employee's hourly rate, at the time the event set forth in Paragraph C. occurs, times the number of hours of accrued vacation time up to a maximum of two hundred forty (240) hours.

3. Probationary employees who would normally be scheduled off during an academic break, or holiday breaks can use any vacation time they may be entitled to.

Vacation time off shall be taken at the convenience of the department, office, or division in which the employee works. It shall, however, be the Employer's responsibility to insure the employee an opportunity for full vacation time off within the allowable period during which vacations may be taken, and the Employer will make a sincere effort to accommodate the vacation plans of the employee; provided, however, that the Employer may elect to close down any or all of its operations and schedule vacations during the close down period. Ten (10) of these days must be consecutive if requested by the employee. In case of conflict between employees as to scheduling of vacations, such conflict shall be resolved in favor of the employee with the greatest seniority.

At the request of an employee, an absence covered by Section 32, Sick Leave, may be charged against accrued vacation time after all payments under Section 32, Sick Leave, have been exhausted.

If a day observed by the Employer as a holiday as provided in Section 30, Holidays, occurs during an employee's vacation, he shall, if otherwise eligible for it, receive holiday pay and will not have that time off charged against accrued vacation time.