2005-06 POA Contract

Section 22 VACATIONS

Eligibility for Vacation.Vacation time begins to accumulate with the date of employment, but no employee shall be eligible to take paid vacation time off, or receive pay in lieu of vacation time, before he/she has completed probation.
Vacation Accrual.Vacation time shall accumulate for full-time employees as follows:
1. During first year of employment, 1.56 hours per pay period.
2. During second through fourth year of employment, 3.08 hours per pay period.
3. During fifth through seventh years of employment, 4.62 hours per pay period.
4. During the eighth through the twelfth years of employment, 5.54 hours per pay period.
5. During the thirteenth through seventeenth years of employment, 6.5 hours per pay period.
6. During the eighteenth and subsequent years of employment, 7.4 hours per pay period.
  Employees hired prior to the ratification date and still in their first year of employment will accrue biweekly at ninety-six (96) hours annual rate per year. Those in their second year through fourth year will accrue biweekly at one hundred twenty (120) hours annual rate per year. When in the fifth year and subsequent years the rate schedule above applies. Current employees shall have their vacation benefits grandfathered so as to not cause them to suffer any loss of vacation accumulation.
The employee must have 40 hours of paid employment per pay period to receive any accrual.
Vacation time shall accrue to the employee on a biweekly basis. Unused vacation time shall not be accumulated beyond the two hundred thirty-two (232) hours.
Prorated vacation time shall accumulate for each part-time employee in the same proportion to which his/her 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.
Vacation shall be taken at the convenience of the department, office, or division in which the employee works. It is, however, the University's responsibility to make sure the employee has every opportunity to use hours accrued.
At least ten (10) of these days must be consecutive if requested by the employee.
Vacation may not be scheduled immediately prior to retirement or other termination.
Vacation is not allowed in advance of being earned. When earned vacation time is exhausted, the employee must return to work or request a leave of absence. Pay in lieu of vacation is not allowed except as a terminal pay when leaving University employment.
Illness during an employee's vacation may be charged to sick leave subject to the approval of the supervisor. A physician's statement or sworn affidavit may be required to substantiate the type and duration of the illness.
Holidays falling during a regularly scheduled vacation shall not be charged against vacation.
Required attendance at military reserve or National Guard camp may, if an employee so chooses, be charged against vacation. However, such attendance is covered by the policies governing leaves of absence for military duty.
An employee, while on sick leave, who exceeds the limit of accrued vacation, shall have vacation charged in lieu of sick leave until the vacation credit no longer exceeds the limit.
Should an employee eligible for vacation be discharged, resign or retire from the employment of the University, all accumulated vacation is paid to the employee at his/her regular rate of pay.
In case of the death of an eligible employee, payment of unused vacation is made to the designated beneficiary at his/her regular rate of pay.
When two (2) or more employees in the same seniority group request or schedule vacation for the same time period and circumstances do not allow for those employees to be on vacation during the same time period, the employee with the most seniority shall be given priority in scheduling such vacations. For purposes of this section, seniority group I shall include the positions of Public Safety Lieutenant, Public Safety Investigator, and Public Safety Sergeant. Seniority Group II shall include all Public Safety Officers.