Tentative Agreement OPEIU Local 8/2023-2025 Negotiations - Article 10 - Vacations

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Tentative Agreement provisions for OPEIU Local 8/2023-2025 negotiations define vacation entitlements and administration under Article 10. Employees with at least six continuous months earn paid vacation credits monthly, with accrual rates tied to continuous service length. The document sets rules for scheduling approval, ten-minute increments, accumulation limits, loss on anniversary if excess is unused, cancellation on separation under six months, and cash-out upon leaving employment. It also covers sick leave during vacation and use of vacation leave for family care, military family leave, and domestic violence leave.

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Article 10 Vacations

Vacation Accrual Rate

Scheduling

Accumulation

Six Months Employment before Vacation Available

Cancellation of Leave Credit

Cash Out

Sick Leave during Vacation

Vacation Schedule

Seniority Preference

Family Care

Military Family Leave

Domestic Violence Leave

Tentative Agreement OPEIU Local 8/2023-2025 Negotiations August 10, 2022 Page 1 of 4 1 ARTICLE 10 2 VACATIONS 3 10.1 Vacation Accrual Rate 4 Each employee with at least six (6) months continuous employment shall receive one (1) 5 working day of vacation leave with full pay for each month of completed employment up to and 6 including twelve (12) months. In addition, vacation credits as set out below shall be prorated and 7 credited on a monthly basis. For the purpose of vacation accrual, seniority is defined as an 8 employee’s length of unbroken state service. 9 Full-time employees who have been in pay status for eighty (80) non-overtime hours in a month 10 shall accrue vacation credits as shown immediately below: | Months/Years of Continuous Service | Hours per Month/Year | | --- | --- | | Twelve months | One hundred twelve (112) | | Two years | One hundred twelve (112) | | Three years | One hundred twenty (120) | | Four years | One hundred thirty-six (136) | | Five years | One hundred sixty (160) | | Seven Years | One hundred sixty-eight (168) | | Nine Years | One hundred seventy-six (176) | | Eleven Years | One hundred eighty-four (184) | | Thirteen Years | One hundred ninety-two (192) | | Fourteen Years | Two Hundred (200) | | Sixteen years | Two hundred eight (208) | | Eighteen years | Two hundred twenty-four (224) | | Twenty Years | Two hundred thirty-two (232) | Tentative Agreement OPEIU Local 8/2023-2025 Negotiations August 10, 2022 Page 2 of 4 | Twenty-two years | Two hundred forty (240) 1 2 | | --- | --- | | Twenty-four years | Two hundred forty eight (248 4 | | Twenty-six years | Two hundred fifty-six (256) 5 | | Twenty-eight years | Two hundred sixty-four (264) | | Thirty years | Two hundred seventy-two (272) | 6 7 10.2 Scheduling 8 Vacation leave may be used at any time, subject to prior approval from the Employer. 9 Requests for vacation leave shall not be arbitrarily denied. Vacation leave may be taken 10 in ten minute increments. 11 10.3 Accumulation 12 Vacation leave is accumulative to a total of two hundred and forty (240) hours. 13 Employees may voluntarily exceed this limit; provided that, they exhaust the vacation 14 leave in excess of two hundred and forty (240) hours prior to their anniversary date. If 15 leave in excess of two hundred forty (240) hours is not used prior to the employee’s 16 anniversary date, then such leave will automatically be lost. However, this provision may 17 be modified through mutual agreement between an individual and the Employer as 18 follows: 19 1. If an employee’s request for vacation leave is denied by the Employer, and the 20 employee has not exceeded the vacation leave maximum two hundred forty (240) hours, 21 the Employer may grant an extension for each month that the Employer defers the 22 employee’s request for vacation leave. 23 10.4 Six Months Employment before Vacation Available 24 Vacation leave is not available to the employee unless the employee has served six (6) 25 continuous months of employment. A re-employed or reinstated employee must have six 26 (6) months of continuous employment before such employee is entitled to use vacation 27 leave. 28 10.5 Cancellation of Leave Credit Tentative Agreement OPEIU Local 8/2023-2025 Negotiations August 10, 2022 Page 3 of 4 1 Leave credits accumulated are cancelled automatically on separation after periods of 2 service of less than six (6) months. 3 10.6 Cash Out 4 All accumulated vacation credit will be paid when an employee leaves the Employer’s 5 employment for any reason. 6 10.7 Sick Leave during Vacation 7 If an employee becomes ill or injured while on vacation, that employee may use sick 8 leave in lieu of vacation days for the period of such illness or injury. Additionally, the 9 employee who needs to make funeral arrangements or to attend the funeral of an 10 immediate family member may use Article 11.5 in lieu of

FAQs

How are vacation credits accrued under Article 10?

Employees with at least six months of continuous employment receive one working day of vacation leave with full pay for each month completed up to and including twelve months. Vacation credits are prorated and credited monthly, with seniority based on unbroken state service length.

What is the maximum accumulation limit for vacation leave?

Vacation leave accumulates to a total of two hundred forty (240) hours. Employees may exceed the limit voluntarily, but they must use the excess before their anniversary date or the excess is automatically lost.

Can employees use vacation leave for family, military, or domestic violence needs?

Yes. Employees may use vacation leave for care of family members under the Family Care Act, for leave required by the Military Family Leave Act, and for leave required by the Domestic Violence Leave Act.

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