2009-2013 Winnebago Agreement: AFSCME Circuit Clerk Local 473

Section 10.6
Request for Vacation
In order to assure the orderly performance and continuity of services provided by
the employees in their department, each employee wishing to schedule a vacation
should request such vacation leave as far in advance as reasonably possible. Requests
for vacation shall not arbitrarily be denied by the Employer. The Employer shall respond
within five (5) work days to such requests.
Section 10.7 Scheduling Vacations
Vacations will be chosen on a rotating schedule where the employee with the most
seniority will be given first choice of one block of vacation and so on down the list of
employees. Only one block of vacation time may be taken then it will go on to the
next employee. (A block of vacation time is defined as one (1) day to fifteen (15) consecutive
days of vacation.) After all employees have been given the chance to chose a
vacation time, then it will start over at the top of the seniority list.
After May 1st, if an employee has any remaining vacation time, vacations will be
scheduled on the basis of first requested, first granted. If two (2) or more employees
seek the same vacation period and neither employee has yet been granted the vacation,
then seniority shall control the award of such vacation.
Section 10.8 Vacation Canceling and Rescheduling
In the case of an emergency as determined by the Employer, the Employer may
cancel and reschedule any or all approved vacation leaves in advance. In the case of
an emergency, the Employer will, wherever possible and practical, attempt to recall
employees from vacations in the reverse order of granting vacations. In the event of
any cancellation, the rescheduling of vacation time shall be accomplished on a first requested,
first granted basis, except that if two (2) or more employees seek the same vacation
period and neither employee has yet been granted the vacation, then seniority
shall control the award of such vacation. In the event of any cancellation, the Employer
shall, upon the submission of proper written documentation, reimburse the employee
for any actual out of pocket expenses incurred by reason of recall from vacation. If an
employee has scheduled days off immediately preceding or following an approved vacation,
he/she shall not be required to work on those days. The provisions of Section
12.10, entitled "Overtime Assignments" do not apply.
Section 10.9 Holidays During Vacation Period
In the event a holiday occurs during the period when an employee is on approved vacation
leave, such holiday shall be considered as a holiday and shall not be counted as
part of the employee's vacation.
Section 10.10 Separation From Employment
Employees are requested to give at least two (2) weeks advance written notice of their
intention to resign to the Employer. If an employee is deemed to have been voluntarily
terminated pursuant to Section 19.2 of this Agreement, or if an employee resigns or
abandons his/her employment without first submitting at least one (1) week's advance
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