Updated Policy and Procedure Handbook - GoodLife Fitness

Leaves of Absence with PayVacation[back to top]Congratulations!!! As a GoodLife associate you work hard to earn Vacation Time andVacation Pay! Here’s how it works…….Associates earn both Vacation Time and Vacation PayIn order to understand this policy it’s important to keep in mind that vacation time and payare two separate items; all hourly and salary associates receive vacation pay and mustalso take a minimum of 2 calendar weeks of vacation time each year where they are notscheduled for any shifts and have time away from work.** For club associates the calendar week is from Thursday to Wednesday._______________________________________________________________________________Vacation TimeAssociatesManagersFull completedCalendar Years ofVacation Entitlement Full completedCalendar Years ofVacationEntitlementServiceService1 10 days 1 15 days5 15 days 5 20 daysSenior ManagerFull completed Vacation EntitlementCalendar Years ofService1 15 days5 20 days10 25 daysPositions that fall under Manager:Home Office Manager, General Manager,Assistant General Manager, Member CareManager, Fitness Manager, Group ExRegional and Personal Training RegionalPositions that fall under Senior Manager:Chief Officers, Vice President’s, Directors, Senior Home Office Managers, and Divisional Managers_______________________________________________________________________________Vacation Time for Salary associatesHow is vacation time earned?GoodLife’s alternative vacation entitlement year is from January 1st to December 31st.Vacation time is earned in one year and taken in the next year based on the vacation year.A salary associate in Ontario with vacation entitlement of 2 weeks joins on July 1st 2008,they earn 4.98 days in 2008 to take in 2009 and in 2009 they will earn 10 days to take in2010._______________________________________________________________________________“Stub period”The stub period is the period from the start date to December 31 st . In the example abovethe ‘stub period’ would be from July 1 st to December 31st. Salary associates earn a proratedamount of vacation time during a stub period; the salary associate that started withGoodLife on July 1 st would earn 4.98 days (see below chart) of vacation time in 2008 thatthey can take in 2009.A manager with vacation entitlement of 3 weeks that joins on July 1st 2008 will earn7.5 days in 2008 to take in 2009 and in 2009 they will earn 15 days to take in 2010.Confidential and Proprietary Information of GoodLife Fitness Clubs | V16 October 2009 40