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Please be advised of the following deadlines and terms regarding vacation scheduling, carry over, and legacy vacation carry-over banks.
Scheduling of Vacation
As per Article 10.03 of the Acute Care Collective Agreements for the NSHA and IWK, vacation requests must be submitted by February 1, 2020 for vacations in the period April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 and include requests for vacations during the December holiday period (December 16, 2020 to January 4, 2021) and/or March Break 2021 (the second and third calendar weeks of March) vacations for the following year. The employer is required to post approved vacations in writing by March 15, 2020. The request should also include three or more choices of vacation preference listed in order of priority.
Vacation Carry Over
As per Article 10.07 of the Acute Care Collective Agreements for the NSHA and IWK, vacation leave for a period of not more than five (5) days may, with the consent of the immediate management supervisor, be carried over to the following year, but will lapse if not used before the close of that year. Request for vacation carry over entitlement must be made in writing by the nurse to the immediate management supervisor no later than January 31, 2020 provided however that the immediate management supervisor may accept a shorter period of notice of the request. The immediate management supervisor will respond in writing within one (1) calendar month of receiving a nurse’s request.
A nurse scheduled to take vacation and who is unable to do so within the vacation year due to illness, injury, or where operational requirements prevent the immediate management supervisor from scheduling vacation will be entitled to carry over this unused vacation to the subsequent year.
Legacy Vacation Carry-Over Banks
As per MOA #10 in the NSHA agreement and MOA #6 in the IWK agreement, nurses who have carried over vacation banks as of Feb 1, 2019 will retain their Legacy Carry-Over Banks until April 1, 2024, after which any vacation from their Legacy Carry-Over Banks that has not been used will be paid out.
For the purposes of this MOA, “Legacy Carry-Over Banks” includes all vacation credits earned but not taken under past terms and conditions of employment and collective agreements with any of the predecessor employers.
Please contact your Labour Relations Representative if you have any questions.
