8.06 Vacation Entitlement:
All regular Part-time staff who are included in this bargaining unit shall accrue vacation credit on a proportionate basis based upon the number of hours the staff member is regularly scheduled to work. Vacation credit shall not accrue when a staff member is on an unpaid leave except that he/she will receive credit for the month the leave commenced provided the leave commenced on or after the 16th and will receive credit for the month he/she returns from leave provided the staff member returns on or prior to the 15th of the month.
A staff member who has resigned with appropriate notice, or who has been discharged except for cause, shall be entitled to vacation allowance of unused vacation time accrued within the time limit described previously, less any overdrawn sick time allotment except that a staff member separated during the initial hire or rehire probationary period will not be entitled to such allowance.
If a staff member dies having vacation credits accrued within the limits described previously, a sum of money equal to the compensation computed on said staff member’s base salary rate at the time of death shall be calculated and paid to his/her estate less any overdrawn sick time allotment.
8.07 Vacation Scheduling:
The vacation period will be the entire year. The staff member will, subject to the University’s operating requirements, have his/her choice of vacation time; it being recognized, however, that vacations must be scheduled by the University in manner designed to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the University, including staffing needs. No part of a staff member’s scheduled vacation may be charged to sick time.
The University may restrict the amount of vacation time granted to a staff member during prime vacation periods to allow for equitable distribution of prime vacation time among staff members. The prime vacation periods will normally be June 1 through Labor Day, December 1 to January 15th.
A staff member may carry a maximum of one (1) year of accrued vacation allowance forward into the next succeeding year.
By September 1st of each year, a staff member’s department head/designee will advise the staff member of the number of vacation days remaining which must be used by the end of the calendar year or forfeited.
Vacation requests for each “vacation year” of April through March 31 that involve the use of one (1) or more weeks of vacation, must be planned and requested by February 15th of each year. The staff member will submit three (3) choices of vacation time in order of priority. In situations in which choices of vacation are timely and two (2) or
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