Amalgated Transit Union 4/29/2019

ARTICLE 9 - VACATION Section 1: All members of this bargaining unit shall accrue vacation credit for each month of continuous service as shown on the table below: VACATION CREDIT ACCRUED CONTINUOUS SERVICE FROM Number of Vacation Hours EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARY DATE Per Month Per Year 1st Year 8 hrs 96 hrs 2nd Year 8.67 hrs 104 hrs 3rd and 4th Years 9.33 hrs 112 hrs 5th Year 10 hrs 120 hrs 6th and 7th Years 10.67 hrs 128 hrs 8th and 9th Years 11.33 hrs 136 hrs 10th through 14th Years 12 hrs 144 hrs 15th through 19th Years 14.67 hrs 176 hrs 20th through 24th Years 16 hrs 192 hrs 25th Year and beyond 16.67 hrs 200 hrs Section 2: "Continuous Service" shall be determined from the employee's adjusted employment date. Section 3: No vacation accrual will be allowed in excess of two full year's earned vacation accrual. Effective January 1, 1987, no employee shall have vacation credit accrual cashed out in excess of 240 hours at the time of his/her retirement/separation, except PERS I employees hired prior to January 1, 1987 may cash out up to 44 days (352 hours). Any employee terminating employment or retiring must use any vacation accrual in excess of the aforementioned limits prior to retirement/separation or it will be lost to the employee. Section 4: Vacation slots shall be scheduled by the Director of Transportation Services at times when they will constitute minimum conflict with work schedules. Section 5: Probationary employees are not entitled to take vacation leave. A probationary employee will accrue vacation at the rate described in Section 1 which shall be credited to him/her when he/she passes probation. 11