OCOT (OPS below)
From Article 20 of our Collective Agreement:
20.1: A full-time employee shall earn vacation credits at the following rates:
a) One and one-quarter (1 ¼) days per month during the first eight (8) years of continuous service.
This amounts to 15 days or 3 weeks for all full-time employees with a seniority date of less than 8 years.
20.5: An employee may accumulate vacation to a maximum of twice his or her annual accrual but shall be required to reduce his or her accumulation to a maximum of one (1) year’s accrual by December 31st of each year.
This means you may carry over up to 3 weeks of vacation time per year. If anybody is confused about this, please consult their Local Steward.
ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE
The language is nearly identical for the OPS:
46.1: Effective January 1, 1992, an employee shall earn vacation credits at the following rates:
a) One and one-quarter (1 ¼) days per month during the first eight (8) years of continuous service.
b) One and two-thirds (1 2⁄3) days per month after eight (8) years of
continuous service;
c) Two and one-twelfth (2 1⁄12) days per month after fifteen (15) years of continuous service;
d) Two and one-half (2½) days per month after twenty-six (26) years of
continuous service.
46.5: An employee may accumulate vacation to a maximum of twice his or her
annual accrual but shall be required to reduce his or her accumulation to a
maximum of one (1) year’s accrual by December 31 of each year.
This means you may carry over up to 30 days of vacation time per year, depending on your Seniority Date. If anybody is confused about this, please consult your Local Steward.