Vacation time is an essential part of a healthy work-life balance. We encourage all staff to schedule and plan their yearly vacation allotment in consultation with their manager.
In order to ensure that requests are considered fairly and effectively, please be advised of the following guidelines and related articles from the Collective Agreements:
Academic Staff (Article 15 – Vacations)
Academic Staff (Professors, Librarians and Counsellors) are entitled to a two month vacation period as scheduled by their manager. Managers, in consultation with the employee and HR, may arrange alternative dates for vacation periods depending upon academic and operational requirements. All requests should be submitted in writing. Please note: individuals may request to have vacation scheduled in other than a contiguous two-month block.
For the majority of academic staff, the two month 2019 summer vacation period is as follows:
| Begins | Monday, June 24, 2019 |
| Ends | Friday, August 23, 2019 |
Faculty return on Monday, August 26, 2019. Classes begin on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.
SUMMER HOURS AND SATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Summer Hours
During the period from May to August, where operationally feasible, management has the authority and discretion to establish summer working hours for their employees. These hours may vary from regular operating hours.
Summer hours usually mean that employees continue to work their full number of hours each week, but may start and finish earlier or later in the day. When considering requests for summer hours, managers are encouraged to engage in conversation with their employees to discuss feasible options while ensuring regular customer service is maintained.
Should there be any questions regarding the scheduling and/or taking of vacation, or the observance of holidays, please contact your HR Business Partner/Manager:
| Heather Black | x5599 |
| Alison Coulter | x5724 |
| Eloise Etcubanez | x4021 |
| Alain Fadel | x5658 |
| Sonia Grewal | x4307 |
| Samantha Marzec | x5636 |
| Nishal Nair | x4948 |
| Cynthia Ogbarmey-Tetteh | x4375 |
College Holiday Schedule
The College will be closed on the following College Holidays during 2019:
| Family Day | Monday, February 18 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 19 |
| *Victoria Day | Monday, May 20 |
| *Canada Day | Monday, July 1 |
| *Civic Holiday | Monday, August 5 |
| Labour Day | Monday, September 2 |
| Thanksgiving | Monday, October 14 |
*Early Closings
Early closings for summer 2019 will continue. Staff normally working on these days, may leave one and a half hours (1.5) early from the end of their regular workday.
Staff who are required to work full hours on any of the early closing days shall be given one and a half hours (1.5) off on another day during the summer, to be scheduled by the manager of the area.
Overtime pay on the early closing days shall apply only in situations where employees are required to work beyond their regular number of work hours and have the approval of their manager.
Subject to the operational requirements of the division/department, early closures apply to the following:
- Friday, May 17 (prior to Victoria Day)
- Friday, June 28 (prior to Canada Day)
- Friday, August 2 (prior to the Civic Holiday)
Statutory Holiday Pay
Staff required to work on a statutory holiday shall be paid time and one-half for each hour worked, plus holiday pay.
Part-time staff may be eligible for holiday pay, plus time and one half pay, for hours worked on any statutory holiday. To qualify for statutory holiday pay, part-time employees must have worked on their scheduled day of work preceding and following the recognized holiday.
Payments made to all part-time staff shall be equal to the total amount of regular wages earned by the employee in the four weeks prior to the statutory holiday, divided by twenty.