SUMMER VACATION PLANNING
Vacation time is an essential part of a healthy work-life balance. All staff are encouraged 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 2017 summer vacation period is as follows:
Begins: Monday, June 26, 2017
Ends: Friday, August 25, 2017
Faculty return on Monday, August 28, 2017. Classes begin on Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
Support Staff (Article 11 – Vacation)
Vacations are scheduled using the following guidelines:
- Support Staff are entitled to three (3) consecutive weeks of vacation as scheduled by the College, unless otherwise agreed. There is no guarantee that these three weeks can be scheduled during the summer months, but the College will consider these requests consistent with staffing requirements;
- The vacation period of July and August is to be shared fairly amongst all employees. Recognizing operational needs may preclude certain vacation requests, the College will endeavour to accommodate all staff vacation requests. Consideration shall be given for length of service if a conflict arises;
- Support Staff are required to submit their written vacation preferences to their manager by March 1, 2017. Managers will communicate the approved vacation schedule in writing within two weeks following the March 1st submission;
- Support Staff may carry over up to 15 days of vacation as of June 30th of each year, subject to an agreement with their manager to schedule the carryover days in the following year;
- The College maintains a practice of not replacing staff while they are on vacation.
- Friday, May 19 (prior to Victoria Day)
- Friday, June 30 (prior to Canada Day)
- Friday, August 4 (prior to the Civic Holiday)