ARTICLE XII - Vacations
Par. 1. The following plan is established for Vacation Pay:
(a) A man who has worked less than five (5) years in the business
shall receive Vacation Pay credit on the basis of 6% of his
regular hourly rate for all hours actually worked. A man who
has worked more than five (5) years in the business shall receive
Vacation Pay credit on the basis of 8% of his regular hourly
rate for all hours actually worked.
No Vacation Pay shall accrue for the first six (6) months worked
in the business.
(b) The vacation pay accrued from January 1 of one year through
June 30 of the same year shall be paid in full to the employee
by July 15 of that year. The vacation pay accrued from July
1 of one year through December 31 of the same year shall be
paid in full to the employee by January 15 of the succeeding
year.
(c) A man with less than five (5) years in the business who
works 1750 hours or more but less than 2000 hours in any vacation
year shall receive at least 120 hours vacation pay. A man with
more than five (5) years in the business who works 1750 hours
or more but less than 2000 hours in any vacation year shall
receive at least 160 hours vacation pay. The vacation year shall
run from January l through December 31.
(d) Where vacation pay equal to ten (10) or more days has been
accumulated for an employee with less than five (5) years of
service, and fifteen (15) or more days for an employee with
more than five (5) years of service such employees must take
a minimum vacation of ten (10) and fifteen (15) days, respectively.
(e) The employee shall have the option of taking any additional
vacation accrued in excess of the amount stated under Paragraph
(d) above provided he has obtained prior approval from the Company.
(f) It is understood and agreed that work conditions must be
taken into consideration when vacations are arranged.
Time off for vacation shall be taken as a full complete period
whenever possible.
(g) Vacation Pay accrued will change from 6% to 8% on the first
payroll period after the first month following completion of
five (5) years in the business. These five (5) years include
the six (6) months probationary period.
(h) The local union shall furnish the Company, on request, dates
that Elevator Constructor Mechanics, Elevator Constructor Helpers
and Elevator Constructor Apprentices were first employed in
the elevator industry.
(i) When a man leaves the Company the Vacation Pay shall be
retained. He shall receive the retained amount due him at the
time specified in (b) above.
(j) When a man retires from the industry, the Company shall
pay any vacation pay he is owed within thirty (30) days after
his retirement provided he notifies the Company in advance and
in writing.
(k) Where vacations interfere by temporarily breaking up a team
the Company shall have the right to place the extra man to the
Company's advantage. Serious interference shall be taken up
with the Business Representative.
(l) Time spent outside the industry, whether or not a member
of the local union. shall not count toward vacation eligibility
status. An employee with at least one (1) year's service in
the industry who takes time off for service in the Armed Services
shall have such service time counted toward his vacation eligibility
status upon return to the industry.
(m) Hours worked for the Company by a member of a local union,
while outside of the jurisdiction of that local, shall count
for vacation pay.
(n) Hours paid as holiday pay, vacation pay, or traveling time
outside of the regular working hours are not to be counted as
hours worked when computing vacation pay (Exception: traveling
time on overtime callbacks, whether emergency maintenance or
emergency repair work, shall be counted as hours worked when
computing vacation pay).
(o) At the time vacation pay is paid Federal and State taxes
shall be withheld on the basis of the number of weeks of vacation
or portion of a week of vacation the accrued vacation pay represents.
The intent of this provision is that taxes will be withheld
at weekly rates rather than the higher rates for a lump sum
payment of vacation pay.
