Staff may use a maximum of 60 honorary vacation days between January 1 and December 31 of each year. This limit does not apply to vacation time utilized during a family or medical leave of absence. Staff who want to use honorary vacation earnings for a lengthy absence from work should have supervisory approval six months in advance. Supervisors are obligated to honor these requests unless more than one employee requests the same time period. If this occurs, preference is given according to unit seniority.
All honorary vacation is transferred as well.
Employees with more than 20 days of vacation and holiday accruals receive pay for the additional amount when they transfer. Staff can receive pay for up to a maximum of 25 accrued days. There is no provision for vacation in a 10-month academic appointment. Consequently, when PB staff transfer to a 10-month academic appointment, they receive terminal pay for time off accruals. Bonus holidays Bonus holidays are days off with pay, generally thought of as Christmas bonus days.