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November 1, 2005 to October 31, 2010
Coca-Cola Bottling Company. 2005-2010
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ARTICLE X
ANNUAL VACATIONS
Section 1
Every employee who, during the life of this Agreement, completes a year of continuous employment with the Company, will qualify for a vacation with pay, unless he has already been granted and has taken a vacation with pay in respect of that year of employment.

Section 2
An employee's anniversary date of latest hiring shall be used as the date of calculate an employee's vacation entitlement and payment.

Section 3
The amount of pay to which each employee will be entitled in respect of his vacation will be determined in accordance with Section 4 below. The earnings on which the calculation will be based shall be total earnings from the Company for the years of service in respect of which the vacation is granted.

Section 4
Schedule of Vacation With Pay Entitlement During the Life of this Agreement.

                                               % of Gross
                                                Earnings
Length of Service         Length of Vacation    Payable
1 but less than 3 yrs.          2 weeks            4%
3 but less than 8 yrs.          3 weeks            6%
8 but less than 13 yrs.         4 weeks            8%
13 but less than 19 yrs.        5 weeks           10%
After 19 years' service         6 weeks           12%


Section 5
If an employee's vacation pay calculated on the basis of his regular hourly rate, multiplied by forty (40) hours for each week of vacation to be taken, would be greater than the amount to be paid under Section 4 above, then he will be paid the greater amount.

Section 6
Vacations shall be awarded on the following basis:
  1. All employees shall be entitled to two (2) consecutive weeks during the period from June 15th to September 15th. All employees entitled to two (2) or more weeks of vacation per year shall be given two (2) consecutive weeks during the period of June 15th and September 15th.

    The Employer shall allow a maximum of one (1) driver, one (1) service and one (1) warehouse employee to be away during any one (1) period. Where possible for the Company to do so, it may allow other employees off on vacation at the same time.

  2. The preferred positions in the selection and allocation of vacation periods shall be awarded on the basis of seniority.

  3. All requests for vacations must be submitted not later than April 15th. Employees who fail to designate their preference prior to April 15th, shall receive vacations within the vacation period, but only during those periods not already allotted.

  4. The above vacation schedule shall be prepared between the Company and the Union Steward and posted not later than May 1st.

  5. Normally no vacation will be granted prior to the completion of the first full year of service; however, the Company will consider requests for one week of vacation after 6 months service. After the first year of employment, vacations may be taken up to three months in advance of the employees' anniversary date.

Section 7
Every employee whose employment with the Company is terminated during the life of this Agreement shall be entitled to a vacation pay allowance based on the length of his continuous employment with the Company and his total earnings during the period, if any, in respect to which he has not received a paid vacation. Such vacation allowances shall be computed as follows:
  1. If the employee has not completed his first year of continuous employment, he will receive as vacation pay on termination the applicable percentage of his total earnings during the period of his employment, less any vacation pay already granted.

  2. If the employee has completed one or more years of continuous employment and has taken all of the annual vacation to which he was entitled, in respect of his last completed year of continuous employment, he will receive as vacation pay on termination the applicable percentage of his total earnings from the last anniversary of his employment until the date of termination, less any vacation pay already granted in respect of the uncompleted year of continuous employment between the last anniversary of employment and the date of termination.

  3. If the employee has completed one or more years of continuous employment and has not taken all the annual vacation to which he was entitled in respect of his last completed year of continuous employment, he will receive as vacation pay on termination:

    (i)     the applicable percentage of his total earnings during the last completed year of continuous employment, less any vacation pay already granted in respect of the year

    -- plus --

    (ii)     the applicable percentage of his total earnings from the last anniversary of his employment until the date of termination.

  4. The applicable percentage of earnings as referred to in (a), (b), and (c) above will be:

    During the Life of This Agreement
                                                    % Applicable to
                                                     the Period of 
                                                  Continuous Employment
    From                             To              Shown at Left
    Commencement of
    continuous employment      2nd anniversary            4%
     2nd anniversary           7th anniversary            6%
     7th anniversary          12th anniversary            8%
    12th anniversary          18th anniversary           10%
    18th anniversary and up                              12%
    
    

Section 8
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article X, it is agreed that probationary and/or student employees shall receive such vacation and/or vacation pay as is prescribed by the Employment Standards Act of British Columbia.


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