7.01

1. All employees in the service of the Company for one year or longer shall be granted two (2) weeks vacation per year with full pay. Holidays should be scheduled so as not to interfere with the efficient operation of the plant and the Company and the employees agree to co-operate in this regard.
   
   
2. All employees shall, after completing three (3) years of service with the Company, receive three (3) weeks vacation per year with full pay.
   
   
3. All employees shall, after completing seven (7) years of service with the Company, receive four (4) weeks vacation per year with full pay.
   
   
4. All employees shall, after completing fifteen (15) years of service with the Company, receive five (5) weeks vacation per year with full pay.
   
   
5. All employees shall, after completing twenty (20) years of service with the Company, receive an additional one week vacation with full pay in their 21st, 26th, 30th, and 35th year.
   
   
6. For the purpose of determining an employee's eligibility for the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth week of Vacation, January 1, of the year in which the employee started shall be considered his anniversary date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event an employee terminates his employment prior to reaching his anniversary date in any year and has used his entire vacation entitlement prior to said termination, the employer reserves the right to recover the unearned portion of his entitlement.
   
   
7. Two thirds (2/3) of the regular employee complement shall be granted two weeks vacation each year during the period commencing with the week in which June 1st. falls and ending with the week in which Aug. 31st. falls. Earned vacation in excess of two weeks must be taken outside of this period unless it is mutually agreed otherwise and such agreement does not deny another employee the right to take two weeks during this period.
   
   The seniority list effective on December 31st of the year preceding the vacation period will be used to calculate the number of employees 2/3 represents. The calculation will include W.W.F. employees.
   
   
8. In the case of employees receiving three (3), four (4), five (5), or six (6) weeks vacation, one week, two weeks, three weeks, or four weeks, whichever is applicable, must be taken outside of the prime time period referred to in (g) above, unless otherwise mutually agreed.
   
   
9. Employees must take their vacations during the calendar year in which they become eligible for such.
   
   
10. The vacation entitlement shall be granted to all employees provided they have achieved benefit status. Employees who have not achieved benefit status, shall receive holiday pay based at 4% of their gross earnings for the year on December 31st.

7.02 - VACATION ILLNESS - CARRYOVER

1. In the event an employee is unable to utilize scheduled vacation due to illness or injury, the Company will allow the employees to reschedule and utilize up to a maximum of two (2) weeks vacation prior to their anniversary date in the following year.
   
   As the anniversary date of all benefit employees is January first (1st) of each year, vacation carryover must be taken in the following year before payroll year-end.
   e.g. Vacation carryover from 2006 to 2007 must occur before the payroll year-end of 2007.
   
   
2. If the employee is unable to utilize this vacation carryover by their anniversary date, the Company will top up disability payments to full regular gross pay, and the vacation entitlement will be discharged.
   
   e.g. LTD pays 66 2/3 – Maximum top up for two weeks is 33 1/3 of weekly gross wages less normal deductions. 33 1/3% $600.000 (weekly gross) = $200.00 per week.
   
   
3. Vacation carry over in (a) above and top up provisions in (b) above will not apply after 104 consecutive weeks of absence for any reason.
   
   
4. In the event an employee becomes ill or injured in excess of three (3) days after having commenced their vacation, they may request as outlined below to postpone their remaining days of vacation in order to enrol in the weekly indemnity plan.
   
   
   1. The employees shall advise their supervisor of their illness or injury and make arrangements to have the weekly indemnity form completed.
      
      
   2. All approved requests will result in the employees remaining days of vacation being cancelled, as prescribed above, the day after the request is received. The remaining vacation time shall be scheduled at a time mutually agreeable to the Company and the employee.
      
      
   3. Any vacation pay held by the employee for the cancelled period shall be utilized for the rescheduled vacation period.