SCHEDULED TIME OFF

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SCHEDULED TIME OFF
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SCHEDULED TIME OFF
OLD CONTRACT
Currently we have three buckets of Time Off
Vacation Days (10-22 days per year depending on
your length of service), 12 named holidays, and 4
Personal Leave days.
VACATION DAYS 10-22
HOLIDAYS 12
PERSONAL LEAVE DAYS 4
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SCHEDULED TIME OFF
NEW CONTRACT YEAR 1 (JULY 2011-JUNE 2012)
For the first year of the new contract, 4
holidays will be converted to Vacation days New
Years Day, Presidents Day, Columbus Day and the
Day after Thanksgiving. This is a straight
trade. No one loses any time. The savings to
the County comes from the elimination of holiday
premium pay for these 4 holidays.
VACATION DAYS 10-22
HOLIDAYS 12
PERSONAL LEAVE DAYS 4
New Years Day Presidents Day Columbus Day Day
after Thanksgiving
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SCHEDULED TIME OFF
NEW CONTRACT YEAR 1 (JULY 2011-JUNE 2012)
Now each worker has 14-26 vacations days (4 more)
and 8 named holiday ( 4 fewer). Workers will
use these converted holidays just like vacation.
The County will be open for business on Columbus
Day and Presidents day. A worker may ask for
that day off (or not) just like any other regular
work day. Workers who are required to work on
those days will not receive premium holiday pay.
VACATION DAYS 10-22
HOLIDAYS 12
PERSONAL LEAVE DAYS 4
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14-26
New Years Day Presidents Day Columbus Day Day
after Thanksgiving
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SCHEDULED TIME OFF
NEW CONTRACT YEAR 1 (JULY 2011-JUNE 2012)
In addition, each worker has an additional bucket
of time off 10 Furlough days in the first year
(prorated for part-time workers). The use of
furlough days will be smoothed out by paying
for the furlough days a little in each paycheck
(the equivalent of about 3.5 hours per pay period
in the first year, reduced to 1.23 hours per pay
period in the second year) rather than just when
a worker uses a day. This way a worker can use a
week at a time of furlough days without having a
very short paycheck.
The impact of furloughs is smoothed out by
deducting a small amount from each paycheck
New Years Day Presidents Day Columbus Day Day
after Thanksgiving
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SCHEDULED TIME OFF
NEW CONTRACT YEAR 1 (JULY 2011-JUNE 2012)
Workers will be given a bank of furlough hours
(similar to the Personal Leave Bank) with the
next pay period. You may schedule them
immediately with the supervisors approval.
However, you must give your supervisor a request
designating your choices for furlough days plus
some alternates for all the furlough days by
September 15.
New Years Day Presidents Day Columbus Day Day
after Thanksgiving
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SCHEDULED TIME OFF
NEW CONTRACT YEAR 1 (JULY 2011-JUNE 2012)
Management and the Union will meet in early
September to work out any problems arising from
scheduling. Workers are urged to schedule
furlough days early in the year. Use Furlough
days and Personal Leave before vacation or Comp
time. If a worker has a pre-approved vacation
scheduled, the worker may substitute furlough
days for vacation days.
New Years Day Presidents Day Columbus Day Day
after Thanksgiving
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FURLOUGH DAYS YEAR 1
MOST EMPLOYEES 10
Most County workers will take two of their
scheduled furlough days on the mandatory closure
days New Years Day and Day after Thanksgiving,
so it will seem as though these 2 holidays have
not changed for these workers. In addition, such
workers will self-schedule (in cooperation with
the supervisor) 8 more furlough days.
24/7 6-7 DAY/WEEK EMPLOYEES 10
Workers in 24/7 facilities, who generally do not
automatically receive named holidays off, will
schedule all 10 of their furlough days.
Workers have from September 2011-June 2012 to use
their furlough days. Workers may schedule their
furlough days prior to September with the
approval of their supervisor.
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SCHEDULED TIME OFF
NEW CONTRACT YEAR 2 (JULY 2012-JUNE 2013)
Year two reduces the Furlough days to 4 and
restores two holidays as regular holidays days
off and eligible for premium holiday pay.
VACATION DAYS 14-26
HOLIDAYS 8
PERSONAL LEAVE DAYS 4
FURLOUGH DAYS 4
New Years Day Day after Thanksgiving
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SCHEDULED TIME OFF
NEW CONTRACT YEAR 2 (JULY 2012-JUNE 2013)
Year two reduces the Furlough days to 4 and
restores two holidays as regular holidays days
off and eligible for premium holiday pay.
VACATION DAYS 14-26
HOLIDAYS 8
PERSONAL LEAVE DAYS 4
FURLOUGH DAYS 4
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New Years Day Day after Thanksgiving
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FURLOUGH DAYS YEAR 2
ALL EMPLOYEES 4
All workers will self schedule (in cooperation
with the supervisor) their 4 furlough days for
the year.
Workers have from July 2012-June 2013 to use
their furlough days
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HOLIDAYS YEAR 1

• Independence Day (July 4)
• Labor Day (September 5)
• Veterans Day (November 11)
• Thanksgiving (November 24)
• Christmas (December 25)
• Martin Luther King Day (January 16)
• Cesar Chavez Day (March 31)
• Memorial Day (May 28)

• Mandatory Closure Days
• Day after Thanksgiving (November 25)
• New Years Day (observed) (January 2)

HOLIDAYS YEAR 2

• Independence Day (July 4)
• Labor Day (September 3)
• Veterans Day (observed) (November 9)
• Thanksgiving (November 22)
• Day after Thanksgiving (November 23)
• Christmas (December 25)
• New Years Day (January 1)
• Martin Luther King Day (January 21)
• Cesar Chavez Day (March 31)
• Memorial Day (May 27)

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WHAT FURLOUGHS DONT DO

• Change your overtime rate
• Change accrual of paid leave
• Increase time in service for step increases
• Increase time needed to complete probation
• Change the co-premium amounts for Health
  Insurance for part-time workers