CPAA MANITOBA

Vacation Leave Schedule – Article 23

With CPAA the vacation period begins on April 1st and ends on March 31st.

Vacation leave will be scheduled and posted in your office before April 1st each year. It must be chosen in one continuous period of vacation leave consisting of all or a part of your vacation leave entitlement.

Here are a couple common scenarios we hear from Members- hopefully this sheds some light on it for everyone

Do terms get to pick vacation leave?

Yes! Even though terms do not accumulate vacation hours, terms with continuous are entitled to schedule vacation (without pay) and be included in the order of priority picks

Can I book every Friday off in the summer as my first pick?

No! Each day would be one individual continuous period and must be treated as one. Your first pick would be the first Friday, and the second Friday vacation would be chosen in the next round of picks after all employees have chosen their first pick.

In my office, there are 2 of us that want the same time off. Is this possible?

Our Collective Agreement states: in offices where there are more that 2 employees, and suitable replacement schedules can be arranged and where practicable, more than one employee may take vacation leave during the same time period

*source The Canadian Postmaster Winter 2024