Winter leave

Am I eligible for paid leave between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day*?

The length of time you are allowed to take depends on your employee group. The table below shows the time you are allowed to be on leave.  

 

UBC Employee GroupAllowed Length of Winter Leave
Administrative ExecutiveTo offset the significant number of hours you work beyond your usual job requirements, you may be granted these three days as leave with pay if you are normally scheduled to work between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
BCGEU Vancouver (Child Care)Not eligible.
BCGEU Okanagan

Regular employees:  you are granted three additional days leave of absence with pay per calendar year as Winter Leave. These days may be used during the three working days during the winter holiday season (between Boxing and New Year’s Day). These days may alternatively be used at other times during the year subject to reasonable timing of notice and operational requirements.

Auxiliary employees: you are entitled to one day of paid leave as follows:

  • on Dec. 24, when Christmas Day falls on a Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or a Saturday;
  • on Dec. 27, when Christmas Day falls on a Monday or a Wednesday;
  • on Dec. 28, when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday.

Those employees who are designated to remain on duty on the Christmas floater (in keeping with operational requirements) shall receive a day off in lieu within the following 12 months.

CUPE 116

If you are normally scheduled to work between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, you will be granted these three days as leave with pay, unless you are required to be at work for operational reasons. If this applies to you, you will be eligible for three paid leave days at another time.

Pay grades for employees within Food Services include a 1% wage differential in lieu of the provisions of Article 18.10 and are therefore not entitled to Paid Leave Between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

CUPE 2278Not eligible.
CUPE 2950If you are normally scheduled to work between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, you will be granted these three days as leave with pay, unless you are required to be at work for operational reasons. If this applies to you, you will be eligible for three paid leave days at another time.
Executive AdministrativeIf you are normally scheduled to work between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, you will be granted these three days as leave with pay, unless you are required to be at work for operational reasons. If this applies to you, you will be eligible for three paid leave days at another time.
IUOE 115If you are normally scheduled to work, you will be granted three days’ leave of absence with pay to be taken between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day unless you are required to work for operational reasons. If so, you will be paid at straight time and granted three paid leave of absence days at some mutually agreeable time between December and February. This also applies to shift employees.
Management & ProfessionalTo offset the significant number of hours you work beyond your usual job requirements, you may be granted these three days as leave with pay if you are normally scheduled to work between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Non-Union Technicians and Research AssistantsIf you are normally scheduled to work, you will be granted three days’ leave of absence with pay to be taken between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day unless you are required to work for operational reasons. If so, you will be granted three paid days off at some other mutually agreeable time.
Postdoctoral Fellows (Award Recipients)May be arranged with the supervisor or head.
Post-doctoral Fellows (Employees)May be arranged with the supervisor or head.

*The period after the Christmas/Boxing Day statutory holidays and before New Year’s Day was previously referred to as a holiday closure, seasonal closure or Christmas leave.

Disclaimer

The benefits information on this website is provided as a descriptive summary only. While the University has endeavored to accurately reflect its benefit programs, policies and plans, the information on this website does not create any contractual or other rights between the University and its faculty and staff members. To the extent that there are any conflicts or discrepancies between the benefits information on this website and the benefit plan documents (including group insurance contracts and benefit booklets) or any applicable collective agreement, employment agreement, or UBC policy, the benefit plan documents and collective agreement, employment agreement, or UBC policy will govern in all cases.

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