PART I VACATIONS WITH PAY — Annual vacation with pay

an employee works for an employer at least 90% of the normal working hours in a continuous 12 month period, beginning on the date of the start of employment or upon termination of a preceding 12 month period; and in one unbroken period of 2 weeks; or in one unbroken period of 3 weeks;

the employment by that employee does not stop before the end of that 12 month period, the employer shall permit the employee, within 10 months after the end of the continuous 12 month period, to take an annual vacation of not less than 2 weeks, and shall pay to the employee at the time provided in section 10 wages amounting to 4% of the total wages earned by that employee during the 12 month period. in 2 unbroken periods of one week each, if the employee, not later than the date on which the employee becomes entitled to the annual vacation, gives the employer written notice of the intention to take the vacation by either of the methods specified in paragraphs (a) and (b). in 2 unbroken periods of 2 weeks and one week respectively; or

Notwithstanding subsection (1), where an employee meets the requirements of subsection (1) and has completed 15 years of continuous employment with the same employer, the employer shall permit the employee within 10 months after the end of the 15 year period to take an annual vacation of not less than 3 weeks and shall pay to the employee at the time provided in section 10 wages amounting to 6% of the total wages earned by that employee during the 12 month period.

Where a public holiday occurs during the period of an annual vacation, the period of the annual vacation shall be lengthened by 1 working day for each public holiday.

The employer shall, unless the employer and employee agree upon shorter periods, permit the employee to take the annual vacation

The employer shall, unless the employer and employee agree upon shorter periods, permit the employee to take the annual vacation

in 3 unbroken periods of one week each, if the employee, not later than the date on which the employee becomes entitled to the annual vacation, gives the employer written notice of the intention to take the vacation by either of the methods specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

Unless the employer and employee otherwise agree in writing, the employer shall give to the employee not less than 2 weeks written notice of the dates of the annual vacation, and upon the notice being given, the employee shall take the annual vacation during the period specified in the notice.

Where an employer cancels, or changes the dates of the employee's annual vacation after having given the notice to the employee required by subsection (4), the employer shall reimburse the employee for reasonable expenses incurred by the employee with respect to the cancelled or changed vacation that are not otherwise recoverable by the employee.