The grievor’s request to carry over his leave credits into the next fiscal year was denied, and he filed a grievance – the collective agreement did not contain specific language stating that employees were expected to take all their vacation leave in the year it is earned – the collective agreement contained both a general carry-over provision and a specific carry-over provision enabling employees to request permission to use vacation leave credits earned in the current fiscal year of four days or more in the next fiscal year if the request were made by January 31 – the grievor had not requested leave under the specific carry-over provision – the adjudicator concluded that employees who request leave under the general carry-over provision have the right to carry over vacation leave into the next fiscal year only when the employer has denied a specific leave request.

Grievance dismissed.