During the period that starts with the beginning of the guarantee period through the end of the designated Christmas period, a regular rural carrier who works the relief day (R day) and is entitled to an X day, must be given the X day as scheduled by the Employer within the same pay period in which the relief day (R day) was worked.
Regular rural carriers shall be prohibited from scheduling a previously earned X day from the beginning of the guarantee period through the end of the designated Christmas period.
If the X day is not received within the same pay period, the Employer will compensate the regular rural carrier 100% of the carrier’s daily rate of pay in lieu of the X day.
If, for any reason, an X day is not received within the twelve week period in accordance with Subsections f.(2) and g. above, the Employer will compensate the regular rural carrier 100% of the carrier’s daily rate of pay in lieu of an X day.
The period from the beginning of the guarantee period through the end of the designated Christmas period is not included when counting the twelve weeks in which an X day must be received.