Kroger Contract: Vacation Scheduling

Paid vacation time is an important benefit negotiated in your union contract. Almost 1 in 4 American workers in the private sector have no paid vacation at all.

Here’s what you need to know about scheduling vacations if you work at Kroger to make sure you have your desired vacation weeks indicated on the calendar and you can take advantage of this important union negotiated benefit.

  • The vacation schedule is posted in every store January 30, 2025 and will be removed on March 15, 2025.

  • Members have until March 15, 2025 to mark their desired vacation week/s on the schedule, if you do not mark your vacations you may not be able to secure your desired week and may have to select from remaining open weeks after schedule approval.

  • A copy of the final schedule will be given to the Union Steward by April 1, 2025.

  • Choice of vacation dates are granted on the basis of seniority.

  • Note that there will be highlighted weeks indicated on the schedule around holidays; this will limit the number of members allowed to take vacations on those given weeks.

  • Vacation requests of more than two consecutive weeks must be approved by the Store Manager.

  • Employees are initially eligible for one week vacation on the first anniversary of their date of employment. Employees shall be allowed to take these earned vacations between their anniversary date and the end of the year in which it was earned.

  • Employees who qualify for 3 weeks vacation may break one week up into single days and those who qualify for 5 weeks may break 2 weeks up into single days. This option must also be declared by March 15th.

  • No employee shall be given pay in lieu of vacation.

Vacation Accrual for Full-Time Employees

  • 1 week after 1 year of service

  • 2 weeks after 3 years of service

  • 3 weeks after 8 years of service

  • 4 weeks after 15 years of service (*employees at stores 411 and 916 are eligible for a maximum of 4 weeks vacation)

  • 5 weeks after 20 years (*employees hired after April 10, 2015 are eligible for a maximum of 5 weeks of vacation)

  • 6 weeks after 25 years of service

Vacation Accrual for Part-Time Employees

  • 1 week after 1 year of service

  • 2 weeks after 3 years of service

  • 3 weeks after 10 years of service (*employees at stores 411, 900, 903 and 916 are eligible for a maximum of 3 weeks vacation)

  • 4 weeks after 18 years of service

Caitlin Blair