Common use of PTO Accrual and Shift Cancellation Clause in Contracts

PTO Accrual and Shift Cancellation. An RN may occasionally have a shift canceled, or be requested to go home for part of a shift, due to lack of work. Sometimes the nurse may be requested to stay on an on-call basis at home. In such shift cancellations or layoffs for a portion of a shift, the RN will continue to accrue PTO and EIB hours for the canceled hours in the shift. He or she shall have the option of taking such canceled hours as unpaid time off or PTOs. If the nurse chooses to take these canceled hours of a shift as PTOs and is requested by the Medical Center to stay “on-call” for these hours as well, any PTO pay shall be in addition to on-call pay.

PTO Accrual and Shift Cancellation. An RN may occasionally have a shift 17 canceled, or be requested to go home for part of a shift, due to lack of work. 18 Sometimes the nurse may be requested to stay on an on-call basis at home. In such 19 shift cancellations or layoffs for a portion of a shift, the RN will continue to accrue PTO 20 and EIB hours for the canceled hours in the shift. He or she shall have the option of 21 taking such canceled hours as unpaid time off or PTOs. If the nurse chooses to take 22 these canceled hours of a shift as PTOs and is requested by the Medical Center to stay 23 “on-call” for these hours as well, any PTO pay shall be in addition to on-call pay.

PTO Accrual and Shift Cancellation. An RN may occasionally have a shift canceled, or be requested to go home for part of a shift, due to lack of work. Sometimes the nurse may be requested to stay on an on-call basis at home. In such shift cancellations or layoffs for a portion of a shift, the RN will continue to accrue PTO and EIB hours for the canceled hours in the shift. He or she shall have the option of taking such canceled hours as unpaid time off or PTOs. If the nurse chooses to take these canceled hours of a shift as PTOs and is requested by the Medical Center Hospital to stay “on-call” for these hours as well, any PTO pay shall be in addition to on-call pay.