Common use of PTO Unit Guidelines Clause in Contracts

PTO Unit Guidelines. Each unit based council shall establish an ad hoc 20 committee of nurses only to develop PTO unit guidelines. These guidelines will be 21 developed with the consensus of the manager(s) and the unit based council. The 22 guidelines will be voted and approved by a majority of nurses on the unit. The vote 23 shall be conducted by an ONA unit representative or designee. Copies of the approved 24 guidelines will be kept on the unit and in Nursing Administration, and will be sent to the 25 Association. These guidelines shall address, at a minimum, (a) a definition of prime 26 time for the unit; (b) the number of staff who can be scheduled off at any time, including 27 prime time; (c) a fair and equitable system for assigning holidays, including New Year’s 28 Eve; and (d) the number of pending PTO requests a nurse may maintain on the books 29 at any one time. These guidelines must be in compliance with this Article; they are 30 intended to supplement, but not replace, the provisions of this Agreement.

PTO Unit Guidelines. Each unit unit-based council shall establish an ad hoc 20 27 committee of nurses only to develop PTO unit guidelines. These guidelines will be 21 28 developed with the consensus of the manager(s) and the unit unit-based council. The 22 29 guidelines will be voted and approved by a majority of nurses on the unit. The vote 23 30 shall be conducted by an ONA unit representative or designee. Copies of the approved 24 31 guidelines will be kept on the unit and in Nursing Administration, and will be sent to the 25 1 Association. These guidelines shall address, at a minimum, (a) a definition of prime 26 2 time for the unit; (b) the number of staff who can be scheduled off at any time, including 27 3 prime time; (c) a fair and equitable system for assigning holidays, including New Year’s 28 4 Eve; and (d) the number of pending PTO requests a nurse may maintain on the books 29 5 at any one time. These guidelines must be in compliance with this Article; they are 30 6 intended to supplement, but not replace, the provisions of this Agreement.