Common use of PTO Unit Guidelines Clause in Contracts

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

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