Common use of Requesting and Granting ETO Clause in Contracts

Requesting and Granting ETO. ETO must, except in unusual circumstances, be requested in writing in advance of the time off desired. Consistent with the Hospital’s responsibilities to provide safe patient care, the Hospital will approve said request. Before the schedule is posted, it is the responsibility of the Hospital to find a replacement for bargaining unit members granted ETO, including coverage of standby shifts. If a replacement is necessary for a bargaining unit member who utilizes emergency or sick ETO, it shall also be the Hospital’s responsibility to arrange for the replacement. For ETO requests after the schedule is posted, with management approval, bargaining unit members may replace themselves utilizing part-time or relief bargaining unit members (this will count toward the minimum required hours for the replacement bargaining unit member’s position). ETO approvals cannot be rescinded by either party without mutual agreement once the ETO is on the posted work schedule. An exception to this will be ETO approval for scheduled time off can be canceled if, after the approval was given, the bargaining unit member used so much ETO time for purposes other than call-off, emergency or sick that the bargaining unit member will not have sufficient ETO time for the scheduled time off. The Hospital will develop a tracking system for ETO denials and the data will be available upon request.

Requesting and Granting ETO. ETO mustXXX xxxx, except in unusual circumstances, be requested in writing in advance of the time off desired. Consistent with the Hospital’s responsibilities to provide safe patient care, the Hospital will approve said request. Before the schedule is posted, it is the responsibility of the Hospital to find a replacement for bargaining unit members granted ETO, including coverage of standby shifts. If a replacement is necessary for a bargaining unit member who utilizes emergency or sick ETO, it shall also be the Hospital’s responsibility to arrange for the replacement. For ETO requests after the schedule is posted, with management approval, bargaining unit members may replace themselves utilizing part-time or relief bargaining unit members (this will count toward the minimum required hours for the replacement bargaining unit member’s position). ETO approvals cannot be rescinded by either party without mutual agreement once the ETO is on the posted work schedule. An exception to this will be ETO approval for scheduled time off can be canceled if, after the approval was given, the bargaining unit member used so much ETO time for purposes other than call-off, emergency or sick that the bargaining unit member will not have sufficient ETO time for the scheduled time off. The Hospital will develop a tracking system for ETO denials and the data will be available upon request.