Common use of PTO Priority Requests Clause in Contracts

PTO Priority Requests. When a PTO request for a block of seven (7) consecutive calendar days or more is submitted to the Medical Center in writing at least four (4) months but not more than six (6) months in advance of the posting deadline for the schedule containing the requested dates, the request shall be considered a priority request. A. Nurses will indicate that a request is a priority request by email notification to the manager. B. A nurse will be eligible for this "priority" request procedure only if the nurse has, on the request date, sufficient PTO accrual to cover the requested time off, or is expected to have such accrual, based on the nurse's accrual level, when the requested time off would occur. C. The Medical Center will inform the nurse no later than thirty (30) days after receiving the priority request whether the requested PTO will be granted or denied. Failure to respond to the request within the 30 days shall be considered a grant of the request. If the priority request is denied, the nurse can resubmit a request within 7 days for a similar but different time frame and still have it be considered a priority request under this clause. D. If more nurses make priority requests under this paragraph for the same days than can be accommodated consistent with the unit’s core staffing level, the request(s) received on the earliest date will be given preference, except that, in the case of requests received on the same date, the nurse with the most seniority will be given preference. Such seniority preference may not be exercised more than once in any two (2) consecutive calendar years. E. Nurses may not priority request the same holiday off in a two year cycle.

PTO Priority Requests. When a PTO request for a block of seven (7) 22 consecutive calendar days or more is submitted to the Medical Center in writing at 23 least four (4) months but not more than six (6) months in advance of the posting 24 deadline for the schedule containing the requested dates, the request shall be 25 considered a priority request.. 26 27 A. Nurses will indicate that a request is a priority request by in electronic 28 scheduling and by email notification to the manager. This email serves as a 29 time stamp for the priority PTO request. 31 B. A nurse will be eligible for this "priority" request procedure only if the 32 nurse has, on the request date, sufficient PTO accrual to cover the requested 33 time off, or is expected to have such accrual, based on the nurse's accrual 1 level, when the requested time off would occur. 3 C. The Medical Center will inform the nurse no later than thirty (30) days 4 after receiving the priority request whether the requested PTO will be granted 5 or denied. Failure to respond to the request within the 30 days shall be 6 considered a grant of the request. If the priority request is denied, the nurse 7 can resubmit a request within 7 days for a similar but different time frame and 8 still have it be considered a priority request under this clause. 10 D. If more nurses make priority requests under this paragraph for the 11 same days than can be accommodated consistent with the unit’s core 12 staffing level, the request(s) received on the earliest date will be given 13 preference, except that, in the case of requests received on the same date, 14 the nurse with the most seniority will be given preference. Such seniority 15 preference may not be exercised more than once in any two (2) consecutive 16 calendar years. 18 E. Nurses may not priority request the same holiday off in a two two-year 19 cycle.

PTO Priority Requests. When a PTO request for a block of seven (7) consecutive calendar days or more is submitted to the Medical Center in writing at least four (4) months but not more than six (6) months in advance of the posting deadline for the schedule containing the requested dates, the request shall be considered a priority request. A. Nurses will indicate that a request is a priority request by in electronic scheduling and by email notification to the manager. This email serves as a time stamp for the priority PTO request. B. A nurse will be eligible for this "priority" request procedure only if the nurse has, on the request date, sufficient PTO accrual to cover the requested time off, or is expected to have such accrual, based on the nurse's accrual level, when the requested time off would occur. C. The Medical Center will inform the nurse no later than thirty (30) 30 days after receiving the priority request whether the requested PTO will be granted or denied. Failure to respond to the request within the 30 days shall be considered a grant of the request. If the priority request is denied, the nurse can resubmit a request within 7 seven (7) days for a similar but different time frame and still have it be considered a priority request under this clause. D. If more nurses make priority requests under this paragraph for the same days than can be accommodated consistent with the unit’s core staffing level, the request(s) received on the earliest date will be given preference, except that, in the case of requests received on the same date, the nurse with the most seniority will be given preference. Such seniority preference may not be exercised more than once in any two (2) consecutive calendar years. E. Nurses may not priority request the same holiday off in a two year cycle.two

PTO Priority Requests. When a PTO request for a block of seven (7) consecutive calendar days or more is submitted to the Medical Center in writing at least four (4) months but not more than six (6) months in advance of the posting deadline for the schedule containing the requested dates, the request shall be considered a priority request. A. Nurses will indicate that a request is a priority request by in electronic scheduling and by email notification to the manager. This email serves as a time stamp for the priority PTO request. B. A nurse will be eligible for this "priority" request procedure only if the nurse has, on the request date, sufficient PTO accrual to cover the requested time off, or is expected to have such accrual, based on the nurse's accrual level, when the requested time off would occur. C. The Medical Center will inform the nurse no later than thirty (30) days after receiving the priority request whether the requested PTO will be granted or denied. Failure to respond to the request within the 30 days shall be considered a grant of the request. If the priority request is denied, the nurse can resubmit a request within 7 seven (7) days for a similar but different time frame and still have it be considered a priority request under this clause. D. If more nurses make priority requests under this paragraph for the same days than can be accommodated consistent with the unit’s core staffing level, the request(s) received on the earliest date will be given preference, except that, in the case of requests received on the same date, the nurse with the most seniority will be given preference. Such seniority preference may not be exercised more than once in any two (2) consecutive calendar years. E. Nurses may not priority request the same holiday off in a two two-year cycle.