Common use of Scheduled Use Clause in Contracts

Scheduled Use. PTO to be taken as vacation should be requested in advance of the schedule using the designated process. Requests are to be made no earlier than six months in advance of the date when the schedule containing the requested time off is published. Such requests will be granted or denied in accordance to this section within fourteen (14) days of the date the request is made. Each request shall be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Employee seeking time off is expected to have sufficient accrued PTO to cover the requested time off when the schedule containing the time off is published. Approved PTO will be denied if the employee has insufficient PTO accrued at time of publish, or has insufficient PTO to cover any vacation time during a published schedule period. Employees and department managers will work together in the scheduling of time off to ensure adequate staffing.