Common use of Scheduling of PTO Clause in Contracts

Scheduling of PTO. At any time after the successful completion of six (6) months of employment, regular permanent employees (any employee hired from a Port posting) may request and use PTO of up to the number of hours accrued at the time of the desired PTO date, subject to the approval of the Department Head. Seniority shall be considered in accordance with departmental procedures when scheduling PTO. Special consideration may be given for extenuating circumstances, in management’s discretion. In addition, management will balance the number of employees needed for operations with the number of employees requesting PTO at a given time. The following procedure shall apply for PTO Bidding:  Employees shall have an opportunity to bid for the following year’s PTO sometime during the last three (3) months of the preceding year.  When bidding during this time, employees shall bid during the first round of bidding one block of five (5) consecutive working days of PTO time.  After the first round of bidding, employees will be allowed to bid daily vacation day(s) based on the employee’s seniority up to five (5) days each round.  Employees shall be limited to one (1) “premium” PTO week per round of bidding. A “premium week is any week that includes a holiday as defined in Article 14 of this Agreement.  When employees bid daily vacation day(s) employees will only be allowed one (1) vacation day in conjunction with a holiday per bid round. Employees who have been granted requested time off are expected to take the requested time off; however, employees may request cancellation of approved PTO with five (5) work days advance notice. Requests for cancellation with less than five (5) work days notice shall be granted at management’s discretion. Other requests for approval of PTO shall be made to the Department Head on a PTO request form five (5) days or more in advance; more notice may be required by the Department Head when necessary to provide for proper scheduling of personnel. The Department Head or Management Designee will respond to the PTO request within two (2) working days after receipt of the request. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that the request has been received by the Department Head or Management Designee.

Scheduling of PTO. At any time after the successful completion of six (6) months of employment, regular permanent employees (any employee hired from a Port posting) may request and use PTO of up to the number of hours accrued at the time of the desired PTO date, subject to the approval of the Department Head. Seniority shall be considered in accordance with departmental procedures when scheduling PTO. Special consideration may be given for extenuating circumstances, in management’s discretion. In addition, management will balance the number of employees needed for operations with the number of employees requesting PTO at a given time. The following procedure shall apply for PTO Bidding:  • Employees shall have an opportunity to bid for the following year’s PTO sometime during the last three (3) months of the preceding year.  • When bidding during this time, employees shall bid during the first round of bidding one block of five (5) or ten (10) consecutive working days of PTO time.  • After the first round of bidding, employees will be allowed to bid daily vacation day(s) based on the employee’s seniority up to five (5) days each round.  • Employees shall be limited to one (1) “premium” PTO week per round of bidding. A “premium week is any calendar week (Sunday – Saturday) that includes a holiday as defined in Article 14 of this Agreement.  • When employees bid daily vacation day(s) employees will only be allowed one (1) vacation day in conjunction with a holiday per bid round. Employees who have been granted requested time off are expected to take the requested time off; however, employees may request cancellation of approved PTO with five (5) work days advance notice. Requests for cancellation with less than five (5) work days notice shall be granted at management’s discretion. Other requests for approval of PTO shall be made to the Department Head on a PTO request form five (5) days or more in advance; more notice may be required by the Department Head when necessary to provide for proper scheduling of personnel. The Department Head or Management Designee will respond to the PTO request within two (2) working days after receipt of the request. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that the request has been received by the Department Head or Management Designee.

Scheduling of PTO. At any time after the successful completion of six (6) months of employment, regular permanent employees (any employee hired from a Port posting) may request and use PTO of up to the number of hours accrued at the time of the desired PTO date, subject to the approval of the Department Head. Seniority shall be considered in accordance with departmental procedures when scheduling PTO. Special consideration may be given for extenuating circumstances, in management’s 's discretion. In addition, management will balance the number of employees needed for operations with the number of employees requesting PTO at a given time. The following procedure shall apply for PTO Bidding:  • Employees shall have an opportunity to bid for the following year’s 's PTO sometime during the last three (3) months of the preceding year.  • When bidding during this time, employees shall bid during the first round of bidding one block of five (5) or ten (10) consecutive working days of PTO time.  • After the first round of bidding, employees will be allowed to bid daily vacation day(s) based on the employee’s 's seniority up to five (5) days each round.  • Employees shall be limited to one (1) “"premium” " PTO week per round of bidding. A “"premium week is any calendar week (Sunday - Saturday) that includes a holiday as defined in Article 14 of this Agreement.  • When employees bid daily vacation day(s) employees will only be allowed one one (1) vacation day in conjunction with a holiday per bid round. Employees who have been granted requested time off are expected to take the requested time off; however, employees may request cancellation of approved PTO with five (5) work days advance notice. Requests for cancellation with less than five (5) work days days' notice shall be granted at management’s ' s discretion. Other requests for approval of PTO shall be made to the Department Head on a PTO request form five (5) days or more in advance; more notice may be required by the Department Head when necessary to provide for proper scheduling of personnel. The Department Head or Management Designee will respond to the PTO request within two (2) working days after receipt of the request. It is the employee’s 's responsibility to ensure that the request has been received by the Department Head or Management Designee.