Common use of Scheduling of PTO Clause in Contracts

Scheduling of PTO. 1. Should Amtrak establish a self-service interface for PTO requests and usage, employees will use such to request Planned Absences and will be responsible to ensure that such Planned Absence is approved in the system prior to that date. 2. In the event the Planned Absence is not approved, employee may elect to use the PTO day as an Unforeseeable Absence, consistent with Section (E)(3), or may withdraw the request. 3. An employee who has an unforeseeable absence may elect to not cover it with PTO, except for a “no call, no show” as described in (E)(1)(c).