Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West

the employee’s request is granted by the Employer and the employee is
then scheduled off on December 24 and/or December 31, such day off
shall constitute the employee’s Christmas and/or New Year’s Day holiday
off, and payment for work performed on December 25 and/or January 1
shall be a non-holiday.
The following section applies to St. Francis only:
A. Eligibility. All regular associates (20 hours or more per week or 40 hours or
more per pay period) are eligible for and accrue PTO credits. Wage option, per diem and
temporary employees are not eligible for PTO accrual or use.
B. Vesting. All PTO is vested as earned.
C. Accrual
(1) PTO shall be accrued on an hourly basis; i.e., one-tenth of an hour
for each hour worked, in accordance with each employee’s years
of service with Employer. The following table is provided for
comparison purposes:
Years of PTO/Hour PTO/Pay Period PTO/Year PTO Max.
Service Worked (Full Time) (Full Time) Accrual__
0-4 .1111 8.89 208 416 hours
5-9 .1354 10.83 248 496 hours
10+ .1607 12.86 288 576 hours
(2) PTO is accrued only on regular hours worked and, effective
1/1/2011, HC time. PTO shall be accrued on an hourly basis,
simplifying part-time accruals.
(3) Paid Time Off hours accrue on an hourly basis, adding to the hours
previously accrued, unless the associate exceeds the maximum
allowable accrual.
(4) The maximum allowable accrual of PTO hours for each associate
is twice the associate’s annual accrual. If at any time, an
associate’s total accrued PTO hours exceed the limit, that associate
will cease to accrue further PTO hours until the associate uses
enough time to bring the accrued PTO below the maximum limit.
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