Earned Time Off (ETO) and Short-Term Disability Bank (STDB)

ETO Advance
■ you will be advanced up to 16 hours of “Available” ETO
upon hire (pro-rated for part-time employees)
■ you can be advanced up to 16 hours of “Available” ETO if
you change from benefit-ineligible status to benefit-eligible
(pro-rated for part-time employees)
■ your ETO advance eventually will be zeroed out as you
accrue “Available” ETO each pay period that you work
Using ETO
■ you must use at least 80 hours of “Available” ETO each
calendar year if you are a full-time employee
■ you must use at least 40 hours of “Available” ETO each
calendar year if you are a part-time employee (or switching
from full-time to part-time or vice versa)
■ use of ETO should be scheduled in advance if possible and is
subject to approval by your supervisor
LEVEL YEARS OF SERVICE
Using Short-Term Disability Bank (STDB)
■ STDB works like a short-term disability plan. You use
STDB for your own short-term personal injury or illness
after being absent three consecutive work days or 24
consecutive scheduled work hours for employees who do
not work 8 hour shifts (must use “Available” ETO for the
first three days/24 hours missed)
■ if your STDB is exhausted, you must use “Available” ETO
■ after 90 days of illness or injury, eligible employees may be
covered by BJC’s long-term disability benefit
■ ETO time is paid based on your primary rate of pay in
effect when the hours are used, and does not include shift
differentials or bonuses
Your Short-Term Disability Bank (STDB)
■ the company provides STDB based on your hours paid, or
scheduled and canceled due to lack of work, but not on
hours cashed in (payout) or severance pay
■ a maximum of 2,080 hours worked/scheduled per calendar
year is taken into account
■ up to 64 hours (8 days) of STDB per calendar year will be
added to your bank
■ you may accumulate a maximum of 520 STDB hours;
any additional unused hours are forfeited (unless
“grandfathered” to a higher limit)
AVAILABLE
(May be used as
soon as earned)
ACCRUED
(Becomes available
after anniversary of
hire/eligibility date)
Total ETO Total STDB
I Staff with 0 through 4 years Per Hour 0.0500 0.0385 0.0885 0.0308
Hours 104 80 184 64
Days 13 10 23 8
II Staff with 5 through 9 years Per Hour 0.0500 0.0577 0.1077 0.0308
Managers/Supervisors with 0 through 9 years Hours 104 120 224 64
Directors with 0 through 4 years Days 13 15 28 8
III Staff with 10 through 14 years Per Hour 0.0500 0.0654 0.1154 0.0308
Hours 104 136 240 64
Days 13 17 30 8
IV Staff with 15 or more years Per Hour 0.0500 0.0770 0.1270 0.0308
Managers/Supervisors with 10 or more years Hours 104 160 264 64
Directors with 5 or more years Days 13 20 33 8
■ supervisor may require proof of illness or injury before
approving use of STDB
■ STDB time is paid based on your base hourly rate of pay
in effect when the hours are used and does not include shift
differentials or bonuses
Revised 1/07