Contracting Out and Use of Casual Employees. The employer shall have the right to use casual employees on a temporary basis to do work normally performed by UAPD bargaining unit members. These casual employees shall be classified by the employer as Temporary employees, Per Diems, Locum Tenens, or Contractors, and shall be treated as described in Section 1, Employment Status. Temporary basis shall be defined as working eight hours or more per week in any calendar quarter. . In the event that a Temporary employee, Per Diem, Locum Tenens, or Contractor does work an average of eight or more hours a week in any calendar quarter the position would be considered augmenting and no longer temporary. At the request of the Union, the employer shall publicly post a vacant permanent position of equal time and solicit employment. The Employer may continue to utilize the temporary employee while the position is posted. All UAPD bargaining unit job postings shall be provided to the UAPD Provider Representatives via email. The employer shall have the right to hire specialists as casual employees. Such employees are not subject to the terms of this article. Replacement positions for regular employees on leave shall not be subject to terms of this article. By mutual consent the Union and Employer can agree to waive this article on a case by case basis if no reasonable solution exists to fulfill the staffing requirements of an individual clinic. The provisions of this article shall not apply to instances when Management contracts with third parties to provide services also provided by Union members. Provided that the contracts are not for NEVHC operated facilities at which UAPD bargaining unit members are employed.
