Daily Reduction in Hours. In the event of nurses not working all or part of one of 7 their scheduled working days at the request of Home Health and Hospice, the following 8 order for assigning time off shall be used: 9 1. Volunteers to take the time off shall be sought in the shift of the patient 11 that the nurse will take the time off ahead of an intermittently employed nurse on the 12 same shift and unit. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a “same shift and unit” 13 exists where both the volunteer and the intermittently employed nurse on a shift of the 14 same patient care unit have the same starting and ending times for that shift. 16 2. Intermittently employed nurses on the shift of the patient care unit 17 affected will be assigned such time off using a system of rotation. 19 3. Regular nurses eligible for any time-and-one-half or greater premium for 20 working on the shift of the patient care unit affected will be assigned such time off using 21 a system of rotation. 23 4. Regular nurses working an extra shift on the shift of the patient care unit 24 affected will be assigned such time off using a system of rotation. 26 5. The remaining regular nurses on the shift of the patient care unit affected 27 will be assigned such time off using a system of rotation. 29 The rotation system shall include volunteer time taken. Rotation shall be subject to 30 temporary variation because of scheduled days off, absences, inability to contact the 31 nurse whose turn in the rotation it is, or when Home Health and Hospice cannot 32 otherwise provide from among available and qualified nurses for the remaining work 33 required to be done. If the Association believes that such rotation during the monthly 34 period covered by the preceding posted work schedule has resulted in inequitable 1 distribution of such days not worked, it may ask to discuss this with Home Health and 2 Hospice. 4 Upon such a request from Association, Home Health and Hospice will meet with an 5 Association committee to review the matter and consider other approaches. Regular 6 nurses shall not suffer the loss of any fringe benefits as a result of not working all or part 7 of one of their scheduled working days under this section.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Daily Reduction in Hours. In the event of nurses not working all or part of one of 7 15 their scheduled working days at the request of Home Health and Hospice, the following 8 16 order for assigning time off shall be used:
9 17 1. Volunteers to take the time off shall be sought in the shift of the patient 11 18 care unit affected. Home Health and Hospice and a regular nurse volunteer may agree 19 that the nurse will take the time off ahead of an intermittently employed nurse on the 12 20 same shift and unit. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a “same shift and unit” 13 21 exists where both the volunteer and the intermittently employed nurse on a shift of the 14 22 same patient care unit have the same starting and ending times for that shift.
16 24 2. Intermittently employed nurses on the shift of the patient care unit 17 25 affected will be assigned such time off using a system of rotation.
19 27 3. Regular nurses eligible for any time-and-one-half or greater premium for 20 28 working on the shift of the patient care unit affected will be assigned such time off using 21 29 a system of rotation.
23 31 4. Regular nurses working an extra shift on the shift of the patient care unit 24 32 affected will be assigned such time off using a system of rotation.
26 1 5. The remaining regular nurses on the shift of the patient care unit affected 27 2 will be assigned such time off using a system of rotation. 29 4 The rotation system shall include volunteer time taken. Rotation shall be subject to 30 5 temporary variation because of scheduled days off, absences, inability to contact the 31 6 nurse whose turn in the rotation it is, or when Home Health and Hospice cannot 32 7 otherwise provide from among available and qualified nurses for the remaining work 33 8 required to be done. If the Association believes that such rotation during the monthly 34 9 period covered by the preceding posted work schedule has resulted in inequitable 1 10 distribution of such days not worked, it may ask to discuss this with Home Health and 2 11 Hospice. 4 13 Upon such a request from Association, Home Health and Hospice will meet with an 5 14 Association committee to review the matter and consider other approaches. Regular 6 15 nurses shall not suffer the loss of any fringe benefits as a result of not working all or part 7 16 of one of their scheduled working days under this section. 18 Agency, Share care or cross trained nurses will not be assigned to work on the shift of a 19 patient care unit that a nurse is not working as scheduled because of being assigned 20 time off under this section, except when the nurse is not working as a result of 21 volunteering to take the time off.
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Samples: Employment Agreement
Daily Reduction in Hours. In the event of nurses not working all or part of one of 7 2 their scheduled working days at the request of Home Health and Hospice, the following 8 3 order for assigning time off shall be used:
9 5 1. Volunteers to take the time off shall be sought in the shift of the patient 11 7 agree that the nurse will take the time off ahead of an intermittently employed a per diem nurse on the 12 same 8 shift and unit. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a “same shift and unit” 13 9 exists where both the volunteer and the intermittently employed per diem nurse on a shift of the 14 same 10 patient care unit have the same starting and ending times for that shift.
16 12 2. Intermittently employed per diem nurses on the shift of the patient care unit 17 affected will be 13 assigned such time off using a system of rotation.
19 15 3. Regular nurses eligible for any time-and-one-half or greater premium for 20 16 working on the shift of the patient care unit affected will be assigned such time off 17 using 21 a system of rotation.
23 19 4. Regular nurses working an extra shift on the shift of the patient care unit 24 20 affected will be assigned such time off using a system of rotation.
26 22 5. The remaining regular nurses on the shift of the patient care unit affected 27 23 will be assigned such time off using a system of rotation. 29 25 The rotation system shall include volunteer time taken. Rotation shall be subject 26 to 30 temporary variation because of scheduled days off, absences, inability to 27 contact the 31 nurse whose turn in the rotation it is, or when Home Health and 28 Hospice cannot 32 otherwise provide from among available and qualified nurses for 29 the remaining work 33 required to be done. If the Association believes that such 30 rotation during the monthly 34 period covered by the preceding posted work 31 schedule has resulted in inequitable 1 distribution of such days not worked, it may 32 ask to discuss this with Home Health and 2 Hospice. 4 Upon such a request from 33 Association, Home Health and Hospice will meet with an 5 Association committee 34 to review the matter and consider other approaches. Regular 6 nurses shall not 35 suffer the loss of any fringe benefits as a result of not working all or part 7 of one of 1 their scheduled working days under this section.. 10 Agency, Sharecare or cross
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
