Common use of Holdover Time Clause in Contracts

Holdover Time. By definition any nurse that works past the conclusion of their regularly scheduled shift up to but not to exceed a maximum of two (2) hours is considered to have been held over. Any opportunity for holdover work shall be offered to volunteers first. Should a staff nurse volunteer to cover the vacancy the shift will be awarded in order of seniority with longest tenure being given top preference. In the event no nurse volunteers to accept the work it will be mandatorily assigned to the nurse or nurses on-duty in order of seniority with the shortest tenure used to select the nurse who will perform the work. All future mandatory selections using seniority shall be made using the system which progressively rotates candidates using seniority from the least to greatest in tenure. Each nurse will be required to accept the mandatory tenure using the rotation system. On-duty staff nurses will not be mandated for another holdover work assignment until all on-duty staff nurses have participated in the rotation. The employer will make every effort to provide alternative staffing prior to making the decision to use a holdover assignment.