Hospital Central Agreement March unavailability of a representative of the Association shall not delay any meeting regarding layoffs or staff reductions. Where a vacancy occurs in a position following a layoff hereunder as a result of which a nurse has been transferred to another position, the affected nurse will be offered the opportunity to return to her or his former position providing such vacancy occurs within six (6) months of the date of layoff. Where the nurse returns to her or his former position there shall be no obligation to consider the vacancy under Article Where the nurse refuses the opportunity to return to her or his former position the nurse shall advise the Hospital in writing. No reduction in the hours of work shall take place to prevent or reduce the impact of a layoff without the consent of the Association. All regular part-time and full-time nurses represented by the Association who are on layoff will be given a job opportunity in the full-time and regular part-time categories before any new nurse is hired into either category. Full-time and part-time layoff and recall rights shall be separate. Casual part-time nurses shall not be utilized while full-time or regular part-time nurses remain on layoff, unless the provisions of Article have been complied with or unless the matter is covered by local scheduling. No new nurses shall be hired until all those nurses who retain the right to be recalled have been given an opportunity to return to work. In this Article a "vacant position" shall mean a position for which the posting process has been completed and no successful applicant has been appointed. The option to accept a layoff as provided in this Article includes the right of an employee to absent her or himself from the workplace. Where there are vacant positions available under Article but the nurse is not qualified to perform the available work, and if such nurse is not able to displace another nurse under Article the nurse will be provided with the necessary training up to sixteen (16) weeks' training to enable the nurse to become qualified for one of the vacant positions. In determining the position for which training will be provided the Hospital shall take account of the nurse's stated preference. When nurses would otherwise be recalled pursuant to Article but none of the nurses on the recall list are qualified to perform the available work the Hospitalwill provide necessary training up to sixteen (16) weeks to nurses, in order of seniority, to enable them to b...
Hospital Central Agreement March. A full-time nurse on layoff who accepts a temporary full-time vacancy within thirty (30) days of the effective day of layoff will continue to receive benefit coverage for the duration of the temporary vacancy. A full-time nurse who has worked for more than hours in calendar days as the result of accepting one or more temporary vacancies shall thereafter be eligible for benefit coverage as a full-time nurse and shall be paid accordingly, and shall continue to receive benefit coverage so long as she or he continues to fill a temporary vacancy and such full-time employee shall accrue seniority in the manner prescribed for full-time employees throughout the period of employment. Otherwise, a full-time employee who accepts a temporary or occasional vacancy shall be paid her or his regular full-time rate of pay together with a percentage payment in lieu of benefits at the rate specified for part-time nurses. A full-time employee who accepts a temporary part-time vacancy or occasional vacancies as provided herein will accrue seniority throughout the period of such employment in the manner prescribed for part-time nurses. A part-time employee who accepts a temporary or occasional vacancy will accrue seniority throughout the period of such employment in the manner prescribed for part-time nurses.
Hospital Central Agreement March. Where a nurse's scheduled vacation is interrupted due to a bereavement, the nurse shall be entitled to bereavement leave in accordance with Article
Hospital Central Agreement March. The Hospital agrees that it will not make work assignments that violate the purpose and intent of this provision. The Hospital will advise the local Association of the names of any nurses performing the duties of positions outside of the bargaining unit pursuant to Articles and/or the date the assignment commenced, the area of assignment and the duration of such assignments.
Hospital Central Agreement March. The Hospital agrees to discuss with the Association the effect of such technological changes on the employment status of the nurses and to consider practical ways and means of minimizing the adverse effect, if any, on the nurses concerned. Nurses who are subject to layoff due to technological change will then be given notice of such layoff at the earliest reasonable time and in keeping with the requirements of the applicable legislation and the provisions of Article will Where computers and/or new computer technology (e.g. computer charting) are introduced into the workplace that nurses are required to utilize in the course of their duties, the Hospital agrees that necessary training will be provided at no cost to the nurses involved. A copy of any evaluation which is to be placed in a nurse's file shall be first reviewed with the nurse. The nurse shall initial such evaluation as having been read and shall have the opportunity to add her or his views to such evaluation prior to it being placed in her or his file. It is understood that such evaluations do not constitute disciplinary action by the Hospital against the nurse. Each nurse shall have reasonable access to all her or his files for the purpose of reviewing their contents in the presence of her or his supervisor. A copy of the evaluation will be provided to the nurse at her or his request. A request by a nurse for a copy of other documents in her or his file will not be unreasonably denied. Notwithstanding Article upon review of the file, should the nurse believe that any counselling letter is no longer applicable, she or he may request that such documentation be removed. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. No document shall be used against a nurse where it has not been brought to her or his attention in a timely manner. Any letter of reprimand, suspension or other sanction will be removed from the of a nurse eighteen (18) months following the receipt of such letter, suspension or other sanction provided that such nurse's record has been discipline free for one year. The Peer Feedback Process of the Quality Assurance Program of Nurses of Ontario the The above referenced Peer Feedback is confidential information which the nurse is expected to obtain by requestingfeedback from of her or his choice, for the sole purpose of meeting the requirements of the Quality Assurance Program required by the College of Nurses of Ontario. The parties recognize the importance of supporting the confidential...
Hospital Central Agreement March. Where a nurse makes prior arrangements for time off from a tour of duty, the nurse shall not be scheduled to work another tour that day. Nurses who are members of committees pursuant to Regulation of the Public Hospitals Act will suffer no loss of earnings for time spent during regular working hours for attending committee meetings. Where a nurse attends a committee meeting outside of regularly scheduled hours, she or he will be paid for all hours spent in attendance at meetings at her or his regular straight time hourly rate.
Hospital Central Agreement March. (e) On confirmation by the Employment Insurance Commission of the appropriateness of the Hospital's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan, a nurse who is on parental leave as provided under this Agreement who has applied for and is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits pursuant to Section of the Employment Act shall be paid a supplemental employment benefit. That benefit will be equivalent to the difference between eighty-four (84%) percent of the nurse's regular weekly earnings and the sum of her or his weekly Employment Insurance benefits and any other earnings. Such payment shall commence following completion of the two week Employment Insurance waiting period, and receipt by the Hospital of the employee's Employment Insurance cheque stub as proof that she or he is in receipt of Employment Insurance parental benefits and shall continue while the nurse is in receipt of such benefits for a maximum period of ten weeks. The nurse's regular weekly earnings shall be determined by multiplying her or his regular hourly rate on her or his last day worked prior to the commencement of the leave times her or his normal weekly hours. The normal weekly hours for a part-time employee shall be calculated by using the same time period used for calculation of the Employment Insurance benefit (currently weeks). The employee does not have any vested right except to receive payments for the covered employment period. The plan provides that payments in respect of guaranteed annual remuneration or in respect of deferred remuneration or severance pay benefits are not reduced or increased by payments received under the plan.
Hospital Central Agreement March. Subject to Article 15.02:
Hospital Central Agreement March. (a) A part-time employee whose status is altered to full-time in the same position will assume her or his same level on the full-time grid. A full-time employee whose status is altered to part-time in the same position will assume her or his same level on the part-time grid. In addition, an employee who is so transferred will be given credit for service accumulated since the date of last advancement. A casual part-time employee whose status is altered to regular part-time or vice versa in the same position will assume her or his same level on the grid. In addition, a casual part-time employee who is so transferred will be given credit for service accumulated since the date of last advancement.
Hospital Central Agreement March. The regular daily tours of duty of a full-time nurse shall average five (5) days per week over the nursing schedule determined by the Hospital. Full-time schedules shall be determined by local negotiation. Full-time nurses in the bargaining unit engaged in teaching in Schools for shall work a flexible schedule, Monday to Friday, averaging hours per week over the schedule to be determined by local negotiations. (Last paragraph of applies to nurses only). Where a nurse notifies her or his supervisor that she or he has been or will be unable to take the normal lunch break due to the requirement of providing patient care, such nurse shall be paid time and one half (1 her or his regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her or his normal daily hours.
