Incentive for Reduction of Unscheduled Absences. To encourage employees to responsibly manage unscheduled time off, the Employer will afford benefit eligible nurses the opportunity to convert sick leave hours accrued during the prior calendar year to accrued vacation hours, provided that at least thirty-six (36) accrued hours remain in the nurse’s sick leave bank. The opportunity to convert will be based on an employee’s limited number of unscheduled absences during the prior calendar year. Eligible employees must have been employed during the entire prior calendar year at .5 FTE or above. Conversion must be exercised no later than January 31. Conversion shall occur as follows: Employees with no unscheduled absences during the calendar year will have the option to convert up to twenty-four (24) sick leave hours to vacation/holiday hours. Employees with one (1) unscheduled absence during the calendar year will have the option to convert up to sixteen (16) sick leave hours to vacation/holiday hours. Employees with two (2) unscheduled absences during the calendar year will have the option to convert up to eight (8) sick leave hours to vacation/holiday hours.
Incentive for Reduction of Unscheduled Absences. To encourage employees to responsibly manage unscheduled time off, the Employer will afford benefit eligible nurses the opportunity to convert sick leave hours accrued during the prior calendar year to accrued vacation hours, provided that at least thirty-six (36) accrued hours remain in the nurse’s sick leave bank. The opportunity to convert will be based on an employee’s limited number of unscheduled absences during the prior calendar year. Eligible employees must have been employed during the entire prior calendar year at .5 FTE or above. Conversion must be exercised no later than January 31, and will be processed in the first full pay period following January 31 of each year. Conversion shall occur as follows: Employees with no unscheduled absences during the calendar year will have the option to convert up to twenty-four (24) sick leave hours to vacation/holiday hours. Employees with one (1) unscheduled absence during the calendar year will have the option to convert up to sixteen (16) sick leave hours to vacation/holiday hours. Employees with two (2) unscheduled absences during the calendar year will have the option to convert up to eight (8) sick leave hours to vacation/holiday hours. For purposes of this section, an unscheduled absence shall be defined as the employee’s full regularly scheduled shift (e.g., 8 hours, 10 hours or 12 hours) not mentioned as “prescheduled” in a comment in the timekeeping system or that is entered into the Employer’s timekeeping system on the same day that the employee is out or on a date after the sick day. TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
Incentive for Reduction of Unscheduled Absences. To encourage employees to responsibly manage unscheduled time off, the Employer during the term of this Agreement will afford benefit eligible nurses the opportunity to convert sick leave hours accrued during the prior calendar year to accrued vacation hours. The o pportunity to convert will be based on an employee’s limited number of unscheduled absences during the prior calendar year. Eligible employees must have been employed during the entire prior calendar year at .5 FTE or above. Conversion must be exercised no later than January 31. Conversion shall occur as follows:
Incentive for Reduction of Unscheduled Absences. To encourage 32 employees to responsibly manage unscheduled time off, the Employer will afford benefit 33 eligible nurses the opportunity to convert sick leave hours accrued during the prior 34 calendar year to accrued vacation hours, provided that at least thirty-six (36) accrued 35 hours remain in the nurse’s sick leave bank. The opportunity to convert will be based on 1 an employee’s limited number of unscheduled absences during the prior calendar year.
