Mandatory low census maximum. The Medical Center will limit assignment of mandatory low census to regular nurses to a maximum of twelve percent (12%) of a nurse’s regularly scheduled hours over six (6) consecutive work cycles.
Mandatory low census maximum. The Medical Center will limit assignment of mandatory low census to no more than forty-eight (48) hours per six (6) month period, January-June and July-December. Low census will be considered mandatory only when nurses are sent home or called off before their shift because there is no other available bargaining unit work at the time. Moreover, hours will not count toward the mandatory low census maximum if they (a) are compensated from a nurse’s Low Census Bank, or (b) are not posted on the work schedule due to closure of a nursing unit. Otherwise, and subject to the provisions of Section 12.4.2 below, when a nurse is called off due to low census and other work is not offered, the low census is considered mandatory.
