Common use of MARKET RATE ADJUSTMENTS Clause in Contracts

MARKET RATE ADJUSTMENTS. The Parties agree that maintaining wages during the term of this Agreement, in any classification covered by this Agreement, which remain competitive with wages being paid to employees employed by competing health care institutions, is important to the recruitment and retention of qualified employees. During the term of this Agreement, the Union shall have the right to submit a written request to the Hospital that the Parties undertake a joint review of whether the wages being paid to any classification covered by this Agreement should be adjusted to maximize recruitment and/or retention of employees in any given classification (a “Wage Adjustment Request”). The Union shall submit any such Wage Adjustment Request during the month of February in any given calendar year during the term of this Agreement. Any such Wage Adjustment Request must identify the specific classifications(s) with regard to which the Union is requesting such a joint review and must include an explanation of the basis for including each classification in the Wage Adjustment Request. In the event the Union submits such a Wage Adjustment Request during any such February, the Parties shall jointly review comparable community wage data for acute care hospitals, taking into account other factors such as, but limited to, the number, frequency, and length of vacancies in the given classification, turnover in the given classification, and the cost of orienting new employees in the given classification. The Parties shall conclude the joint review relative to the classification(s) identified in any such Wage Adjustment Request by June 30 of the same calendar year in which any such Wage Adjustment Request is submitted. The Hospital shall not be required to make any wage adjustment following the completion of any such joint review. However, in the event the Hospital determines to implement a wage adjustment following completion of any such joint review, such a wage adjustment shall become effective during the first payroll period commencing on or after July 1 of the same calendar year in which any such Wage Adjustment Request is submitted. The Parties further agree that such a joint wage review will be conducted within thirty (30) consecutive calendar days following ratification of this Agreement regarding the following classifications: ● Pharmacy Tech Advanced Skills II ● CT Tech ● HUC ● Monitor Tech ● Phlebotomist ● Central Supply Tech II ● Housekeeper I ● Housekeeper II In the event the Hospital determines to implement a wage adjustment relative to any of the classification(s) listed above, following completion of the joint review, such a wage adjustment shall become effective during the first payroll period commencing on or after thirty (30) consecutive calendar days following ratification of this Agreement. In the event the Hospital determines not to implement a wage adjustment following completion of the joint review, the Hospital will provide the Union with a written explanation of the basis for its determination, and, upon request, meet and discuss the determination with the Union. The Hospital’s determination shall not be subject to the Grievance and Arbitration provisions of the Agreement. SIDE LETTER—LOW CENSUS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT Deaconess Hospital (Deaconess), Valley Hospital (Valley), and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW (SEIU or Union) hereby enter into this Side Letter Agreement as part of their negotiations for successor agreements to the 2010-2013 collective bargaining agreements between the parties. The Union will withdraw the “low census” arbitration presently pending before Arbitrator Xxxxxxx

MARKET RATE ADJUSTMENTS. The Parties agree that maintaining wages during the term of this Agreement, in any classification covered by this Agreement, which remain competitive with wages being paid to employees employed by competing health care institutions, is important to the recruitment and retention of qualified employees. During the term of this Agreement, the Union shall have the right to submit a written request to the Hospital that the Parties undertake a joint review of whether the wages being paid to any classification covered by this Agreement should be adjusted to maximize recruitment and/or retention of employees in any given classification (a “Wage Adjustment Request”). The Union shall submit any such Wage Adjustment Request during the month of February in any given calendar year during the term of this Agreement. Any such Wage Adjustment Request must identify the specific classifications(s) with regard to which the Union is requesting such a joint review and must include an explanation of the basis for including each classification in the Wage Adjustment Request. In the event the Union submits such a Wage Adjustment Request during any such February, the Parties shall jointly review comparable community wage data for acute care hospitals, taking into account other factors such as, but limited to, the number, frequency, and length of vacancies in the given classification, turnover in the given classification, and the cost of orienting new employees in the given classification. The Parties shall conclude the joint review relative to the classification(s) identified in any such Wage Adjustment Request by June 30 of the same calendar year in which any such Wage Adjustment Request is submitted. The Hospital shall not be required to make any wage adjustment following the completion of any such joint review. However, in the event the Hospital determines to implement a wage adjustment following completion of any such joint review, such a wage adjustment shall become effective during the first payroll period commencing on or after July 1 of the same calendar year in which any such Wage Adjustment Request is submitted. The Parties further agree that such a joint wage review will be conducted within thirty (30) consecutive calendar days following ratification of this Agreement regarding the following classifications: ● Pharmacy Tech Advanced Skills II ● CT Tech ● HUC ● Monitor Tech ● Phlebotomist ● Central Supply Tech II ● Housekeeper I ● Housekeeper II In the event the Hospital determines to implement a wage adjustment relative to any of the classification(s) listed above, following completion of the joint review, such a wage adjustment shall become effective during the first payroll period commencing on or after thirty (30) consecutive calendar days following ratification of this Agreement. In the event the Hospital determines not to implement a wage adjustment following completion of the joint review, the Hospital will provide the Union with a written explanation of the basis for its determination, and, upon request, meet and discuss the determination with the Union. The Hospital’s determination shall not be subject to the Grievance and Arbitration provisions of the Agreement. SIDE LETTER—LOW CENSUS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT Deaconess Hospital (Deaconess), Valley Hospital (Valley), and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW (SEIU or Union) hereby enter into this Side Letter Agreement as part of their negotiations for successor agreements to the 2010-2013 collective bargaining agreements between the parties. The Union will withdraw the “low census” arbitration presently pending before Arbitrator Xxxxxxx

MARKET RATE ADJUSTMENTS. The Parties agree that maintaining wages during the term of this Agreement, in any classification covered by this Agreement, which remain competitive with wages being paid to employees employed by competing health care institutions, is important to the recruitment and retention of qualified employees. During the term of this Agreement, the Union shall have the right to submit a written request to the Hospital that the Parties undertake a joint review of whether the wages being paid to any classification covered by this Agreement should be adjusted to maximize recruitment and/or retention of employees in any given classification (a “Wage Adjustment Request”). The Union shall submit any such Wage Adjustment Request during the month of February in any given calendar year during the term of this Agreement. Any such Wage Adjustment Request must identify the specific classifications(s) with regard to which the Union is requesting such a joint review and must include an explanation of the basis for including each classification in the Wage Adjustment Request. In the event the Union submits such a Wage Adjustment Request during any such February, the Parties shall jointly review comparable community wage data for acute care hospitals, taking into account other factors such as, but limited to, the number, frequency, and length of vacancies in the given classification, turnover in the given classification, and the cost of orienting new employees in the given classification. The Parties shall conclude the joint review relative to the classification(s) identified in any such Wage Adjustment Request by June 30 of the same calendar year in which any such Wage Adjustment Request is submitted. The Hospital shall not be required to make any wage adjustment following the completion of any such joint review. However, in the event the Hospital determines to implement a wage adjustment following completion of any such joint review, such a wage adjustment shall become effective during the first payroll period commencing on or after July 1 of the same calendar year in which any such Wage Adjustment Request is submitted. The Parties further agree that such a joint wage review will be conducted within thirty (30) consecutive calendar days following ratification of this Agreement regarding the following classifications: ● • Pharmacy Tech Advanced Skills II ● • CT Tech ● • HUC ● • Monitor Tech ● • Phlebotomist ● • Central Supply Tech II ● • Housekeeper I ● • Housekeeper II In the event the Hospital determines to implement a wage adjustment relative to any of the classification(s) listed above, following completion of the joint review, such a wage adjustment shall become effective during the first payroll period commencing on or after thirty (30) consecutive calendar days following ratification of this Agreement. In the event the Hospital determines not to implement a wage adjustment following completion of the joint review, the Hospital will provide the Union with a written explanation of the basis for its determination, and, upon request, meet and discuss the determination with the Union. The Hospital’s 's determination shall not be subject to the Grievance and Arbitration provisions of the Agreement. SIDE LETTER—-LOW CENSUS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT Deaconess Hospital (Deaconess), Valley Hospital (Valley), and XXXX Healthcare 1199NW (XXXX or Union) hereby enter into this Side Letter Agreement as part of their negotiations for successor agreements to the 2010-2013 collective bargaining agreements between the parties. The Union will withdraw the "low census" arbitration presently pending before Arbitrator Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq., with prejudice, such that Arbitrator Xxxxxxxxx shall not issue an Opinion and Award relative to such Arbitration and no remedy shall be issued relative to the issues submitted to Arbitrator Xxxxxxxxx, and shall withdraw all "low census" Grievances which are related to the asterisk text set forth in connection with the "Limited or Mandatory" Section of ARTICLE 6 of the expired collective bargaining agreements. SIDE LETTER-XXXXXX HOSPITAL Deaconess Hospital (Deaconess), Valley Hospital (Valley), and SEIU Healthcare l 199NW (SEIU or Union) hereby enter into tbis Side Letter Agreement as part of their negotiations for successor agreements to the 2010-2013 collective bargaining agreements between the parties. Longevity step increases continue after contract expiration, and there is no new across the board wage increase after contract expiration. SIDE LETTER-JOB CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE SCALE ADJUSTMENTS Deaconess Hospital (Deaconess), Valley Hospital (Valley), and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW (SEIU or Union) hereby enter into this Side Letter Agreement as part of their negotiations for successor agreements to the 2010-2013 collective bargaining agreements between the parties. The Union will withdraw the “low census” arbitration presently pending before Arbitrator Xxxxxxx.