Common use of Relief Employee Clause in Contracts

Relief Employee. An employee who is assigned to work on an intermittent and sporadic basis without the guarantee of hours of work or a set work schedule, and who provides coverage during periods of Employer need due to vacation, sick, or other employee leaves of absence, provides staff for short-term projects and/or provides short-term supplementing of existing staffing levels (e.g., patient volume fluctuations). Relief employees are entitled to the same benefits afforded part-time employees, including the utilization of seniority in all relevant articles.