Rotations between Districts. 6.9.1 The parties acknowledge that under Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, planned rotation between Districts do not require an RMO to resign their employment, but employment will transfer from one District to another. Where an RMO intends to transfer between Districts outside of the allocations advised in accordance with 6.1, then they should provide three months’ notice of this decision to their employing District to enable the transfer to be managed and processed in a timely way. This may include opportunities to allow the transfer to occur at an earlier date where agreed by the Districts and the transferring RMO.
6.9.2 The parties recognise circumstances may make a lesser period of notice appropriate. For example, this provision shall not operate to deny any RMO movement in the following circumstances: • They are transferring to a College allocated or College required training position. • They are transferring as a result of major change in their health or family life. • They are transferring to take up their first registrar position from a House Officer role • When the current run is determined by the College to be unable to be certified for the individual RMO’s vocational training. In these circumstances the RMO should give notice as soon as possible.
6.9.3 Where an RMO is transferring between Districts, regardless of whether it is a requirement of training or not, once a transfer has been confirmed, the Districts involved will work together to provide a reasonable timeframe for relocation to occur – including consideration of rostered duties in the changeover week – and to transfer relevant employment information in a timely manner.
6.9.4 Employees rotating to a new workplace and required to relocate at changeover (whether or not they are eligible for transfer expenses), shall not be rostered on duty or on call for the last weekend of the run.
Rotations between Districts. 6.11.1 The parties acknowledge that under Te Whatu Ora planned rotations between Districts do not require an RMO to resign their employment, but employment will transfer from one District to another. Where an RMO intends to transfer between Districts outside of the allocations advised in accordance with clause 6.1, then they should provide three months’ notice of this decision to their employing District to enable the transfer to be managed and processed in a timely way. This may include opportunities to allow the transfer to occur at an earlier date where agreed by the Districts and the transferring RMO.
6.11.2 The parties recognise circumstances may make a lesser period of notice appropriate. For example, this provision shall not operate to deny any RMO movement to a College-allocated training position. Provided the RMO gives notice as soon as notified by the college, a lesser period of notice shall be allowed where moving District to take up a College-allocated training position.
6.11.3 Where an RMO is transferring between Districts, regardless of whether it is a requirement of training or not, once a transfer has been confirmed, the Districts involved will work together to provide a reasonable timeframe for relocation to occur – including consideration of rostered duties in the changeover week – and to transfer relevant employment information in a timely manner.
