SCHEDULES AND POSTING (TA 10. 8.19) Work schedules and days off shall be posted seventeen (17) days in advance and cover a forty-two (42) day period. The posted work schedule will not be changed without the employee’s consent, except in case of emergency or extraordinary circumstances. In case of emergency or extraordinary circumstances, scheduling changes will be made by reverse bargaining unit seniority. All requests for time off will be submitted forty-two (42) days in advance of the first scheduled work day in that schedule. For units/nurses that currently self-schedule, all requests for time off will be submitted twenty-eight (28) days in advance of the first scheduled work day in that schedule. STILL OPEN: ARTICLE 7 WAGES ARTICLE 8. EDUCATION (TA 12/10/20)
A. Education: It is the intent of the Association and Employer to encourage Nurses to pursue their education and professional development. To further this goal:
1. Any time spent in education required by the Employer subsequent to employment shall be treated as hours worked, and the reasonable expenses thereof will be paid by the Employer.
2. Nurses shall be compensated for all approved hours spent in in-service or other meetings required by the Employer.
3. The only exception to the above is that any training necessary to meet state mandated licensing requirements need not be paid as work time.
4. The Employer agrees not to seek recoupment of any previously paid education time to a nurse who ends employment prior to the end of the fiscal year (the sole exception is Tuition Reimbursement, as per paragraph E.4., below).
SCHEDULES AND POSTING (TA 10. Work schedules and days off shall be posted seventeen (17) days in advance and cover a forty-two (42) day period. The posted work schedule will not be changed without the employee’s consent, except in case of emergency or extraordinary circumstances. In case of emergency or extraordinary circumstances, scheduling changes will be made by reverse bargaining unit seniority. All requests for time off will be submitted forty-two (42) days in advance of the first scheduled work day in that schedule. For units/nurses that currently self-schedule, all requests for time off will be submitted twenty-eight (28) days in advance of the first scheduled work day in that schedule.
