Common use of SENIORITY AND JOB POSTING Clause in Contracts

SENIORITY AND JOB POSTING. 30 A. Seniority: 31 1. Continuous employment means the performance of all scheduled hours of 32 work, including time off because of paid-leave hours, extended-illness 33 hours, and low-census hours, reduced by the periods of any authorized 1 unpaid leaves of absence of 14 or more days that has not been 2 interrupted by the occurrence of the following: 3 a. Termination, unless rehired within 30 days. 5 b. Layoff for lack of work that has continued for six consecutive 6 months. 8 c. Continued absence following the expiration of a written leave of 9 absence or emergency extension thereof granted by Hospital. 11 d. Absence from work for three consecutive working days without 12 notice to Hospital. 14 e. Failure to report for work promptly after an accident or sickness 15 when released to return to work by a physician. 17 f. With respect to Per Diem nurses only, not having worked for 18 Hospital as a nurse for three consecutive months, excluding time 19 while absent because of illness or on-the-job injury. 21 2. Seniority means the length of continuous employment by Hospital of a 22 type covered by this Agreement as measured by years of service. A staff 24 Hospital, enters non-bargaining-unit employment by Hospital that is not 25 covered by this Agreement retains all previously earned seniority under 26 this Agreement, which will be the individual’s seniority if the individual is 27 subsequently employed as a staff nurse under this Agreement without a 28 break in Hospital employment. 30 B. Job Posting and Filling of Vacancies: 31 1. Qualified nurses who apply using the Hospital’s current application 32 process to change units, shifts, or hours will be given preference in order 33 of seniority when vacancies occur, first among all full-and part-time nurses 1 within the unit, then among Per Diem applicants within the unit, then 2 among all full- and part-time nurses house-wide; and next among Per 3 Diem applicants house-wide. 5 2. A nurse who wishes to change shifts, move to another nursing service 6 department, or change status (i.e., part-time, full-time, or Per Diem) shall 7 make his/her wish known using the Hospital’s current application process 8 to the individual designated by the Chief Clinical Officer, who shall retain 9 such requests for subsequent consideration when an opening occurs.

SENIORITY AND JOB POSTING. 30 ‌ A. Seniority: 31 1. Continuous employment means the performance of all scheduled hours of 32 work, including time off because of paid-leave hours, extended-illness 33 hours, and low-census hours, reduced by the periods of any authorized 1 unpaid leaves of absence of 14 or more days that has not been 2 interrupted by the occurrence of the following: 3 a. Termination, unless rehired within 30 days. 5 b. Layoff for lack of work that has continued for six consecutive 6 months. 8 c. Continued absence following the expiration of a written leave of 9 absence or emergency extension thereof granted by Hospital. 11 d. Absence from work for three consecutive working days without 12 notice to Hospital. 14 e. Failure to report for work promptly after an accident or sickness 15 when released to return to work by a physician. 17 f. With respect to Per Diem nurses only, not having worked for 18 Hospital as a nurse for three consecutive months, excluding time 19 while absent because of illness or on-the-job injury. 21 2. Seniority means the length of continuous employment by Hospital of a 22 type covered by this Agreement as measured by years of service. A staff 24 nurse covered by this Agreement who, without a break in employment by Hospital, enters non-bargaining-unit employment by Hospital that is not 25 covered by this Agreement retains all previously earned seniority under 26 this Agreement, which will be the individual’s seniority if the individual is 27 subsequently employed as a staff nurse under this Agreement without a 28 break in Hospital employment. 30 B. Job Posting and Filling of Vacancies: 31 1. Qualified nurses who apply using the Hospital’s current application 32 process to change units, shifts, or hours will be given preference in order 33 of seniority when vacancies occur, first among all full-and part-time nurses 1 within the unit, then among Per Diem applicants within the unit, then 2 among all full- and part-time nurses house-wide; and next among Per 3 Diem applicants house-wide. 5 2. A nurse who wishes to change shifts, move to another nursing service 6 department, or change status (i.e., part-time, full-time, or Per Diem) shall 7 make his/her wish known using the Hospital’s current application process 8 to the individual designated by the Chief Clinical Officer, who shall retain 9 such requests for subsequent consideration when an opening occurs. Hospital will post weekly a list of all job vacancies to be filled with budgeted hours for each position to include unit, shift, and hours per day. 3. If a nurse’s status is converted to Per Diem because the nurse has no protected leave and the nurse’s PLH and EIH banks have been exhausted, for purposes of bidding rights for vacant positions as described in B.1 and B.2 above, the nurse will be deemed to have the status and seniority he or she had before the nurse’s status was converted to Per Diem. For purposes of bidding, the nurse will be deemed to have the status and seniority he or she had before being converted to Per Diem for a period of 90 days from the date that the nurse was converted to Per Diem status.

SENIORITY AND JOB POSTING. 30 31 A. Seniority: 31 32 1. Continuous employment means the performance of all scheduled hours of 32 33 work, including time off because of paid-leave hours, extended-illness 33 1 hours, and low-census hours, reduced by the periods of any authorized 1 2 unpaid leaves of absence of 14 or more days that has not been 2 3 interrupted by the occurrence of the following: 3 4 a. Termination, unless rehired within 30 days. 5 b. Layoff for lack of work that has continued for six consecutive 6 months. 8 7 c. Continued absence following the expiration of a written leave of 9 8 absence or emergency extension thereof granted by Hospital. 11 9 d. Absence from work for three consecutive working days without 12 10 notice to Hospital. 14 11 e. Failure to report for work promptly after an accident or sickness 15 12 when released to return to work by a physician. 17 13 f. With respect to Per Diem nurses only, not having worked for 18 14 Hospital as a nurse for three consecutive months, excluding time 19 15 while absent because of illness or on-the-job injury. 21 17 2. Seniority means is the total length of continuous employment by Hospital from the date of a 22 type covered by this Agreement as measured by years of service. A staff 24 Hospital, enters non-bargaining-unit employment by Hospital that is not 25 covered by this Agreement retains all previously earned seniority under 26 this Agreement, which will be the individual’s seniority if the individual is 27 subsequently employed as a staff nurse under this Agreement without a hire 28 break in Hospital employment. 30 B. Job Posting and Filling of Vacancies: 31 29 1. Qualified nurses who apply using the ’s Hospital’s current application 32 30 process to change units, shifts, or hours will be given preference in order 33 31 of seniority when vacancies occur, first among all full-full- and part-time 32 nurses 1 within the unit, then among Per Diem applicants within the unit, 1 then 2 among all full- and part-time nurses house-wide; and next among Per 3 2 Diem applicants house-wide. 5 4 2. A nurse who wishes to change shifts, move to another nursing service 6 5 department, or change status (i.e., part-time, full-time, or Per Diem) shall 7 6 make his/her wish known using the Hospital’s current application process 8 7 to the individual designated by the Chief HospitalChief Clinical Officer, who shall 8 retain 9 such requests for subsequent consideration when an opening 9 occurs. Hospital will post weekly a list of all job vacancies to be filled with 10 budgeted hours for each position to include unit, shift, and hours per day. 12 3. If a nurse’s status is converted to Per Diem because the nurse has no 13 protected leave and the nurse’s PLH and EIH banks have been 14 exhausted, for purposes of bidding rights for vacant positions as described 15 in B.1 and B.2 above, the nurse will be deemed to have the status and 16 seniority he or she had before the nurse’s status was converted to Per 17 Diem. For purposes of bidding, the nurse will be deemed to have the 18 status and seniority he or she had before being converted to Per Diem for 19 a period of 90 days from the date that the nurse was converted to Per 20 Diem status.

SENIORITY AND JOB POSTING. 30 ‌ 13 A. Seniority: 31 14 1. Continuous employment means the performance of all scheduled hours of 32 15 work, including time off because of paid-leave hours, extended-legacy extended- 16 illness 33 hours, and low-census hours, reduced by the periods of any 17 authorized 1 unpaid leaves of absence of 14 or more days that has not been 2 18 interrupted by the occurrence of the following: 3 19 a. Termination, unless rehired within 30 days. 5 20 b. Layoff for lack of work that has continued for six consecutive 6 21 months. 8 22 c. Continued absence following the expiration of a written leave of 9 23 absence or emergency extension thereof granted by Hospital. 11 24 d. Absence from work for three consecutive working days without 12 25 notice to Hospital. 14 26 e. Failure to report for work promptly after an accident or sickness 15 27 when released to return to work by a physician. 17 28 f. With respect to Per Diem nurses only, not having worked for 18 29 Hospital as a nurse for three consecutive months, excluding time 19 30 while absent because of illness or on-the-job injury. 21 1 2. Seniority means is the total length of continuous employment from the date of hire 2 as a nurse in the bargaining unit covered by Hospital of a 22 type this agreement. In cases 3 where two nurses or more have the same seniority, the nurse with the 4 lower employee number shall be deemed to have higher seniority. A staff 5 nurse covered by this Agreement as measured who, without a break in employment by years of service. A staff 24 6 Hospital, enters non-bargaining-unit employment by Hospital that is not 25 7 covered by this Agreement retains all previously earned seniority under 26 8 this Agreement, which will be the individual’s seniority if the individual is 27 9 subsequently employed as a staff nurse under this Agreement without a 28 10 break in Hospital employment. 30 12 B. Job Posting and Filling of Vacancies: 31 13 1. Qualified nurses internal nurse applicants who apply using the Hospital’s current 14 application 32 process system to change units, shifts, or hours will be given preference hired in order 33 of 15 seniority when vacancies occur, first among all full-full- and part-time nurses 1 16 within the unit, then among staff nurses in the Specialty Nurse Residency 17 program (unless Specialty Nurse Resident was an ONA represented 18 employee before residency, in which case seniority applies), then among 19 Per Diem applicants within the unit, then 2 among all full- and part-time 20 nurses house-wide; and next among Per 3 Diem applicants house-wide. 22 A nurse applicant who is awarded a new position will be moved to 23 the position within six (6) weeks after the award, unless doing so 24 would pose a threat to health or safety. In the latter situation the 25 relevant managers and the employee will negotiate a mutually 26 agreeable start date. 5 28 2. A nurse who wishes to change shifts, move to another nursing service 6 29 department, or change status (i.e., part-time, full-time, or Per Diem) shall 7 30 make his/her hertheir wish known using the Hospital’s current application process 31 system for each job vacancy the nurse desires. Hospital will post weekly 1 a list of all job vacancies to be filled with budgeted hours for each position 2 to include unit, shift, and hours per day. 4 3. If a nurse’s status is converted to Per Diem because the nurse has no 5 protected leave and the nurse’s PLH and Legacy EIH banks have been 6 exhausted, for purposes of bidding rights for vacant positions as described 7 in B.1 and B.2 above, the nurse will be deemed to have the status and 8 seniority he or shethe nurse had before the nurse’s status was converted 9 to Per Diem. For purposes of bidding, the individual designated by nurse will be deemed to have 10 the Chief Clinical Officerstatus and seniority he or shethe nurse had before being converted to 11 Per Diem for a period of 90 days from the date that the nurse was 12 converted to Per Diem status. 14 4. Nurses who have received a written warning or above in the previous six 15 months, who shall retain 9 such requests for subsequent consideration when an opening occursnot be eligible to change units, shifts or hours.

SENIORITY AND JOB POSTING. 30 A. Seniority: 31 3 1. Continuous employment means the performance of all scheduled hours of 32 4 work, including time off because of paid-leave hours, extended-illness 33 5 hours, and low-census hours, reduced by the periods of any authorized 1 6 unpaid leaves of absence of 14 or more days that has not been 2 7 interrupted by the occurrence of the following: 3 8 a. Termination, unless rehired within 30 days. 5 9 b. Layoff for lack of work that has continued for six consecutive 6 10 months. 8 11 c. Continued absence following the expiration of a written leave of 9 12 absence or emergency extension thereof granted by Hospital. 11 13 d. Absence from work for three consecutive working days without 12 14 notice to Hospital. 14 15 e. Failure to report for work promptly after an accident or sickness 15 16 when released to return to work by a physician. 17 f. With respect to Per Diem nurses only, not having worked for 18 Hospital as a nurse for three consecutive months, excluding time 19 while absent because of illness or on-the-job injury. 21 2. Seniority means is the total length of continuous employment from the date of hire 22 as a nurse in the bargaining unit covered by Hospital of a 22 type this agreement. A staff nurse 23 covered by this Agreement as measured who, without a break in employment by years of service. A staff 24 Hospital, enters non-bargaining-unit employment by Hospital that is not 25 covered by this Agreement retains all previously earned seniority under 26 this Agreement, which will be the individual’s seniority if the individual is 27 subsequently employed as a staff nurse under this Agreement without a 28 break in Hospital employment. 30 B. Job Posting and Filling of Vacancies: 31 1. Qualified nurses who apply using the Hospital’s current application 32 process to change units, shifts, or hours will be given preference in order 33 of seniority when vacancies occur, first among all full-full- and part-time 34 nurses 1 within the unit, then among Per Diem applicants within the unit, 1 then 2 among all full- and part-time nurses house-wide; and next among Per 3 2 Diem applicants house-wide. 5 4 2. A nurse who wishes to change shifts, move to another nursing service 6 5 department, or change status (i.e., part-time, full-time, or Per Diem) shall 7 6 make his/her wish known using the Hospital’s current application process 8 7 to the individual designated by the Chief Clinical OfficerHospital, who shall retain 9 such 8 requests for subsequent consideration when an opening occurs. Hospital 9 will post weekly a list of all job vacancies to be filled with budgeted hours 10 for each position to include unit, shift, and hours per day. 12 3. If a nurse’s status is converted to Per Diem because the nurse has no 13 protected leave and the nurse’s PLH and EIH banks have been 14 exhausted, for purposes of bidding rights for vacant positions as described 15 in B.1 and B.2 above, the nurse will be deemed to have the status and 16 seniority he or she had before the nurse’s status was converted to Per 17 Diem. For purposes of bidding, the nurse will be deemed to have the 18 status and seniority he or she had before being converted to Per Diem for 19 a period of 90 days from the date that the nurse was converted to Per 20 Diem status.

SENIORITY AND JOB POSTING. 30 ‌ 6 A. Seniority: 31 7 1. Continuous employment means the performance of all scheduled hours of 32 8 work, including time off because of paid-leave hours, extended-illness 33 9 hours, and low-census hours, reduced by the periods of any authorized 1 10 unpaid leaves of absence of 14 or more days that has not been 2 11 interrupted by the occurrence of the following: 3 12 a. Termination, unless rehired within 30 days. 5 14 b. Layoff for lack of work that has continued for six consecutive 6 15 months. 8 17 c. Continued absence following the expiration of a written leave of 9 18 absence or emergency extension thereof granted by Hospital. 11 20 d. Absence from work for three consecutive working days without 12 21 notice to Hospital. 14 23 e. Failure to report for work promptly after an accident or sickness 15 24 when released to return to work by a physician. 17 26 f. With respect to Per Diem nurses only, not having worked for 18 27 Hospital as a nurse for three consecutive months, excluding time 19 28 while absent because of illness or on-the-job injury. 21 30 2. Seniority means is the total length of continuous employment from the date of hire 31 as a nurse in the bargaining unit covered by Hospital of a 22 type this agreement. In cases 32 where two nurses or more have the same seniority, the nurse with the 33 lower employee number shall be deemed to have higher seniority. A staff 34 nurse covered by this Agreement as measured who, without a break in employment by years of service. A staff 24 1 Hospital, enters non-bargaining-unit employment by Hospital that is not 25 2 covered by this Agreement retains all previously earned seniority under 26 3 this Agreement, which will be the individual’s seniority if the individual is 27 4 subsequently employed as a staff nurse under this Agreement without a 28 5 break in Hospital employment. 30 7 B. Job Posting and Filling of Vacancies: 31 8 1. Qualified nurses internal nurse applicants who apply using the Hospital’s current 9 application 32 process system to change units, shifts, or hours will be given preference hired in order 33 of 10 seniority when vacancies occur, first among all full-full- and part-time nurses 1 11 within the unit, then among staff nurses in the Specialty Nurse Residency 12 program (unless Specialty Nurse Resident was an ONA represented 13 employee before residency, in which case seniority applies), then among 14 Per Diem applicants within the unit, then 2 among all full- and part-time 15 nurses house-wide; and next among Per 3 Diem applicants house-wide. 5 17 2. A nurse who wishes to change shifts, move to another nursing service 6 18 department, or change status (i.e., part-time, full-time, or Per Diem) shall 7 19 make his/her wish known using the Hospital’s current application process 8 system 20 for each job vacancy the nurse desires. Hospital will post weekly a list of 21 all job vacancies to be filled with budgeted hours for each position to 22 include unit, shift, and hours per day. 24 3. If a nurse’s status is converted to Per Diem because the individual designated by nurse has no 25 protected leave and the Chief Clinical Officernurse’s PLH and EIH banks have been 26 exhausted, who shall retain 9 such requests for subsequent consideration when an opening occurs.purposes of bidding rights for vacant positions as described 27 in B.1 and B.2 above, the nurse will be deemed to have the status and 28 seniority he or she had before the nurse’s status was converted to Per 29 Diem. For purposes of bidding, the nurse will be deemed to have the 30 status and seniority he or she had before being converted to Per Diem for