Common use of – SENIORITY AND JOB SECURITY Clause in Contracts

– SENIORITY AND JOB SECURITY. 10.01 A newly employed full-time nurse shall be considered a probationary nurse until she has completed three (3) months of continuous employment. A part-time nurse shall be considered a probationary nurse until she has completed four hundred and fifty (450) hours of service. With the written consent of the nurse, Labour Relations Officer and the Site Executive Director or designate, the probationary period may be extended for a further three (3) months for a full-time nurse, and a further two hundred and twenty five (225) nursing hours for a part- time nurse. If accepted for permanent employment, her seniority shall commence from the date of her employment. 10.02 A seniority list shall be maintained for all nurses covered by this Agreement who have completed their probationary period. A copy of the Seniority List shall be filed with the President of the Local Association, or her designate, and posted in April and October of each year. There shall be separate seniority lists for full- time and part-time nurses. Full-time seniority will be accrued from date of hire subject to Article 10.03. Part-time seniority will be based on the number of hours worked. 10.03 A nurse who changes status shall retain her seniority. A nurse whose status is changed from full-time to part-time shall receive credit for her full seniority on the basis of 1500 hours worked for each year of full-time seniority. A nurse whose status is changed from part-time to full-time shall receive credit for her full seniority on the basis of one year of seniority for each 1500 hours worked. Any time worked in excess of an equivalent shall be pro-rated at the time of transfer. (a) Seniority shall be retained and accumulated when a nurse is absent from work under the following circumstances: (i) on an approved leave of absence with pay; (ii) on an approved leave of absence without pay of sixty (60) continuous calendar days or less; (iii) when in receipt of paid sick leave, LTD or EI sick benefits; (iv) When in receipt of WSIB benefits for any injury sustained while in the employ of the Employer; or (v) When on pregnancy/parental leave in accordance with the (b) Seniority shall be retained but not accumulated when a nurse is absent from work under the following circumstances: (i) approved leave of absence without pay of more than sixty (60) continuous calendar days; (ii) when absent due to illness or disability for a period of one (1) year after her sick leave, LTD or EI sick benefits have been exhausted; (iii) for a period of two (2) years after layoff due to reduction of required nursing staff; (iv) when in receipt of WSIB benefits under circumstances other than those mentioned in 10.04 (a) (iv). (c) Seniority shall be lost and the nurse’s employment terminated when he/she is absent from work under the following circumstances: (i) resignation; (ii) discharged for just cause and such discharge is not reversed through the Grievance or Arbitration procedures; (iii) failure to report for duty as scheduled and does not report as sick or offer reasonable explanation for the absence within three (3) days of his/her failure to report. (iv) for a period of two (2) years after layoff, if he/she has not been recalled. (v) failure, upon being notified of a recall, to signify her intention to return within five (5) days after she has received her notice of recall mailed by registered mail to her last known address according to the records of the Employer and fails to report to work at such time as has been mutually agreed upon by the parties unless there is an explanation satisfactory to the Employer; (vi) when absent due to illness or disability for a period of two (2) years after her sick leave, LTD or EI sick benefits have been exhausted.

– SENIORITY AND JOB SECURITY. 10.01 A newly employed full-time nurse shall be considered a probationary nurse until she has completed three (3) months of continuous employment. A part-time nurse shall be considered a probationary nurse until she has completed four hundred and fifty (450) hours of service. With the written consent of the nurse, Labour Relations Officer and the Site Branch Executive Director or designate, the probationary period probationaryperiod may be extended for a further three (3) months for a full-time nurse, and a further two hundred and twenty five (225) nursing hours for a part- part-time nurse. If accepted for permanent employment, her seniority shall commence from the date of her employment. 10.02 . A seniority list shall be maintained for all nurses covered by this Agreement who have completed their probationary period. A copy of the Seniority List shall be filed with the President of Presidentof the Local AssociationLocalAssociation, or her designate, and posted in April and October of each year. There shall be separate seniority lists for full- full-time and part-part- time nurses. Full-time seniority will be accrued from date of hire subject to Article 10.03. Part-time seniority will be based on the number of hours worked. 10.03 . A nurse who changes status shall retain her seniority. A nurse whose status is changed from full-time to part-time shall receive credit for her full seniority on the basis of 1500 hours worked for each year of full-time seniority. A nurse whose status is changed from part-time to timeto full-time shall receive credit for her full seniority on the basis of one year of seniority for each 1500 hours worked. Any time worked in excess of an equivalent shall be pro-rated at the time of transfer. (a) Seniority shall be retained and accumulated when a nurse is absent from work under the following circumstances: (i) : on an approved leave of absence with pay; (ii) ; on an approved leave of absence without pay of sixty (60) continuous calendar days or less; (iii) ; when in receipt of paid sick leave, LTD or EI El sick benefits; (iv) ; When in receipt of WSIB benefits for benefitsfor any injury sustained injurysustained while in the inthe employ of the Employer; or (v) or When on pregnancy/parental leave in accordance with the (b) the Employment Standards Act. Seniority shall be retained but not accumulated when accumulatedwhen a nurse is absent from work under the following circumstances: (i) : approved leave of absence without pay of more than sixty (60) continuous calendar days; (ii) ; when absent due to illness or disability for a period of one (1) year after her sick leave, LTD or EI El sick benefits have been exhausted; (iii) for ; a period of two (2) years after layoff due to reduction of required nursing staff; (iv) ; when in receipt of WSIB benefits under circumstances other than those mentioned in 10.04 (a) (iv). (c) Seniority shall be lost and the nurse’s 's employment terminated when he/she is absent from work under the following circumstances: (i) : resignation; (ii) ; discharged for just cause and such discharge is not reversed through reversedthrough the Grievance or Arbitration procedures; (iii) ; failure to report for duty as scheduled and does not report as sick or offer reasonable explanation for the absence within three (3) days of his/her failure to report. (iv) . for a period of two (2) years after layoffxxxxxx, if he/she has not been recalled. (v) . failure, upon being notified of a recall, to signify her intention to intentionto return within five (5) days after she has received her notice of recall mailed by registered mail to her last known address knownaddress according to the records of the Employer and fails to report to reportto work at such time as has been mutually agreed upon by the parties unless there is an explanation satisfactory to the Employer; (vi) ; when absent due to illness or disability for a period of two (2) years after her sick leave, LTD or EI El sick benefits have been exhausted. (a) Where a vacancy or new position occurs in a classification in the bargaining unit, such vacancy shall be posted for a period of seven (7) consecutive calendar days. Nurses may make a written application for the vacancy during the posted period. The name of the successful applicant shall be posted and a copy of the posting shall be provided to the local Association. Nurses are hired to work anywhere within the geographic area serviced by the Branch. Notwithstanding this, the Employer will make every effort to assign nurses to work inthe primaryarea to which they were assigned at the time of hire. A nurse may make a written request to change her within the branch. Requests to change a primary area will be maintained by the Employer for a calendar year (a calendar year = January 1st to December Any such request shall be considered as an application for any job in the requested area. The nurse will verify that her application has been received. When the Employer realigns existing geographic boundaries, affecting the primary areas of nurses, nurses who are required to change their primary area may accept assignment to another primary area or bump the most junior nurse within another primary area. Nurses shall be selected for positions under (a) on the basis of skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are equal amongst the nurses concerned, seniority shall govern. If realignment of core staffing within a primary area is required, transfer out of an area will be done by area seniority. Nurses displaced from their primary area may bump the most junior nurse within another primary area: immediately if the realignment is due to loss of business: or after two (2) pay periods or more if realignment is due to fluctuating visit volumes. Any nurse filling a temporary assignment will return to her previous primary area and if it exists. Notwithstanding any provision of this agreement, the Employer may fill a which is not expected to exceed sixty (60) calendar days without posting. Visiting nurses can be assigned to do shift nurse work on a temporary basis to fill temporary vacancies in shift nursing. They will continue to be paid at the visiting nurse rate during the temporary assignment. and Recall Whenever a layoff is planned the Employerwill provide a combined seniority list. Layoffs will be done according to this list. (a) In the event that a reduction in the nursing force is required, the Employer agrees that the most junior nurse be laid off first provided that nurses who remain are qualified to do the work available. When recalling nurses after layoff, those last to be laid off will be first to be recalled provided that in each case the nurse is qualified to do the work available.