Common use of Staffing Adjustments Clause in Contracts

Staffing Adjustments. Section 1. Staffing adjustments due to low census and/or acuity levels will occur in accordance with the terms of this Article. Section 2. This Section 2 shall apply to staffing adjustments that are made prior to or at the beginning of the shift (i.e., within sixty (60) minutes after the shift has started). (1) Employees currently working overtime status will first be required to leave. The Employer may in its discretion waive this and skip to paragraph (2) immediately below. (2) In the Nursing department, the Employer will then offer to employees on the affected resident care unit, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. If additional reductions in the nursing department are necessary, the Employer will next offer to employees on that shift on the other resident care units (i.e., the non-affected resident care units) to take time off, based on job classification seniority across those other resident care units. In all other departments, the Employer will then offer to employees in the department, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. (3) If additional reductions are necessary, such reductions will occur as follows. In the nursing department, such reductions shall be made on a rotating basis in reverse order of job classification seniority on that shift across all resident care units. In all other departments, such reductions shall be made on a rotating basis in reverse order of job classification seniority in that department on that shift. In all departments (the Nursing department and all other departments), when an Employee volunteers to take time off, his or her name will be removed from the rotation used for required reductions. Employees who take time off under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of this Section 2, either voluntarily or assigned, will be allowed to receive paid time off (PTO) for the remainder of their regular hours for that shift not worked or receive two hours pay or two hours of PTO accrual in addition to the hours worked for that shift. (None of these options is available to an employee currently working overtime who is required to leave under paragraph (1) of this Section 2.) Section 3. This Section 3 shall apply to staffing adjustments that are made following the start of a shift (i.e., more than sixty (60) minutes after the start time for the shift). (1) The Employer may in its discretion first ask employees currently working on overtime status if they would like to take time off. If the employee agrees to take time off, it will be on an unpaid basis; the employee cannot use PTO. (2) In the Nursing department, the Employer will offer to employees on the affected resident care unit, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. If additional reductions in the nursing department are necessary, the Employer will next offer to employees on that shift on the other resident care units (i.e., the non-affected resident care units) to take time off, based on job classification seniority across those other resident care units. In all other departments, the Employer will offer to employees in the department, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. Employees who volunteer to take time off under this paragraph (2) of this Section (3) will have the option of taking the remaining time off as paid time off or as unpaid time off. Section 4. This Section 4 shall apply to employees who take time off as the result of the application of Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article. An employee’s scheduled work hours that are canceled shall be credited as hours of work in determining the employee’s eligibility for and accumulation of benefits provided under this contract as well as determining the employee’s seniority under Article 13. Section 5. The Employer will post a low census list on a daily basis with a copy provided to the Union Chief Xxxxxxx. Changes in census levels and/or acuity levels resulting in staffing adjustments will be made known to the Union upon request.

Staffing Adjustments. Section A. UVMMC and the Union recognize that variations in census, acuity and service delivery requirements occur daily in response to the health needs of patients in our community and region. During periods of high census and/or high acuity, increased service delivery and/or when there is a need for additional bargaining unit employee staffing, the following priority will be used: 1. Staffing adjustments due Where applicable, Resource Department or Ambulatory Resource Pool bargaining unit employees will be assigned; 2. Bargaining unit employees with appropriate skill and ability will be asked to low census and/or acuity levels volunteer to work extra time so long as it does not incur overtime. 3. Bargaining unit employees with appropriate skill and ability will occur be asked to volunteer to work for overtime/premium pay. A cost center may first ask for volunteers among employees who are currently working. 4. Eligible bargaining unit employees with the necessary skill and ability may volunteer to float after considering the needs of the unit to which the volunteer was originally assigned. Such volunteers will receive the “float differential” if they qualify in accordance with the terms requirements of this Articlethe Articles on Floating and Differentials. If there is more than one volunteer, the bargaining unit employee with the greatest unit seniority will be chosen. Existing contracted staff with the appropriate skill and ability will be asked to work additional shifts. Section 5. Additional contracted staff with appropriate skill and ability may be recruited. B. During periods of low census or lack of work due to technical failures or other reasons, the normal workday and/or workweek may be decreased. The below priority will be used. In cost centers that schedule staff in multiple locations, the below priority will apply only to the specific location(s) where UVMMC elects to decrease the normal workday and/or workweek. For bargaining unit employees, unless otherwise stated below, cancellation will be by seniority, subject to maintaining staff of necessary skill and ability. 1. Contracted Staff Reassigned: Contracted staff will be reassigned if a need has been identified and the contracted staff has the necessary skill and ability. 2. This Section 2 shall apply Urgent Shifts Canceled: Bargaining unit employees working urgent pay shifts will be canceled. Prior to staffing adjustments that are made prior to or at the beginning of the shift (i.e.being canceled, within sixty (60) minutes after the shift has started). (1) Employees an employee who is currently working may choose to forego urgent pay and remain at work for the appropriate pay category. This may be straight pay, but could also be overtime status or another pay category. Cancellation will first then continue as described in the sections below, except that if the employee’s new pay category calls for volunteers and there are an insufficient number, the employee may be required canceled as if they remained in this pay category. Employees who do not receive a cancellation notice and show up to leave. The Employer may in its discretion waive this and skip to paragraph work the urgent shift will be paid two (2) immediately belowhours of courtesy urgent pay. 3. Other Incentive Shifts (if in effect): Bargaining unit employees working any other incentive shift will be canceled. Prior to being canceled, an employee who is currently working may choose to forego incentive pay and remain at work for the appropriate pay category. This may be straight pay, but could also be overtime or another pay category. Cancellation will then continue as described in the sections below, except that if the employee’s new pay category calls for volunteers and there are an insufficient number, the employee may be canceled as if they remained in this pay category. Employees who do not receive a cancellation notice and show up to work the urgent shift will be paid two (2) In the Nursing department, the Employer will then offer to employees on the affected resident care unit, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. If additional reductions in the nursing department are necessary, the Employer will next offer to employees on that shift on the other resident care units (i.e., the non-affected resident care units) to take time off, based on job classification seniority across those other resident care units. In all other departments, the Employer will then offer to employees in the department, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. (3) If additional reductions are necessary, such reductions will occur as follows. In the nursing department, such reductions shall be made on a rotating basis in reverse order of job classification seniority on that shift across all resident care units. In all other departments, such reductions shall be made on a rotating basis in reverse order of job classification seniority in that department on that shift. In all departments (the Nursing department and all other departments), when an Employee volunteers to take time off, his or her name will be removed from the rotation used for required reductions. Employees who take time off under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of this Section 2, either voluntarily or assigned, will be allowed to receive paid time off (PTO) for the remainder of their regular hours for that shift not worked or receive two hours pay or two hours of PTO accrual in addition to the hours worked for that shift. (None of these options is available to an employee currently working overtime who is required to leave under paragraph (1) of this Section 2courtesy incentive pay.) Section 3. This Section 3 shall apply to staffing adjustments that are made following the start of a shift (i.e., more than sixty (60) minutes after the start time for the shift). (1) The Employer may in its discretion first ask employees currently working on overtime status if they would like to take time off. If the employee agrees to take time off, it will be on an unpaid basis; the employee cannot use PTO. (2) In the Nursing department, the Employer will offer to employees on the affected resident care unit, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. If additional reductions in the nursing department are necessary, the Employer will next offer to employees on that shift on the other resident care units (i.e., the non-affected resident care units) to take time off, based on job classification seniority across those other resident care units. In all other departments, the Employer will offer to employees in the department, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. Employees who volunteer to take time off under this paragraph (2) of this Section (3) will have the option of taking the remaining time off as paid time off or as unpaid time off. Section 4. This Section 4 shall apply to employees who take time off as the result of the application of Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article. An employee’s scheduled work hours that are canceled shall be credited as hours of work in determining the employee’s eligibility for and accumulation of benefits provided under this contract as well as determining the employee’s seniority under Article 13. Section 5. The Employer will post a low census list on a daily basis with a copy provided to the Union Chief Xxxxxxx. Changes in census levels and/or acuity levels resulting in staffing adjustments will be made known to the Union upon request.

Staffing Adjustments. Section A. UVMMC and the Union recognize that variations in census, acuity and service delivery requirements occur daily in response to the health needs of patients in our community and region. During periods of high census and/or high acuity, increased service delivery and/or when there is a need for additional bargaining unit employee staffing, the following priority will be used: 1. Staffing adjustments due Where applicable, Resource Department or Ambulatory Resource Pool bargaining unit employees will be assigned; 2. Bargaining unit employees with appropriate skill and ability will be asked to low census and/or acuity levels volunteer to work extra time so long as it does not incur overtime. 3. Bargaining unit employees with appropriate skill and ability will occur be asked to volunteer to work for overtime/premium pay. A cost center may first ask for volunteers among employees who are currently working. 4. Eligible bargaining unit employees with the necessary skill and ability may volunteer to float after considering the needs of the unit to which the volunteer was originally assigned. Such volunteers will receive the “float differential” if they qualify in accordance with the terms requirements of this Articlethe Articles on Floating and Differentials. If there is more than one volunteer, the bargaining unit employee with the greatest unit seniority will be chosen. Section 5. Existing contracted staff with the appropriate skill and ability will be asked to work additional shifts. 6. Additional contracted staff with appropriate skill and ability may be re- cruited. B. During periods of low census or lack of work due to technical failures or other reasons, the normal workday and/or workweek may be decreased. The below priority will be used. In cost centers that schedule staff in multiple locations, the below priority will apply only to the specific location(s) where UVMMC elects to decrease the normal workday and/or workweek. For bargaining unit employees, unless other- wise stated below, cancellation will be by seniority, subject to maintaining staff of necessary skill and ability. 1. Contracted Staff Reassigned: Contracted staff will be reassigned if a need has been identified and the contracted staff has the necessary skill and abil- ity. 2. Urgent Shifts Canceled: Bargaining unit employees working urgent pay shifts will be canceled. Prior to being canceled, an employee who is cur- rently working may choose to forego urgent pay and remain at work for the appropriate pay category. This Section 2 shall apply may be straight pay, but could also be over- time or another pay category. Cancellation will then continue as described in the sections below, except that if the employee’s new pay category calls for volunteers and there are an insufficient number, the employee may be canceled as if they remained in this pay category. Employees who do not receive a cancellation notice and show up to staffing adjustments that are made prior to or at work the beginning of the urgent shift (i.e., within sixty (60) minutes after the shift has started). (1) Employees currently working overtime status will first be required to leave. The Employer may in its discretion waive this and skip to paragraph paid two (2) immediately belowhours of courtesy urgent pay. 3. Other Incentive Shifts (if in effect): Bargaining unit employees working any other incentive shift will be canceled. Prior to being canceled, an employee who is currently working may choose to forego incentive pay and remain at work for the appropriate pay category. This may be straight pay, but could also be overtime or another pay category. Cancellation will then continue as described in the sections below, except that if the employee’s new pay category calls for volunteers and there are an insufficient number, the em- ployee may be canceled as if they remained in this pay category. Employees who do not receive a cancellation notice and show up to work the urgent shift will be paid two (2) In the Nursing department, the Employer will then offer to employees on the affected resident care unit, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. If additional reductions in the nursing department are necessary, the Employer will next offer to employees on that shift on the other resident care units (i.e., the non-affected resident care units) to take time off, based on job classification seniority across those other resident care units. In all other departments, the Employer will then offer to employees in the department, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. (3) If additional reductions are necessary, such reductions will occur as follows. In the nursing department, such reductions shall be made on a rotating basis in reverse order of job classification seniority on that shift across all resident care units. In all other departments, such reductions shall be made on a rotating basis in reverse order of job classification seniority in that department on that shift. In all departments (the Nursing department and all other departments), when an Employee volunteers to take time off, his or her name will be removed from the rotation used for required reductions. Employees who take time off under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of this Section 2, either voluntarily or assigned, will be allowed to receive paid time off (PTO) for the remainder of their regular hours for that shift not worked or receive two hours pay or two hours of PTO accrual in addition to the hours worked for that shift. (None of these options is available to an employee currently working overtime who is required to leave under paragraph (1) of this Section 2courtesy incentive pay.) Section 3. This Section 3 shall apply to staffing adjustments that are made following the start of a shift (i.e., more than sixty (60) minutes after the start time for the shift). (1) The Employer may in its discretion first ask employees currently working on overtime status if they would like to take time off. If the employee agrees to take time off, it will be on an unpaid basis; the employee cannot use PTO. (2) In the Nursing department, the Employer will offer to employees on the affected resident care unit, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. If additional reductions in the nursing department are necessary, the Employer will next offer to employees on that shift on the other resident care units (i.e., the non-affected resident care units) to take time off, based on job classification seniority across those other resident care units. In all other departments, the Employer will offer to employees in the department, based on job classification seniority, to take time off. Employees who volunteer to take time off under this paragraph (2) of this Section (3) will have the option of taking the remaining time off as paid time off or as unpaid time off. Section 4. This Section 4 shall apply to employees who take time off as the result of the application of Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article. An employee’s scheduled work hours that are canceled shall be credited as hours of work in determining the employee’s eligibility for and accumulation of benefits provided under this contract as well as determining the employee’s seniority under Article 13. Section 5. The Employer will post a low census list on a daily basis with a copy provided to the Union Chief Xxxxxxx. Changes in census levels and/or acuity levels resulting in staffing adjustments will be made known to the Union upon request.