Common use of Temporary Staff Reductions Clause in Contracts

Temporary Staff Reductions. 36.2.1 If, in the judgment of the Employer, budgetary or operational considerations require a temporary reduction of Regular Nurses covered by this Agreement the Employer will notify CRONA and at CRONA’s request meet and discuss ways in which to develop equitable staffing for the Regular full-time and part-time Nurses affected. These discussions shall include the feasibility of the following: a. Voluntary temporary reduction in work commitment. b. Credit for voluntary use of PTO. c. Credit for mandatory “A” days. d. Implementation of rotation of mandatory absent days based on inverse seniority. e. Freeze on hiring. f. Proportional reduction of hours among all Regular Nurses. g. Length of credit given, if any, for voluntary PTO and/or mandatory absent days. h. Cross-Training. i. Reduction in direct patient care assignments to Registry Nurses and other non-Regular Nurses in the affected unit(s). In periods of staff reduction and layoffs, Relief Nurses shall be scheduled according to need and pursuant to the terms of Section 15 of this Agreement. 36.2.2 When it is necessary to cancel Nurses on a unit, cancellations will occur in the following order if the remaining staff have the necessary skills and abilities to meet operational needs: voluntary, over commitment, Registry, Relief and Regular. A Nurse Supervisor/Manager will be taken out of the count before a Regular Nurse is canceled; however a Nurse may be required to float within the Nurse’s region prior to a Nurse Supervisor/Manager being taken out of the count.

Temporary Staff Reductions. 36.2.1 If, in the judgment of the Employer, budgetary or operational considerations require a temporary reduction of Regular Nurses covered by this Agreement the Employer will notify CRONA and at CRONA’s request meet and discuss ways in which to develop equitable staffing for the Regular full-time and part-time Nurses affected. These discussions shall include the feasibility of the following: a. Voluntary temporary reduction in work commitment. b. Credit for voluntary use of PTO. c. Credit for mandatory “A” days. d. Implementation of rotation of mandatory absent days based on inverse seniority. e. Freeze on hiring. f. Proportional reduction of hours among all Regular Nurses. g. Length of credit given, if any, for voluntary PTO and/or mandatory absent days. h. Cross-Training. i. Reduction in direct patient care assignments to Registry Nurses and other non-Regular Nurses in the affected unit(s). In periods of staff reduction and layoffs, Relief Nurses shall be scheduled according to need and pursuant to the terms of Section 15 154 of this Agreement. 36.2.2 When it is necessary to cancel Nurses on a unit, cancellations will occur in the following order if the remaining staff have the necessary skills and abilities to meet operational needs: voluntary, over commitment, Registry, Relief and Regular. A Nurse Supervisor/Manager will be taken out of the count before a Regular Nurse is canceled; however a Nurse may be required to float within the Nurse’s region prior to a Nurse Supervisor/Manager being taken out of the count.

Temporary Staff Reductions. 36.2.1 37.2.1 If, in the judgment of the Employer, budgetary or operational considerations require a temporary reduction of Regular Nurses covered by this Agreement the Employer will notify CRONA and at CRONA’s request meet and discuss ways in which to develop equitable staffing for the Regular full-time and part-time Nurses affected. These discussions shall include the feasibility of the following: a. Voluntary temporary reduction in work commitment. b. Credit for voluntary use of PTO. c. Credit for mandatory “A” days. d. Implementation of rotation of mandatory absent days based on inverse seniority. e. Freeze on hiring. f. Proportional reduction of hours among all Regular Nurses. g. Length of credit given, if any, for voluntary PTO and/or mandatory absent days. h. Cross-Training. i. Reduction in direct patient care assignments to Registry Nurses and other non-Regular Nurses in the affected unit(s). In periods of staff reduction and layoffs, Relief Nurses shall be scheduled according to need and pursuant to the terms of Section 15 of this Agreement. 36.2.2 37.2.2 When it is necessary to cancel Nurses on a unit, cancellations will occur in the following order if the remaining staff have the necessary skills and abilities to meet operational needs: voluntary, over commitment, Registry, Relief and Regular. A Nurse Supervisor/Manager will be taken out of the count before a Regular Nurse is canceled; however a Nurse may be required to float within the Nurse’s region prior to a Nurse Supervisor/Manager being taken out of the count.

Temporary Staff Reductions. 36.2.1 32.2.1 If, in the judgment of the Employer, budgetary or operational considerations require a temporary reduction of Regular Nurses covered by this Agreement the Employer will notify CRONA and at CRONA’s request meet and discuss ways in which to develop equitable staffing for the Regular full-time and part-time Nurses affected. These discussions shall include the feasibility of the following: a. Voluntary temporary reduction in work commitment. b. Credit for voluntary use of PTO. c. Credit for mandatory “A” days. d. Implementation of rotation of mandatory absent days based on inverse seniority. e. Freeze on hiring. f. Proportional reduction of hours among all Regular Nurses. g. Length of credit given, if any, for voluntary PTO and/or mandatory absent days. h. Cross-Training. i. Reduction in direct patient care assignments to Registry Nurses and other non-Regular Nurses in the affected unit(s). In periods of staff reduction and layoffs, Relief Nurses shall be scheduled according to need and pursuant to the terms of Section 15 11 of this Agreement. 36.2.2 32.2.2 When it is necessary to cancel Nurses on a unit, cancellations will occur in the following order if the remaining staff have the necessary skills and abilities to meet operational needs: voluntary, over commitment, Registry, Relief and Regular. A Nurse Supervisor/Manager will be taken out of the count before a Regular Nurse is canceled; however a Nurse may be required to float within the Nurse’s region prior to a Nurse Supervisor/Manager being taken out of the count.