Common use of Voluntary Part-time Benefits Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Part-time Benefits. Process for payment The Employer agrees to provide part-time nurses with the option of voluntary participation in the extended health care and dental group benefit programs set out in Article 17 provided they meet the threshold number of hours of work for acceptance by the carrier. It is understood and agreed that the part-time nurses who participate will assume the monthly premiums. Any part time nurse who wishes to participate will provide payment of the benefits either through post-dated cheques provided on a yearly basis or through a preauthorized withdrawal process. It is understood that any transaction would be dated the first of each and every month. The Employer will notify the Association of the benefit costs to part time nurses in January of each year, and each time the benefit costs are renegotiated by the Employer.