WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS. 14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four week work schedule of no less than one (1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement. 14.2 Except in an emergency, an employee who has been continuously employed by the Medical Center for five (5) or more years shall not be required to rotate shifts. For the purpose of this provision, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed less than five (5) years. 14.3 Nursing employees with five (5) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" among its employees who have been employed less than five (5) years. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers to float on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniority, the least senior person shall float. Effective 9/16/02, nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.25) cents more per hour. A nursing employee with five (5) or more years seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) more per hour. 14.4 The Medical Center shall continue to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positions. This shall not limit the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation. 14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees. 14.6 For those employees who work weekends, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day off, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.
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Samples: Service and Maintenance Agreement, Service and Maintenance Agreement
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four week work schedule of no less than one (1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except in an emergency, an employee who has been continuously employed by the Medical Center for five (5) or more years shall not be required to rotate shifts. For the purpose of this provision, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed for less than five (5) years. Coverage for an employee's use of accrued time (excluding sick leave and all leaves of absence) shall not be considered an emergency. Employees over five (5) years seniority may volunteer to rotate to cover an employee's use of accrued time. The least senior of the employees on a department/ unit with five (5) or more years seniority who must rotate due to an emergency will do so only for the time neces- sary to meet the emergency. A Medical Center deemed emergency shall not exceed 30 days for any single employee. No employee shall be rotated off their shift and be replaced with an agency or Per Diem employee unless for a clinical competency need. An employee with five (5) or more years seniority who rotates will receive two dollars and fifteen cents ($2.15) more per hour.
14.3 Nursing employees with five (5) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" among its employees who have been employed less than five (5) years. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers to float on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniority, the least senior person shall float. Effective 9/16/02, nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.25) cents more per hour. A nursing employee with five (5) or more years seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) more per hour.
14.4 The Medical Center shall continue to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positions. This shall not limit the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 For those employees who work weekends, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day off, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.five
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four (4) week work schedule of no less than one (1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except In the event of shortages on a particular shift necessitating shift rotation, the Hospital shall first discuss alternatives to rotation and then seek volunteers. As a last resort, available employees shall be rotated in order of reverse seniority on a rotating basis, up to four consecutive weeks maximum unless mutually agreed otherwise. A log of rotation shall be maintained on each unit. Employees who rotate from one shift to another shall receive the appropriate shift differential for that shift or keep their current shift differential, whichever is greater. Four weeks’ notice for the need to rotate shifts will be given to the affected employee(s) unless in the case of an emergency, an unforeseen emergent circumstance and only as a last resort. It is the intent of the Employer to move the employee who has been continuously employed by back to their original shift as soon as practicable. An employee will be given at least 48 hours transition time when moving from one shift to the Medical Center for five other. An employee with ten (510) or more years’ seniority who rotates will receive two dollars and fifteen cents ($2.15) more per hour.
14.3 Floating is the reassignment of nursing employees, to a unit/department that they are not hired to work on, and did not pre-schedule themselves to work on, in order to meet the operational needs of the facility. Floating is not “pre- scheduled” and is utilized only after all other options have been exhausted. In the event floating is necessary, which may include but is not limited to instances of high or low census, late call outs, and instances of no call no show, nursing employees in the float pool will be floated first. A nursing employee may be floated for a shift or any part thereof to a patient care unit within the same clinical competency, provided the nursing employee is qualified as determined by the Hospital. If the nursing employee believes the assignment is beyond his or her skill level, they may raise the issue with the unit leader and or nursing supervisor. If the leader/supervisor agrees, they shall modify the assignment to one that reasonably meets the skills of the nursing employee. As of June 1, 2021, nursing employees, excluding per diems, with ten or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments, shall not be required to rotate shiftswork in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling), except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. As of June 1, 2022, nursing employees, excluding per diems, with twenty-five years or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments, shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling), except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. As of June 1, 2023, all nursing employees shall be required to float, in accordance with this subsection. For the purpose purposes of this provisionArticle, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed less than five (5) years.
14.3 Nursing employees with five (5) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" pulling among its employees who have been employed less than five (5) years. No Nursing Assistant shall are required to be floated available to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers to float on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniority, the least senior person shall float. Effective 9/16/02, nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.25) cents more per hour. A nursing employee with five (5) or more years seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) more per hour.
14.4 The Medical Center shall continue will make its best efforts to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positions. This shall not limit float within the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 For those employees who work weekends, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day off, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.following float districts:
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four week work schedule of no less than one (1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except in an emergency, an employee who has been continuously employed by the Medical Center for five (5) or more years shall not be required to rotate shifts. For the purpose of this the provision, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed for less than five (5) years. Coverage for an employee's use of accrued time (excluding sick leave and all leaves of absence) shall not be considered an emergency. Employees who have over five (5) years seniority may volunteer to rotate to cover an employee's use of accrued time. The least senior of the employees on a department/unit with five (5) or more years seniority who must rotate due to an emergency will do so only for the time neces- sary to meet the emergency. A Medical Center deemed emergency shall not exceed thirty (30) days for any single employee. No employee shall be rotated off their shift and be replaced with an agency or Per Diem employee unless for a clinical competency need. An employee with five (5) or more years seniority who rotates will receive two dollars and fifteen cents ($2.15) more per hour.
14.3 Nursing employees employees, excluding Per Diems, with five six (56) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency emer- gency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" among its employees who have been employed less than five six (56) years. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agencyEmployees excluding per diems, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers to float on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniority, the least senior person shall float. Effective 9/16/02, nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five six (56) years years' seniority who float float, will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.251.00) cents more per hour. A nursing employee Employees with five six (56) years or more years seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixtytwo dollars and seventy-five cents ($1.652.75) more per hour.
14.4 The Medical Center shall continue to make . When a good faith effort to fill vacant positions. This shall not limit the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for floating situation arises and all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 For those nursing employees who work weekends, no full-time employee shall work more have greater than four (4) consecutive days without a day off, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.six
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four week work schedule of no less than one (1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except in an emergency, an employee who has been continuously employed by the Medical Center for five (5) or more years shall not be required to rotate shifts. For the purpose of this the provision, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed for less than five (5) years. Coverage for an employee's use of accrued time (excluding sick leave and all leaves of absence) shall not be considered an emergency. Employees who have over five (5) years seniority may volunteer to rotate to cover an employee's use of accrued time. The least senior of the employees on a department/unit with five (5) or more years seniority who must rotate due to an emergency will do so only for the time neces- sary to meet the emergency. A Medical Center deemed emergency shall not exceed thirty (30) days for any single employee. No employee shall be rotated off their shift and be replaced with an agency or Per Diem employee unless for a clinical competency need. An employee with five (5) or more years seniority who rotates will receive two dollars and fifteen cents ($2.15) more per hour.
14.3 Nursing employees employees, excluding Per Diems, with five six (56) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" among its employees who have been employed less than five (5) years. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers to float on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniority, the least senior person shall float. Effective 9/16/02, nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.25) cents more per hour. A nursing employee with five (5) or more years seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) more per hour.
14.4 The Medical Center shall continue to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positions. This shall not limit the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 For those employees who work weekends, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day off, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.six
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four week work schedule of no less than one (1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except in an emergency, an employee who has been continuously employed by the Medical Center for five (5) or more years shall not be required to rotate shifts. For the purpose of this the provision, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed for less than five (5) years. Coverage for an employee's use of accrued time (excluding sick leave and all leaves of absence) shall not be considered an emergency. Employees who have over five (5) years seniority may volunteer to rotate to cover an employee's use of accrued time. The least senior of the employees on a department/unit with five (5) or more years seniority who must rotate due to an emergency will do so only for the time neces- sary to meet the emergency. A Medical Center deemed emergency shall not exceed thirty (30) days for any single employee. No employee shall be rotated off their shift and be replaced with an agency or Per Diem employee unless for a clinical competency need. An employee with five (5) or more years seniority who rotates will receive two dollars and fifteen cents ($2.15) more per hour.
14.3 Nursing employees employees, excluding Per Diems, with five six (56) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" among its employees who have been employed less than five six (56) years. No Nursing Assistant shall Employees excluding per diems, who have less than six (6) years' seniority who float, will receive one dollar ($1.00) more per hour. Employees with six (6) years or more seniority will receive two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) more per hour. When a floating situation arises and all nursing employees have greater than six (6) or more years seniority, volunteers will first be floated to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem)sought. If no Nursing Assistant volunteers nursing employees volunteer to float float, the least senior of the employees on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniority, the least senior person shall float. Effective 9/16/02, nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.25) cents more per hour. A nursing employee with five (5) or more years seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) more per hour.
14.4 The Medical Center shall continue to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positions. This shall not limit the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 For those employees who work weekends, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day off, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.six
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four week work schedule of no less than one (1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except in an emergency, an employee who has been continuously employed by the Medical Center for five (5) or more years shall not be required to rotate shifts. For the purpose of this provision, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed less than five (5) years.
14.3 Nursing employees with five (5) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" among its employees who have been employed less than five (5) years. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers to float on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniority, the least senior person shall floatfloat on a rotating basis, beginning with the least senior through the most senior and around to the least senior again, etc. Effective 9/16/02, nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.25) cents more per hour. A nursing employee with five (5) or more years seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) more per hour.
14.4 The Medical Center shall continue to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positions. This shall not limit the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 For those employees who work weekends, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day off, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four (4) week work schedule of no less than one one
(1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except In the event of shortages on a particular shift necessitating shift rotation, the Hospital shall first discuss alternatives to rotation and then seek volunteers. As a last resort, available employees shall be rotated in order of reverse seniority on a rotating basis, up to four consecutive weeks maximum unless mutually agreed otherwise. A log of rotation shall be maintained on each unit. Employees who rotate from one shift to another shall receive the appropriate shift differential for that shift or keep their current shift differential, whichever is greater. Four weeks’ notice for the need to rotate shifts will be given to the affected employee(s) unless in the case of an emergencyunforeseen emergent circumstance and only as a last resort. It is the intent of the Employer to move the employee back to their original shift as soon as practicable. An employee will be given at least 48 hours transition time when moving from one shift to the other.
14.3 Floating is the reassignment of nursing employees to a unit/department that they are not hired to work on, an and did not pre-schedule themselves to work on, in order to meet the operational needs of the facility. Floating is not “pre-scheduled” and is utilized only after all other options have been exhausted. In the event floating is necessary, which may include but is not limited to instances of high or low census, late call outs, and instances of no call no show, nursing employees in the float pool will be floated first. A nursing employee who has been continuously employed may be floated for a shift or any part thereof to a patient care unit within the same clinical competency, provided the nursing employee is qualified as determined by the Medical Center for five (5) Hospital. If the nursing employee believes the assignment is beyond his or her skill level, they may raise the issue with the unit leader and or nursing supervisor. If the leader/supervisor agrees, they shall modify the assignment to one that reasonably meets the skills of the nursing employee. As of June 1, 2021, nursing employees, excluding per diems, with ten or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments, shall not be required to rotate shiftswork in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling), except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. As of June 1, 2022, nursing employees, excluding per diems, with twenty-five years or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments, shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling), except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. As of January 1, 2023, all nursing employees shall be required to float, in accordance with this subsection. For the purpose purposes of this provisionArticle, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed less than five (5) years.
14.3 Nursing employees with five (5) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" pulling among its employees who have been employed less than five (5) yearsare required to be available to float. No Nursing Assistant shall The order in which staff will be floated to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers required to float is as follows:
1. Float pool
2. Staff from outside agencies if their contract permits
3. Volunteers
4. Per diem
5. Core staff in reverse seniority on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniority, the least senior person shall float. Effective 9/16/02, nursing rotational basis Nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.25) cents more per hour. A nursing employee with five (5) or more years years’ seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) more per hour.
14.4 . Assisting colleagues/helping hands: It is understood that there may be instances staff may have to assist their colleagues in other units during a pandemic or state of emergency. Need is defined as any unexpected situation that may compromise the quality and/or safety of patient care delivery requiring immediate attention. It is understood that this is not the same function as “floating”. Staff may be required to temporarily assist other units if doing so does not jeopardize care or increase the workload of the staff remaining in the sending unit. Once the needed assistance is completed, they can return to their home unit. The Medical Center shall continue to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positions. This shall not limit the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 14.4 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 14.5 For those employees who work weekends, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day off, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.
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Samples: Service and Maintenance Agreement
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four (4) week work schedule of no less than one (1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except In the event of shortages on a particular shift necessitating shift rotation, the Hospital shall first discuss alternatives to rotations and then seek volunteers. As a last resort, available employees shall be rotated in order to reverse seniority on rotating basis, up to four consecutive weeks maximum unless mutually agreed otherwise. A log of rotation shall be maintained on each unit. Employees who rotate from one shift to another shall receive the appropriate shift differential for that shift or keep their current shift differential, whichever is greater. Four weeks’ notice for the need to rotate shifts will be given to the affected employee(s) unless in the case of an emergency, an unforeseen emergent circumstance and only as a last resort. It is the intent of the Employer to move the employee back to their original shift as soon as practicable. An employee will be given at least 48 hours transition time when moving from one shift to the other. A non-RN employee with then (10) or more years’ seniority who has been continuously employed by the Medical Center for five rotates will receive two dollars and fifteen cents (5$2.15) more per hour. A Registered Nurse with ten (10) or more years of seniority who volunteers to rotate shift shall receive an additional five ($5) dollars per hour added to their regular compensation rate of pay.
14.3 Floating is the reassignment of Registered Nurses (RNs), to a unit/department that they are not hired to work on, and did not pre-schedule themselves to work on, in order to meet the operational needs of the facility. Floating is not “pre-scheduled” and utilized only after all other options have been exhausted. In the event floating is necessary, which may include but is not limited to instances of high or low census, late call outs, and instances of no call no show, RNs in the float pool will be floated first. An RN may be floated for a shift or any part thereof to a patient care unit within the same clinical competency, provided the RN is qualified as determined by the Hospital. If the RN believes the assignment is beyond his or her skill level, they may raise the issue with the unit leader and or nursing supervisor. If the leader/supervisor agrees, they shall modify the assignment to one that reasonably meets the skills of the RN. As of June 1, 2021, nursing employees, excluding per diems, with ten or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments, shall not be required to rotate shiftswork in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling), except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. As of June 1, 2022, nursing employees, excluding per diems, with twenty-five or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments, shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling), except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. As of June 1, 2023, all nursing employees shall be required to float, in accordance with this subsection. For the purpose purposes of this provisionArticle, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed less than five (5) years.
14.3 Nursing employees with five (5) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" pulling among its employees who are required to be available to float. Floating of newly hired or novice RNs will not occur until they have been employed less than five (5) yearson their “home unit” for 6 months. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated Exception: This rule does not apply to more than one unit in a shiftRNs hired into the float pool. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers to float on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniority, the least senior person shall float. Effective 9/16/02, nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.25) cents more per hour. A nursing employee with five (5) or more years seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) more per hour.
14.4 The Medical Center shall continue will make its best efforts to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positions. This shall not limit float within the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 For those employees who work weekends, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day off, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.following float districts:
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four (4) week work schedule of no less than one one
(1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except in an emergency, an employee who has been continuously employed by the Medical Center for five (5) or more years shall not be required to rotate shifts. For the purpose of this provision, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed less than five (5) years.
14.3 Nursing employees with five (5) or more years years’ seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" among its employees who have been employed less than five (5) years. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers to float on a unit/department with five (5) or more years years’ seniority, the least senior person shall float. Effective 9/16/02, nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.25) cents more per hour. A nursing employee with five (5) or more years years’ seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) more per hour.
14.4 The Medical Center shall continue to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positions. This shall not limit the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 For those employees who work weekends, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day off, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.
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WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four week work schedule of no less than one (1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except in an emergency, an employee who has been continuously employed by the Medical Center for five (5) or more years shall not be required to rotate shifts. For the purpose of this provision, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed for less than five (5) years. Coverage for an employee's use of accrued time (excluding sick leave and all leaves of absence) shall not be considered an emergency. Employees over five (5) years seniority may volunteer to rotate to cover an employee's use of accrued time. The least senior of the employees on a department/ unit with five (5) or more years seniority who must rotate due to an emergency will do so only for the time neces- sary to meet the emergency. A Medical Center deemed emergency shall not exceed 30 days for any single employee. No employee shall be rotated off their shift and be replaced with an agency or Per Diem employee unless for a clinical competency need. An employee with five (5) or more years seniority who rotates will receive two dollars and fifteen cents ($2.15) more per hour.
14.3 Nursing employees with five (5) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" among its employees who have been employed less than five (5) years. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers nursing employees volunteer to float on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniorityfloat, the least senior person of the employees shall float. Effective 9/16/02Employees, nursing employees excluding Per diems per diems, who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.251.00) cents more per hour. A nursing employee Employees with five (5) or more years seniority who floats float will receive one dollar sixtytwo dollars and seventy-five cents ($1.652.75) more per hour.
14.4 . The Medical Center shall continue will make its best efforts to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positionsfloat within the following float districts:
1. This shall not limit the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy exists. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 For those employees who work weekendsCCU, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day offPCU, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.ED, Cath Lab
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WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four (4) week work schedule of no less than one (1) month, two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 Except In the event of shortages on a particular shift necessitating shift rotation, the Hospital shall first discuss alternatives to rotation and then seek volunteers. As a last resort, available employees shall be rotated in order of reverse seniority on a rotating basis, up to four consecutive weeks maximum unless mutually agreed otherwise. A log of rotation shall be maintained on each unit. Employees who rotate from one shift to another shall receive the appropriate shift differential for that shift or keep their current shift differential, whichever is greater. Four weeks’ notice for the need to rotate shifts will be given to the affected employee(s) unless in the case of an emergency, an unforeseen emergent circumstance and only as a last resort. It is the intent of the Employer to move the employee who has been continuously employed by back to their original shift as soon as practicable. An employee will be given at least 48 hours transition time when moving from one shift to the Medical Center for five other. An employee with ten (510) or more years’ seniority who rotates will receive two dollars and fifteen cents ($2.15) more per hour.
14.3 Floating is the reassignment of nursing employees, to a unit/department that they are not hired to work on, and did not pre-schedule themselves to work on, in order to meet the operational needs of the facility. Floating is not “pre-scheduled” and is utilized only after all other options have been exhausted. In the event floating is necessary, which may include but is not limited to instances of high or low census, late call outs, and instances of no call no show, nursing employees in the float pool will be floated first. A nursing employee may be floated for a shift or any part thereof to a patient care unit within the same clinical competency, provided the nursing employee is qualified as determined by the Hospital. If the nursing employee believes the assignment is beyond his or her skill level, they may raise the issue with the unit leader and or nursing supervisor. If the leader/supervisor agrees, they shall modify the assignment to one that reasonably meets the skills of the nursing employee. As of June 1, 2021, nursing employees, excluding per diems, with ten or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments, shall not be required to rotate shiftswork in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling), except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. As of June 1, 2022, nursing employees, excluding per diems, with twenty-five years or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments, shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling), except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. As of June 1, 2023, all nursing employees shall be required to float, in accordance with this subsection. For the purpose purposes of this provisionArticle, an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by rotating among those employees who have been employed less than five (5) years.
14.3 Nursing employees with five (5) or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific units or departments shall not be required to work in another unit or department (i.e., no pulling) except in an emergency or by mutual agreement. For the purpose of this provision an emergency shall be deemed to exist when the Medical Center determines that it is unable to provide adequate staffing by "pulling" pulling among its employees who have been employed less than five (5) years. No Nursing Assistant shall are required to be floated available to more than one unit in a shift. No Nursing Assistant shall be floated off their unit and replaced with another employee agency, per diem). If no Nursing Assistant volunteers to float on a unit/department with five (5) or more years seniority, the least senior person shall float. Effective 9/16/02, nursing employees excluding Per diems who have less than five (5) years seniority who float will receive one dollar twenty-five ($1.25) cents more per hour. A nursing employee with five (5) or more years seniority who floats will receive one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) more per hour.
14.4 The Medical Center shall continue will make its best efforts to make a good faith effort to fill vacant positionsfloat within the following float districts: 1. This shall not limit the Medical Center's right to determine when a vacancy existsICU, PCU, ED, Cath Lab 2. Compliance by the Medical Center with Article 11 (Filling Vacant Positions) may result in an increase in shift rotation.
14.5 The use of outside agency personnel shall be permitted so long as work preference for all available time and assignments is first given to bargaining unit employees.
14.6 For those employees who work weekends0 Xxxx, no full-time employee shall work more than four (4) consecutive days without a day off0 Xxxx, unless mutually agreed by the employee and the Medical Center.0 Xxxx 3. L&D, Post Partum, Xxxxxxx, SCN, MFM
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