Involuntary Demotion An employee assigned to a lower rated position shall continue to be paid at the employee's current rate of pay until the rate of pay in the new position equals or exceeds it.
Voluntary Demotion An employee requesting a voluntary demotion from a higher-rated position and who is subsequently demoted to the lower-rated position, shall be paid on the increment step appropriate to the employee’s continuous service with the Employer. A voluntary demotion shall not change an employee’s anniversary date.
Recall from Layoff Full-time and regular part-time nurses shall be recalled in the order of seniority unless otherwise agreed between the Hospital and the local Union, subject to the following provisions, provided that a nurse recalled is qualified to perform the available work:
Demotion A demotion shall mean the transfer of an employee to a lower level position of less responsibility as well as salary.
Involuntary Withdrawal Involuntary withdrawal of a Partner shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Change in Employment Status In the event that a Participant who was credited with a year of Service for the preceding Plan Year, at the request of the Employer, enters directly into the employ of any other business entity, such Participant shall be deemed to be an Active Participant. If such Participant returns to the employ of the Employer or becomes eligible for benefits pursuant to Articles V, VI or VII, without interruption of employment with the Employer or other business entity, he shall be deemed not to have had a Service Break for such period. However, if such Participant does not immediately return to the employ of the Employer upon his termination of employment with such other business entity or upon recall by the Employer, he shall be deemed to have terminated his employment for all purposes of the Plan as of the Anniversary Date following the date of transfer.
Constructive Termination “Constructive Termination” shall be deemed to occur if (A) there is a material reduction or change in job duties, responsibilities and requirements inconsistent with Executive’s position with the Company and prior duties, responsibilities and requirements, provided that neither a mere change in title alone nor reassignment to a position that is substantially similar to the position held prior to the change in terms of job duties, responsibilities or requirements shall constitute a material reduction in job responsibilities; or (B) there is a reduction in Executive’s then-current base salary by at least twenty percent (20%), provided that an across-the-board reduction in the salary level of all other senior executives by the same percentage amount as part of a general salary level reduction shall not constitute such a salary reduction; or (C) Executive refuses to relocate to a facility or location more than 50 miles from the Company’s current location; provided, however, that in each case above, Executive must first provide notice of the existence of the circumstances giving rise to a Constructive Termination within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such circumstances and the Company must be provided with a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of such notice to cure the circumstances giving rise to a Constructive Termination; provided further that the Company may notify Executive at any time prior to expiration of the cure period that it will not cure the circumstances, in which case the cure period shall end immediately upon such notification.
Active NFFE An “Active NFFE” means any NFFE that meets any of the following criteria:
Reason for Layoff Layoffs shall occur due to lack of work or lack of funds.
Child Rearing Leave 7.9.1 A permanent employee, who is the natural or adoptive parent of a child, shall be entitled to an unpaid leave of absence for the purpose of rearing his/her child for a specified period immediately after convalescence from maternity or immediately after completion of appropriate adoption papers. Such leave shall be for a maximum period of nine (9) months and shall be granted upon giving the District at least four (4) weeks notice prior to the anticipated date on which the leave is to commence.
