Common use of EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS Clause in Contracts

EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS. The Employer and the Union recognize that from time to time the requirements of staffing and operating a nursing home may, due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, become burdensome to employees. To this end, and after notice to and discussion with the Union, the Employer may, from time to time, in situations where it is necessary to maintain the efficient operation of the facility, offer incentive award programs to employees who assume additional hours or responsibilities; and may provide bonuses to employees who have unblemished attendance records over a protracted period of time. It is understood that the incentive award programs are intended as a short-term solution, and may be discontinued by the Employer, when the Employer deems it no longer necessary. Any such incentive award programs will be applied to eligible employees in an equitable and nondiscriminatory fashion and on the basis of seniority.