Low-Census Day Sample Clauses

Low-Census Day. If Hospital expects a reduction in force within the shift of a 26 unit to last for 21 continuous calendar days or less, this low-census-day provision 27 applies. Low-census days will be in the following order: 28 • Code 62 (will not count for low census days for purposes of rotation) 29 • Extra shifts (will not count for low census days for purposes of rotation) 30 • Volunteers 31 • Travelers/agency 32 • Per diems 33 • Mandatory by a system of rotation of no more than 16 hours per pay period 1 New graduates will not be low censused until they finish their introductory period 2 (generally 24 weeks) and experienced new hires will not be low censused until 3 they finish their orientation period. 4 1. Hospital will not impose mandatory low-census on a regular nurse more 5 than a total of 16 hours per pay period. Nurses may be required to be on 6 standby and be called in as needed for his/her unit only. Nurses on 7 standby will be paid standby pay in accordance with Appendix A to this 8 Agreement. Nurses on Code 62 and extra shifts who are canceled, or 9 sent home early, will have the option to be on standby. 11 2. A voluntary low-census day must be for at least four (4) hours of the 12 nurse’s assigned shift to be considered a low-census day for purposes of 13 rotation. 15 3. Outside nurses will be required to accept mandatory low-census days 16 before Full-time, Part-time and Per Diem nurses who are working on a 17 regularly scheduled shift and who are not in overtime or premium pay 18 status. Day-agency nurses will be sent home before Full-time, Part-time 19 and Per Diem nurses employed under the terms of this Agreement. 21 4. A nurse will be told at the beginning of the nurse’s shift whether he or she 22 will be needed for any period during such shift. A nurse who is told that 23 he or she is assigned low census for the first portion of his or her shift will 24 work the assigned portion of the shift at the nurse’s regular hourly rate of 25 pay. If the nurse is assigned to be on standby by the Hospital and is 26 subsequently called into work while on standby status, the nurse will be 27 paid according to Appendix A, Section I.2.

Low-Census Day. If the Facility determines that it must reduce the hours on any shift due to low census, employees in seniority order will be offered the opportunity to take additional time off. If no employee elects to take additional time off, hours shall be reduced first by reducing/eliminating overtime hours then by discontinuing temps and casuals, and then part-time in reverse seniority order. Any employee whose hours have been reduced will be given preference to work additional hours on other shifts up to the number of hours for which the employee was normally scheduled to work prior to the reduction.

Low-Census Day. In the event the Employer requests an employee to take a "low census day" off because of low patient census, the Employer shall make every effort to notify those employees affected at least two (2) hours before such "low census day". The assignment of an employee to a "low census day" off shall be based upon practices heretofore prevailing. Employees requested to take a "low census day" off shall accrue all benefits for such day. The employee may request a vacation day for a low census day and will be paid for that vacation day provided that the employee has such vacation time available and is otherwise eligible to use vacation.

Low-Census Day. If Hospital expects a reduction in force within the shift of a 21 unit to last for 21 continuous calendar days or less, this low-census-day provision 22 applies. Low-census days will be in the following order:

Low-Census Day. If Hospital expects a reduction in force within the shift of a 26 unit to last for 21 continuous calendar days or less, this low-census-day provision 27 applies. Low-census days will be in the following order: 28 • Code 62 (will not count for low census days for purposes of rotation) 29 • Extra shifts (will not count for low census days for purposes of rotation) 30 • Volunteers 31 • Travelers/agency 32 • Per diems 33 • Mandatory by a system of rotation of no more than 16 hours per pay period 1 first from among volunteers within the shift of the unit affected, provided that the 2 remaining nurses on the unit and shift are qualified to perform the work to be

Low-Census Day. If Hospital expects a reduction in force within the shift of a 27 unit to last for 21 continuous calendar days or less, this low-census-day provision 28 applies. Low-census days are to be first from among volunteers within the shift 29 of the unit affected, provided that the remaining nurses on the unit and shift are 30 qualified to perform the work to be done. If there are not sufficient volunteers, 31 nurses will be assigned low-census time by a system of rotation among the 32 nurses on the shift of the unit affected, provided that the remaining nurses on the 33 unit and shift are qualified to perform the work to be done. Except as provided in 1 Appendix B, Section E(1)(c), no Per Diem or PRN nurses will be assigned to the 2 shift on the unit affected while nurses from that unit and shift are on low-census 3 time, unless the nurses on low census are not available to perform the 4 assignment. 5 1. Except as provided in Article 5, Section K(3), Hospital will not impose 6 nonvoluntary low-census days on a nurse more than two times per pay 7 period not to exceed a total of 16 hours per pay period. Nurses may be 8 required to be on standby and be called in as needed for his/her unit only.