Common use of Low Census Clause in Contracts

Low Census. Low census is defined as a decline in work requirements resulting in a temporary decrease in staffing. During temporary periods of low census, the Employer will: First, seek volunteers to float to other work areas where there is a need. Second, Agency will be released first and then any overtime employees. Third, assign employees to float to other work areas where there is a need. Fourth, ask for volunteers to take time off before implementing the reduced staffing scheduled required, i.e. sending home. The Employer will endeavor to rotate low census equitably among all employees within a job classification in a given work area, starting with the least senior employee. If an individual volunteers to take a low census day off, that day off will be counted for purposes of the rotation list. Employees placed on low census will have priority for any standby assignments. Employees may agree to trade with their positions in the rotation list. At the employee’s discretion, PTO may be used to offset low census hours. Employees who are scheduled to work but are either canceled or released from duty due to low census will continue to receive medical and dental insurance coverage. Further, low census hours taken will be considered hours paid for the accrual of all benefits under Article 15 as well as seniority.

Low Census. ‌ Low census is defined as a decline in work requirements resulting in a temporary decrease in staffing. During temporary periods of low census, the Employer will: First, seek volunteers to float to other work areas where there is a need. Second, Agency will be released first and then any overtime employees. Third, assign employees to float to other work areas where there is a need. Fourth, ask for volunteers to take time off before implementing the reduced staffing scheduled required, i.e. sending home. The Employer will endeavor to rotate low census equitably among all employees within a job classification in a given work area, starting with the least senior employee. If an individual volunteers to take a low census day off, that day off will be counted for purposes of the rotation list. Employees placed on low census will have priority for any standby assignments. Employees may agree to trade with their positions in the rotation list. At the employee’s discretion, PTO may be used to offset low census hours. Employees who are scheduled to work but are either canceled or released from duty due to low census will continue to receive medical and dental insurance coverage. Further, low census hours taken will be considered hours paid for the accrual of all benefits under Article 15 as well as seniority.

Low Census. ‌ Low census is defined as a decline in work requirements resulting in a temporary decrease in staffing. During temporary periods of low census, the Employer will: First, seek volunteers to float to other work areas where there is a need. Second, Agency will be released first and then any overtime employees. Third, assign employees to float to other work areas where there is a need. Fourth, ask for volunteers to take time off before implementing the reduced staffing scheduled required, i.e. sending home. The Employer will endeavor to rotate low census equitably among all employees within a job classification in a given work area, starting with the least senior employee, providing that skills, competence, ability and availability are considered equal in the opinion of the Employer, based upon objective job relevant criteria. If an individual volunteers to take a low census day off, that day off will be counted for purposes of the rotation list. Employees placed on low census will have priority for any standby assignments. Employees may agree to trade with their positions in the rotation list. At the employee’s discretion, PTO may be used to offset low census hours. Employees who are scheduled to work but are either canceled or released from duty due to low census will continue to receive medical and dental insurance coverage. Further, low census hours taken will be considered hours paid for the accrual of all benefits under Article 15 as well as seniority.