PREMIUM PAY PROGRAM Clause Samples

PREMIUM PAY PROGRAM. Section 1. Weekend Program. Employees who are .50 FTE or greater and are willing to make a minimum of a 6-month commitment to work either 20, 24 or 36 hours every weekend may apply to the Premium Pay Weekend Program. Employees working less than .50 FTE are not eligible for the Premium Pay Weekend Program. For purposes of this Article, weekends are defined as 1500 Friday through 0700 Monday. If approved by the Nurse Manager, LPNs shall receive an additional $175 per pay period (on a pro rata basis for LPNs who are less than .9 FTE) during the time the LPN continues to participate in the Premium Pay Weekend Program in lieu of the regular weekend differential. RNs who are approved by the Nurse Manager to participate in the Premium Pay Weekend Program shall receive the following differential during the time that the RN continues to participate in the program in lieu of the regular weekend differential: RN’S Approval of MOA Weekend Days $ 9.50 Weekend Evenings $11.50 Weekend Nights $12.75 If the Hospital believes an increase in premium pay is needed to be competitive in the marketplace, the Hospital will discuss the proposed increase with the Union and give consideration to any purchased or publicly available financial data related to market conditions provided by the Union before implementing the change. Thereafter, the Hospital is permitted to implement changes to the premium pay program. Employees participating in the Weekend Premium Pay program are eligible for the regular evening and night differential only when they work non-weekend evening or night hours. Employees accepted into the Weekend Premium Pay Program will be granted weekend hours off in accordance with their signed commitment as follows: a. Employees working 20 hours each weekend will be granted 48 weekend hours off during each 6-month commitment. b. Employees working 24 hours each weekend will be granted 60 weekend hours off during each 6-month commitment. c. Employees working 36 hours each weekend will be granted 84 weekend hours off during each 6-month commitment. Employees working more weekend hours than their signed commitment will not be eligible to take additional weekend time off. If the weekend total hours off are not taken in the 6-month period, then the remaining hours can be added to the next 6-month period only. The employee must prearrange the weekend time off with the Nurse Manager as PTO. Time off may be used on divided weekends. Section 2. Removal From The Premium Pay Program.