Previous Experience Credit. For the purposes of initial placement of a newly hired full-time or part-time nurse on the wage grid, such nurse shall make a claim in writing for recognition of recent nursing experience on the application for employment form or otherwise. The nurse shall co-operate with the Employer by providing verification of such previous experience in writing from previous Employers during the probationary period. No credit shall be given where the nurse has not been actively nursing within the immediately preceding last three years. The Employer shall assess the applicability of the previous experience during the nurse’s probationary period and shall place the nurse at an appropriate step on the wage grid effective the date of hire. Such placement shall not exceed the fourth step of the wage grid and shall be on the basis of one (1) increment for each year of nursing experience. A nurse who is hired as a shift nurse will have her credit for experience for the purpose of placement on the salary scale applied when she begins her appointment to a non shift nursing position.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
