Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West
Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West
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new classification or department under this section shall retain those recall rights<br />
in the former classification which were earned up to the time <strong>of</strong> transfer and can<br />
exercise such rights if a vacancy occurs in such classification in the twelve (12)<br />
months following the lay<strong>of</strong>f.<br />
11. Benefits: An employee who has been indefinitely or permanently laid <strong>of</strong>f<br />
and who is covered by the Employer-sponsored Health Benefits will be covered<br />
until the last day <strong>of</strong> the calendar month in which the notice or severance period<br />
ends.<br />
D. Recall<br />
1. An employee on lay<strong>of</strong>f status or whose status was changed as a result <strong>of</strong> reduction<br />
in hours, shall have recall rights in accordance with this provision for twelve (12)<br />
months from the date the employee was laid <strong>of</strong>f or had her/his status reduced.<br />
Recall will be by bargaining unit seniority.<br />
2. Employees placed into a position on a different shift, facility, status, or former<br />
classification pursuant to the procedures <strong>of</strong> this Article, shall have rights to return<br />
to her/his shift, facility, status, or classification for the defined recall period. If an<br />
employee rejects the open position then the employee will be taken <strong>of</strong>f the recall<br />
list. A laid-<strong>of</strong>f employee may refuse a job <strong>of</strong>fer and retain full recall rights if the<br />
job <strong>of</strong>fered is not comparable in status, shift and classification at time <strong>of</strong> lay<strong>of</strong>f.<br />
E. Severance Pay<br />
1. Eligible Status.<br />
Full-time and part-time, including non-benefited or Wage Option, employees are<br />
eligible for the Severance Pay benefit. Per Diem and Temporary employees are<br />
not eligible for such benefit.<br />
2. When an eligible employee is displaced from his/her position as a result <strong>of</strong> an<br />
indefinite position elimination, and he/she is unable to identify another<br />
comparable position for which he/she is qualified, as provided in this Article,<br />
he/she shall be eligible for severance pay. Employees who elect to accept the<br />
elimination <strong>of</strong> their position, or their displacement, and do not seek to exercise<br />
their bumping rights, shall also be eligible for severance pay.<br />
3. Severance Pay Schedule.<br />
Employees shall be paid Severance Pay in accordance with the following<br />
schedule, based on each full “year <strong>of</strong> service” with the Employer.<br />
Service<br />
Less than 1 year<br />
Severance Pay<br />
2 weeks pay<br />
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