Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West

E. Called-off Employees Off the Schedule.
Once called off, an employee is considered off the schedule and shall not be required to
maintain contact or be available to work, unless the employee has agreed to accept
standby status (Article 17, Section L) and is compensated accordingly, for the shift or
portion thereof.
F. Seniority Among Volunteers.
If more than one (1) employee in an affected department volunteers to be cancelled
(Hospital Convenience Time), seniority shall prevail; unless as an alternative, in a vote
conducted by the Union, a majority of employees in a department so elect to allow
volunteering by rotation.
G. Reporting Pay
Any employee not notified in accordance with 15, D above who reports to work and is
not provided with work, or with less than a full day’s work, shall be paid for the entire
shift, not to exceed eight (8) hours pay.
At St. Francis Only:
If after exercising every effort to avoid cancellations, it may be necessary to require an
employee to take time off without pay during temporary periods of low census or other
occasions when staffing needs to be adjusted on a temporary basis.
A. Definition
“Hospital Convenience Day” (HCD) or “Call-off” occurs when an employee, at the
request of the Employer, is directed not to report to work for a regularly scheduled shift.
“Flexing” occurs when an employee who is at work is directed to cease work before the
end of the employee’s regularly scheduled shift.
B. Rotation
During periods of low patient census, employees will be flexed or called off in the
following order:
1. Volunteers
2. Registry
3. Travelers
4. Temporary Employees
5. Employees working an overtime shift (double time first)
6. Per Diem
7. Part time employees
8. Fulltime employees
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