Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West

Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West

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to pay employees working Night Shifts by the end of their last shift which begins on Thursday (Wednesday for St. Francis). Direct deposit shall continue to be offered to all employees and shall be deposited by no later than the designated payday and earlier if practicable. Employees shall have the option of picking up their paychecks at the Hospital, at times outlined above, at their request. 3. When an employee’s day off or holiday (holiday only at St. Francis) recognized by this Agreement falls on a payday, the Employers will provide the employee’s checks on the day before the payday. 4. If the Employers use symbols on payroll checks, such symbols shall be explained to an employee upon request. All records of paid time off accounts shall accurately reflect balances through the most recent pay period ending the date of the check. 5. Pay Check Errors Pay check errors resulting in underpayments of greater than eight hours pay to employees shall be corrected immediately and a new check for the underpayment shall be issued to the employee within twenty-four (24) hours of discovery of the error. D. Progression Schedule 1. Progression schedules are based upon service with the Employers, beginning with the date of last continuous employment. No employee shall be discharged or laid off before his or her automatic rate advancement for the purpose of evading such advancement. If the Union feels that an employee has been discharged or laid off for the purpose of evading such advancement, then the dispute shall be handled in accordance with the provision of Article 30, Grievance and Arbitration, hereof. 2. Limited Part-time and Per Diem employees shall progress to the next tenure step based on anniversary date. 3. The following Section shall apply to Saint Louise and O’Connor only: a. An employee hired by the Employer under this Agreement shall start in Step 2 (the after One-Year wage rate) of the applicable progression schedules in Appendix C if she or he had three (3) years or more previous experience within the last five (5) years in the same job classification at another accredited acute care hospital or healthcare facility. Such an employee hired by the Employer who has had six (6) years or more previous experience within the last ten (10) years in the same job 42

classification at another accredited acute care hospital or healthcare facility shall start at Step 3 of the progression schedule in Appendix C. b. When an employee is promoted to a higher classification, placement in the progression schedule of the new job classification will be at the same step in the new position, provided it does not cause a reduction in pay. If an employee is scheduled to receive a step increase within sixty (60) days of his or her transfer, the higher step he or she would have received shall be used for the purpose of placement onto the new wage scale. After promotion the employee shall receive further increases in pay at annual intervals based upon the schedule of wages for the new job classification in Appendix C attached hereto, and employee’s promotion date shall become his or her anniversary date for such further increases. 4. The following section shall apply to Seton only: a. Promotion to higher classification When an employee is promoted to a higher paid job classification, placement in the progression schedule of the new job classification will be at the same step in the new position, provided it does not cause a reduction in pay. The employee will advance to the next step based on his or her anniversary date. b. Except for technical employees as defined below, an employee hired by the Employer under this Agreement shall start in Step 2 (the after One-Year wage rate) of the applicable progression schedules in Appendix C if she or he had three (3) years or more previous experience within the last five (5) years in the same job classification at another accredited acute care hospital or healthcare facility. Such an employee hired by the Employer who has had six (6) years or more previous experience within the last ten (10) years in the same job classification at another accredited acute care hospital or healthcare facility shall start at Step 3 of the progression schedule in Appendix C. Newly employed employees in technical positions, as defined below, shall receive one (1) year tenure credit for salary purposes only for each year of previous experience within the last eight (8) years prior to the date of employment at a given health care facility. For the purpose of this section, any previous part time experience that has been on a regular predetermined basis of twenty (20) hours per week or more, shall be considered as if it were full time experience. Tenure credit for previous employment shall apply if such experience has been in the position for which the employee is being hired. Technical employees include: Cardiology Tech, Cardiology Radiology Tech, Cardiovascular Tech, Invasive Cardiovascular Tech, Cytology Tech, 43

to pay employees working Night Shifts by the end <strong>of</strong> their last shift which begins<br />

on Thursday (Wednesday for St. Francis).<br />

Direct deposit shall continue to be <strong>of</strong>fered to all employees and shall be deposited<br />

by no later than the designated payday and earlier if practicable.<br />

Employees shall have the option <strong>of</strong> picking up their paychecks at the Hospital, at<br />

times outlined above, at their request.<br />

3. When an employee’s day <strong>of</strong>f or holiday (holiday only at St. Francis)<br />

recognized by this Agreement falls on a payday, the Employers will provide the<br />

employee’s checks on the day before the payday.<br />

4. If the Employers use symbols on payroll checks, such symbols shall be<br />

explained to an employee upon request. All records <strong>of</strong> paid time <strong>of</strong>f accounts shall<br />

accurately reflect balances through the most recent pay period ending the date <strong>of</strong><br />

the check.<br />

5. Pay Check Errors<br />

Pay check errors resulting in underpayments <strong>of</strong> greater than eight hours pay to<br />

employees shall be corrected immediately and a new check for the underpayment<br />

shall be issued to the employee within twenty-four (24) hours <strong>of</strong> discovery <strong>of</strong> the<br />

error.<br />

D. Progression Schedule<br />

1. Progression schedules are based upon service with the Employers,<br />

beginning with the date <strong>of</strong> last continuous employment. No employee shall be<br />

discharged or laid <strong>of</strong>f before his or her automatic rate advancement for the<br />

purpose <strong>of</strong> evading such advancement. If the Union feels that an employee has<br />

been discharged or laid <strong>of</strong>f for the purpose <strong>of</strong> evading such advancement, then the<br />

dispute shall be handled in accordance with the provision <strong>of</strong> Article 30, Grievance<br />

and Arbitration, here<strong>of</strong>.<br />

2. Limited Part-time and Per Diem employees shall progress to the next<br />

tenure step based on anniversary date.<br />

3. The following Section shall apply to Saint Louise and O’Connor only:<br />

a. An employee hired by the Employer under this Agreement shall<br />

start in Step 2 (the after One-Year wage rate) <strong>of</strong> the applicable progression<br />

schedules in Appendix C if she or he had three (3) years or more previous<br />

experience within the last five (5) years in the same job classification at<br />

another accredited acute care hospital or healthcare facility. Such an<br />

employee hired by the Employer who has had six (6) years or more<br />

previous experience within the last ten (10) years in the same job<br />

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