Common use of Change in Hours Clause in Contracts

Change in Hours. 1) An Employee may notify the Employer of his/her desire to change shift lengths or number of days per week. Written notification shall be dated and signed by the Employee, shall clearly explain the days and/or hours changed, and whether the change is temporary or permanent. This notification shall be submitted to the Employee's Manager, with a copy given to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. The Employee's Manager and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will compile and post the list and update it as new requests are submitted. 2) On a quarterly basis a portion of the hygiene workgroup staff meeting will be spent discussing individual hygienist requests for change in hours and recommendations for changes will be mutually agreed upon among the hygienists. 3) Recommendations for changes and any outstanding requests will be evaluated by the Employee's Manager using (but not limited to) the following considerations: a) What are the injury/health needs of the Employee? b) What are the personal/family needs of the Employee? c) What is the cost impact? d) What is the impact on member services and access needs? e) What is the impact on budgeted FTE's within the region? f) What is the impact on operatory use within the clinic? g) What is the impact on dentist:hygienist ratios within the clinic? 4) The Regional Labor/Management Committee will formally review the results and impact of decisions made regarding schedules in the quarterly hygiene workgroup staff meetings. This will be a standing required agenda item at least four (4) times each year for the duration of the contract. This review shall focus on the overall alignment of staff coded at various hours as those numbers correlate with overall Hygiene and Dental Program goals. The considerations noted above will be used to grant such requests and such requests shall not be unreasonably denied for Float and Core Employees. 5) Granting of competing requests shall be according to the following order of application: a) Mutual agreement (if applicable) b) Date of request (earliest request prevails) c) Seniority

Change in Hours. 1) An Employee may notify the Employer of his/her desire to change shift lengths or number of days per week. Written notification shall be dated and signed by the Employee, shall clearly explain the days and/or hours changed, and whether the change is temporary or permanent. This notification shall be submitted to the Employee's Manager, with a copy given to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. The Employee's Manager and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will compile and post the list and update it as new requests are submitted. 2) On a quarterly basis a portion of the hygiene workgroup staff meeting will be spent discussing individual hygienist requests for change in hours and recommendations for changes will be mutually agreed upon among the hygienists. 3) Recommendations for changes and any outstanding requests will be evaluated by the Employee's Manager using (but not limited to) the following considerations: a) What are the injury/health needs of the Employee? b) What are the personal/family needs of the Employee? c) What is the cost impact? d) What is the impact on member services and access needs? e) What is the impact on budgeted FTE's FTEs within the region? f) What is the impact on operatory use within the clinic? g) What is the impact on dentist:hygienist ratios within the clinic? 4) The Regional Labor/Management Committee will formally review the results and impact of decisions made regarding schedules in the quarterly hygiene workgroup staff meetings. This will be a standing required agenda item at least four (4) times each year for the duration of the contract. This review shall focus on the overall alignment of staff coded at various hours as those numbers correlate with overall Hygiene and Dental Program goals. The considerations noted above will be used to grant such requests and such requests shall not be unreasonably denied for Float and Core Employees. 5) Granting of competing requests shall be according to the following order of application: a) Mutual agreement (if applicable) b) Date of request (earliest request prevails) c) Seniority