Common use of Requirement to Access Accruals Clause in Contracts

Requirement to Access Accruals. Nurses are required to utilize accruals on any occasion when they are unable to work as scheduled unless directed not to work by management due to low census or environmental conditions (internal or external), in which event a nurse may choose to either utilize accruals or to take cut hours. (Nurses may not access accruals when they are off work due to a disciplinary suspension). Provided that nurses who receive Washington State Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits administered by Washington State may choose whether to use accruals to supplement the difference between the nurse’s Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits and the nurse’s regular pay at his/her/their assigned FTE. Nurses are responsible for informing the Hospital of the amount of Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits received from Washington State and whether they choose to use accruals to supplement the difference between such benefits and the nurse’s regular pay at his/her/their assigned FTE.