Common use of STAFF SCHEDULING Clause in Contracts

STAFF SCHEDULING. Section 1. As of the time of this National Addendum, the Red Cross and the Coalition of Labor Unions established a Scheduling Advisory Group (SAG) consisting of members from labor and management. The goal of SAG is to collaborate on the development of a scheduling approach for all bargaining unit staff which provides a more predictable schedule and reasonable working parameters in order to increase staff satisfaction and decrease turnover. Section 2. SAG will continue to focus on five key areas that staff reported (through a survey) as being most important: Section 3. The Red Cross will regularly publish Collections staff schedules for at least three (3) future work weeks unless a Local Agreement provides for more advance notice. Prior to releasing the 3rd week's schedule, the Union Representative(s) or his/her designee(s) will be provided a one-day review period, if they choose to do so, offering suggested changes to APS before the final schedule is published. Section 4. The parties agree to continue their collaboration on scheduling, and to negotiate on a national basis the above issues needing to be negotiated prior to any implementation. This negotiation will not constitute a reopener of this National Addendum, but the resulting agreement would be added as a supplement to the National Addendum when and if it is completed. Until such time, all current scheduling practices, except for those negotiated in this Agreement, shall continue as allowed under the existing Local Agreements, past practices, etc. Section 5. Notwithstanding the above, the Red Cross agrees to the following: A. Provisions for guaranteed hours of work or pay per week in Local Agreements shall continue to be in effect. B. The Red Cross will make its best efforts to ensure that a minimum of ten (10) hours has elapsed since the employee’s last compensable work for the Red Cross, and the start of the employee’s next shift. In the event the employee is required to work within this ten (10) hour turnaround time, the employee will receive $50. However, in lieu of the penalty pay, the employee may request to arrive late to their next assignment in order to have a full ten (10) hours between shifts. This request shall not be unreasonably denied. If the time between shifts is nine (9) hours or less, the request to arrive late shall not be denied. The employee shall provide appropriate notification per the regional policy no later than the clock out time of the previous shift. Once Red Cross systems are established to track the number of turnaround time violations, the number of requests of employees to arrive late to shifts and the number of times the mandatory late arrivals occurred, such information shall be reported on a quarterly basis to the Safety Committee and the Regional JLT and SPC. C. The Employer will make its best effort to avoid extending both fixed sites and mobile drives beyond the staff’s scheduled end time. (1) For mobiles, and whole blood only collections permanent sites (exclusive of integrated and Apheresis fixed sites), if any donors are still in the belt line more than forty-five (45) minutes beyond the scheduled end time, then the employees on that drive shall receive $25 in extra pay. The Late End pay is triggered when the Phlebotomy End Time exceeds forty-five (45) minutes after the scheduled end time. For mobile drives, the "belt line" shall be defined as follows, for the purpose of triggering the payment of the Late-End Drive penalty. The end of the belt line shall be the time at which the last donor's Phlebotomy End Time is recorded (as reflected by the actual timestamp), plus 15 minutes. For example, if a drive is scheduled for 10:00am to 4:00pm, and the Phlebotomy End Time is 4:46pm, then the penalty will be paid to those staff still on the drive after 5:00pm. If, on the same drive, the last donor's Phlebotomy End Time VPN is 4:40pm, then no penalty will be paid. Any employee who is required to remain on the drive regardless of whether he or she is directly assisting a donor or working on another assignment which causes the employee to remain on the drive (include handling a donor reaction) more than one hour beyond the scheduled end of the drive, as defined herein, shall receive the late drive penalty pay. (2) For Integrated and Apheresis Fixed Sites, a late end will occur if the Phlebotomy End Time (as reflected by the actual time stamp) exceeds the Last Appt End Target. Below is the logic supporting the late end definition: a. Identify the last appointment slot at each drive by procedure type 1. Apheresis 2. Double Red

STAFF SCHEDULING. Section 1. As of the time of this National Addendum, the Red Cross and the Coalition of Labor Unions established a Scheduling Advisory Group (SAG) consisting of members from labor and management. The goal of SAG is to collaborate on the development of a scheduling approach for all bargaining unit staff which provides a more predictable schedule and reasonable working parameters in order to increase staff satisfaction and decrease turnover. Section 2. SAG will continue to focus on five key areas that staff reported (through a survey) as being most important: Section 3. The Red Cross will regularly publish Collections staff schedules for at least three (3) future work weeks unless a Local Agreement provides for more advance notice. Prior to releasing the 3rd week's schedule, the Union Representative(s) or his/her designee(s) will be provided a one-day review period, if they choose to do so, offering suggested changes to APS before the final schedule is published.to Section 4. The parties agree to continue their collaboration on scheduling, and to negotiate on a national basis the above issues needing to be negotiated prior to any implementation. This negotiation will not constitute a reopener of this National Addendum, but the resulting agreement would be added as a supplement to the National Addendum when and if it is completed. Until such time, all current scheduling practices, except for those negotiated in this Agreement, shall continue as allowed under the existing Local Agreements, past practices, etc. Section 5. Notwithstanding the above, the Red Cross agrees to the following: A. Provisions for guaranteed hours of work or pay per week in Local Agreements shall continue to be in effect. B. The Red Cross will make its best efforts to ensure that a minimum of ten (10) hours has elapsed since the employee’s last compensable work for the Red Cross, and the start of the employee’s next shift. In the event the employee is required to work within this ten (10) hour turnaround time, the employee will receive $50. However, in lieu of the penalty pay, the employee may request to arrive late to their next assignment in order to have a full ten (10) hours between shifts. This request shall not be unreasonably denied. If the time between shifts is nine eight (9) 8) hours or less, the request to arrive late shall not be denied. The employee shall provide appropriate notification per the regional policy no later than the clock out time of the previous shift. Once Red Cross systems are established to track the number of turnaround time violations, the number of requests of employees to arrive late to shifts and the number of times the mandatory late arrivals occurred, such information shall be reported on a quarterly basis to the Safety Committee and the Regional JLT and SPC. C. The Employer will make its best effort to avoid extending both fixed sites and mobile drives beyond the staff’s scheduled end time. (1) For mobiles, and whole blood only collections permanent sites (exclusive of integrated and Apheresis fixed sites), if any donors are still in the belt line more than forty-five (45) minutes beyond the scheduled end time, then the employees on that drive shall receive $25 in extra pay. The Late End pay is triggered when the Phlebotomy End Time exceeds forty-five (45) minutes after the scheduled end time. For mobile drives, the "belt line" shall be defined as follows, for the purpose of triggering the payment of the Late-End Drive penalty. The end of the belt line shall be the time at which the last donor's Phlebotomy End Time is recorded (as reflected by the actual timestamp), plus 15 minutes. For example, if a drive is scheduled for 10:00am to 4:00pm, and the Phlebotomy End Time is 4:46pm, then the penalty will be paid to those staff still on the drive after 5:00pm. If, on the same drive, the last donor's Phlebotomy End Time VPN is 4:40pm, then no penalty will be paid. Any employee who is required to remain on the drive regardless of whether he or she is directly assisting a donor or working on another assignment which causes the employee to remain on the drive (include handling a donor reaction) more than one hour beyond the scheduled end of the drive, as defined herein, shall receive the late drive penalty pay. (2) For Integrated and Apheresis Fixed Sites, a late end will occur if the Phlebotomy End Time (as reflected by the actual time stamp) exceeds the Last Appt End Target. Below is the logic supporting the late end definition: a. Identify the last appointment slot at each drive by procedure type 1. Apheresis 2. Double Red 3. Whole Blood

STAFF SCHEDULING. Section 1. As of the time of this National Addendum, the Red Cross and the Coalition of Labor Unions established a Scheduling Advisory Group (SAG) consisting of members from labor and management. The goal of SAG is to collaborate on the development of a scheduling approach for all bargaining unit staff which provides a more predictable schedule and reasonable working parameters in order to increase staff satisfaction and decrease turnover. Section 2. SAG will continue to focus on five key areas that staff reported (through a survey) as being most important: Section 3. The Red Cross will regularly publish Collections staff schedules for at least three (3) future work weeks unless a Local Agreement provides for more advance notice. Prior to releasing the 3rd week's schedule, Collections management and the Union Representative(s) or his/her designee(s) will be provided a one-day review period, if they choose to do so, offering suggested changes to APS before the final schedule is published. Section 4. The parties agree to continue their collaboration on scheduling, and to negotiate on a national basis the above issues needing to be negotiated prior to any implementation. This negotiation will not constitute a reopener of this National Addendum, but the resulting agreement would be added as a supplement to the National Addendum when and if it is completed. Until such time, all current scheduling practices, except for those negotiated in this Agreement, shall continue as allowed under the existing Local Agreements, past practices, etc. Section 5. Notwithstanding the above, the Red Cross agrees to the following: A. Provisions for guaranteed hours of work or pay per week in Local Agreements shall continue to be in effect. B. The Red Cross will make its best efforts to ensure that a minimum of ten (10) hours has elapsed since the employee’s last compensable work for the Red Cross, and the start of the employee’s next shift. In the event the employee is required to work within this ten (10) hour turnaround time, the employee will receive $50. However, in lieu of the penalty pay, the employee may request to arrive late to their next assignment in order to have a full ten (10) hours between shifts. This request shall not be unreasonably denied. If the time between shifts is eight (8) nine (9) hours or less, the request to arrive late shall not be denied. The employee shall provide appropriate notification per the regional policy no later than the clock out time of the previous shift. Once Red Cross systems are established to track the number of turnaround time violations, the number of requests of employees to arrive late to shifts and the number of times the mandatory late arrivals occurred, such information shall be reported on a quarterly basis to the Safety Committee and the Regional JLT and SPC. C. The Employer will make its best effort to avoid extending both fixed sites and mobile drives beyond the staff’s scheduled end time. (1) For mobiles, and whole blood only collections permanent sites (exclusive of integrated and Apheresis fixed sites), if any donors are still in the belt line more than forty-five (45) minutes beyond the scheduled end time, then the employees on that drive shall receive $25 in extra pay. The Late End pay is triggered when the Phlebotomy End Time exceeds forty-five (45) minutes after the scheduled end time. For mobile drives, the "belt line" shall be defined as follows, for the purpose of triggering the payment of the Late-End Drive penalty. The end of the belt line shall be the time at which the last donor's Phlebotomy End Time is recorded (as reflected by the actual timestamp), plus 15 minutes. For example, if a drive is scheduled for 10:00am to 4:00pm, and the Phlebotomy End Time is 4:46pm, then the penalty will be paid to those staff still on the drive after 5:00pm. If, on the same drive, the last donor's Phlebotomy End Time VPN is 4:40pm, then no penalty will be paid. Any employee who is required to remain on the drive regardless of whether he or she is directly assisting a donor or working on another assignment which causes the employee to remain on the drive (include handling a donor reaction) more than one hour beyond the scheduled end of the drive, as defined herein, shall receive the late drive penalty pay. (2) For Integrated and Apheresis Fixed Sites, a late end will occur if the Phlebotomy End Time (as reflected by the actual time stamp) exceeds the Last Appt End Target. Below is the logic supporting the late end definition: a. Identify the last appointment slot at each drive by procedure type 1. Apheresis 2. Double Red