MAY 5th MEMBERSHIP MEETING (RECAP) |
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As we enter the summer months, we encourage members to take much-needed time off. With this time off comes an increase in visits for those working. It is crucial that you stand strong, provide quality care, but only do what you can in your scheduled day.
We hear all the time, that management has a number of visits that they believe should be seen in a day. Most of the time this is an unreasonable expectation, not taking into consideration break/lunch periods and travel times. As nurses, we know we must do as much documentation in the homes as possible, and we spend a lot of time documenting other times throughout the day.
THIS IS WORK TIME AND NEEDS TO BE PAID TIME!
Notify your manager during the day if you will go over your scheduled hours because of your visits and charting. If management does not approve the overtime, tell them that you will need to adjust your schedule. Remember, you have a scheduled work time which is either 7.5 hours, 8 hours, 9.5 hours, 10 hours, or 12 hours.
Tell your managers and schedulers what you can and cannot do within your scheduled workday and when you do not want to go over your scheduled hours. Everyone deserves a work-life balance. Contact your Local Officers and Labor Representative to address your specific issues.
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Use this as a general guideline for your daily visit activities -inclusive of travel time and indirect time (Hospice visits are typically longer):
Revisit: 1 hour
Recertification: 1.5 hours
Resumption of care: 2.5 hours
Admission: 3 hours
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PTO TIME: JNESO understands that VNA has moved to their new payroll system and there may be a few glitches. Members have found that their accruals are off and need to be fixed. Please check on your Sick, Vacation, and Holiday time accruals. Below is the contract language on these PTO benefits. |
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ARTICLE 4 – VACATIONS
(Page 15 of your Union Contract)
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Section 1:
A. For Nurses, following confirmation of employment, the following vacation schedule is in effect, accrued from the first day of employment. The schedule is based upon a 37.5 hours regular workweek. Employees who work less than 37.5 hours per week shall receive vacation prorated on the following schedule, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement.
1. Employees continuously employed for at least six (6) months shall be entitled to seven and one-half (7- 1/2) days’ vacation.
2. Employees continuously employed for at least six (6) months, but less than two (2) years shall be entitled to fifteen (15) days per year, accrued at the rate of 0.288 days per week.
3. Employees continuously employed for at least two (2) years but less than five (5) years shall be entitled to twenty (20) days per year, accrued at a rate of 0.385 days per week.
4. Employees continuously employed for at least five (5) years but less than ten (10) years shall be entitled to twenty-two (22) days per year, accrued at the rate of 0.423 days per week.
5. Employees continuously employed for at least ten (10) years shall be entitled to twenty-five (25) days’ vacation, accrued at a rate of 0.481 days per week.
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ARTICLE 5 – HOLIDAYS AND PERSONAL DAYS
(Page 19 of your Union Contract)
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Section 1:
Nurses shall be entitled to the following paid holidays each year: New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King’s Birthday or President’s Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. In addition, each nurse shall be entitled to one (1) additional holiday each year to be taken during the period of seven (7) working days before Christmas up to and including three (3) working days after New Year’s Day. The float day range may be extended to December 1st through January 31st, if mutually agreeable between Supervisor and Nurse. The determination of which day is to be taken as the holiday shall be made by the Manager based on the expressed preference of each Nurse and seniority. Scheduling of holiday time for home care shall be in accordance with the quarterly holiday request procedure in Article 2, Section 6B. Holiday time for hospice nurses shall be scheduled annually.
Nurses shall be entitled to one additional float holiday each year in which a US Presidential Election is held, which shall be scheduled in accordance with the quarterly holiday request procedure in Article 2, Section 6B.
Section 3:
Nurses shall be entitled to four (4) days for religious or personal reason days a calendar year. Nurses shall submit requests for religious holidays at the beginning of the year on the quarterly rotation schedule to their immediate Supervisor on the following dates: First quarter – first Monday of the prior November; Second quarter – first Monday of February; Third quarter – first Monday of April; Fourth quarter – first Monday of August. Such days are accrued at the rate of one (1) day for every three (3) calendar months at work and will be forfeited without compensation if not taken by March 31 of the year following the year earned. Not more than two (2) personal days shall be taken at any one time. Part-time Nurses will receive pro-rated personal days per calendar year based on hours paid. Requests for personal days must be made to the Supervisor with at least five (5) days’ notice, except in the event of an emergency, in which event reasonable notice will be given. Personal time may be taken in hourly segments.
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ARTICLE 6 – SICK LEAVE
(Page 20 of your Union Contract)
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Section 1:
A. In the event of illness or injury, Nurses hired prior to April 1, 1990, shall be granted annually fifteen (15) days paid sick leave. Employees hired after April 1, 1990 shall be granted annually twelve (12) days paid sick leave. Effective January 1, 2015, all employees accrue 12 sick days per year. Sick leave will be accrued monthly. If the Nurse shows abuse of sick time, the Supervisor shall request a certificate of illness signed by a licensed physician.
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UNIFORMS: It has been brought to our attention that some members who have ordered their uniform allotment, some have not come in and many have come in either the incorrect size, style, or that the item is not the same as they were previously. If you have not ordered, please do so as soon as possible and make sure that you state if this is your order -per the JNESO contract.
If you have incorrect items or sizes, please contact your manager at once via email and follow the internal process. If you have any issues please contact your a Local Officer and Labor Rep. Meredith Larson (below) via email and forward us your documentation.
We have a Labor-Management meeting soon and want to address any uniform concerns.
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ARTICLE 22 – UNIFORMS
(Page 49 of your Union Contract)
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Employees are required by the Employer to wear uniforms, either navy blue or light blue pinstripes, at the employee’s option including any shirts, sweater,s and jackets provided by the Employer, except that employees may wear scrubs to the worksite as appropriate. All clothing shall be worn during work hours according to the Employer guidelines.
A. Home Health and Hospice employees will be provided, three (3) shirts, one (1) sweater, and one (1) jacket. One (1) shirt will be provided each additional year of the contract. Three (3) lab coats will be provided to employees who currently receive them.
CFHI employees will be provided two (2) shirts, with one (1) shirt provided each additional year of the contract.
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OUR NEXT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WILL
BE IN-PERSON AUGUST 25th, KEEP AN
EYE OUT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION!
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For Union questions or concerns,
please contact a Local Officer or your Labor Rep:
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