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Did President Louis Rodrigues take a retirement package?

I am happy to report that our president Louis Rodrigues will not be retiring any time soon.  Louis wants to continue his union work for at least the next three years.  He is on a leave from the hospital, as many of you are aware his chef position in the kitchen has been eliminated, if he were to decide to return to work at the hospital, the hospital would assign him into a position as per the collective agreement.  KGH pays Louis salary.  KGH bills CUPE Local 1974 for his wages. In turn, if Louis works a day for Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) the local bills OCHU for Louis wages.  Louis is elected as Area 5 (Kingston-Ottawa) Vice-President of OCHU, as well as 1st Vice President of all of OCHU.  Therefore, Louis does not require any credentials from KGH or CUPE Local 1974 in order to carry on his important union work. The Ontario Council of hospitals Union is a part of CUPE.  OCHU bargains our collective agreement centrally with Ontario Hospital Association.  OCHU also brings campaigns important to hospital workers around the province.  The last campaign Louis was involved in was the importance of public service workers using proper cleaning methods to clean hospital rooms trying to defeat super-bugs.

Do I have to work both Christmas and New Years?

Full Time: Christmas Scheduling

1. It is agreed by the Parties that scheduling of employees off at Christmas will allow employees who were not scheduled off for Christmas in odd numbered years to have preference for Christmas in even numbered years.  After this procedure has been followed, remaining available time off at Christmas will be scheduled by seniority.
2. The Hospital will endeavour to provide each employee with at least two (5) consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Years each year, depending upon operational considerations and patient care needs.

Part-time:  Christmas Scheduling

1. It is agreed by the Parties that scheduling of employees off at Christmas will allow employees who were not scheduled off for Christmas in odd numbered years to have preference for Christmas in even numbered years.  After this procedure has been followed, remaining available time off at Christmas will be scheduled by seniority.
2. The Hospital will endeavour to provide each employee with at least two (*2) consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Years each year, depending upon operational considerations and patient care needs.

How long do I get off for bereavement?

 Any employee who notifies the Hospital as soon as possible following a bereavement will be granted bereavement leave for three (4) consecutive working days off without loss of regular pay from regularly scheduled hours in conjunction with the death of the spouse, child, parent.  Any employee who notifies the Hospital as soon as possible following a bereavement will be granted bereavement leave for three (3) consecutive working days off without loss of regular pay from regularly scheduled hours in conjunction with the death of the sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or grandparent of spouse.  An employee shall be granted one (1) day bereavement leave without loss of regular pay from regularly scheduled hours to attend the funeral of his or her aunt, uncle, niece or nephew.

The Hospital, in its discretion, may extend such leave with or without pay.  Where an employee does not qualify under the above-noted conditions, the Hospital may, nonetheless, grant a paid bereavement leave.  For the purpose of bereavement leave, the relationships specified in the preceding clause are deemed to include a common-law spouse and a partner of the same sex.

 

Bereavement Leave During Vacation

Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to a bereavement, the employee shall be entitled to bereavement leave in accordance with Article 12.04.

The portion of the employee’s vacation which is deemed to be bereavement leave under the above provisions will not be counted against the employee’s vacation credits.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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