Each nurse shall submit a quarterly request in writing with weekend work availability and holiday rotation requests to her/his immediate Supervisor on/or before Monday, November 15th for January, February, and March. The employee shall have a response to weekend availability requests and their holiday rotation request within five (5) working days of the date of the request. Weekend rotation and holidays shall be assigned by seniority.
Please be sure to also put in for scheduled days off since you will be working weekend days and holidays.
Article 5 Section 2 (page 19): also addresses holidays and their observances. Keep this in mind when submitting your Holiday request.
When a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed the following Monday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, it is observed on the preceding Friday. When a holiday occurs during a vacation period, an additional day of vacation will be granted.
