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St. Peter only:
Excluding MSH/MSOP, a record of approved vacation requests will be available at all time to
employees in the vacation pool. Vacation request will be approved only when you have or have
the ability to earn sufficient vacation leave to cover the time of the request. If you do not have
enough time (vacation/compensatory time) to cover the entire request at the schedule, which
includes the request, is posted, the entire vacation becomes null and void.
If you want to rescind all or part of an approved five (5) consecutive day vacation, you must give
your supervisor two (2) weeks’ notice prior to the day of the posting period. Once the schedule is
posted, your supervisor will not approve your request to rescind your approved vacation.
Leaves of Absence
Article 10 of the Master Agreement is changed as follows:
If you are a permanent employee who does not pass a background check or has practice
restrictions placed on you license by an outside agency, the Appointing Authority will make every
reasonable effort to accommodate the restriction. If the restriction cannot be accommodated, you
will be allowed to request an unpaid leave of absence. The accommodation or the leave of
absence will continue for the duration of the appeal process.
Job Safety
Article 11 of the Master Agreement is changed as follows:
You will be allowed time to clean up and/or change your clothes if you become soiled. Your
supervisor will not unreasonably deny you permission for this.
Vacancies, Filling of Positions
Reassignment Between Work Areas and Shifts:
Article 12, Section 4 of the Master Agreement is changed as follows:
METO/CSS only: If Management decides to fill a position without adding more staff, it may
permanently reassign an employee who works within forty (40) miles of the position. In the
reassignment process, Management will:
1. Decide from which class, work area and shift the reassignment will be made.
2. Reassign the qualified volunteer from that class, work area and shift with the most State
Seniority. If no one volunteers,
3. Reassign the person in the same pool as above with the least State Seniority.
If a staff/client or staff/staff relationship issue arises, Management may permanently reassign staff
to another area after a Meet and Confer with the Local Union.
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