Leave to be given as full days off
The SOTE agreement decrees that if an employee works during any midweek holidays occurring during a work period, whole days off have to be assigned to them in lieu of these holidays. The days off cannot be divided into single hours distributed over a number of workdays. In practice, this means that if a work period includes any midweek holidays, one full day off must be allocated for the employee for each midweek holiday worked. Midweek holidays must also always be recorded in the work shift schedule.
Adding days off into work periods
In most cases, days off given for working midweek holidays are allocated to the same work period as the midweek holiday. A work period of less than six weeks is an exception to this rule. In such cases, the days off can be transferred over to the next work period, but only under exceptional circumstances, such as during a labour shortage. Even in such cases, at least one of the days off must be allocated as a full day off during the same work period during which the midweek holidays take place.
Employer responsibilities
Tehy members do valuable work, ensuring the functionality of society and the wellbeing of people 24/7, all year round. This highlights the meaning of fair and proactive work shift planning, especially in a nurse shortage. Well-executed work shift planning improves the attractiveness and retention of the social care, healthcare and education sector. The wellbeing of employees also benefits the employer.
