Potential Best Practices
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THE STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. |
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Potential Best Practices |
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Collective Bargaining Agreements
No strike/lockout clauses
Permanent Status
Due Process and discipline only for
just cause
A well-defined system of seniority
Seniority at least one factor in
hiring. Seniority principal factor
in layoffs and recalls.
Allowing for group grievances or
special procedures for handling group problems in employee relations.
Arbitration
Non-discrimination based on marital and
parental status
Discounted or free tuition for
employees
Employees allowed to count course work
as work time if courses are required for job
Free undergrad education for children
after X years of service
Employee representation on
career-development committee
Employee representation on EAP, family
and child care committees
Joint management/employee committee on
job classification
Restrictions on the work that can be
outsourced.
Management/employee consultation about
outsourcing
Overtime paid at 1.5 times the rate for
hours worked outside normal 8 hour schedule.
All leave time counted as part of 40
hour work week for purposes of overtime computation.
Employee choice of overtime payment in
cash or compensatory time off, except where payment of cash not permitted by
funding source.
Compensation for being on call or for
being called back to work.
Time off to vote.
Possibility for up to 1 year of unpaid
leave for one or two union officers of each bargaining unit.
Paid time off for preventive medical
and dental care.
Dues deduction for PAC.