Note: VA has an interchange agreement for excepted service positions covering employees who occupy medical or medical‐related positions appointed under Title 38 38 U.S.C.
An attendance policy outlines rules for employees regarding their work attendance, covering arrival and departure times, as well as time-off procedures. It includes guidelines for reporting absences and tardiness, along with consequences for unexcused absences.
A master contract or master agreement is a collective bargaining agreement which covers all unionized worksites in an industry, market or company, and which establishes the terms and conditions of employment common to all workers in the industry, market or company.
An employee who expects to be absent more than one day will inform the supervisor or designee of the expected date of return to duty and notify the supervisor of any change. In the case of extended illness, daily reports will not be required.
Employees at < Company Name Here > are expected to be present for work, on time, every work day. Regular attendance and punctuality are important to keep your team and the company running smoothly. Arriving late, being tardy, or absent from work causes disruptions and burdens colleagues.
Under Virginia's new collective bargaining law (passed in 2020, implemented in 2021), public school employees can negotiate contracts with school divisions for the first time in nearly a half-century.
OUTLAWED FOR DECADES. Public sector collective bargaining has been outlawed in Virginia for decades. Unions were not illegal, but they had no bargaining rights, and had to rely on persuading school boards and legislators. But in 2021, a new state law lifted the ban.
The mission of Labor Management Relations (LMR) is to promote labor-management cooperation throughout the Department to enable VA's unions and management officials to work as partners in improving the delivery of service to veterans and their families and in creating a positive work environment for employees.
If you qualify for it, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects your right to (1) form a union, (2) join a union, (3) assist a union in organizing and (4) engage in group activities intended to raise wages or improve working conditions.