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Prospective cover |
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Prospective cover Employers may contract juniors in advance to cover the full annual ( including public holidays) and study leave entitlement of all colleagues on that rota. This means that a junior can normally only take annual or study leave on a day when she/ he is rostered to work normal days, or the junior would be required to swap on-calls or shifts with a colleague on that rota in order to take leave.
When does prospective cover apply? Prospective cover applies in all cases, except on those rotas where: ¨ Locums are obtained to cover annual leave and study leave ¨ A junior can take annual or study leave at any time on the rota, including when rostered to be working out of hours and no junior on that rota is required to cover that shift.
Introduction of prospective cover Prospective cover cannot be introduced into a SHO’s existing contract without consent, or if the hours limits set out previously would be breached by doing so.
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Prospective cover for annual and study leave of colleagues, under the New Deal. |