Common use of Casual Utilization Clause in Contracts

Casual Utilization. i) A casual Nurse shall fill out an availability form, which will be given to the Manager, in writing, at least one (1) week in advance of the posting of the schedule. Should the casual Nurse not be able to meet the availability she/he indicated or to work a shift that has agreed to work, she/he will provide forty-eight (48) hours’ notice to the Employer, unless an urgent situation arises and the Nurse will discuss the situation with her/his Manager as soon as possible. ii) Casual employees who have been offered and accepted shifts based on their availability cannot cancel such shifts and the process for exchanging a scheduled shift in Article 14.05 (i) is to be followed. iii) Casual Nurses are expected to maintain competence to work as a VON Nurse. A casual Nurse who has not provided availability or has refused offers of work for a period in excess of two (2) months, without an explanation satisfactory to the Employer, will be removed from the casual list. (a) A part-time Nurse will be scheduled to work three (3) tours per week. A part-time Nurse will also indicate the other tours on which she/he is available to work and shall be prepared to work should the need arise, unless the Nurse provides twenty-four (24) hours’ advance notice that she/he is no longer available. (b) A part-time Nurse may be hired to do primarily weekend work. This may include a paid holiday attached to a weekend. Such Nurses will not be eligible for weekend premium payment. (c) Part-time Nurses shall make themselves available for up to five (5) tours over Christmas or New Year’s and shall self-schedule themselves accordingly if required. (d) It is understood that casual Nurses do not have normal hours of work and may elect to work or not to work when requested. (e) A casual Nurse may be scheduled to be on-call during a weekend on which she/he works if required. Part-time Nurses will be scheduled based on a six (6) week master rotation. (a) Part-time Nurses i) Part-time Nurse shall work: • Weekends in accordance 14.03; • Minimum three (3) on call shifts per month; • Up to twenty (20) shifts per six week schedule; • Vacant evening shifts. The number of tours shall not be construed to be a guarantee of hours of work to be performed on each tour and during each work schedule. Additional work shall be assigned based on availability in accordance with Article 14.10 (a). ii) A part-time Nurse may be hired to do weekend work only. This may include a paid holiday attached to a weekend. Such Nurses will not be eligible for weekend premium payment. Such weekend Nurses shall not work outside weekend hours until the other part-time Nurses have been scheduled as per Article 14.08 (b) i). For scheduling purposes, weekend Nurses shall be considered casual part-time for weekday work scheduled per Article iii) Subject to continuity or other operational requirements being equal, the Employer shall endeavour to offer additional tours to part-time Nurses before casual Nurses. iv) Designated holidays shall be equitably distributed among the part- time Nurses in the bargaining unit. v) Part-time Nurses shall work up to five (5) tours over Christmas or New Year’s.

Casual Utilization. i) A casual Nurse shall fill out an availability form, which will be given to the Manager, in writing, at least one (1) week in advance of the posting of the schedule. Should the casual Nurse not be able to meet the availability she/he indicated or to work a shift that has agreed to work, she/he will provide forty-eight (48) hours’ notice to the Employer, unless an urgent situation arises and the Nurse will discuss the situation with her/his Manager as soon as possible. ii) Casual employees who have been offered and accepted shifts based on their availability cannot cancel such shifts and the process for exchanging a scheduled shift in Article 14.05 (i) is to be followed. iii) Casual Nurses are expected to maintain competence to work as a VON Nurse. A casual Nurse who has not provided availability or has refused offers of work for a period in excess of two (2) months, without an explanation satisfactory to the Employer, will be removed from the casual list. (a) A part-time Nurse will be scheduled to work three (3) tours per week. A part-time Nurse will also indicate the other tours on which she/he is available to work and shall be prepared to work should the need arise, unless the Nurse provides twenty-four (24) hours’ advance notice that she/he is no longer available. (b) A part-time Nurse may be hired to do primarily weekend work. This may include a paid holiday attached to a weekend. Such Nurses will not be eligible for weekend premium payment. (c) Part-time Nurses shall make themselves available for up to five (5) tours over Christmas or New Year’s and shall self-schedule themselves accordingly if required. (d) It is understood that casual Nurses do not have normal hours of work and may elect to work or not to work when requested. (e) A casual Nurse may be scheduled to be on-call during a weekend on which she/he works if required. Part-time Nurses will be scheduled based on a six (6) week master rotation. (a) Part-time Nurses i) Part-time Nurse shall work: •  Weekends in accordance 14.03; •  Minimum three (3) on call shifts per month; •  Up to twenty (20) shifts per six week schedule; •  Vacant evening shifts. The number of tours shall not be construed to be a guarantee of hours of work to be performed on each tour and during each work schedule. Additional work shall be assigned based on availability in accordance with Article 14.10 (a). ii) A part-time Nurse may be hired to do weekend work only. This may include a paid holiday attached to a weekend. Such Nurses will not be eligible for weekend premium payment. Such weekend Nurses shall not work outside weekend hours until the other part-time Nurses have been scheduled as per Article 14.08 (b) i). For scheduling purposes, weekend Nurses shall be considered casual part-time for weekday work scheduled per Article iii) Subject to continuity or other operational requirements being equal, the Employer shall endeavour to offer additional tours to part-time Nurses before casual Nurses. iv) Designated holidays shall be equitably distributed among the part- time Nurses in the bargaining unit. v) Part-time Nurses shall work up to five (5) tours over Christmas or New Year’s.