Christmas/New Year’s Scheduling. In order to enable all nurses to receive five (5) consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Year’s, during the four weeks which include December 15 to January 15, the master rotation may be suspended. If requested, time off at Christmas shall include December 24, 25 and 26, and time off at New Year’s shall include December 31 and January 1. A nurse may request in writing to receive less than five (5) consecutive days off. By September 15th, the Hospital will post the shifts worked by the nurses during the Christmas/New Year’s period of the previous year by the deadline listed in the Long Term Vacation Planning calendar, nurses shall submit their request for Christmas or New Year’s off. In addition, where a unit of nurses wishes to self schedule over the Christmas and New Year’s period, such schedule will conform with the collective agreement and will be submitted first to the Bargaining Unit executive who will forward it to the Hospital for approval by the submission deadline established in G.3 (b) i). The Hospital shall confirm the schedule or provide the amended schedule by the approval/denial deadline established in G.3 (b) i). Unless otherwise agreed, the Hospital will endeavour to grant nurses the Christmas or New Year’s period off, on an alternating basis from year to year in their work unit. Where conflict occurs, the preference will be granted on a seniority basis. Nurses shall not be required, but may elect to use vacation, accumulated overtime or LOA in order to receive five consecutive days off. The request must be received in writing. When extra time off is available during the period defined as Christmas or New Years in Article E.4(b), it shall be offered in descending order of seniority to those nurses who have been scheduled to work those shifts provided the requirement of a reasonable staffing mix is met. Working Christmas is defined as working a maximum of two shifts between the hours of 07:00 on December 24th and 19:00 on December 26th. New Year’s is defined as working at a minimum, shift(s) between the hours of 19:00 on December 31st and 07:00 January 2nd. After the Christmas schedule has been approved, if a nurse is granted a position where such nurse is replacing another nurse, she shall be required to assume the Christmas or New Year’s schedule of the replaced nurse. This provision shall not apply to any area where nurses normally work Monday to Friday and are not normally scheduled to work on paid holidays.
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Christmas/New Year’s Scheduling. In order to enable all nurses to receive five (5) consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Year’s, during the four weeks which include December 15 to January 15, the master rotation may be suspended. If requested, time off at Christmas shall include December 24, 25 and 26, and time off at New Year’s shall include December 31 and January 1. A nurse may request in writing to receive less than five (5) consecutive days off. By September 15th, the Hospital will post the shifts worked by the nurses during the Christmas/New Year’s period of the previous year by and the deadline listed preference sheet in the Long Term Vacation Planning calendareach unit. By October 6th of each year, nurses shall submit their request preference for Christmas or New Year’s Years off, and which shifts they would prefer to be scheduled to work during this period. In addition, where a unit of nurses wishes to self schedule over the Christmas and New Year’s period, such schedule will conform with the collective agreement and will be submitted first to the Bargaining Unit executive who will forward it to the Hospital for approval by the submission deadline established in G.3 (b) i)October 6. The Hospital shall confirm the schedule or provide the amended schedule by the approval/denial deadline established in G.3 (b) i)October 31. Unless otherwise agreed, the Hospital will endeavour to grant nurses the Christmas or New Year’s period off, on an alternating basis from year to year in their work unit. Where conflict occurs, the preference will be granted on a seniority basis. Nurses shall not be required, but may elect to use vacation, accumulated overtime or LOA in order to receive five consecutive days off. The request must be received in writing. When extra time off is available during the period defined as Christmas or New Years in Article E.4(b), it shall be offered in descending order of seniority to those nurses who have been scheduled to work those shifts provided the requirement of a reasonable staffing mix is met. Working Christmas is defined as working at a maximum of two shifts minimum, shift(s) between the hours of 07:00 19:00 on December 24th and 19:00 07:00 on December 26th. New Year’s is defined as working at a minimum, shift(s) between the hours of 19:00 on December 31st and 07:00 January 2nd. After the Christmas schedule has been approved, if a nurse is granted a position where such nurse is replacing another nurse, she shall be required to assume the Christmas or New Year’s schedule of the replaced nurse. This provision shall not apply to any area where nurses normally work Monday to Friday and are not normally scheduled to work on paid holidays.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Christmas/New Year’s Scheduling. In order to enable all nurses to receive five (5) consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Year’s, during the four weeks which include December 15 15th to January 1515th, the master rotation may be suspended. If requested, time off at Christmas shall include December 2424th, 25 25th and 2626th, and time off at New Year’s shall include December 31 31st and January 11st. A nurse may request in writing to receive less than five (5) consecutive days off. By September 15th, the Hospital will post the shifts worked by the nurses during the Christmas/New Year’s period of the previous year by the deadline listed in the Long Term Vacation Planning calendar, nurses shall submit their request for Christmas or New Year’s off. In addition, where a unit of nurses wishes to self schedule over the Christmas and New Year’s period, such schedule will conform with the collective agreement and will be submitted first to the Bargaining Unit executive who will forward it to the Hospital for approval by the submission deadline established in G.3 (b) i). The Hospital shall confirm the schedule or provide the amended schedule by the approval/denial deadline established in G.3 (b) i). Unless otherwise agreed, the Hospital will endeavour to grant nurses the Christmas or New Year’s period off, on an alternating basis from year to year in their work unit. Where conflict occurs, the preference will be granted on a seniority basis. Nurses shall not be required, but may elect to use vacation, accumulated overtime or LOA in order to receive five consecutive days off. The request must be received in writing. When extra time off is available during the period defined as Christmas or New Years in Article E.4(bE.4 (b), it shall be offered in descending order of seniority to those nurses who have been scheduled to work those shifts provided the requirement of a reasonable staffing mix is met. Working Christmas is defined as working a maximum of two shifts between the hours of 07:00 on December 24th and 19:00 on December 26th. New Year’s is defined as working at a minimum, shift(s) between the hours of 19:00 on December 31st and 07:00 January 2nd. After the Christmas schedule has been approved, if a nurse is granted a position where such nurse is replacing another nurse, she they shall be required to assume the Christmas or New Year’s schedule of the replaced nurse. This provision shall not apply to any area where nurses normally work Monday to Friday and are not normally scheduled to work on paid holidays.
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Samples: Collective Agreement