Common use of Christmas Scheduling Clause in Contracts

Christmas Scheduling. (All shifts) (a) A nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days* either at the Christmas or New Year's Season except where nurses are not normally required to work on weekends and paid holidays. (*five (5) days for extended shifts.) (b) Scheduled, consecutive days off at Christmas will include the 24th, 25th and the 26th of December; consecutive days off at New Year's will include the 31st of December and the 1st of January. Consideration will be given to the nurses in each area as to which of these two holidays they prefer off. (c) No nurse will be scheduled to work both holidays unless requested by the nurse. (d) No nurse will be scheduled to work two Christmas' or New Year's consecutively unless requested by the nurse. (e) Those nurses who are off on pregnancy/parental leave are to be considered as if they are not at work. Therefore upon their return from leave they pick up where they left off (e. g. if they were off on Christmas then pregnancy/parental leave the following year, they return to be scheduled on for Christmas.) (f) The normal scheduling conditions may be waived* to accommodate the special scheduling arrangements between December 15th and January 10th. The full-time weekend worker will continue to work their Master Schedule during the Christmas period * Clarity Note: The waiving of the normal scheduling conditions must be reasonable and can be subject to a grievance.

Christmas Scheduling. (All shifts) (a) A nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days* either at the Christmas or New Year's Season except where nurses are not normally required to work on weekends and paid holidays. (*five (5) days for extended shiftstours.) (b) Scheduled, consecutive days off at Christmas will include the 24th, 25th and the 26th of December; consecutive days off at New Year's will include the 31st of December and the 1st of January. Consideration will be given to the nurses in each area as to which of these two holidays they prefer off. (c) No nurse will be scheduled to work both holidays unless requested by the nurse. (d) No nurse will be scheduled to work two Christmas' or New Year's consecutively unless requested by the nurse. (e) Those nurses employees who are off on pregnancy/parental leave are to be considered as if they are not at work. Therefore upon their return from leave they pick up where they left off (e. g. if they were off on Christmas then pregnancy/parental leave the following year, they return to be scheduled on for Christmas.) (f) The normal scheduling conditions may be waived** to accommodate the special scheduling arrangements between December 15th 15 and January 10th10. The full-time weekend worker will continue to work their Master Schedule during the Christmas period * Clarity Note: The waiving of the normal scheduling conditions must be reasonable and can be subject to a grievance.

Christmas Scheduling. (All shifts) (a) A nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days* either at the Christmas or New Year's Season except where nurses are not normally required to work on weekends and paid holidays. (*five (5) days for extended shiftstours.) (b) Scheduled, consecutive days off at Christmas will include the 24th, 25th and the 26th of December; consecutive days off at New Year's will include the 31st of December and the 1st of January. Consideration will be given to the nurses in each area as to which of these two holidays they prefer off. (c) No nurse will be scheduled to work both holidays unless requested by the nurse. (d) No nurse will be scheduled to work two Christmas' or New Year's consecutively unless requested by the nurse. (e) Those nurses employees who are off on pregnancy/parental leave are to be considered as if they are not at work. Therefore upon their return from leave they pick up where they left off (e. g. if they were off on Christmas then pregnancy/parental leave the following year, they return to be scheduled on for Christmas.) (f) The normal scheduling conditions may be waived** to accommodate the special scheduling arrangements between December 15th 15 and January 10th10. The full-time weekend worker will continue to work their Master Schedule during the Christmas period ** Clarity Note: The waiving of the normal scheduling conditions must be reasonable and can be subject to a grievance. (a) Regular Part Time Commitment i) to be available to work if required fifty-two (52) weeks per year minus their individual vacation entitlement and approved leave of absence; ii) to regularly rotate on at least two (2) shifts and work extended tours as required where extended tours are established; iii) to be prescheduled for work if the work is available for forty-five