Common use of Distribution of Part-time Work Clause in Contracts

Distribution of Part-time Work. (a) All regular part-time nurses in a unit will be scheduled up to their committed hours by seniority before any casual part-time nurses are utilized. (b) When regular part-time nurses on the unit have been given the opportunity to work up to their commitment, the hospital will offer additional tours to regular part-time nurses on the unit, including job sharers on days that neither job sharer is scheduled to work, in order of seniority. Thereafter, tours will be offered to casual nurses on that unit and regular part-time nurses from other units who have requested additional shifts in that unit on the basis of seniority provided that the nurse has the requisite ability to ensure a reasonable skill mix on the unit. Thereafter, tours will be offered to job sharers on days that her/his partner is working on the basis of seniority. Finally, tours will be offered on the basis of seniority to nurses from outside the unit and who have not requested shifts on that unit in the following order: regular part-time (including job sharers on the days when both job sharers are off) then casual nurses, then job sharers on the day their partner is working. Tours will be offered, subject to the following: i) Nurses who wish to be considered for additional tours must indicate their availability in the manner prescribed by the hospital; ii) A tour will be deemed to be offered whenever a call is placed; iii) It is understood that the hospital will not be required to offer tours which would result in overtime premium pay; however, when such tours are offered, they shall be offered in accordance with this article.

Distribution of Part-time Work. (a) All regular part-time nurses employees in a unit will be scheduled up to their committed hours by seniority as per the master schedule before any casual part-time nurses employees are utilized. (b) When regular part-time nurses on the unit employees within their Unit have been given the opportunity to work up to their commitment, the hospital will offer additional tours to regular part-time nurses on the unit, including job sharers on days that neither job sharer is scheduled to work, in order of seniority. Thereafter, tours will be offered to casual nurses on that unit and regular part-time nurses from other units who have requested additional shifts in that unit on the basis of seniority provided that the nurse has the requisite ability to ensure a reasonable skill mix on the unit. Thereafter, tours will be offered to job sharers on days that her/his partner is working on the basis of seniority. Finally, tours will be offered on the basis of seniority to nurses from outside the unit and who have not requested shifts on that unit in the following order: regular part-time (including job sharers on the days when both job sharers are off) then casual nurses, then job sharers on the day their partner is working. Tours will be offered, subject to the following: i) Nurses Employees who wish to be considered for additional tours must indicate their availability in the manner prescribed by the hospitalHospital; ii) A tour will be deemed to be offered whenever a call is placed; iii) It is understood that the hospital Hospital will not be required to offer tours which would result in overtime premium pay; however; iii) When a regular part-time employee accepts an additional tour, when such the nurse must report for that tour unless arrangements satisfactory to the hospital are made; iv) Provided they are qualified, employees may submit their availability to work additional tours are offered, they shall to more than one unit. v) Additional tours that become available on the unit within a pay period will be offered equitably by seniority to regular part-time employees within their Unit who have indicated their availability prior to offering shifts to casual part-time employees within their Unit. vi) If there are additional unscheduled hours that need to be covered when regular part-time nurses in accordance with this articletheir Unit have been scheduled up to seventy-five (75) hours in the pay period, then the shift(s) will be offered to the casual nurses in that Unit prior to offering shifts to other casual nurses in the Bargaining Unit. vii) When a regular part time employee accepts a shift on a unit that is not her/his home unit, she/he must honour that commitment.