Common use of Extended Tour Scheduling Clause in Contracts

Extended Tour Scheduling. (a) Extended tours shall be defined as: 0700 – 1900 Days 1900 – 0700 Nights unless the Employer and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. (b) Full-time employees will not be required to work more than three (3) consecutive extended tours without a day off. Premium pay will be paid for all hours worked on a fourth (4th) and subsequent consecutive tours. Part-time employees will not be required to work more than four (4) consecutive extended tours without a day off. Premium pay will be paid for all hours on a fifth (5th) and subsequent consecutive tour. (c) Full-time only: i) Such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; ii) Such employee has requested weekend work; iii) Such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. (d) Part-time only: i) Such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; ii) Such employee has requested weekend work; iii) Such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. (e) Employees called in for weekend work will not have their posted schedule altered or cancelled as a result of the call-in. The Employer shall not cancel the prescheduled weekend shifts which become a premium pay weekend as a result of being called in for work on the previous weekends off. (f) Part-time employees working extended tours will be scheduled off a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours when changing from the night tours to the day tours. Part-time employees may accept additional/call-in shifts beyond commitment that commence after twenty-four (24) hours without incurring premium payment. (g) Full-time employees working extended tours will be scheduled off a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours when changing from the night tours to the day tours. (h) Full-time employees will be scheduled at least two (2) consecutive days off. (i) It is agreed that an employee’s availability for additional tours and/or overtime does not waive the employee’s right to premium payment provided for this agreement. (j) There will be no split shifts. (k) Unless otherwise requested by a nurse in writing, there shall be at least twelve (12) consecutive hours off between scheduled tours of duty. Part-time employees may accept additional/call-in shifts beyond commitment that commence after eight (8) hours following an evening shift without incurring premium. (l) Evening or night shift premiums as per Article 14.10 will be paid to nurses who work the hours between 1500 and 2300, or 2300 and 0700 respectively. (m) When an employee is off on the weekend, she will have sixty (60) consecutive hours off between the end of her scheduled Friday day shift and the start of her next scheduled shift unless the employee agrees otherwise. Where an employee is scheduled to work, called into work or assigned to standby during any of these sixty (60) hours stated above, the employee shall be considered to have worked the weekend. (n) All full-time and part-time employees shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where only the compressed work week is scheduled. (o) For the purposes of Article 13.02 meal and relief periods will be scheduled in the following manner: There shall be a thirty (30) minute relief period scheduled during the first three (3) hours of the tour; a thirty (30) minute meal/relief period half unpaid paid, half paid scheduled during the next three (3) hours and; a final thirty

Extended Tour Scheduling. (a) Extended tours shall be defined as: 0700 – 1900 Days 1900 – 0700 Nights unless the Employer and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. (b) Full-time employees will not be required to work more than three (3) consecutive extended tours without a day off. Premium pay will be paid for all hours worked on a fourth (4th) and subsequent consecutive tours. Part-time employees will not be required to work more than four (4) consecutive extended tours without a day off. Premium pay will be paid for all hours on a fifth (5th) and subsequent consecutive tour. (c) Full-time only: i) Such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; ii) Such employee has requested weekend work; iii) Such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. (d) Part-time only: i) Such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; ii) Such employee has requested weekend work; iii) Such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. (e) Employees called in for weekend work will not have their posted schedule altered or cancelled as a result of the call-in. The Employer shall not cancel the prescheduled weekend shifts which become a premium pay weekend as a result of being called in for work on the previous weekends off. (f) Part-time employees working extended tours will be scheduled off a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours when changing from the night tours to the day tours. Part-time employees may accept additional/call-in shifts beyond commitment that commence after twenty-four (24) hours without incurring premium payment. (g) Full-time employees working extended tours will be scheduled off a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours when changing from the night tours to the day tours. (h) Full-time employees will be scheduled at least two (2) consecutive days off. (i) It is agreed that an employee’s availability for additional tours and/or overtime does not waive the employee’s right to premium payment provided for this agreement. (j) There will be no split shifts. (k) Unless otherwise requested by a nurse in writing, there shall be at least twelve (12) consecutive hours off between scheduled tours of duty. Part-time employees may accept additional/call-in shifts beyond commitment that commence after eight (8) hours following an evening shift without incurring premium. (l) Evening or night shift premiums as per Article 14.10 will be paid to nurses who work the hours between 1500 and 2300, or 2300 and 0700 respectively. (m) When an employee is off on the weekend, she they will have sixty (60) consecutive hours off between the end of her their scheduled Friday day shift and the start of her their next scheduled shift unless the employee agrees otherwise. Where an employee is scheduled to work, called into work or assigned to standby during any of these sixty (60) hours stated above, the employee shall be considered to have worked the weekend. (n) All full-time and part-time employees shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where only the compressed work week is scheduled. (o) For the purposes of Article 13.02 meal and relief periods will be scheduled in the following manner: There shall be a thirty (30) minute relief period scheduled during the first three (3) hours of the tour; a thirty (30) minute meal/relief period half unpaid paid, half paid scheduled during the next three (3) hours and; a final thirtythirty (30) minute unpaid meal period scheduled prior to the end of the tour. There shall be a thirty (30) minute relief period scheduled during the first four (4) hours of the tour; a thirty (30) minute unpaid meal break scheduled during the next three (3) hours and; a final thirty (30) minute meal/rest period, half unpaid and half paid, scheduled prior to the end of the tour. It is understood that the second and third meal and break periods may be combined to total 60 minutes.