Common use of Extended Tours Clause in Contracts

Extended Tours. a) A scheduled twelve (12) hour shift shall be an eleven and one-quarter (11 ¼ ) hours of paid time, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period and a fifteen (15) minute unpaid break. Employees shall be entitled to paid relief periods during the shift equivalent to thirty (30) minutes. b) Not more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be scheduled. When the Employer requires an employee to work a fourth (4th) consecutive shift, premium pay shall be paid forth fourth (4th) consecutive shift and for subsequent shifts until a shift has been scheduled off. The exception shall be when a fourth (4th) consecutive shift is the result of an exchange, to accommodate a request by the employee, or should an employee request to be scheduled four (4) in a row, in writing. c) At least twelve (12) hours time off will be scheduled off between shifts, and at least forty-eight (48) hours for full-time and twenty-four for part-time employees when switching from night shift to day shift, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Failure to do so will result in premium pay for the subsequent shift. d) During the switch to Daylight Savings Time, the employee shall be paid for twelve and a quarter (12 ¼ ) hours at regular time. During the switch back to Standard Time, the employee shall be paid regular earnings (11 ¼ hours). e) The Employer will provide at least alternating weekends off. Employees will not work two weekends in a row, except to satisfy specific days off requested by the employee; an employee has requested weekend work, or where such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. f) Overtime will be paid after seventy-eight and three quarter (78 ¾ ) hours worked in a pay period (applies to full-time and temporary full-time only). g) Extended tours may be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty (80) percent (70% in units of fewer than 10 employees) of the employees in the unit so indicate in a secret ballot after the employees view a draft schedule. ii) The Employer agrees to implement the extended tour week. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. iii) All proposed possible schedules have been communicated to the Union for the purpose of determining whether they violate the collective agreement. iv) An initial test period of six (6) months has been completed, after which a further secret ballot vote of the affected employees is conducted by the union in which at least eighty (80) percent of the employees indicate their preference for extended tours. Only ballots cast shall be included in determining the percentage of staff that agree/disagree with the implementation of such language. h) Extended tours may be discontinued at any time, by either party (Union and Employer), on written notice of 6 months to the other party. i) Where extended tours are to be discontinued, the parties shall meet to discuss the reasons for the change and its implementation. Affected employees shall be provided with six (6) months notice of such change.

Extended Tours. (a) A scheduled twelve With the approval of the Association, extended tours may be instituted by the Hospital when eighty (1280%) hour shift percent of the employees in a particular unit have so indicated by secret ballot. Employees not in favour of extended tours shall be an eleven and onefitted into the schedule, based on a normal tour. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued at any time after the expiry of the initial trial period by the Hospital or if at least eighty percent (80%) of the full-quarter time employees involved indicate by secret ballot vote that they no longer wish to work extended tours. (11 ¼ c) hours of paid time, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period and a fifteen (15) minute unpaid break. Employees When extended tours are to be implemented they shall be entitled to paid relief periods during the shift equivalent to thirty introduced on a trial basis for a period of at least six (306) minutesmonths. b(d) Not An employee shall not be required to work more than three (3) consecutive extended tours tours, unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee shall be scheduled. When paid a premium rate of pay, as per Article 14 of the Employer requires an employee to work Central document, for a fourth (4th) subsequent and consecutive shiftday of work until a day off is granted. (e) Where a combination of extended tours and normal tours exist in the same unit, premium pay employees shall be paid forth fourth granted a minimum of every second [2nd] weekend off, which shall consist of fifty-six (4th56) consecutive shift and for subsequent shifts until hours off. (f) Employees who work extended tours will have a shift has been scheduled minimum of every second [2nd] weekend off. The exception shall be when Where employees work extended tours on a fourth schedule where they are off every [2nd] second weekend, these weekends off will consist of a minimum of three (4th3) consecutive shift is days off. Note that for the result purposes of an exchangethe above article, extended tours refer to accommodate a request by the employee, or should an employee request to be scheduled four (4) in a row, in writing. c) At least twelve (12) hour tours only. An employee working extended tours shall receive premium payment as defined in the Central Agreement for all hours time off will be scheduled off between shifts, worked on a third and at least forty-eight (48subsequent weekend save and except where: i) hours for full-time and twenty-four for part-time employees when switching from night shift to day shift, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Failure to do so will result in premium pay for the subsequent shift. d) During the switch to Daylight Savings Time, the employee shall be paid for twelve and a quarter (12 ¼ ) hours at regular time. During the switch back to Standard Time, the employee shall be paid regular earnings (11 ¼ hours). e) The Employer will provide at least alternating weekends off. Employees will not work two weekends in a row, except Such weekend has been worked to satisfy specific days off requested by the such employee; an or ii) Such employee has requested weekend work, or where such ; or iii) Such weekend is worked as a the result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. f(g) Overtime will All employees shall receive at least five (5) consecutive days off or more at Christmas or New Year's, except in areas which normally are not scheduled to work on weekends or paid holidays. Time off at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th, and 26th. Time off at New Year's shall include December 31st, January 1st, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Time worked at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th, and 26th. Time worked at New Year's shall include December 31st, January 1st, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Before September 15th each year, the Hospital shall post a notice that requests for time off at Christmas or New Year’s period can be paid after seventy-eight recorded on and three quarter (78 ¾ ) hours worked in a pay period (applies the schedule of time off shall be posted no later than November 1st. Employee’s who are required to full-work over the Christmas and New Year’s shall rotate their time and temporary full-time only)off from year to year. (h) Subject to the operational requirements, an employee with twenty (20) years or more seniority shall be granted time off at both Christmas and New Year’s if requested as per Article H.2(a) and H.8 (g). Such time off shall be granted by seniority. (i) Extended tours An employee who is scheduled to work either Christmas or New Year's shall be permitted to request vacation prior to Christmas in conjunction with Christmas time off or following New Year's in conjunction with New Year's time off. Vacations may be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty (80) percent (70% in units of fewer than 10 employees) of the employees in the unit so indicate in a secret ballot after the employees view a draft schedulegranted between Christmas and New Year's, subject to operational requirements. ii(j) The Employer agrees to implement the extended tour week. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. iii) All proposed possible schedules have been communicated to the Union A weekend for the purpose of determining whether they violate the collective agreement. iv) An initial test period of six (6) months has been completed, after which a further secret ballot vote of the affected employees is conducted by the union in which at least eighty (80) percent of the employees indicate their preference for extended tours. Only ballots cast shall be included in determining the percentage of staff that agree/disagree with the implementation of such language. h) Extended tours may be discontinued at any time, by either party (Union and Employer), on written notice of 6 months to the other party. i) Where working extended tours are to be discontinued, the parties shall meet to discuss the reasons for the change and its implementation. Affected employees shall be provided with six (6) months notice of such changemust commence no later than 1930 hours on Friday.

Extended Tours. a(i) A scheduled The hours of work for Extended Tour Nurses shall be averaged over a specified period to meet the needs of scheduling requirements of each unit (i.e. 225 hours in a 6-week period). Such averaging shall be agreed upon between the Hospital and the Association. (ii) Where the hours of work for Extended Tour Nurses are averaged over a twelve (12) hour shift shall week period, two (2) additional extended tours off without pay will be an eleven and one-quarter (11 ¼ ) hours of paid time, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period and a fifteen (15) minute unpaid break. Employees shall be entitled to paid relief periods scheduled during the shift equivalent twelve (12) week period for each full-time Nurse. (iii) The scheduling of the additional days(s) off on a master rotation may be adjusted by the Hospital during the Christmas/New Year’s period to thirty the week before or week after the holiday period. (30iv) minutesPart-time nurses filling temporary full-time vacancies will be scheduled an additional extended tour off without pay during each six (6) or twelve (12) week period, whichever is applicable to the averaging of hours on the unit. The Employer will, in the formulation of working schedules, carry out the objectives set forth below: a) Work schedules for pre-booked tours are to be posted four (4) weeks in advance in conjunction with the previous two (2) week schedule. b) Not Schedules shall be posted as soon as possible on the day of the posting and a copy sent to the Union upon request. c) Each Unit, except those where self-scheduling is done, will have a master schedule, with a copy provided to the Union, upon request. d) When a master schedule is amended, F-1 will apply. Prior to altering the starting and finishing time in a unit, or introducing different shifts, the Bargaining Unit President shall be notified and the nurses in the unit consulted. (v) Nurses shall receive two (2) out of four (4) weekends off, from the completion of the Friday day tour to the commencement of the Monday day tour. (vi) No nurse shall be required to work more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be scheduledunless mutually agreed between the nurse and the Employer. When the Employer employer requires an employee to work a fourth (4th) consecutive shifttour, regardless of whether the tour is 11.25 or 7.5 hours, premium pay shall be paid forth for the fourth (4th) consecutive shift and for subsequent shifts extended tour or any hours in excess of 33.75 consecutive hours until a shift has been day off is scheduled. (vii) A nurse may be permitted to exchange her or his scheduled off. The exception shall be when a fourth (4th) consecutive shift hours of work with another nurse provided the arrangement is the result of an exchange, submitted in writing to accommodate a request and is approved by the employee, or should an employee request Manager concerned. Such exchanges shall not result in premium payment. All requests will be responded to be scheduled within seven (7) calendar days of the submission of the request. (viii) A minimum of four (4) consecutive tours off shall be scheduled following scheduled night shifts unless otherwise agreed. Should the nurse be required to work with less than (4) consecutive tours off following night shifts, she will be paid in a row, in writingaccordance with Article 14.03 of the Collective Agreement for time worked on the first tour of the posted schedule. c(ix) At least twelve A minimum of (12) hours time off will shall be scheduled off between shifts, and at least forty-eight (48) hours for full-time and twenty-four for part-time employees when switching from night shift to day shift, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Failure to do so will result in premium pay for the subsequent shifttours of duty. d(x) During the switch to Daylight Savings TimeNurses working extended tours, the employee who so request, shall be paid for twelve granted permanent night tours and a quarter (12 ¼ ) hours at regular time. During the switch back to Standard Time, the employee shall be paid regular earnings (11 ¼ hours). e) The Employer will provide at least alternating weekends off. Employees will not work two weekends be rotated except by mutual consent or in a row, except order to satisfy specific days off requested by the employee; an employee has requested weekend work, meet reasonable Hospital staffing requirements or where such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of to be assessed or instructed on day tours. Requests for permanent shifts with another employee. f) Overtime will be paid after seventy-eight and three quarter (78 ¾ ) hours worked in a pay period (applies to full-time and temporary full-time only). g) Extended tours may be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty (80) percent (70% in units of fewer than 10 employees) of the employees in the unit so indicate in a secret ballot after the employees view a draft schedule. ii) The Employer agrees to implement the extended tour week. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withhelddenied. iii(xi) All proposed possible schedules have been communicated The Hospital will avoid scheduling of split tours unless mutually agreeable. (xii) It is understood that the unpaid meal period may be away from the area. (a) If a nurse is recalled to the Union for the purpose of determining whether they violate the collective agreement. iv) An initial test period of six (6) months has been completedunit during her/his break, after which a further secret ballot vote of the affected employees is conducted by the union in which at least eighty (80) percent of the employees indicate their preference for extended tours. Only ballots cast shall be included in determining the percentage of staff that agree/disagree with the implementation of such language. h) Extended tours may be discontinued at any time, by either party (Union and Employer), on written notice of 6 months to the other party. i) Where extended tours are to be discontinued, the parties shall meet to discuss the reasons for the change and its implementation. Affected employees additional time shall be provided later in the tour. The two (2) relief periods may be combined into one (1) relief period with six the approval of the Hospital. (6b) months notice Pursuant to Article 13.02, the total break time for extended tours will be as follows: (i) The first 45 minutes of such change.break time (15 minutes and 30 minutes) will be paid time; (ii) The second 45 minutes of break time (15 minutes and 30 minutes) will be unpaid time

Extended Tours. a(i) A scheduled The hours of work for Extended Tour Nurses shall be averaged over a specified period to meet the needs of scheduling requirements of each unit (i.e. 225 hours in a 6-week period). Such averaging shall be agreed upon between the Hospital and the Association. (ii) Where the hours of work for Extended Tour Nurses are averaged over a twelve (12) hour shift shall week period, two (2) additional extended tours off without pay will be an eleven and one-quarter (11 ¼ ) hours of paid time, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period and a fifteen (15) minute unpaid break. Employees shall be entitled to paid relief periods scheduled during the shift equivalent twelve (12) week period for each full-time Nurse. (iii) The scheduling of the additional days(s) off on a master rotation may be adjusted by the Hospital during the Christmas/New Year’s period to thirty the week before or week after the holiday period. (30iv) minutesPart-time nurses filling temporary full-time vacancies will be scheduled an additional extended tour off without pay during each six (6) or twelve (12) week period, whichever is applicable to the averaging of hours on the unit. The Employer will, in the formulation of working schedules, carry out the objectives set forth below: a) Work schedules for pre-booked tours are to be posted four (4) weeks in advance in conjunction with the previous two (2) week schedule. b) Not Schedules shall be posted as soon as possible on the day of the posting and a copy sent to the Union upon request. c) Each Unit, except those where self-scheduling is done, will have a master schedule, with a copy provided to the Union, upon request. d) When a master schedule is amended, F-1 will apply. Prior to altering the starting and finishing time in a unit, or introducing different shifts, the Bargaining Unit President shall be notified and the nurses in the unit consulted. (v) Nurses shall receive two (2) out of four (4) weekends off, from the completion of the Friday day tour to the commencement of the Monday day tour. (vi) No nurse shall be required to work more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be scheduledunless mutually agreed between the nurse and the Employer. When the Employer employer requires an employee to work a fourth (4th) consecutive shifttour, regardless of whether the tour is 11.25 or 7.5 hours, premium pay shall be paid forth for the fourth (4th) consecutive shift and for subsequent shifts extended tour or any hours in excess of 33.75 consecutive hours until a shift has been day off is scheduled. (vii) A nurse may be permitted to exchange their scheduled off. The exception shall be when a fourth (4th) consecutive shift hours of work with another nurse provided the arrangement is the result of an exchange, submitted in writing to accommodate a request and is approved by the employee, or should an employee request Manager concerned. Such exchanges shall not result in premium payment. All requests will be responded to be scheduled within seven (7) calendar days of the submission of the request. (viii) A minimum of four (4) in a row, in writing. c) At least twelve (12) hours time consecutive tours off will shall be scheduled following scheduled night shifts unless otherwise agreed. Should the nurse be required to work with less than (4) consecutive tours off between following night shifts, and at least forty-eight (48) hours for full-time and twenty-four for part-time employees when switching from night shift to day shift, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Failure to do so will result in premium pay for the subsequent shift. d) During the switch to Daylight Savings Time, the employee shall be paid for twelve and a quarter (12 ¼ ) hours at regular time. During the switch back to Standard Time, the employee shall be paid regular earnings (11 ¼ hours). e) The Employer will provide at least alternating weekends off. Employees will not work two weekends in a row, except to satisfy specific days off requested by the employee; an employee has requested weekend work, or where such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. f) Overtime they will be paid after seventy-eight and three quarter (78 ¾ ) hours worked in a pay period (applies to full-time and temporary full-time only). g) Extended tours may be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty (80) percent (70% in units of fewer than 10 employees) of the employees in the unit so indicate in a secret ballot after the employees view a draft schedule. ii) The Employer agrees to implement the extended tour week. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. iii) All proposed possible schedules have been communicated to the Union for the purpose of determining whether they violate the collective agreement. iv) An initial test period of six (6) months has been completed, after which a further secret ballot vote of the affected employees is conducted by the union in which at least eighty (80) percent of the employees indicate their preference for extended tours. Only ballots cast shall be included in determining the percentage of staff that agree/disagree accordance with the implementation of such language. h) Extended tours may be discontinued at any time, by either party (Union and Employer), on written notice of 6 months to the other party. i) Where extended tours are to be discontinued, the parties shall meet to discuss the reasons for the change and its implementation. Affected employees shall be provided with six (6) months notice of such change.Article

Extended Tours. (a) A scheduled twelve With the approval of the Association, extended tours may be instituted by the Hospital when eighty (1280%) hour shift percent of the employees in a particular unit have so indicated by secret ballot. Employees not in favour of extended tours shall be an eleven and onefitted into the schedule, based on a normal tour. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued at any time after the expiry of the initial trial period by the Hospital or if at least eighty percent (80%) of the full-quarter time employees involved indicate by secret ballot vote that they no longer wish to work extended tours. (11 ¼ c) hours of paid time, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period and a fifteen (15) minute unpaid break. Employees When extended tours are to be implemented they shall be entitled to paid relief periods during the shift equivalent to thirty introduced on a trial basis for a period of at least six (306) minutesmonths. b(d) Not An employee shall not be required to work more than three (3) consecutive extended tours tours, unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee shall be scheduled. When paid a premium rate of pay, as per Article 14 of the Employer requires an employee to work Central document, for a fourth (4th) subsequent and consecutive shiftday of work until a day off is granted. (e) Where a combination of extended tours and normal tours exist in the same unit, premium pay employees shall be paid forth fourth granted a minimum of every second [2nd] weekend off, which shall consist of fifty-six (4th56) consecutive shift and for subsequent shifts until hours off. (f) Employees who work extended tours will have a shift has been scheduled minimum of every second [2nd] weekend off. The exception shall be when Where employees work extended tours on a fourth schedule where they are off every [2nd] second weekend, these weekends off will consist of a minimum of three (4th3) consecutive shift is days off. Note that for the result purposes of an exchangethe above article, extended tours refer to accommodate a request by the employee, or should an employee request to be scheduled four (4) in a row, in writing. c) At least twelve (12) hour tours only. An employee working extended tours shall receive premium payment as defined in the Central Agreement for all hours time off will be scheduled off between shifts, worked on a third and at least forty-eight (48subsequent weekend save and except where: i) hours for full-time and twenty-four for part-time employees when switching from night shift to day shift, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Failure to do so will result in premium pay for the subsequent shift. d) During the switch to Daylight Savings Time, the employee shall be paid for twelve and a quarter (12 ¼ ) hours at regular time. During the switch back to Standard Time, the employee shall be paid regular earnings (11 ¼ hours). e) The Employer will provide at least alternating weekends off. Employees will not work two weekends in a row, except Such weekend has been worked to satisfy specific days off requested by the such employee; an or ii) Such employee has requested weekend work, or where such ; or iii) Such weekend is worked as a the result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. f(g) Overtime will All employees shall receive at least five (5) consecutive days off or more at Christmas or New Year's, except in areas which normally are not scheduled to work on weekends or paid holidays. Time off at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th, and 26th. Time off at New Year's shall include December 31st, January 1st, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Time worked at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th, and 26th. Time worked at New Year's shall include December 31st, January 1st, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Before September 15th each year, the Hospital shall post a notice that requests for time off at Christmas or New Year’s period can be paid after seventy-eight recorded on and three quarter (78 ¾ ) hours worked in a pay period (applies the schedule of time off shall be posted no later than November 1st. Employee’s who are required to full-work over the Christmas and New Year’s shall rotate their time and temporary full-time only)off from year to year. g(h) Extended tours Subject to the operational requirements, an employee with twenty (20) years or more seniority shall be granted the time off at both Christmas and New Year’s, if she so wishes the time off for Christmas and New Year’s, described above. Such time off shall be granted by seniority. (i) An employee who is scheduled to work either Christmas or New Year's shall be permitted to request vacation prior to Christmas in conjunction with Christmas time off or following New Year's in conjunction with New Year's time off. Vacations may be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty (80) percent (70% in units of fewer than 10 employees) of the employees in the unit so indicate in a secret ballot after the employees view a draft schedulegranted between Christmas and New Year's, subject to operational requirements. ii(j) The Employer agrees to implement the extended tour week. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. iii) All proposed possible schedules have been communicated to the Union A weekend for the purpose of determining whether they violate the collective agreement. iv) An initial test period of six (6) months has been completed, after which a further secret ballot vote of the affected employees is conducted by the union in which at least eighty (80) percent of the employees indicate their preference for extended tours. Only ballots cast shall be included in determining the percentage of staff that agree/disagree with the implementation of such language. h) Extended tours may be discontinued at any time, by either party (Union and Employer), on written notice of 6 months to the other party. i) Where working extended tours are to be discontinued, the parties shall meet to discuss the reasons for the change and its implementation. Affected employees shall be provided with six (6) months notice of such changemust commence no later than 1930 hours on Friday.

Extended Tours. a) A scheduled twelve Failure to schedule twenty-four (12) hour shift shall be an eleven and one-quarter (11 ¼ 24) hours off between a change of tour will result in the employees being paid timeat the premium rate as provided in Article for the first shift of the new schedule, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period and a fifteen (15) minute unpaid break. Employees shall will not be entitled required to paid relief periods during the shift equivalent to thirty (30) minutes. b) Not work more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be scheduleddays. When the Employer requires If an employee is required to work a fourth on the fifth (4th5th) or consecutive shift, premium pay shall day she or he will be paid forth fourth (4th) at the premium rate as provided in Article for all hours worked unless the employee has requested to work. There will not be less than a period of eleven and three-quarters consecutive shift and for subsequent hours between shifts until a shift has been scheduled off. The exception shall be when a fourth (4th) consecutive shift is worked by an employee, except in an emergency, or at the result request of an exchangeemployee. For full-time employees, failure to accommodate a request by the employee, or should an employee request to be scheduled four (4) in a row, in writing. c) At least twelve (12) hours time off will be scheduled off between shifts, and at least schedule forty-eight (48) hours off when a tour of duty is changed following night duty will result in the employee being paid premium pay as provided in Article for fullthe first shift of the new schedule. For part-time and employees, the regular schedule will provide for a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours time off when the tour of duty is changed following night duty. Schedules will be posted at least two (2) weeks in advance. Request for part-special time employees off, is to be in writing, one week (1) in advance of posting the schedule. The Hospital may, however, consider requests for the use of individual vacation days and/or holiday lieu days on shorter notice, when switching from night shift legitimate emergency situations occur. An employee may be permitted to day shiftexchange her or his scheduled tours of duty with another employee provided the arrangement is submitted in writing, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Failure is by the employee willing to do so exchange her or his scheduled tours of duty with another employee and is approved by the immediate supervisor concerned and such arrangement will not result in the requirement of any premium pay payment by the Hospital. a dispute arises between employees submitting special requests for time off for the subsequent shift. d) During same days and such requests cannot be accommodated by the switch to Daylight Savings TimeHospital, then unit seniority shall apply. For the rotations covering the months of July and August and for the Christmas and New Year period, the employee shall schedules will be paid for twelve posted at least four (4) weeks in advance and will cover at least a quarter six (12 ¼ 6) hours at regular timeweek period. During the switch back to Standard Time, the employee shall be paid regular earnings (11 ¼ hours). e) The Employer Hospital will provide at least alternating weekends offone (Iw)eekend off in two (2). Employees If an employee is required to work on a second consecutive and subsequent weekend she or he will not work two weekends receive premium pay as provided in a row, Article for all hours worked on that weekend save and except where: such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by the such employee; an or such employee has requested weekend work, work only; or where such weekend is worked as a the result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. f. In any two (2) Overtime week period at least two (2) consecutive days off will be paid after seventy-eight and three quarter (78 ¾ ) hours worked in a pay period (applies to full-scheduled for full time and temporary full-time only). g) Extended tours may be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty (80) percent (70% in units of fewer than 10 employees) of the employees in the unit so indicate in a secret ballot after the employees view a draft schedule. ii) The Employer agrees to implement the extended tour week. Such agreement will An employee who normally rotates shall not be unreasonably withheld. iii) All proposed possible schedules have been communicated scheduled to the Union for the purpose of determining whether they violate the collective agreement. iv) An initial test period of six (6) months has been completed, after which a further secret ballot vote of the affected employees is conducted by the union in which at least eighty (80) percent of the employees indicate their preference for extended tours. Only ballots cast shall be included in determining the percentage of staff that agree/disagree with the implementation of such language. h) Extended tours may be discontinued at any time, by either party (Union and Employer), on written notice of 6 months to the other party. i) Where extended tours are to be discontinued, the parties shall meet to discuss the reasons for the change and its implementation. Affected employees shall be provided with six (6) months notice of such change.work more than two

Extended Tours. (a) A scheduled twelve With the approval of the Association, extended tours may be instituted by the Hospital when eighty (1280%) hour shift percent of the employees in a particular unit have so indicated by secret ballot. For purposes of extended tour new schedule development, the employees listed in Appendix B are exempt from extended tours unless otherwise mutually agreed. (b) When extended tours are to be implemented they shall be an eleven and one-quarter introduced on a trial basis for a period of at least six (11 ¼ 6) hours of paid time, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period and a fifteen (15) minute unpaid break. Employees shall be entitled to paid relief periods during the shift equivalent to thirty (30) minutesmonths. b(c) Not Extended tours may be discontinued at any time after the expiry of the initial trial period by the Hospital or if at least eighty percent (80%) of the full-time employees involved indicate by secret ballot vote that they no longer wish to work extended tours. (d) An employee shall not be required to work more than three (3) consecutive extended tours tours, unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee shall be scheduled. When paid a premium rate of pay, as per Article 14 of the Employer requires an employee to work Central document, for a fourth (4th) subsequent and consecutive shiftday of work until a day off is granted. (e) Where a combination of extended tours and normal tours exist in the same unit, premium pay employees shall be paid forth fourth granted a minimum of every second [2nd] weekend off, which shall consist of fifty-six (4th56) consecutive shift and for subsequent shifts until hours off. (f) Employees who work extended tours will have a shift has been scheduled minimum of every second [2nd] weekend off. The exception shall be when Where employees work extended tours on a fourth schedule where they are off every [2nd] second weekend, these weekends off will consist of a minimum of three (4th3) consecutive shift is days off. Note that for the result purposes of an exchangethe above article, extended tours refer to accommodate a request by the employee, or should an employee request to be scheduled four (4) in a row, in writing. c) At least twelve (12) hour tours only. An employee working extended tours shall receive premium payment as defined in the Central Agreement for all hours time off will be scheduled off between shifts, worked on a third and at least forty-eight (48subsequent weekend save and except where: i) hours for full-time and twenty-four for part-time employees when switching from night shift to day shift, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Failure to do so will result in premium pay for the subsequent shift. d) During the switch to Daylight Savings Time, the employee shall be paid for twelve and a quarter (12 ¼ ) hours at regular time. During the switch back to Standard Time, the employee shall be paid regular earnings (11 ¼ hours). e) The Employer will provide at least alternating weekends off. Employees will not work two weekends in a row, except Such weekend has been worked to satisfy specific days off requested by the such employee; an or ii) Such employee has requested weekend work, or where such ; or iii) Such weekend is worked as a the result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. f) Overtime will be paid after seventy-eight and three quarter (78 ¾ ) hours worked in a pay period (applies to full-time and temporary full-time only). g) Extended tours may be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty (80) percent (70% in units of fewer than 10 employees) of the A weekend for employees in the unit so indicate in a secret ballot after the employees view a draft schedule. ii) The Employer agrees to implement the extended tour week. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. iii) All proposed possible schedules have been communicated to the Union for the purpose of determining whether they violate the collective agreement. iv) An initial test period of six (6) months has been completed, after which a further secret ballot vote of the affected employees is conducted by the union in which at least eighty (80) percent of the employees indicate their preference for extended tours. Only ballots cast shall be included in determining the percentage of staff that agree/disagree with the implementation of such language. h) Extended tours may be discontinued at any time, by either party (Union and Employer), on written notice of 6 months to the other party. i) Where working extended tours are to be discontinued, the parties shall meet to discuss the reasons for the change and its implementation. Affected employees shall be provided with six (6) months notice of such changemust commence no later than 1930 hours on Friday.

Extended Tours. aWith the approval of the Association, extended tours may be instituted by the Corporationwhen eighty (80%) A scheduled twelve (12) hour shift percent of the employees in a particular unit have so indicated by secret ballot. Employees not in favour of extended tours shall be an eleven and one-quarter fitted into the schedule, based on a normal tour. Extendedtours may be discontinued at any time after the expiry of the initial trial period by the Corporation or if at least eighty percent (11 ¼ 80%) hours of paid time, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period and a fifteen (15) minute unpaid breakthe full- time employees involved indicate by secret ballot vote that they no longer wish to work extended tours. Employees When extended tours are to be implementedthey shall be entitled introduced on a trial basis for a period of at least six (6) months. An employee shall not be required to paid relief periods during the shift equivalent to thirty (30) minutes. b) Not work more than three (3) consecutive tours, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Where a combination of extended tours and normal tours exist in the same unit, employees shall be granted a minimum of every second weekend off, which shall of (56) consecutive hours off. Employees who work extended tours will have a minimum of every second weekend off. Where employees work extended tours on a schedule where they are off every second weekend, these weekends off will consist of a minimum of three (3)consecutive days off. Note that for the purposes ofthe above article, extended tours refer to twelve 2) hour tours only. An employee working extended tours shall be scheduled. When receive premium payment as defined in the Employer requires an employee to work Central Agreement for all hours worked on a fourth (4th) consecutive shift, premium pay shall be paid forth fourth (4th) consecutive shift third and for subsequent shifts until a shift weekend save and except where: Such weekend has been scheduled off. The exception shall be when a fourth (4th) consecutive shift is the result of an exchange, to accommodate a request by the employee, or should an employee request to be scheduled four (4) in a row, in writing. c) At least twelve (12) hours time off will be scheduled off between shifts, and at least forty-eight (48) hours for full-time and twenty-four for part-time employees when switching from night shift to day shift, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Failure to do so will result in premium pay for the subsequent shift. d) During the switch to Daylight Savings Time, the employee shall be paid for twelve and a quarter (12 ¼ ) hours at regular time. During the switch back to Standard Time, the employee shall be paid regular earnings (11 ¼ hours). e) The Employer will provide at least alternating weekends off. Employees will not work two weekends in a row, except worked to satisfy specific days off requested by the such employee; an or Such employee has requested weekend work, ; or where such Such weekend is worked as a the result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. f) Overtime will be paid after seventy-eight and three quarter (78 ¾ ) hours worked in a pay period (applies to full-time and temporary full-time only). g) Extended tours may be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty (80) percent (70% in units of fewer than 10 employees) of the . All employees in the unit so indicate in a secret ballot after the employees view a draft schedule. ii) The Employer agrees to implement the extended tour week. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. iii) All proposed possible schedules have been communicated to the Union for the purpose of determining whether they violate the collective agreement. iv) An initial test period of shall receive at least six (6) months has been completedconsecutive days off or more at Christmas or New Year's, after except in areas which normally are not scheduled to work on weekends or paid holidays. Time off at Christmas shall include December and 26th. Time off at New Year's shall include December January unless otherwise mutually agreed. Time worked at Christmas shall include December and 26th. Time worked at New Year's shall include December January unless mutually agreed Before September each year, the Corporation shall post a further secret ballot vote notice that requests for time off at Christmas or New Year's period can be recorded on and the schedule of the affected employees is conducted by the union in which at least eighty (80) percent of the employees indicate their preference for extended tours. Only ballots cast time off shall be included posted no later than November 1st. Employee's who are required to work over the Christmas and New Year's shall rotate their time off from period to period. Subject to the operational requirements, an employee with twenty (20) years or more seniority shall be granted the time off at both Christmas and New Year's, if she so wishes the time off for Christmas and New Year's, described above. Such time off shall be granted by seniority. An employee who is scheduled to work either Christmas or New Year's shall be permitted to request vacation prior to Christmas in determining the percentage of staff that agree/disagree conjunction with the implementation of such language. h) Extended tours Christmas time off or following New Year's in conjunction with New Year's time off. Vacations may be discontinued at any timegranted between Christmas and New Year's, by either party (Union and Employer), subject to operational requirements. A weekend for employees working extended tours must commence no later than hours on written notice of 6 months to the other party. i) Where Friday. It is understood that extended tours are as defined in the Central Collective Agreement. At least one (1) extended tour off will be scheduled between shifts. Schedules will be posted no less than four (4) weeks in advance for a four (4) week period. The schedule covering the Christmas and New Year period shall be posted by November Employees may trade days off or tours provided their requests are signed by both employees and submitted in writing to their Program Director as far in advance as possible for approval. Whenever an employee is unable to work a scheduled shift and the employee wants to give the shift away the shift in question shall be discontinued, scheduled by the parties shall meet Corporation. If the Corporation scheduler is unable to discuss the reasons find a replacement at straight time for the change and its implementation. Affected employees shall be provided shift the employee has the right to find her own replacement with six (6) months notice the approval of such changethe Program Director.

Extended Tours. Introduction and discontinuation of a compressed work week (extended tour) (a) A scheduled twelve (12) hour shift compressed work week shall be an eleven and one-quarter (11 ¼ ) hours of paid time, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period and a fifteen (15) minute unpaid break. Employees shall be entitled to paid relief periods during the shift equivalent to thirty (30) minutes. b) Not more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be scheduled. When the Employer requires an employee to work a fourth (4th) consecutive shift, premium pay shall be paid forth fourth (4th) consecutive shift and for subsequent shifts until a shift has been scheduled off. The exception shall be when a fourth (4th) consecutive shift is the result of an exchange, to accommodate a request by the employee, or should an employee request to be scheduled four (4) in a row, in writing. c) At least twelve (12) hours time off will be scheduled off between shifts, and at least forty-eight (48) hours for full-time and twenty-four for part-time employees when switching from night shift to day shift, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Failure to do so will result in premium pay for the subsequent shift. d) During the switch to Daylight Savings Time, the employee shall be paid for twelve and a quarter (12 ¼ ) hours at regular time. During the switch back to Standard Time, the employee shall be paid regular earnings (11 ¼ hours). e) The Employer will provide at least alternating weekends off. Employees will not work two weekends in a row, except to satisfy specific days off requested by the employee; an employee has requested weekend work, or where such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. f) Overtime will be paid after seventy-eight and three quarter (78 ¾ ) hours worked in a pay period (applies to full-time and temporary full-time only). g) Extended tours may be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty eighty per cent (80) percent (70% in units of fewer than 10 employees%) of the employees in the unit so indicate in a by secret ballot after the employees view a draft schedule.ballot; and ii) The Employer the Alliance agrees to implement the extended tour compressed work week. Such , such agreement will shall not be withheld in an unreasonably withheldarbitrary manner. iii(b) All proposed possible schedules have been communicated to the Union for the purpose of determining whether they violate the collective agreement.A compressed work week may be discontinued in any unit when: ivi) An initial test period of six fifty per cent (650%) months has been completed, after which a further secret ballot vote of the affected employees is conducted by the union in which at least eighty (80) percent of the employees in the unit so indicate their preference for by secret ballot; or ii) the Alliance because of A) adverse effects on patient care, B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, C) the cost of staffing utilizing extended tourstours being appreciably greater than staffing utilizing a 7.5 hour tour rotation. Only ballots cast shall be included states its intention to discontinue the compressed work week in determining the percentage of staff that agree/disagree with the implementation of such languageschedule. h(c) Extended tours may be discontinued at any time, When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (Union and Employer)2) above, on written notice of 6 months to the other party.then: i) Where extended tours are to be discontinued, the parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to discuss review the reasons request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the change and its implementation. Affected compressed work week will be discontinued, affected employees shall be provided given sixty (60) days notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) If full-time lines are scheduled a combination of seven and one half (7.50) hour and eleven and one quarter (11.25) hour shifts, they shall not be scheduled more than thirty-seven and one half (37.5) consecutive hours. All other provisions of the collective agreement apply. L-7.23 (Applies to full-time only) Hours of work for those working extended tours shall be scheduled in accordance with the following: (a) The hours of work and meal breaks are set out in Article 13 of the Central Agreement. (b) No more than three (3) consecutive tours will be scheduled. If more than three consecutive tours are scheduled or worked the employee shall be paid premium pay for all days in excess of three consecutive days until such time as two consecutive days off are granted. (c) No more than eight (8) tours will be scheduled in any two (2) week period. If more than eight tours are scheduled premium pay will be paid for all tours in excess of eight (8) tours (75 hours). (d) Every second weekend off. An employee will receive premium pay for all hours worked on a second consecutive and subsequent weekend. (e) It is understood that a weekend consists of fifty-six (656) months notice consecutive hours off work during the period following the completion of such changethe Friday day shift until the commencement of the Monday day shift.