Common use of Extended Tours Clause in Contracts

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit when: i) Seventy percent (70%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees on the unit, who vote so indicate by secret ballot, and ii) The Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy percent (70%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the unit Employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, or ii) the Hospital because of: A) adverse effects on patient care, B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedule. (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, then: i) the Parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the extended tours will be discontinued, affected Employees shall be given sixty (60) days' notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot shall be conducted will be as mutually agreed between the Hospital and the Association. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduled. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and DiscontinuationM-1 (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit when: i) Seventy percent Seventy-five (7075%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees on the unit, Nurses in the unit who vote so indicate by secret ballot, and ii) The Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement , such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. iii) There shall be a trial period of six (6) months followed by a re-vote at the end of that period to seventy-five (75%) continuing support. iv) Where a unit has had an unsuccessful vote under i) above, another vote to introduce extended tours will not take place for a minimum of six (6) months from the date of the original vote. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when:, i) seventy percent Seventy-five (7075%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the Nurses in the unit Employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, or ii) the The Hospital serves notice of its desire to discontinue extended tours because of: A) adverse Adverse effects on patient care,; B) inability Inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or C) where Where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedulearbitrary. (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b2) above, then:, i) the Parties The parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; discontinuance in an attempt to resolve identified problems, and ii) where Where it is determined that the extended tours will are to be discontinued, affected Employees Nurses shall be given sixty (60) days' notice before the schedules are so amended. . M-2 (da) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot i) The hours of work for Extended Tour Nurses shall be conducted will averaged over a specified period to meet the needs of the scheduling requirements of each unit (i.e., 225 hours in a 6-week period). Such averaging shall be as mutually agreed upon between the Hospital and the Association. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduled. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and DiscontinuationThe following provisions apply to all classifications of nurses. (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit unit, on a trial basis for a period of not less than six (6) months (or such longer period of time as the Employer and the Union may mutually agree upon) when: i) Seventy seventy percent (70%) of all the Employees (including both full-time and regular part-time Employees on time) assigned to the unit, who vote Home so indicate by secret ballot, and (b) Extended tours shall be continued in any Home beyond the trial period referred to in Article 15.07 (a) when: i) seventy percent (70%) of the Employees (including both full-time and part-time) assigned to the Home so indicate by secret ballot, such ballot to be held in the third last week of the trial period referred to in Article 15.02 (a), and ii) The Hospital the Employer agrees to implement continue the extended tourscompressed work week. Such Agreement agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (bc) Extended tours A compressed work week may be discontinued in any unit Home when: i) seventy percent per cent (70%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the unit Employees who vote employees in the Home so indicate by secret ballot, ; or ii) the Hospital Management because of: A) adverse effects on patient care, B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or, C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary cost of staffing utilizing extended tours being appreciably greater than staffing utilizing a 7.5 hour tour rotation. states its intention to discontinue the extended tours compressed work week in the schedule. (cd) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party the Union or the Management in accordance with paragraph (b2) above, then: i) the Parties Union representatives and the Management shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the extended tours compressed work week will be discontinued, affected Employees employees shall be given sixty (60) days' days notice before the schedules are so amended. (de) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot Hours of work for those working extended tours shall be conducted scheduled in accordance with the following: i) The hours of work are 11.25 hours paid including 45 minutes paid break and 45 minutes (.75 hr.) unpaid break are set out in the twelve hour period. ii) 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 mutually agreed between the Hospital and the Associationtwo consecutive days off are granted. iii) No more than seven (e7) All fulltours will be scheduled in any two (2) week pay period. If more than seven (7) tours are scheduled premium pay will be paid for all tours in excess of seven (7) tours (75 hours). iv) Every second weekend off. An employee will receive premium pay for all hours worked on a second consecutive and subsequent weekend. v) It is understood that a weekend consists of fifty-time and partsix (56) consecutive hours off work during the period following the completion of the Friday day shift until the commencement of the Monday day shift. vi) a minimum of forty-time Employees shall eight hours (48) hours will be scheduled off when changing from the night tours to the day tours. vii) Where a nurse is required to work extended tours in those areas where on a paid holiday or on an overtime tour or on a tour that is paid at the compressed rate of time and one- half (1 ½) her regular straight time hourly rate and she is required to work week is scheduledadditional hours following her full tour on that day (but not including hours on a subsequent regularly scheduled tour for such nurse) she shall receive two (2) times her regular straight time hourly rate for such hours worked. (fviii) There will be If a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended nurse's scheduled tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed is cancelled with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.less than twenty-four

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and DiscontinuationM-1 (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit when: i) Seventy percent Seventy-five (7075%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees on the unit, Nurses in the unit who vote so indicate by secret ballot, and ii) The Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement , such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. iii) There shall be a trial period of six (6) months followed by a re- vote at the end of that period to seventy-five (75%) continuing support. iv) Where a unit has had an unsuccessful vote under i) above, another vote to introduce extended tours will not take place for a minimum of six (6) months from the date of the original vote. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when:, i) seventy percent Seventy-five (7075%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the Nurses in the unit Employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, or ii) the The Hospital serves notice of its desire to discontinue extended tours because of: A) adverse Adverse effects on patient care,; B) inability Inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or C) where Where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedulearbitrary. (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b2) above, then:, i) the Parties The parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; discontinuance in an attempt to resolve identified problems, and ii) where Where it is determined that the extended tours will are to be discontinued, affected Employees Nurses shall be given sixty (60) days' notice before the schedules are so amended. . M-2 (da) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot i) The hours of work for Extended Tour Nurses shall be conducted will averaged over a specified period to meet the needs of the scheduling requirements of each unit (i.e., 225 hours in a 6- week period). Such averaging shall be as mutually agreed upon between the Hospital and the Association. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduled. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and DiscontinuationM-1 (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit when: i) Seventy percent Sixty-six and two-thirds (70%66⅔) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees on the unit, Nurses in the unit who vote so indicate by secret ballot, and ii) The Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement , such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. iii) There shall be a trial period of six (6) months followed by a re-vote at the end of that period to ensure sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66⅔) continuing support. iv) Where a unit has had an unsuccessful vote under i) above, another vote to introduce extended tours will not take place for a minimum of six (6) months from the date of the original vote. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when:, i) seventy percent Sixty-six and two-thirds (70%66⅔) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the Nurses in the unit Employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, or ii) the The Hospital serves notice of its desire to discontinue extended tours because of: A) adverse Adverse effects on patient care,; B) inability Inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or C) where Where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedulearbitrary. (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b2) above, then:, i) the Parties The parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; discontinuance in an attempt to resolve identified problems, and ii) where Where it is determined that the extended tours will are to be discontinued, affected Employees Nurses shall be given sixty (60) days' notice before the schedules are so amended. . M-2 (da) In this Article J-1, i) the process by which any secret ballot hours of work for Extended Tour Nurses shall be conducted will averaged over a specified period to meet the needs of the scheduling requirements of each unit (i.e., 225 hours in a 6-week period). Such averaging shall be as mutually agreed upon between the Hospital and the Association. . As part of the initial vote for an extended tour master rotation or upon the revision of an existing master rotation, nurses on the unit will vote as to whether the schedule is to be averaged over six (e6) All full-time and part-time Employees shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduled. (f) There will be a minimum of weeks or twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreementweeks.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit when: i) Seventy Eighty percent (7080%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees on the unit, who vote nurses in the unit so indicate by secret ballot, ; and ii) The Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy Sixty percent (7060%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the nurses in the unit Employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, ; or ii) By the Hospital because of:Hospital, when the extended tours A) has adverse effects on patient care,, or B) results in inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable arbitrary nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the scheduleunreasonable. (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, then: i) the Parties The parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where Where it is determined that the extended tours will be discontinued, affected Employees nurses shall be given sixty (60) days' days notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) In this Article J-1The extended tour arrangement will be implemented on a trial basis for a period of six (6) months where the nurses in a given unit(s) are in favour, and where the Hospital is also in agreement. Following the trial period, the process by which any secret ballot shall be conducted extended tour arrangement will be as mutually agreed between continued if a subsequent vote achieves the Hospital support of eighty percent (80%) of the nurses and with the Associationagreement of the Hospital. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall be required to A nurse may not work any more than three (3) extended tours in those areas where succession, unless an individual nurse makes a written request to work up to four (4) consecutive tours on a regular basis. This provision is not intended to alter the compressed work week is scheduledpractice of scheduling over Paid Holiday weekends. (f) There will be a minimum of Break time (meal and rest) for twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 hour tours will be for a total of forty-five (a45) or minutes paid time and forty-five (b45) aboveminutes unpaid time. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation The actual scheduling of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless breaks shall be by the Hospital usual practice. (g) All scheduling provisions not amended above shall continue to apply and the Union agree all premiums for violation of scheduling provisions shall continue to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreementapply.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall will be introduced into implemented in the Hospital (or within any unit unit) when: i) Seventy at least eighty percent (7080%) of all full-the full- time and regular part-part time Employees on nurses working in the Hospital (or within any unit, who vote so ) indicate by secret ballot, ballot that they wish extended tours; and ii) The the Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement agrees; it being understood that such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or unreasonably arbitrary manner; and iii) the Director of Employment Standards Branch of the Ministry of Labour gives approval. (b) Extended tours may will be discontinued in any unit whendiscontinued: i) seventy at any time after six (6) months of the implementation of such tours if at least fifty-one percent (7051%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the unit Employees who vote so nurses involved indicate by in a secret ballot, ballot that they no longer wish to work extended tours; or ii) by the Hospital because of: A) adverse effects affects on patient care,; or B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, schedules; or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedulearbitrary. (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, then: i) the Parties parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the extended tours compressed work week will be discontinued, affected Employees nurses shall be given sixty (60) days' days notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot Nurses who work extended tours shall be conducted will be as scheduled off at least every second weekend, unless mutually agreed between the Hospital and the Associationotherwise. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees No more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be required scheduled, unless by mutual agreement. If a nurse is scheduled to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week on a fourth (4th) consecutive and subsequent tour, she/he will receive premium pay for each tour so worked until a day off is scheduled. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve Part-time nurses who work both seven and one-half (127 ½) months between hour and extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association tours, shall not unreasonably withhold such agreementbe scheduled to work in combination more than four (4) consecutive tours. If a nurse is scheduled to work on a fifth (5th) consecutive and subsequent tour, she/he will receive premium pay for each tour so worked until a day off is scheduled.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall will be introduced into implemented in the Hospital (or within any unit unit) when: i) Seventy at least eighty percent (7080%) of all full-the full- time and regular part-time Employees on nurses working in the Hospital (or within any unit, who vote so ) indicate by secret ballot, ballot that they wish extended tours; and ii) The the Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement agrees; it being understood that such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or unreasonably arbitrary manner; and iii) the Director of Employment Standards Branch of the Ministry of Labour gives approval. (b) Extended tours may will be discontinued in any unit whendiscontinued: i) seventy at any time after six (6) months of the implementation of such tours if at least fifty-one percent (7051%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the unit Employees who vote so nurses involved indicate by in a secret ballot, ballot that they no longer wish to work extended tours; or ii) by the Hospital because of: A) adverse effects affects on patient care,; or B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, schedules; or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedulearbitrary. (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, then: i) the Parties parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the extended tours compressed work week will be discontinued, affected Employees nurses shall be given sixty (60) days' days notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot Nurses who work extended tours shall be conducted will be as scheduled off at least every second weekend, unless mutually agreed between the Hospital and the Associationotherwise. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees No more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduled, unless by mutual agreement. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve Part-time nurses who work both seven and one-half (127 1\2) months between hour and extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association tours, shall not unreasonably withhold such agreementbe scheduled to work in combination more than four (4) consecutive tours.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and DiscontinuationF-1 (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit unit, on a trial basis for a period of not less than six (6) months (or such longer period of time as the Hospital and the Union may mutually agree upon) when: i) Seventy seventy percent (70%) of all fullthe Full-time and regular parttime/Regular Part-time Employees on in the unitunit who cast votes, who vote excluding Employee’s in temporary positions, so indicate by union supervised secret ballot, and ii) The the Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement , such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours shall be continued in any unit beyond the trial period referred to in Article F-1 (a) when: i) seventy percent (70%) of the Full-time/Regular Part-time Employees in the unit who cast votes, excluding Employee’s in temporary positions so indicate by secret ballot, such ballot to be held in the third last week of the trial period referred to in Article G-1 (a), and ii) the Hospital agrees to continue the compressed work week. Such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (c) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy percent (70%) of all fullthe Full-time/Regular Part-time and regular part-time Employees, on Employees in the unit Employees who vote cast votes, excluding Employee’s in temporary positions, so indicate by a union supervised secret ballot, or ii) the Hospital serves notice of its desire to discontinue extended tours because of: A) adverse effects on patient care,; B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, ; or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedulearbitrary. (cd) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, above gives notice of discontinuation then: i) the Parties parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuationdiscontinuance in an attempt to resolve identified problems; and ii) Where the parties are unable to resolve identified problems and where it is determined that the extended tours will are to be discontinued, affected Employees shall the extended tours will be given discontinued sixty (60) days after the date of the meeting in i) above. (a) The normal extended tours shall be defined as: 0700 – 1900 days 1900 – 0700 nights The Hospital will provide the Union with thirty (30) days' ’ notice before of a change in the schedules are so amendedextended tour hours. (b) The normal schedule for extended tour employees shall be 1950 hours in a one year period. The hours of work for extended tour Employees shall be averaged over a specific period to meet the needs of the scheduling requirements of each unit. Such averaging shall be agreed upon between the Hospital and the Union and is subject to approval by the Director of Employment Standards as required. (c) There will be no split shifts. (d) In this Article J-1Unless otherwise requested by a Nurse in writing, the process by which any secret ballot there shall be conducted will be as mutually agreed at least twelve (12) consecutive hours off between the Hospital scheduled tours of duty for Nurses working only twelve (12) hour tours or a combination of eight (8) hour and the Associationtwelve (12) hour tours. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall A Nurse will receive premium pay for all hours worked at the Hospital’s request where she has received less than the minimum number of hours off since her last tour or more than the maximum number of consecutive shifts as set out above. F-3 (a) Employee will not be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduledmore than three (3) consecutive Extended Tours without a day off. i) the Employer will not schedule any full-time Nurse any other tours (f7.5, short tours) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 conjunction with F-3 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement).

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation a. Unless the Employer and Discontinuationthe Union agree to alter the extended tours to meet the needs of the unit, the normal extended tours shall be defined as: Day shift: 0700 – 1900 Night shift: 1900 – 0700 (a) b. Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit when: i) Seventy percent when a majority (70greater than 50%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees the employees on the unit, that unit who vote so indicate by secret ballot, and ii) The Hospital and where the Employer agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) c. Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy percent i. A majority (70greater than 50%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the unit Employees employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, or; ii) . The Employer indicates that it must discontinue extended tours on the Hospital unit because of: A) adverse 1. Adverse effects on patient care, B) inability 2. Inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other 3. Other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue arbitrary, following discussions with the extended tours in the schedule.Union (c) d. When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (bc) above, then: i) the Parties i. The parties shall meet within two three (23) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and; ii) where . Where it is determined that the extended tours will be discontinued, affected Employees shall employees will be given sixty (60) days' ’ notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot shall be conducted e. No split shifts will be as mutually agreed between the Hospital and the Association. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduled. f. There will be at least forty-eight (f48) hours off when changing from Night shift to Day shift. g. There will be a minimum of twelve eleven and one-quarter (1211 ¼) months hours off between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” scheduled shifts. h. No employee will be agreed with the Association prior scheduled to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.work more than three

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall will be introduced into implemented in the Hospital (or within any unit unit) when: i) Seventy at least eighty percent (7080%) of all full-the full- time and regular part-time Employees on Type 1 and Type 2 nurses working in the Hospital (or within any unit, who vote so ) indicate by secret ballot, ballot that they wish extended tours; and ii) The the Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement agrees; it being understood that such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or unreasonably arbitrary manner; and iii) the Director of Employment Standards Branch of the Ministry of Labour gives approval. (b) Extended tours may will be discontinued in any unit whendiscontinued: i) seventy at any time after six (6) months of the implementation of such tours if at least fifty-one percent (7051%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the unit Employees who vote so nurses involved indicate by in a secret ballot, ballot that they no longer wish to work extended tours; or ii) by the Hospital because of: A) adverse effects affects on patient care,; or B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, schedules; or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedulearbitrary. (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, then: i) the Parties parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the extended tours compressed work week will be discontinued, affected Employees nurses shall be given sixty (60) days' days notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot Nurses who work extended tours shall be conducted will be as scheduled off at least every second weekend, unless mutually agreed between the Hospital and the Associationotherwise. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees No more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduled, unless by mutual agreement. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve Type 1 and Type 2 nurses who work both seven and one-half (127 ½) months between hour and extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association tours, shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.be scheduled to work in combination more than four

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall may be introduced into any unit when: i) Seventy seventy percent (70%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees on the unit, who vote employees in the unit so indicate by secret ballot, ; and ii) The the Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement ; such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy fifty-one percent (7051%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the employees in the unit Employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, ; or ii) by the Hospital because of: A) adverse effects on patient care, B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or, C) financial constraints or, D) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable arbitrary nor arbitrary unreasonable, states its intention it’s intention, in writing, to the Association to discontinue the extended tours in the scheduletours. (c) When written notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, then: i) the Parties parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the extended tours will be discontinued, affected Employees employees shall be given sixty (60) days' notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) In this Article J-1, There will be an ongoing evaluation of the process by which any secret ballot extended tour in each unit. It is understood that the implementation of extended tours will be on a trial period for six (6) months. At the completion of the trial period a second vote will be taken in accordance with paragraph (a) above. The following scheduling provisions shall apply to all employees working extended tours: i) No more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be conducted scheduled. ii) At least one (1) extended tour off will be scheduled between shifts. iii) A weekend is defined as mutually agreed between the a minimum of five (5) consecutive extended tours off (60 hours), which shall commence no later than 1930 hours Friday. iv) The Hospital and the Associationwill not schedule split tours. v) Full time employees will not be scheduled to change tours of duty more than once during a week. Part time employees will not be scheduled to change tours of duty more than once during a week, unless otherwise agreed. vi) The Hospital will provide at least every second weekend off. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall be If the employee is required to work extended tours on a second consecutive and subsequent weekend, she or he will receive premium payment as defined in those areas where the compressed work week Central Agreement for all hours worked on that weekend, and any subsequent weekend until a weekend is scheduledscheduled off, save and except where: i) Such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; or ii) Such employee has requested weekend work; or iii) Such weekend is worked as the result of an exchange with another employee. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall may be introduced into any unit when: i) Seventy seventy percent (70%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees on the unit, who vote employees in the unit so indicate by secret ballot, ; and ii) The the Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement ; such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy fifty-one percent (7051%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the employees in the unit Employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, ; or ii) by the Hospital because of: A) adverse effects on patient care, B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or, C) financial constraints or, D) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable arbitrary nor arbitrary unreasonable, states its intention it’s intention, in writing, to the Association to discontinue the extended tours in the scheduletours. (c) When written notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, then: i) the Parties parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the extended tours will be discontinued, affected Employees employees shall be given sixty (60) days' notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) In this Article J-1, There will be an ongoing evaluation of the process by which any secret ballot extended tour in each unit. It is understood that the implementation of extended tours will be on a trial period for six (6) months. At the completion of the trial period a second vote will be taken in accordance with paragraph (a) above. The following scheduling provisions shall apply to all employees working extended tours: i) No more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be conducted scheduled. ii) At least one (1) extended tour off will be scheduled between shifts. iii) A weekend is defined as mutually agreed between the a minimum of sixty (60) consecutive hours off which shall commence no later than 1930 hours Friday. iv) The Hospital and the Associationwill not schedule split tours. v) Full time employees will not be scheduled to change tours of duty more than once during a week. Part time employees will not be scheduled to change tours of duty more than once during a week, unless otherwise agreed. vi) The Hospital will provide at least every second weekend off. (e) All full-time If the employee works on a second consecutive and part-time Employees shall be required subsequent weekend, she or he will receive premium payment as defined in the Central Agreement for all hours worked on that weekend, and any subsequent weekend until a weekend is scheduled off, save and except where: i) Such weekend has been worked by the employee to work extended tours in those areas where satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; or ii) Such employee has requested weekend work; or iii) Such weekend is worked as the compressed work week is scheduledresult of an exchange with another employee. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit unit, on a trial basis for a period of not less than six (6) months (or such longer period of time as the Hospital and the Union may mutually agree upon) when: i) Seventy percent (70%) of all fullthe Full-time and regular parttime/Regular Part-time Employees on in the unitunit who cast votes, who vote excluding Employee’s in temporary positions, so indicate by union supervised secret ballot, and ii) The Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement , such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours shall be continued in any unit beyond the trial period referred to in Article F-1 (a) when: i) Seventy percent (70%) of the Full-time/Regular Part-time Employees in the unit who cast votes, excluding Employee’s in temporary positions so indicate by secret ballot, such ballot to be held in the third last week of the trial period referred to in Article G- 1 (a), and ii) The Hospital agrees to continue the compressed work week. Such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (c) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy Seventy percent (70%) of all fullthe Full-time/Regular Part-time and regular part-time Employees, on Employees in the unit Employees who vote cast votes, excluding Employee’s in temporary positions, so indicate by a union supervised secret ballot, or ii) the The Hospital serves notice of its desire to discontinue extended tours because of: A) adverse effects on patient care,; B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, ; or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedulearbitrary. (cd) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, above gives notice of discontinuation then: i) the Parties The parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuationdiscontinuance in an attempt to resolve identified problems; and ii) Where the parties are unable to resolve identified problems and where it is determined that the extended tours will are to be discontinued, affected Employees shall the extended tours will be given discontinued sixty (60) days after the date of the meeting in i) above. (a) The normal extended tours shall be defined as: 0700 – 1900 days 1900 – 0700 nights The Hospital will provide the Union with thirty (30) days' ’ notice before of a change in the schedules are so amendedextended tour hours. (b) The normal schedule for extended tour employees shall be 1950 hours in a one year period. The hours of work for extended tour Employees shall be averaged over a specific period to meet the needs of the scheduling requirements of each unit. Such averaging shall be agreed upon between the Hospital and the Union and is subject to approval by the Director of Employment Standards as required. (c) There will be no split shifts. (d) In this Article J-1Unless otherwise requested by an Employee in writing through a mutual exchange of tours/Special Requests, the process by which any secret ballot there shall be conducted at least twelve (12) consecutive hours off between scheduled tours of duty for Employees working only twelve (12) hour tours or a combination of eight (8) hour and twelve (12) hour tours. F-3 (a) Employee will be as mutually agreed between the Hospital and the Association. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall not be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduledmore than three (3) consecutive Extended Tours without a day off. i) The Employer will not schedule any full-time employee any other tours (f7.5, short tours) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 conjunction with F-3 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement).

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit when: i) Seventy : seventy percent (70%) of all full-time and regular partthe Part-time Employees on in the unitunit who cast votes, who vote excluding Employee’s in temporary positions, so indicate by union supervised secret ballot, and ii) The and the Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement , such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) . seventy percent (70%) of all fullthe Part-time and regular part-time Employees, on Employees in the unit Employees who vote cast votes, excluding Employee’s in temporary positions, so indicate by a union supervised secret ballot, or ii) or the Hospital serves notice of its desire to extended tours because of: A) adverse effects on patient care, B) ; inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or C) ; or where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedule. (c) arbitrary. When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, then: i) above gives notice of discontinuation then the Parties parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuationdiscontinuance in an attempt to resolve identified problems; and ii) and Where the parties are unable to resolve identified problems and where it is determined that the extendedtours are to be the extended tours will be discontinued, affected Employees shall be given discontinued sixty (60) days' notice before days after the schedules are so amended.date of the meeting in (da) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot The normal extended tours shall be conducted will defined as: days nights The Hospitalwill provide the Union with thirty (30) days’ notice of a change in the extended tour hours. The hours of work for extended tour Employees shall be as mutually averaged over a specific period to meet the needs of the scheduling requirementsof each unit (e.g., hours in an eight week period). Such averaging shall be agreed upon between the Hospital and the AssociationUnion. (ea) All full-time and part-time Employees shall Employee will not be required to work more than three (3) consecutive extended tours in those areas where without a day off. Employees working extended tours will be scheduled off a minimum of seventy-two hours (72) when changing from the compressed work week is scheduled. (f) night tours to the day tours. There will be no split shifts. Unless otherwise requested by a minimum of nurse in writing, there shall be at least twelve (12) months consecutive hours off between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 scheduled tours of duty for Nurses working only twelve 2) hour tours or a combination of eight (a) or (b) above. Such 8) hour and twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreementhour tours.

Extended Tours. J-1 The introduction of extended tours will be implemented where the nurses on the unit have requested and will require a vote of Full Time and Part Time nurses on the Unit. The implementation and the discontinuance of the extended tours will require an eighty (80) percent of the nurses that vote. Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuationtour scheduling will include the following provisions: (a) Extended tours shall Nurses will be introduced into any unit whenscheduled every other weekend off. If the nurse is required to work on a second consecutive and subsequent weekend the nurse will receive premium pay as per the Collective Agreement for all hours worked on the weekend and subsequent weekends until a full weekend is scheduled off, except where: i) Seventy percent (70%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees on Such weekend has been worked by the unit, who vote so indicate nurse to satisfy specific days off requested by secret ballot, andthe nurse; or ii) The Hospital agrees to implement nurse is working the extended tours. Such Agreement shall not be withheld in weekend as a result of an unreasonable or arbitrary mannerexchange of shifts with another nurse; or iii) The nurse has requested weekend work. (b) Nurses will not be scheduled more than four (4) consecutive extended tours; (c) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) hours off between scheduled extended tours and a minimum of forty- eight (48) hours off after a period of night shifts unless otherwise agreed by the nurse and the Employer. (d) Extended tours tour scheduling may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy percent (70%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the unit Employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, or ii) the Hospital because for reasons of: A(i) adverse Adverse effects on patient care,; or B(ii) inability Inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or C(iii) where Where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedule. (c) arbitrary. When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) the above, then: i(iv) the Parties parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for the discontinuation; and ii(v) where it is determined that the extended tours scheduling initiative will be discontinued, affected Employees employees shall be given sixty six (606) daysweeks' notice before the schedules are so amendedscheduling initiative is discontinued. (d) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot shall be conducted will be as mutually agreed between the Hospital and the Association. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduled. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation Shift schedules shall be posted on January May 30th and Discontinuation September 30th. There will be one (I)tour scheduled off duty between tours of duty or premium pay will apply. A tour is defined as I hours. A request for a change in posted time schedules must be submitted four (24) hours in advance, in writing, by the nurse requesting the change, and by the nursewilling to exchange days off or tours of duty. It is understood that such scheduled changes or days off initiated by nurses is subject to the approval of the Hospital and shall not result in overtime payment or compensation. The scheduling provisions will not operate during the period of December 15thto January 15th. A nurse shall be scheduled off duty a minimum of five (5) days at either Christmas or New Year’s unless the nurse requests and the Hospital agrees. For the purposes of this Article the five possible, to ensure that such time off at Christmas will commence no later than hours December or that such time off at New Year’s will commence no later than hours on December The Hospital not schedule more than three (3) consecutive tours or premium pay will apply. The Hospital will endeavour to schedule an average of every second weekend off over the full-time rotation, or premium pay in accordance with Full-time and (a) Extended Part-time will apply. tours shall may be introduced into implementedinto any unit when: i) Seventy on a trial basis when sixty percent (7060%) of all the nurses, combined full-time and regular part-time Employees on the unittime, who vote indicate their willingness to do so indicate by secret ballot, and ii) ballot vote. The Hospital agrees Hospitalagrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement ; such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. . In order to have a proper vote proposed schedules will be drafted (bmaster schedule) for two (2) weeks so each nurse have an opportunity to review such schedules prior to the vote. It is understood that the trial period will be for a period of six (6) months. After the completion of the trial period, extended tours shall be introduced into any unit on a permanent basis when: seventy percent (70%) of the nurses in the unit so indicatedby secret ballot; and the Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours; such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy : sixty percent (7060%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the nurses in the unit Employees who vote so indicate indicated by secret ballot, or ii) ; or the Hospital because of: A) adverse effects on patient care, B) inability : to provide a workable staffing schedule, or C) . where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary arbitrary, states its intention in writing to the Association to discontinue the extended tours in the schedule. (c) tours. When written notice of discontinuation is discontinuationis given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b2) above, then: i) , the Parties parties shall meet within two four (24) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) and where it is determined that the extended tours will be discontinued, affected Employees nurses shall be given sixty (60) days' days notice before the schedules are so amended. . Master rotationwill not be changed without mutual consent and only then done with sixty (d60) In this Article J-1, days advance notice. A nurse who is ordered to work by the process by which any secret ballot shall be conducted Hospital will be as mutually agreed between the Hospital paid two times her regular hourly rate in accordance with Article This applies to hour and the Association. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduled. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.hour

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation The Employer will maintain and Discontinuationachieve the following objectives in the information of extended working schedules: (a) Extended tours L.1 An extended tour shall be introduced into any unit when: i(a) Seventy percent seventy (70%) percent of all full-time and regular part-time Employees on those nurses in the unit, unit who vote so indicate by secret ballot, ; and ii(b) The Hospital the Employer agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement tour; such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (a) Subsequent to the initial vote, a trial period of at least 6 months will take place. (b) Extended tours Subsequent to the trial period, a second vote will be taken, if deemed necessary by either party. (c) All nurses on the unit must then work the extended tour schedule during the trial period and thereafter. L.3 An extended tour may be discontinued in any unit when: i(a) seventy sixty percent (7060%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on those nurses in the unit Employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, ; or ii(b) the Hospital Employer because of: Ai) adverse effects on patient care, Bii) inability to provide a workable staffing staff schedule, or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours tour in the schedule. (c) where the Employer wishes to do so or other reasons which are neither unreasonable or arbitrary, L.4 When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) Article L.3 above, then: i(a) the Parties parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii(b) where it is determined that the extended tours will be discontinued, affected Employees nurses shall be given sixty (60) days' notice before the schedules are so amended. (da) In this Article J-1, the process by which any secret ballot shall be conducted Nurses will be as mutually agreed between the Hospital and the Associationasked to work no more than four (4) consecutive days except by mutual consent, followed by at least two (2) consecutive days off. (eb) All full-time and part-time Employees shall be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduledThe Employer will schedule alternate weekends off duty. (fc) There Nurses will not be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) scheduled single days off or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 on duty unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreementby mutual consent.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit unit, on a trial basis for a period of not less than six (6) months (or such longer period of time as the Hospital and the Union may mutually agree upon) when: i) Seventy percent (70%) of all fullthe Full-time and regular parttime/Regular Part-time Employees on in the unitunit who cast votes, who vote excluding Employee’s in temporary positions, so indicate by union supervised secret ballot, and ii) The Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement , such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours shall be continued in any unit beyond the trial period referred to in Article F-1 (a) when: i) Seventy percent (70%) of the Full-time/Regular Part-time Employees in the unit who cast votes, excluding Employee’s in temporary positions so indicate by secret ballot, such ballot to be held in the third last week of the trial period referred to in Article G-1 (a), and ii) The Hospital agrees to continue the compressed work week. Such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (c) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy Seventy percent (70%) of all fullthe Full-time/Regular Part-time and regular part-time Employees, on Employees in the unit Employees who vote cast votes, excluding Employee’s in temporary positions, so indicate by a union supervised secret ballot, or ii) the The Hospital serves notice of its desire to discontinue extended tours because of: A) adverse effects on patient care,; B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, ; or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedulearbitrary. (cd) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, above gives notice of discontinuation then: i) the Parties The parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuationdiscontinuance in an attempt to resolve identified problems; and ii) Where the parties are unable to resolve identified problems and where it is determined that the extended tours will are to be discontinued, affected Employees shall the extended tours will be given discontinued sixty (60) days after the date of the meeting in i) above. (e) The scheduling provisions contained in Article H are applicable except as amended below: (a) The normal extended tours shall be defined as: 0700 – 1900 days 1900 – 0700 nights The Hospital will provide the Union with thirty (30) days' ’ notice before of a change in the schedules are so amendedextended tour hours. (b) The normal schedule for extended tour employees shall be 1950 hours in a one year period. The hours of work for extended tour Employees shall be averaged over a specific period to meet the needs of the scheduling requirements of each unit. Such averaging shall be agreed upon between the Hospital and the Union and is subject to approval by the Director of Employment Standards as required. (c) There will be no split shifts. (d) In this Article J-1Unless otherwise requested by an Employee in writing through a mutual exchange of tours/Special Requests, there shall be at least twelve (12) consecutive hours off between scheduled tours of duty for Employees working only twelve (12) hour tours or a combination of eight (8) hour and twelve (12) hour tours. (a) Employees working extended tours will not be required to work more than three (3) consecutive Extended tours without a day off. Premium pay will be paid for any tour worked on the 4th and subsequent consecutive shift. i) The Employer will not schedule any full-time employee any other tours (7.5, short tours) in conjunction with F-3 (a). (b) Employees working Extended Tours will be scheduled off a minimum of seventy-two hours (72) when changing from the night tours to the day tours. F-4 An Employee will receive premium pay for all hours worked at the Hospital’s request where she has received less than the minimum number of hours off since her last tour or more than the maximum number of consecutive shifts as set out above. F-5 Employees will be scheduled every other weekend-off. A full-time or regular part-time Employee receives premium pay for all hours worked on a second (2nd) consecutive and subsequent weekend, save and except where: (a) Such weekend has been worked by the Employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such Employee; (b) Such Employee has requested to be scheduled additional weekend work; (c) Such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another Employee. Employees called in for weekend work will not have their posted schedule altered or cancelled as result of the call in. The Hospital 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-6 Where an Employee is scheduled to be off duty for a weekend she will be scheduled off duty for a period of not less than sixty (60) hours between the end of her scheduled Friday shift and the commencement 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 process by which any secret ballot Employee shall be conducted considered to have worked the weekend. F-7 The Hospital will endeavour to replace cancelled tours with the next available tour within the same pay period provided such tour does not attract a premium. F-8 When a nursing unit wants to pursue the introduction of extended tours the Bargaining Unit Representative will make written application to Program Director/Manager. A meeting with the Bargaining Unit President will be as mutually agreed between arranged to discuss the matter and to determine if and when a vote will be held. The Program Director/Manager will respond to the request in writing to the Bargaining Unit President within two weeks of the meeting. Where a vote is to be taken pursuant to Article F-1 (a) of the Collective Agreement, the following procedure will be followed: (a) A locked ballot box will be placed in the Nursing Unit. (b) A voter’s list of all full-time and regular part-time Employees assigned to the floor/unit, excluding Employee’s working in temporary full-time or temporary regular part-time positions, will be posted by the ballot box. (c) Only Employees assigned to the floor/unit may vote. If an Employee is currently on a leave of absence she/he may come into the Hospital and to vote but cannot vote by proxy. Any relief Employees filling in for leaves of absence or illness are not eligible to vote. (d) To vote, the AssociationEmployee must sign her/his name beside her/his name on the voter’s list, make an “X” beside her/his choice on the ballot, then deposit the ballot into the locked ballot box. (e) All full-time The vote will take place over a one (1) week period and part-time Employees shall be required to work extended tours the ballot box will remain in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduledNursing Unit during that period. (f) There The box will be opened and the votes counted in the presence of an ONA Executive Representative and a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified Human Resource Administrator. F-9 Breaks will be as provided in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation 13.02 of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreementCentral Agreement.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall may be introduced into any unit when: i) Seventy seventy percent (70%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees on the unit, who vote employees in the unit so indicate by secret ballot, ; and ii) The the Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement ; such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy fifty-one percent (7051%) of all full-time and regular part-time Employees, on the employees in the unit Employees who vote so indicate by secret ballot, ; or ii) by the Hospital because of: A) adverse effects on patient care, B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or, C) financial constraints or, D) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable arbitrary nor arbitrary unreasonable, states its intention it’s intention, in writing, to the Association to discontinue the extended tours in the scheduletours. (c) When written notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, then: i) the Parties parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the extended tours will be discontinued, affected Employees employees shall be given sixty (60) days' notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) In this Article J-1, There will be an ongoing evaluation of the process by which any secret ballot extended tour in each unit. It is understood that the implementation of extended tours will be on a trial period for six (6) months. At the completion of the trial period a second vote will be taken in accordance with paragraph (a) above. The following scheduling provisions shall apply to all employees working extended tours: i) No more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be conducted scheduled. ii) At least one (1) extended tour off will be scheduled between shifts. iii) A weekend is defined as mutually agreed between the a minimum of sixty (60) consecutive hours off which shall commence no later than 1930 hours Friday. iv) The Hospital and the Associationwill not schedule split tours. v) Full-time employees will not be scheduled to change tours of duty more than once during a week. Part-time employees will not be scheduled to change tours of duty more than once during a week, unless otherwise agreed. vi) The Hospital will provide at least every second weekend off. (e) All full-time If the employee works on a second consecutive and part-time Employees shall be required subsequent weekend, they will receive premium payment as defined in the Central Agreement for all hours worked on that weekend, and any subsequent weekend until a weekend is scheduled off, save and except where: i) Such weekend has been worked by the employee to work extended tours in those areas where satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; or ii) Such employee has requested weekend work; or iii) Such weekend is worked as the compressed work week is scheduledresult of an exchange with another employee. (f) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement.

Extended Tours. J-1 Extended Tour Implementation and Discontinuation (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit unit, on a trial basis for a period of not less than six (6) months (or such longer period of time as the Hospital and the Union may mutually agree upon) when: i) Seventy percent (70%) of all fullthe Full-time and regular parttime/Regular Part-time Employees on in the unitunit who cast votes, who vote excluding Employee’s in temporary positions, so indicate by union supervised secret ballot, and ii) The Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such Agreement , such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours shall be continued in any unit beyond the trial period referred to in Article F-1 (a) when: i) Seventy percent (70%) of the Full-time/Regular Part-time Employees in the unit who cast votes, excluding Employee’s in temporary positions so indicate by secret ballot, such ballot to be held in the third last week of the trial period referred to in Article G-1 (a), and ii) The Hospital agrees to continue the compressed work week. Such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (c) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) seventy Seventy percent (70%) of all fullthe Full-time/Regular Part-time and regular part-time Employees, on Employees in the unit Employees who vote cast votes, excluding Employee’s in temporary positions, so indicate by a union supervised secret ballot, or ii) the The Hospital serves notice of its desire to discontinue extended tours because of: A) adverse effects on patient care,; B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, ; or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedulearbitrary. (cd) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, above gives notice of discontinuation then: i) the Parties The parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuationdiscontinuance in an attempt to resolve identified problems; and ii) Where the parties are unable to resolve identified problems and where it is determined that the extended tours will are to be discontinued, affected Employees shall the extended tours will be given discontinued sixty (60) days after the date of the meeting in i) above. (a) The normal extended tours shall be defined as: 0700 – 1900 days 1900 – 0700 nights The Hospital will provide the Union with thirty (30) days' ’ notice before of a change in the schedules are so amendedextended tour hours. (b) The normal schedule for extended tour employees shall be 1950 hours in a one year period. The hours of work for extended tour Employees shall be averaged over a specific period to meet the needs of the scheduling requirements of each unit. Such averaging shall be agreed upon between the Hospital and the Union and is subject to approval by the Director of Employment Standards as required. (c) There will be no split shifts. (d) In this Article J-1Unless otherwise requested by an Employee in writing through a mutual exchange of tours/Special Requests, the process by which any secret ballot there shall be conducted at least twelve (12) consecutive hours off between scheduled tours of duty for Employees working only twelve (12) hour tours or a combination of eight (8) hour and twelve (12) hour tours. F-3 (a) Employee will be as mutually agreed between the Hospital and the Association. (e) All full-time and part-time Employees shall not be required to work extended tours in those areas where the compressed work week is scheduledmore than three (3) consecutive Extended Tours without a day off. i) The Employer will not schedule any full-time employee any other tours (f7.5, short tours) There will be a minimum of twelve (12) months between extended tour votes identified in Article J-1 conjunction with F-3 (a) or (b) above. Such twelve (12) month period will commence from the date of implementation of the extended tour schedule. 0700 – 1900 1900 – 0700 unless the Hospital and the Union agree to alter extended tours to meet the needs of a specific unit. Variations to the above tours or the tours identified in Appendix “A” will be agreed with the Association prior to implementation. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold such agreement).