Common use of Four Hour Tours - Part-time Only Clause in Contracts

Four Hour Tours - Part-time Only. The Centre will endeavour to keep the proportion of four (4) hour tours to a minimum. No part-time nurse will be scheduled solely tours of four hours in any pay period and will be offered the opportunity to be scheduled additional tours in other areas within the Centre, except where such arrangements are requested by the nurse. Nurses working tours of less than seven and one half hours will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) shifts in a row. If a nurse is required to work on an eighth (8) consecutive shift and subsequent tour, then she/he will receive premium pay for each tour worked until a day off is scheduled, except where such arrangements are made at the nurses’ request. Where a nurse is scheduled to work a tour of less than seven and one half hours and the nurse is expected to work in excess of the scheduled short tour she shall be paid premium rates in accordance with Article 14 for all hours worked in excess of the scheduled tour. Part-time nurses will be offered the opportunity to work 4 hours prior to scheduling Agency nurses.