Common use of Four Hour Tours Clause in Contracts

Four Hour Tours. Where four hour shifts are required, Article 14 in its entirety applies except as amended by the following: (a) The Hospital will endeavour to keep the number of four (4) hour shifts to a minimum; (b) Nurses working less than 7.5 hour tours shall be granted the appropriate paid rest period; (c) For nurses working tours of duty of less than 7.5 hours, no more than five (5) shifts in a row shall be scheduled except where such arrangements are mutually agreeable. (a) Cancellation of a single or partial shift will be on the basis of seniority of the nurses on the affected unit. In order to preserve the Hospital’s commitment to part-time staff cancellation will be done in the following manner: 1. Regular Part-time /casual RNs hospital wide 2. Regular Part-time RNs on the unit (b) Reassignment of a nurse from her or his area of work to meet the patient/operational needs shall be determined on the basis of skills, ability, qualification and experience.

Four Hour Tours. Where four hour shifts are required, Article 14 in its entirety applies except as amended by the following: (a) The Hospital will endeavour to keep the number of four (4) hour shifts to a minimum; (b) Nurses working less than 7.5 hour tours shall be granted the appropriate paid rest period; (c) For nurses working tours of duty of less than 7.5 hours, no more than five (5) shifts in a row shall be scheduled except where such arrangements are mutually agreeable. (a) Cancellation of a single or partial shift will be on the basis of seniority of the nurses on the affected unit. In order to preserve the Hospital’s commitment to part-time staff cancellation will be done in the following manner: 1. Regular Part-time /casual RNs hospital wideCasual staff scheduled to work then 2. Regular Part-timers who have picked up additional shifts 3. Regular part-time RNs on the unitin reverse order of seniority (b) Reassignment of a nurse from her or his area of work to meet the patient/operational needs shall be determined on the basis of skills, ability, qualification and experience.