Common use of General Scheduling Provisions Clause in Contracts

General Scheduling Provisions. (a) All Schedules shall be posted no later than seventeen (17) days in advance and shall cover the same nine (9) week period. The summer schedule including July, August and the week of September which includes Labour Day will be posted by May 15th. The schedule for the Christmas/New Year’s period, up to the end of the week which includes January 15th, will be posted by November 1st. It is understood that the schedule duration may be adjusted to meet the posting requirements contained in this provision for the summer and Christmas periods. i) Requests for time off will be submitted at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the schedule being posted. Requests will not be unreasonably denied. ii) The Employer will post schedules as soon as possible on the day of posting, and will endeavour to post complete schedules. (b) The first shift of the day will be the day shift, commencing at 0700. (c) For the purpose of Article 14.15 the parties agree to a forty-eight (48) hour period between 2300 hours Friday and 2300 hours Sunday. (d) No split shifts shall be scheduled. (e) The Hospital agrees to pay a minimum of four (4) hours payment at straight hourly rate for ambulance escort duty when a nurse is called in on an urgent need basis to provide such escort duty. (f) An employee who requests to work a specific tour (except the day tour) on a permanent basis shall be granted such request whenever possible. However, all such employees may be assigned to the day shift from time to time for training, development, reorientation, and evaluation purposes. If an employee working a permanent shift requests to return to rotating shifts, such request will not be unreasonably denied. If an employee leaves a permanent shift rotation for any reason, or where an employee is displaced from a permanent shift rotation in a long term layoff, the permanent shift rotation will be reverted to a rotating shift position. The Employees on the affected unit will receive ninety (90) days’ notice that their master rotations may be amended. The Hospital will attempt to revise the unit schedules with as little disruption to current master rotations as possible. Any conflicts related to choice of rotations will be settled by seniority. (g) (Applies to nurses working both the Regular and Extended Tour) It is agreed that an employee’s availability for additional tours and/or overtime does not waive the employee’s right to premium payment provided for under this agreement.

General Scheduling Provisions. (a) All Schedules shall be posted no later than seventeen (17) days in advance and shall cover the same nine (9) week period. The summer schedule including July, August and the week of September which includes Labour Day will be posted by May 15th. The schedule for the Christmas/New Year’s period, up to the end of the week which includes January 15th, will be posted by November 1st. It is understood that the schedule duration may be adjusted to meet the posting requirements contained in this provision for the summer and Christmas periods. i) Requests for time off will be submitted at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the schedule being posted. Requests will not be unreasonably denied. ii) The Employer will post schedules as soon as possible on the day of posting, and will endeavour to post complete schedules. (b) The first shift of the day will be the day shift, commencing at 0700. (c) For the purpose of Article 14.15 the parties agree to a forty-eight (48) hour period between 2300 hours Friday and 2300 hours Sunday. (d) No split shifts shall be scheduled. (e) The Hospital agrees to pay a minimum of four (4) hours payment at straight hourly rate for ambulance escort duty when a nurse is called in on an urgent need basis to provide such escort duty. (f) An employee who requests to work a specific tour (except the day tour) on a permanent basis shall be granted such request whenever possible. However, all such employees may be assigned to the day shift from time to time for training, development, reorientation, and evaluation purposes. If an employee working a permanent shift requests to return to rotating shifts, such request will not be unreasonably denied. If an employee leaves a permanent shift rotation for any reason, or where an employee is displaced from a permanent shift rotation in a long term layoff, the permanent shift rotation will be reverted to a rotating shift position. The Employees on the affected unit will receive ninety (90) days’ notice that their master rotations may be amended. The Hospital will attempt to revise the unit schedules with as little disruption to current master rotations as possible. Any conflicts related to choice of rotations will be settled by seniority. (gf) (Applies to nurses working both the Regular and Extended Tour) It is agreed that an employee’s availability for additional tours and/or overtime does not waive the employee’s right to premium payment provided for under this agreement.

General Scheduling Provisions. (a) All Schedules shall be posted no later than seventeen (17) days in advance and shall cover the same nine (9) week period. The summer schedule including July, August and the week of September which includes Labour Day will be posted by May 15th. The schedule for the Christmas/New Year’s period, up to the end of the week which includes ending closest to January 15th, will be posted by November 1st. It is understood that the schedule duration may be adjusted to meet the posting requirements contained in this provision for the summer and Christmas periods. i) Requests for time off will be submitted at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the schedule being posted. Requests will not be unreasonably denied. ii) The Employer will post schedules as soon as possible on the day of posting, and will endeavour to post complete schedules. (b) The first shift of the day will be the day shift, commencing at 0700. (c) For the purpose of Article 14.15 the parties agree to a forty-eight (48) hour period between 2300 hours Friday and 2300 hours Sunday. (d) No split shifts shall be scheduled. (e) The Hospital agrees to pay a minimum of four (4) hours payment at straight hourly rate for ambulance escort duty when a nurse is called in on an urgent need basis to provide such escort duty. (f) An employee who requests to work a specific tour (except the day tour) on a permanent basis shall be granted such request whenever possible. However, all such employees may be assigned to the day shift from time to time for training, development, reorientation, and evaluation purposes. If an employee working a permanent shift requests to return to rotating shifts, such request will not be unreasonably denied. If an employee leaves a permanent shift rotation for any reason, or where an employee is displaced from a permanent shift rotation in a long term layoff, the permanent shift rotation will be reverted to a rotating shift position. The Employees on the affected unit will receive ninety (90) days’ notice that their master rotations may be amended. The Hospital will attempt to revise the unit schedules with as little disruption to current master rotations as possible. Any conflicts related to choice of rotations will be settled by seniority. (gf) (Applies to nurses working both the Regular and Extended Tour) It is agreed that an employee’s availability for additional tours and/or overtime does not waive the employee’s right to premium payment provided for under this agreement.