HOURS OF WORK AND WORKING CONDITIONS. 19.01 The following provision designating regular hours on a daily tour and regular daily hours over the nursing schedule shall not be construed to be a guarantee of the hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour schedule. 19.02 The normal hours of work for full-time Nurses shall be an average of thirty- seven and one half (37-1/2) hours per week, consisting of seven and one half (7-1/2) continuous hours per tour exclusive of an unpaid one half (1/2) hour meal period. It is understood that at the change of a tour there will normally be additional time required for reporting which shall be considered to be part of the normal daily tour for a period of up to fifteen (15) minutes duration. Should the reporting time extend beyond fifteen (15) minutes, the entire period shall be considered overtime for the purposes of overtime payment. 19.03 A rest period of fifteen (15) minutes will be granted for each half tour, subject to the exigencies of resident care. Nurses will have the option, subject to the exigencies of resident care, of taking one (1) rest period of thirty (30) minutes per tour instead of fifteen (15) minutes per half (1/2) tour. 19.04 The regular daily tours of duty of a full-time Nurse shall average five (5) tours per week over the nursing schedule. (a) When a full-time Nurse is required to work more than seven and one half (7-1/2) hours in any one (1) day or more than seventy-five (75) hours in a two (2) week period subject to Article 19.02 (Hours of Work and Working Conditions) above, a Nurse will be compensated for working such additional hours at the rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) of normal straight time pay. (b) When a part-time Nurse is required to work more than seven and one half (7 l/2) hours in any one day, such Nurse shall be paid for working those additional hours at the rate of time and one half his/her applicable hourly rate.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
HOURS OF WORK AND WORKING CONDITIONS. 19.01 The following provision designating regular hours on a daily tour and regular daily hours over the nursing schedule shall not be construed to be a guarantee of the hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour schedule.
19.02 The normal hours of work for full-time Nurses shall be an average of thirty- seven and one half (37-1/2) hours per week, consisting of seven and one half (7-1/2) continuous hours per tour exclusive of an unpaid one half (1/2) hour meal period. It is understood that at the change of a tour there will normally be additional time required for reporting which shall be considered to be part of the normal daily tour for a period of up to fifteen (15) minutes duration. Should the reporting time extend beyond fifteen (15) minutes, the entire period shall be considered overtime for the purposes of overtime payment.
19.03 A rest period of fifteen (15) minutes will be granted for each half tour, subject to the exigencies of resident care. Nurses will have the option, subject to the exigencies of resident care, of taking one (1) rest period of thirty (30) minutes per tour instead of fifteen (15) minutes per half (1/2) tour.
19.04 The regular daily tours of duty of a full-time Nurse shall average five (5) tours per week over the nursing schedule.
(a) When a full-time Nurse is required to work more than seven and one half (7-1/2) hours in any one (1) day or more than seventy-five (75) hours in a two (2) week period subject to Article 19.02 (Hours of Work and Working Conditions) above, a Nurse will be compensated for working such additional hours at the rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) of normal straight time pay. All overtime worked must be approved by the Nurse’s Supervisor or designate.
(b) When a part-time Nurse is required to work more than seven and one half (7 l/2) hours in any one day, such Nurse shall be paid for working those additional hours at the rate of time and one half his/her applicable hourly rate. All overtime worked must be approved by the Nurse’s Supervisor and/or designate.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
HOURS OF WORK AND WORKING CONDITIONS. 19.01 The following provision designating regular hours on a daily tour and regular daily hours over the nursing schedule shall not be construed to be a guarantee of the hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour schedule.
19.02 The normal hours of work for full-time Nurses shall be an average of thirty- seven and one half (37-1/2) hours per week, consisting of seven and one half (7-1/2) continuous hours per tour exclusive of an unpaid one half (1/2) hour meal period. It is understood that at the change of a tour there will normally be additional time required for reporting which shall be considered to be part of the normal daily tour for a period of up to fifteen (15) minutes duration. Should the reporting time extend beyond fifteen (15) minutes, the entire period shall be considered overtime for the purposes of overtime payment.
19.03 A rest period of fifteen (15) minutes will be granted for each half tour, subject to the exigencies of resident care. Nurses will have the option, subject to the exigencies of resident care, of taking one (1) rest period of thirty (30) minutes per tour instead of fifteen (15) minutes per half (1/2) tour.
19.04 The regular daily tours of duty of a full-time Nurse shall average five (5) tours per week over the nursing schedule.
(a) When a full-time Nurse is required to work more than seven and one half (7-1/2) hours in any one (1) day or more than seventy-five (75) hours in a two (2) week period subject to Article 19.02 (Hours of Work and Working Conditions) above, a Nurse will be compensated for working such additional hours at the rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) of normal straight time pay. All overtime worked must be approved by the Nurse’s Supervisor or designate.
(b) When a part-time Nurse is required to work more than seven and one half (7 l/2) hours in any one day, such Nurse shall be paid for working those additional hours at the rate of time and one half his/her applicable hourly rate. All overtime worked must be approved by the Nurse’s Supervisor and/or designate.
(c) The Region will endeavour to offer overtime work as equally as practical in the applicable classification on a seniority basis. The following canvass process will be followed:
(i) Full-time Nurses within the home where the overtime is being worked will be asked
(ii) Part-time Nurses within the home where the overtime is being worked will be asked
(iii) Casual Nurses within the home where the overtime is being worked will be asked
(iv) Full-Time Nurses from all homes will be asked
(v) Part-Time Nurses from all homes will be asked
(vi) Casual Nurses from all homes will be asked Overtime or Pay In Lieu With the agreement of the Region a full-time Nurse may have the option of electing payment as above or the time off equivalent at the applicable rate for approved overtime. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied. This time off will be taken within sixty (60) days of the event at a mutually agreeable time.
19.06 A Nurse who reports for work as scheduled, unless otherwise notified by the Region, shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his/her regular straight time hourly rate.
19.07 Where a Nurse has completed his/her regularly scheduled tour and has left the Home and is recalled to work outside his/her regularly scheduled working hours, she/he shall receive time and one-half (1-1/2) his/her regular straight time hourly rate for all hours worked with a minimum guarantee of four (4) hours at time and one-half (1-1/2) his/her regular straight time hourly rate except to the extent that such four (4) hours overlaps and extends into his/her regularly scheduled tour. In such case, she/he will receive time and one-half (1-1/2) his/her regular straight time hourly rate for such hours worked up to the commencement of his/her regular tour. The overtime payment will not apply where the Nurse requests a shift change or a part- time Nurse agrees to accept an additional tour.
19.08 The standard day for all Nurses covered by this Agreement shall be defined as a twenty-four (24) hour period beginning at: 23:00 – 07:00 - Night Tour 07:00 – 15:00 - Day Tour 15:00 – 23:00 - Evening Tour
19.09 It shall be the responsibility of the Nurse to consult posted work schedules. The Region will endeavour to provide as much advance notice as is practicable of a change in the posted schedule. Changes to the posted work schedule shall be brought to the attention of the Nurse. Where less than forty-eight (48) hours’ notice is given personally to the Nurse, time and one-half (1-1/2) of the Nurse's regular straight time hourly rate will be paid for all hours worked on the first shift of his/her new schedule.
19.10 Overtime compensation of double his/her straight time hourly rate shall be paid to a Nurse for all work performed in excess of seven and one-half (7- 1/2) hours on any tour for which she/he receives time and one half (1-1/2) his/her regular straight time hourly rate.
19.11 When a Nurse is the only Nurse in the home, excluding management, the Nurse will receive pay at one and one-half (1 ½) times the Nurse’s regular hourly rate of pay for each half hour meal period worked.
19.12 The following scheduling regulations shall apply:
(a) Full-time Nurses
(b) The work week for full-time Nurses shall be from 11 p.m. Sunday to 11 p.m. the following Sunday.
(c) Two (2) consecutive days off will be scheduled during each work week, for a full-time Nurse however, schedules may provide for more than five (5) consecutive days of work, but not more than seven (7) consecutive days of work without days off, provided four (4) days off are scheduled every two (2) work weeks. With the mutual consent of the Nurse and the home, split days may be scheduled off.
(d) The Region shall endeavour to arrange shifts so that each full-time Nurse will have a weekend off every second week.
(e) A full-time Nurse shall be scheduled to a period of not less than 16 (sixteen) hours off work between shifts.
(f) These scheduling regulations may be waived between December 15th and January 15th so that all full-time Nurses will receive four (4) or more consecutive days off at Christmas or New Year's (the Region shall endeavour to allow five (5) days), unless the full-time Nurse requests otherwise. By October 1st of each calendar year, a full-time Nurse will request in writing his/her choice to work either Christmas or New Year’s. The full-time Nurses who work the Saturday, Sunday of the holiday weekend will be scheduled to work on the holiday Monday or Friday unless requested by him or her. The full-time Nurse who is scheduled off on the Saturday, Sunday of the long weekend will also be scheduled off on the Monday or the Friday unless requested otherwise. The Home will endeavour to schedule a full-time Nurse to his/her choice. Where this is a conflict of choice, no full-time Nurse shall be required to work two (2) consecutive Christmas’ or New Years.
(g) Part-time Nurses
19.13 A Nurse who works a second consecutive full tour shall be entitled to the normal rest periods and meal period for the second tour.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
