HOURS OF WORK AND WORKING CONDITIONS. 15.01 The following paragraphs and sections are intended to define the normal hours of work and shall not be construed as a guarantee of hours of work per day or per week, or of days of work per week. (a) The normal daily tour shall be seven and one-half (7-1/2) hours exclusive of an unpaid meal period. It is recognized that at the change of tour there will be time required for reporting. Should the reporting time extend beyond fifteen (15) minutes, however, the entire period shall be considered overtime for the purpose of payment. (b) The introduction and discontinuance of a scheduled tour other than the normal daily tour of 7.5 hours shall be negotiated by the parties. 15.02 Meal time of one-half hour shall be scheduled away from the floor during the employee's tour whether day, evening or night. Where there is only one (1) registered nurse on a tour, it is recognized that this is not possible. Therefore, such employees shall be compensated at straight time rates for their meal. (Should the employee be recalled to duty during a meal time, additional time shall be provided later in the tour). 15.03 A rest period of fifteen (15) minutes will be granted each half tour. Employees on evenings and nights will attempt to take rest periods as scheduled. However, if circumstances will not permit, one rest period of thirty (30) minutes per tour may be taken.
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