Common use of Implementation of extended tours Clause in Contracts

Implementation of extended tours. The parties agree that if there is sufficient interest amongst the employees on a unit, that a schedule allowing for extended tours will be trialled for a six (6) month period. Any such schedules will be developed on the basis of the following principles: (a) Each unit must have at least eighty percent (80%) agreement of the full-time and part-time employees who work in the unit to implement an all extended tour schedule. (b) The Administrator may exercise her discretion in instances where sufficient employees have indicated an interest in working extended tours and the number is less than eighty percent (80%), and implement a schedule that accommodates both extended and regular tours, on a six (6) month trial basis. (c) Prior to the implementation of any such schedules the Employer will meet with the Union to establish the scheduling provisions in more detail. (d) At the end of the six month trial basis there will be an review where both staff satisfaction and the operational needs of the home will form part of the discussion, before any decisions are made with respect to either the continuation or discontinuation of any such schedules. (e) All terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement and Appendices shall remain in full force and effect with the following exceptions: The normal daily extended tour shall be 11.25 hours in any 24 hour period, exclusive of forty five (45) minutes of unpaid meal time Employees shall be entitled, subject to the exigencies of resident care, to paid relief periods during the tour of a total of forty five (45) minutes. Payment for bereavement leave is based on 11.25 hours. Payment for vacation and holidays for full time employees is based on the equivalent to the 7.5 hour entitlement. Shift and weekend premiums, if applicable, will be for the same hours as applied to seven and one half (7.5) hour tours. Overtime will be paid for all hours worked in excess of 11.25 hours on a scheduled tour, in accordance with Article 16. Shift exchanges will be in accordance with Article 15. The Employer and Union agree to meet to discuss any on going issues with a view to problem solving during the trial period.