Offering Premium Hours. The parties agree with the condition that a nurse in an enhanced premium position may be skipped. A nurse in an “enhanced” premium position is a nurse who is in a position of potentially gaining more than a single premium shift.
Offering Premium Hours. Where the offer of an additional tour (i.e. a normal daily tour or extended tour) will result in premium payment, then in order of rotating seniority, the tour will be offered as follows:
i) full-time nurses (including weekend workers) on the unit
ii) regular part-time nurses on the unit, including job sharers iii) nurses on the unit working under a special circumstances agreement
Offering Premium Hours. Premium hours will be offered on the basis of seniority in the following manner:
i) regular part-time nurses on the unit
ii) job sharers on the unit iii) casual nurses
Offering Premium Hours. It is the employer’s responsibility to assign shifts and overtime in the most cost effective and efficient manner.
(a) Premium hours will be offered on a rotational basis by seniority to regular part-time including job sharers on the unit, and then to full-time on the unit, and then to nurses in the unit’s secondary pool with the condition that a nurse in an enhanced premium position may be skipped. A nurse in an enhanced premium position is a nurse who is in a position of potentially gaining more than a single premium shift.
(b) Attempts to cover the full shift will be made first.
(c) Any situation where the overtime shift puts the employee into an enhanced premium position will only be considered as a last resort.
(d) The parties agree that when tours become available on the weekend (1500 hours Friday until 0700 hours Monday for regular tours, 1900 hours Friday until 0700 hours Monday for extended tours) the hospital will offer all tours to the employee in line for the call. If the employee can do all tours, no further calls are made. If the employee can do only one (1) or two (2), the tour(s) is given to the employee and the hospital then follows the list to cover the remaining tour(s).
(e) A call made is considered an overtime shift offered.
Offering Premium Hours. It is the employer’s responsibility to assign shifts and overtime in the most cost effective and efficient manner.
(a) Premium hours will be offered on a rotational basis by seniority to regular part-time including job sharers on the unit, and then to full-time on the unit, and then to nurses in the unit’s secondary pool with the condition that a nurse in an enhanced premium position may be skipped. A nurse in an enhanced premium position is a nurse who is in a position of potentially gaining more than a single premium shift.
(b) Attempts to cover the full shift will be made first.
(c) Any situation where the overtime shift puts the employee into an enhanced premium position will only be considered as a last resort.
(d) The parties agree that when tours become available on the weekend (1500 hours Friday until 0700 hours Monday for regular tours, 1900 hours Friday until 0700 hours Monday for extended tours) the hospital will offer all tours to the employee in line for the call. If the employee can do all tours, no further calls are made. If the employee can do only one (1) or two (2), the tour(s) is given to the employee and the hospital then follows the list to cover the remaining tour(s).
(e) A call made is considered an overtime shift offered.
G-7 Where an employee(s) is scheduled to work less than a normal tour (7.5 hours), Article G in its entirety applies except as amended by the following:
(a) The Hospital will endeavour to keep the number of tours comprised of less than 7.5 hours to a minimum.
(b) Employees working shifts comprised of less than 7.5 hours shall be granted a paid rest period.
(c) No part-time employee will be scheduled solely on tour(s) which are comprised of less than 7.5 hours in any pay period, except where such arrangements are requested by the employee.
(d) Employees working tours comprised of less than 7.5 hours shall not be scheduled to work more than five (5) consecutive tours.
Offering Premium Hours. Premium hours will be offered on the basis of seniority, to regular part-time nurses on the unit, then to job-sharers on the unit, then to full-time nurses on the unit, then to nurses in the unit’s secondary pool with the condition that a in an enhanced premium position may be skipped. A nurse in an “enhanced” premium position is a nurse who is in a position of potentially gaining more ****than a single premium shift. Should a nurse be inadvertently missed on a call-in shift, she will be Offered the next available shift that she is able to work. Definition of a secondary pool A unit manager may establish a secondary pool of part-time nurses from outside the unit. To become part of the secondary pool of a unit a nurse must submit a written request to the supervisor of the unit for approval. Approval will be subject to: the number of secondary part time nurses required (as determined by the supervisor) previous work experience on the unit (nurses not requiring orientation)
