Common use of ORIENTATION AND INSERVICE Clause in Contracts

ORIENTATION AND INSERVICE. 21.01 The Home recognizes the need for a Home Orientation Program of such duration as it may deem appropriate, taking into consideration the needs of the Home and the Nurses involved. 21.02 A newly employed Nurse shall not be placed in charge until she/he has been fully oriented to the Home and to the area where she/he will be working. 21.03 Both the Home and the Union recognize their joint responsibility and commitment to provide and participate in in-service education. The Union supports the principle of its member’s responsibility for their own professional development and the Home will endeavour to provide programs related to the requirements of the Home. Available programs will be publicized and the Home will endeavour to provide Nurses with opportunities to attend such programs during their regularly scheduled working hours. (a) When a Nurse is required by the Employer to attend any in-service program or e-learning within the Home during her or his regularly scheduled working hours the Nurse shall suffer no loss of regular pay. (b) When a Nurse is required by the Employer to prepare for in service or to attend meetings, in service and other work related functions same, she shall be paid for all time spent on such attendance at her regular straight time hourly rate of pay or at the Nurse's option, she shall receive equivalent time off. When a Nurse is required by the Employer to complete a e-learning programme outside her regularly scheduled working hours, she shall be paid for all time spent completing such learning at her regular straight time hourly rate of pay or at the Nurse's option, she shall receive equivalent time off. Part-time Nurses will be credited with seniority and service for all such hours paid as provided above while in attendance at in-services, meetings, and completing e-learning. (c) The Employer will endeavour where practical to schedule in-services at times which will facilitate the attendance of Nurses working outside the day shift. 21.05 The Home agrees that when changes in its operating and technical methods or practices require additional knowledge or skill on the part of the Nurses, such Nurses will be given the opportunity to study and practice to acquire knowledge and skill necessary to carry out these responsibilities.

ORIENTATION AND INSERVICE. 21.01 The Home recognizes the need for a Home Orientation Program of such duration as it may deem appropriate, taking into consideration the needs of the Home and the Nurses involved. 21.02 A newly employed Nurse shall not be placed in charge until she/he has been fully oriented to the Home and to the area where she/he will be working. 21.03 Both the Home and the Union recognize their joint responsibility and commitment to provide and participate in in-service education. The Union supports the principle of its member’s responsibility for their own professional development and the Home will endeavour to provide programs related to the requirements of the Home. Available programs will be publicized and the Home will endeavour to provide Nurses with opportunities to attend such programs during their regularly scheduled working hours. (a) When a Nurse is required by the Employer to attend any in-service program or e-learning within the Home during her or his regularly scheduled working hours the Nurse shall suffer no loss of regular pay. (b) When a Nurse is required by the Employer to prepare for in service or to attend meetings, in service and other work related functions same, she they shall be paid for all time spent on such attendance at her their regular straight time hourly rate of pay or at the Nurse's option, she they shall receive equivalent time off. When a Nurse is required by the Employer to complete a e-learning programme outside her their regularly scheduled working hours, she they shall be paid for all time spent completing such learning at her their regular straight time hourly rate of pay or at the Nurse's option, she they shall receive equivalent time off. Part-time Nurses will be credited with seniority and service for all such hours paid as provided above while in attendance at in-services, meetings, and completing e-learning. (c) The Employer will endeavour where practical to schedule in-services at times which will facilitate the attendance of Nurses working outside the day shift. 21.05 The Home agrees that when changes in its operating and technical methods or practices require additional knowledge or skill on the part of the Nurses, such Nurses will be given the opportunity to study and practice to acquire knowledge and skill necessary to carry out these responsibilities.

ORIENTATION AND INSERVICE. 21.01 The Home recognizes the need for a Home Orientation Program of such duration as it may deem appropriate, taking into consideration the needs of the Home and the Nurses involved. 21.02 A newly employed Nurse shall not be placed in charge until she/he has been fully oriented to the Home and to the area where she/he will be working. 21.03 Both the Home and the Union recognize their joint responsibility and commitment to provide and participate in in-service education. The Union supports the principle of its member’s responsibility for their own professional development and the Home will endeavour to provide programs related to the requirements of the Home. Available programs will be publicized and the Home will endeavour to provide Nurses with opportunities to attend such programs during their regularly scheduled working hours. (a) When a Nurse nurse is required by the Employer to attend any in-service program or e-learning within the Home during her or his regularly scheduled working hours the Nurse nurse shall suffer no loss of regular pay. (b) When a Nurse nurse is required by the Employer to prepare for in service or to attend meetings, in service and other work related functions same, she shall be paid for all time spent on such attendance at her regular straight time hourly rate of pay or at the Nursenurse's option, she shall receive equivalent time off. When a Nurse nurse is required by the Employer to complete a e-learning programme outside her regularly scheduled working hours, she shall be paid for all time spent completing such learning at her regular straight time hourly rate of pay or at the Nursenurse's option, she shall receive equivalent time off. Part-time Nurses nurses will be credited with seniority and service for all such hours paid as provided above while in attendance at in-services, meetings, and completing e-learning. (c) The Employer will endeavour where practical to schedule in-services at times which will facilitate the attendance of Nurses nurses working outside the day shift. 21.05 The Home agrees that when changes in its operating and technical methods or practices require additional knowledge or skill on the part of the Nurses, such Nurses will be given the opportunity to study and practice to acquire knowledge and skill necessary to carry out these responsibilities.

ORIENTATION AND INSERVICE. 21.01 20.01 The Home recognizes the need for a Home Orientation Program of such duration as it may deem appropriate, appropriate taking into consideration the needs of the Home and the Nurses nurses involved. 21.02 20.02 A newly employed Nurse nurse shall not be placed in charge until she/he she has been fully oriented orientated to the Home and to the area where she/he she will be working. 21.03 20.03 Both the Home and the Union Association recognize their joint responsibility and commitment to provide and to participate in in-service inservice education. The Union Association supports the principle of its member’s members responsibility for their own professional development and the Home will endeavour to provide programs related to the requirements of the Home. Available programs will be publicized and the Home will endeavour to provide Nurses nurses with opportunities to attend such programs during their regularly scheduled working hours. Any problems in accessing this information will be reported to the Union- Management Committee for resolution. (a) When a Nurse nurse is required by the Employer on duty and authorized to attend any in-service inservice program or e-learning within the Home and during her or his regularly scheduled working hours the Nurse hours, she shall suffer no loss of regular pay. (b) . When a Nurse nurse is required by the Employer to prepare for in service or Home to attend meetings, in service and other work related functions same, courses outside of her regularly scheduled working hours she shall be paid for all time spent in attendance on such attendance courses at her regular straight time hourly rate of pay or at the Nurse's option, she shall receive equivalent time offpay. When a Nurse is required by the Employer to complete a e-learning programme outside her regularly scheduled working hours, she shall be paid for all time spent completing such learning at her regular straight time hourly rate of pay or at the Nurse's option, she shall receive equivalent time off. Part-time Nurses will be credited with seniority and service for all such hours paid as provided above while in attendance at in-services, meetings, and completing e-learning. (c) The Employer will endeavour where practical to schedule in-services at times which will facilitate the attendance of Nurses employees working outside the day shift. 21.05 20.05 The Home agrees that when changes in its operating and technical methods or practices require additional knowledge or skill on the part of the Nursesnurses, such Nurses nurses will be given the opportunity to study and practice to acquire knowledge and skill necessary to carry out these those responsibilities. 20.06 Matters relating to orientation and inservice programs shall be discussed by the Association Management Committee. 20.07 The following minimums shall be observed in the orientation/familiarization of a newly-hired employee: i) She is to be familiarized with the physical aspects of the building, the applicable policies and procedures of the employer, and the daily routine of employees in the Home. ii) The period of orientation/familiarization shall be for a minimum of five (5) days or such greater period that the Home deems necessary. iii) She shall be an additional employee to the usual staffing pattern. iv) The employee or employees involved in the orientation/familiarization will confirm that it has been completed, and this will be noted on the newly- hired employee’s personnel file, which will be reviewed with such employee, and the employee shall also be able to comment. v) Notwithstanding the above, the period of orientation/familiarization in when an employee is transferred to a new shift shall be provided is required.