Common use of Part-time Scheduling Provisions Clause in Contracts

Part-time Scheduling Provisions. (a) The Hospital agrees to schedule all available shifts to regular part-time Employees according to their commitment. (b) All regular part-time Category A Nurses in a unit will be scheduled up to their commitment under Article K-1 by equalization before any Category B regular part-time Nurses on a unit are scheduled up to their commitment under Article K-1 by equalization. (c) When Category A and B part time Nurses on the unit have been given the opportunity to work up to their commitment, all additional tours which become available, prior to the schedule being posted, will be offered to regular part-time Category A Nurses on the unit (excluding those in a job- sharing arrangement) on the basis of rotating seniority, prior to offering tours to Category B Nurses. (d) A regular part-time Nurse shall not be scheduled to work three different tours (days, evenings, nights) in any seven (7) day period except by mutual consent. (e) Additional shifts which become available on each unit after the schedule is posted including a statutory holiday, will be offered to all regular part-time Nurses on each unit on the following basis: i) First to RPT – Category A Nurses on the unit who have not been scheduled or given the opportunity to work up to their minimum commitment; then ii) To RPT - Category A Nurses including those in a job share arrangement on the basis of rotating seniority among the regular Part-time Category A; iii) To RPT - Category B Nurses on the basis of rotating seniority; iv) Any regular part time Nurse who does not wish to be called for additional shifts must put their desire not to be called in, in writing, to their Program Director or Clinical Manager. v) It is recognized that the Hospital shall not be required to offer any hours of work under (e) which may result in the payment of overtime premium. vi) The hospital agrees to offer additional shifts which attract an overtime premium as per the current process. (f) Where no regular part-time Employee is willing to perform the available work, the tour will be offered to: i) Regular part-time Employees off the unit who have indicated, in writing, an availability to work additional tours on that unit on the basis of seniority. Provided they are qualified, Nurses may submit their availability to work additional tours to more than one unit. ii) Casual part-time Employees. iii) Employees on the combined premium call-in list. (g) Notwithstanding the above, where a regular part-time Employee has had a scheduled shift cancelled and a need arises whereby the Hospital intends to call an Employee in for that same cancelled shift, the Employee who has had her/his shift cancelled will be given the first opportunity to work that call-in shift. (h) Casual part-time Employees will not be scheduled or called in to work until all available hours of work have been offered to regular part-time Employees. (i) Annually the Hospital will post on each unit designated days on which a new schedule will be posted. Each new schedule will cover a four (4) week period, except the Christmas/New Year schedule which will cover a six (6) week period. At the time of posting there will be no less than six (6) weeks of posted schedule and for Christmas/New Year there will be no less than eight weeks of posted schedule. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of posting. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. Rationale will be provided if the request is denied. Requests for change in posted time schedules must be submitted in writing no less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the date of the exchange of tours and co-signed by the Nurse willing to exchange days off or tour of duty. Such request initiated by the Nurse and approved by the Hospital shall not result in overtime and shall not be unreasonably denied. Requests with less than forty-eight (48) hours will be considered on an exceptional basis. Approvals or replies denying such requests will be in writing and delivered to the Nurse within forty-eight hours of the request. Requests for changes in the posted schedule with less than forty-eight (48) hours’ notice be will considered on an individual basis. A call shall be made to the manager/ designate for consideration and approval. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. It is understood that the Hospital reserves the right to require nurses to work certain shifts for the purposes of training and education and that such requirements do not constitute unreasonable denial of a request for specific days off. It is understood that once such a change has been approved by the Employer, it shall not be changed without the consent of the Nurses involved.

Part-time Scheduling Provisions. (a) The Hospital agrees to schedule all available shifts to regular part-time Employees according to their commitment. (b) All regular part-time Category A Nurses in a unit will be scheduled up to their commitment under Article K-1 by equalization seniority before any Category B regular part-time Nurses on a unit are scheduled up to their commitment under Article K-1 by equalizationutilized. (c) When Category A and B part time Nurses on the unit have been given the opportunity to work up to their commitment, all additional tours which become available, prior to the schedule being posted, will be offered to regular part-time Category A Nurses on the unit (excluding those in a job- sharing arrangement) on the basis of rotating seniority, prior to offering tours to Category B Nurses. (d) A regular part-time Nurse shall not be scheduled to work three different tours (days, evenings, nights) in any seven (7) day period except by mutual consent. (e) Additional shifts which become available on each unit after the schedule is posted including a statutory holidayposted, will be offered to all regular part-time Nurses on each unit on the following basis: i) First to RPT – Category A Nurses on the unit who have not been scheduled or given the opportunity to work up to their minimum commitment; then ii) To RPT - Category A Nurses including those in a job share arrangement on the basis of rotating seniority equal distribution among the regular Part-time Category A;A. iiiii) To Second to RPT - Category B Nurses on the basis of rotating seniority;. iviii) Any regular part time Nurse who does not wish to be called for additional shifts must put their desire not to be called in, in writing, to their Program Director or Clinical Manager. v(e) It is recognized that the Hospital A regular part-time Nurse shall not be required scheduled to offer work three different tours (days, evenings, nights) in any hours of work under seven (e7) which may result in the payment of overtime premium. vi) The hospital agrees to offer additional shifts which attract an overtime premium as per the current processday period except by mutual consent. (f) Where no regular part-time Employee is willing to perform the available work, the tour will be offered to: i) Regular part-time Employees off the unit who have indicated, in writing, an availability to work additional tours on that unit on the basis of seniority. Provided they are qualified, Nurses may submit their availability to work additional tours to more than one unit. ii) Casual part-time Employees. iii) Employees on the combined premium call-in list. (g) Notwithstanding the above, where a regular part-time Employee has had a scheduled shift cancelled and a need arises whereby the Hospital intends to call an Employee in for that same cancelled shift, the Employee who has had her/his shift cancelled will be given the first opportunity to work that call-in shift. (h) Casual part-time Employees will not be scheduled or called in to work until all available hours of work have been offered to regular part-time Employees. (i) Annually the Hospital will post on each unit designated days on which a new schedule will be posted. Each new schedule will cover a four (4) 4 week period, except the Christmas/New Year schedule which will cover a six (6) week period. At the time of posting there will be no less than six (6) weeks of posted schedule and for Christmas/New Year there will be no less than eight weeks of posted schedule. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of posting. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. Rationale will be provided if the request is denied. Requests for change in posted time schedules must be submitted in writing no less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the date of the exchange of tours and co-signed by the Nurse willing to exchange days off or tour of duty. Such request initiated by the Nurse and approved by the Hospital shall not result in overtime and shall not be unreasonably denied. Requests with less than forty-eight (48) hours will be considered on an exceptional basis. Approvals or replies denying such requests will be in writing and delivered to the Nurse within forty-eight hours of the request. Requests for changes in the posted schedule with less than forty-eight (48) hours’ notice be will considered on an individual basis. A call shall be made to the manager/ designate for consideration and approval. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. It is understood that the Hospital reserves the right to require nurses to work certain shifts for the purposes of training and education and that such requirements do not constitute unreasonable denial of a request for specific days off. It is understood that once such a change has been approved by the Employer, it shall not be changed without the consent of the Nurses involved.six