Common use of Prior to Posting the Schedule Clause in Contracts

Prior to Posting the Schedule. All work available in a unit at the time, will be assigned prior to the posting of the schedule. All regular part time nurses on a unit will be scheduled hours, by seniority, up to their commitment and they will continue to be offered shifts, by seniority until they reach a premium pay position and/or full time hours, before any casual part time nurses are utilized. Casual nurses scheduled hours shall not normally exceed the regular part-time commitment. The Hospital will keep the number of tours comprised of less than 7.5 (seven point five) hours to a minimum and where required, these tours will be equitably distributed amongst the regular part time nurses. i) After the schedule has been posted, any additional shifts will be mutually agreed to by the employee and the Hospital. ii) Additional shifts which become available after the schedule is posted (including short notice call-in) will be first offered to the regular part time nurses, by seniority who do not have their commitment filled. Shifts will continue to be offered to regular part time nurses, by seniority until they reach a premium pay position and/or full time hours. iii) Where all regular part time nurses have been given the opportunity for additional hours and have not been available, the hours will then be offered to casual part time employees, in order of their seniority. iv) Nurses who were scheduled for “4 hour shifts” will first be offered a second “4 hour shift to create a regular 8 hour tour”, should it become available on that same shift. v) When additional tours become available there will be no splitting of the tour. The employer may offer the full tour to the nurse who is available for the full tour, and by pass any nurse who is only available for a part of the tour being offered. In the event the employer is unable to fill the full tour, alternatives will be considered, including splitting of the tour. vi) The Hospital will ensure an adequate call in log is maintained. It will be recognized that a separate call in log for premium shifts offered will be maintained. vii) All nurses will be contacted verbally for additional hours using one primary contact number. Regular part time and casual part time nurses shall not normally exceed thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hours in a week. No response or a decline counts as a shift towards the regular part time commitment being filled. viii) It is recognized the Hospital shall not be required to assign any hours which may result in overtime premium pay. When tours on a unit become available that do incur premium payment, they will first be offered to eligible regular part-time nurses in order of seniority. If no regular part-time nurses are available then the tour will be offered to eligible casual part-time nurses in order of seniority, prior to offering premium payment to full-time nurses.