Common use of Regular Tours and Extended Tours Clause in Contracts

Regular Tours and Extended Tours. (a) The Scheduling Committee shall meet to discuss and provide satisfactory resolution for the development and approval of master unit schedules. It is understood that master unit schedules, new or revised, will proceed through the Scheduling Committee. Scheduling shall be done on an individual unit basis. In the event of an individual problem related to scheduling the employee and failing resolution, the Union will discuss any difficulties with the Patient Care Manager. If such discussions fail to provide a satisfactory resolution, then the matter shall be reduced to a grievance and lodged at Step No. 2 of the Grievance Procedure with the Director of Operations or designate. (b) Continuation or discontinuation of master schedules will be determined on a unit by unit basis as follows: i) Where a master schedule is not currently in effect on a nursing unit, one shall be initiated where seventy percent (70%) or more of the employees voting in the unit so indicate by secret ballot. A master schedule shall be submitted to the Scheduling Committee for a review. Where a master schedule is currently in effect on a nursing unit, it may be discontinued where seventy (70%) of the employees voting in the unit so indicate by secret ballot. ii) All master schedules shall be filed with the Scheduling Committee once every twelve months. Specific master schedules shall be audited at the discretion of the Scheduling Committee. iii) Where there is a new or revised master rotation proposed, the following process shall be used to seek the input and approval of the employees: (A) For a four (4) week period the Manager shall solicit feedback from the employees by posting the proposed master rotation and a feedback sheet for input and comments to be given by all full time and regular part time employees on the unit. The feedback sheet shall be created and provided by the Scheduling Committee. Employees' participation in this process shall be encouraged. All feedback, the existing schedule, and proposed schedule shall be provided to the Scheduling Committee when the final schedule is reviewed for approval. (B) The following four (4) week period shall be utilized to conduct a vote by the Scheduling Committee. The Committee Co-Chairs shall provide the ballots for the vote. These ballots shall be available to all full time and regular part time employees on the unit. The purpose of these ballots is to indicate agreement or disagreement to the proposed master rotation. The ballots will indicate the identity of the employees to ensure a proper vote has taken place. These votes shall be cast into a locked ballot box that shall be maintained by the Scheduling Committee Co-Chairs. (C) All ballots cast shall be counted by the members of the Scheduling Committee. Implementation of the proposed master rotation requires a seventy percent (70%) vote in favour and shall take place no less than four (4) weeks from the date of the Scheduling Committee’s declaration that the votes in favour meet the seventy percent (70%) requirement.

Regular Tours and Extended Tours. (a) The Scheduling Committee shall meet to discuss and provide satisfactory resolution for the development and approval of master unit schedules. It is understood that master unit schedules, new or revised, will proceed through the Scheduling Committee. Scheduling shall be done on an individual unit basis. In the event of an individual problem related to scheduling the employee and failing resolution, the Union will discuss any difficulties with the Patient Care Manager. If such discussions fail to provide a satisfactory resolution, then the matter shall be reduced to a grievance and lodged at Step No. 2 of the Grievance Procedure with the Director of Operations or designate. (b) Continuation or discontinuation of master schedules will be determined on a unit by unit basis as follows: (i) Where a master schedule is not currently in effect on a nursing unit, one shall be initiated where seventy percent (70%) or more of the employees voting in the unit so indicate by secret ballot. A master schedule shall be submitted to the Scheduling Committee for a review. Where a master schedule is currently in effect on a nursing unit, it may be discontinued where seventy (70%) of the employees voting in the unit so indicate by secret ballot. (ii) All master schedules shall be filed with the Scheduling Committee once every twelve months. Specific master schedules shall be audited at the discretion of the Scheduling Committee. (iii) Where there is a new or revised master rotation proposed, the following process shall be used to seek the input and approval of the employees: (A) For a four (4) week period the Manager shall solicit feedback from the employees by posting the proposed master rotation and a feedback sheet for input and comments to be given by all full time and regular part time employees on the unit. The feedback sheet shall be created and provided by the Scheduling Committee. Employees' participation in this process shall be encouraged. All feedback, the existing schedule, and proposed schedule shall be provided to the Scheduling Committee when the final schedule is reviewed for approval. (B) The following four (4) week period shall be utilized to conduct a vote by the Scheduling Committee. The Committee Co-Chairs shall provide the ballots for the vote. These ballots shall be available to all full time and regular part time employees on the unit. The purpose of these ballots is to indicate agreement or disagreement to the proposed master rotation. The ballots will indicate the identity of the employees to ensure a proper vote has taken place. These votes shall be cast into a locked ballot box that shall be maintained by the Scheduling Committee Co-Chairs. (C) All ballots cast shall be counted by the members of the Scheduling Committee. Implementation of the proposed master rotation requires a seventy percent (70%) vote in favour and shall take place no less than four (4) weeks from the date of the Scheduling Committee’s declaration that the votes in favour meet the seventy percent (70%) requirement.

Regular Tours and Extended Tours. (a) The Scheduling Committee shall meet to discuss and provide satisfactory resolution for the development and approval of master unit schedules. It is understood that master unit schedules, new or revised, will proceed through the Scheduling Committee. Scheduling shall be done on an individual unit basis. In the event of an individual problem related to scheduling the employee and failing resolution, the Union will discuss any difficulties with the Patient Care Manager. If such discussions fail to provide a satisfactory resolution, then the matter shall be reduced to a grievance and lodged at Step No. 2 of the Grievance Procedure with the Director of Operations Human Resources or designate. (b) Continuation or discontinuation of master schedules will be determined on a unit by unit basis as follows: (i) Where a master schedule is not currently in effect on a nursing unit, one shall be initiated where seventy percent (70%) or more of the employees voting in the unit so indicate by secret ballot. A master schedule shall be submitted to the Scheduling Hospital Association Committee (HAC) for a review. Where a master schedule is currently in effect on a nursing unit, it may be discontinued where seventy (70%) of the employees voting in the unit so indicate by secret ballot. (ii) All master schedules shall be filed with the Scheduling Committee HAC once every twelve months. Specific master schedules shall be audited at the discretion of the Scheduling CommitteeHAC. (iii) Where there is a new or revised master rotation proposed, the following process shall be used to seek the input and approval of the employees: (A) For a four (4) week period the Manager shall solicit feedback from the employees by posting the proposed master rotation and a feedback sheet for input and rotation. Written comments to be given by all full time and regular part time employees on the unit. The feedback sheet shall be created and provided by requested from the Scheduling Committeemembers. Employees' participation in this process shall be encouraged. All feedback, the existing schedule, and proposed schedule shall be provided to the Scheduling Committee HAC when the final schedule is reviewed for approval. (B) The following A four (4) week period shall be utilized to conduct a vote by the Scheduling Committee. The Committee Co-Chairs shall provide the ballots for the vote. These ballots Ballots shall be available to all full time and regular part time employees on the unit. The purpose of these ballots is to indicate agreement or disagreement to the proposed master rotation. The ballots will indicate the identity of the employees to ensure a proper vote has taken place. These votes Votes shall be cast into a locked ballot box that shall be maintained by the Scheduling Committee Co-ChairsHAC. (C) All ballots cast shall be counted by the members of the Scheduling Committee. Implementation of the proposed master rotation requires a seventy percent (70%) vote in favour and shall take place no less than four (4) weeks from the date of the Scheduling CommitteeHAC’s declaration that the votes in favour meet the seventy percent (70%) requirement.