Common use of Schedules and Weekend Duty Clause in Contracts

Schedules and Weekend Duty. The parties recognize that the Hospital’s interests are in scheduling nurses with the requisite skills and experience to safely and efficiently cover all workdays and shifts, without incurring overtime pay liability. The parties also recognize that the nurses’ interests are in working their preferred schedules to the extent possible and in providing input and in receiving advance notice regarding schedule changes. Therefore, it is the Hospital’s responsibility to approve monthly work schedules that first and foremost provide adequate nurse coverage for all workdays and shifts. Full time and part-time nurses shall not usually be scheduled to work more than every other weekend, unless mutually agreed otherwise by the parties. Weekend shall be defined for the day shift as Saturday and Sunday, and for night personnel as Friday and Saturday night unless mutually agreed otherwise. Scheduling decisions also must take into consideration vacations, holidays, jury duty, and other scheduled absences from work by nursing staff, and the workday and shift availability of per diem nurses and travelers.

Schedules and Weekend Duty. The parties recognize that the Hospital’s interests are in scheduling nurses with the requisite skills and experience to safely and efficiently cover all workdays and shifts, without incurring overtime pay liability. The parties also recognize that the nurses’ interests are in working their preferred schedules schedules, based on seniority, to the extent possible and in providing input and in receiving advance notice regarding schedule changes. Therefore, it is the Hospital’s responsibility to approve monthly work schedules that first and foremost provide adequate nurse coverage for all workdays and shifts. Full time and part-time nurses shall not usually be scheduled to work more than every other weekend, unless mutually agreed otherwise by the parties. Weekend shall be defined for the day shift as Saturday and Sunday, and for night personnel as Friday and Saturday night unless mutually agreed otherwise. Scheduling decisions also must take into consideration vacations, holidays, jury duty, and other scheduled absences from work by nursing staff, and the workday and shift availability of per diem nurses and travelers.