Common use of SCHEDULING 19 Clause in Contracts

SCHEDULING 19. 01 (a) A Resident shall be scheduled by the Employer to work a reasonable number of hours. The Employer will undertake to limit the average number of hours, having due regard for sound patient care and treatment and the educational requirements of the Residency Program. (b) In the event that government, a regulatory body or tribunal, or an educational institution introduces legislation, regulations, rules, policies or guidelines regarding the hours or lengths of shifts that Residents may work or be scheduled to work, HEABC and RDBC will discuss forthwith any conflict between the legislation, regulations, rules, policies or guidelines and the provisions of this Agreement, and whether any consequential changes should be made to this Agreement. (c) In preparing schedules, the Employers will be governed by the following: (i) Scheduled duty assignments must be separated by not less than eight (8) non- working hours. For clarity, this does not include the scheduling of call shifts immediately following regular duty hours. (ii) There shall be at least two (2) twenty-four (24) hour periods of scheduled non- working time per two (2) week period. (iii) Residents shall not work more than two (2) consecutive nights on-call in any seven (7) day period. (iv) If, while on a shift of 24 hours or longer, a Resident is prevented from obtaining at least four (4) consecutive hours uninterrupted by any duty assignments for purposes of rest, the Resident shall be relieved of duty no later than 10:00 a.m., subject to the Resident’s obligation to ensure continuity of care. On any such shift, Residents may only be assigned clinical responsibilities that can reasonably be completed by 10:00 a.m., unless exigent circumstances, such as a patient emergency, necessitate the assignment of a duty that will require a Resident’s service subsequent to 10:00 a.m.

SCHEDULING 19. 01 (a) A Resident shall be scheduled by the Employer to work a reasonable number of hours. The Employer will undertake to limit the average number of hours, having due regard for sound patient care and treatment and the educational requirements of the Residency Program. (b) In the event that government, a regulatory body or tribunal, or an educational institution introduces legislation, regulations, rules, policies or guidelines regarding the hours or lengths of shifts that Residents may work or be scheduled to work, HEABC and RDBC will discuss forthwith any conflict between the legislation, regulations, rules, policies or guidelines and the provisions of this Agreement, and whether any consequential changes should be made to this Agreement. (c) In preparing schedules, the Employers will be governed by the following: (i) Scheduled duty assignments must be separated by not less than eight (8) non- working hours. For clarity, this does not include the scheduling of call shifts immediately following regular duty hours. (ii) There shall be at least two (2) twenty-four (24) hour periods of scheduled non- working time per two (2) week period. (iii) Residents shall not work more than two (2) consecutive nights on-call in any seven (7) day period. (iv) If, while on a shift of 24 hours or longer, a Resident is prevented from obtaining at least four six (46) consecutive hours uninterrupted by any duty assignments for purposes of rest, the Resident shall be relieved of duty no later than two (2) hours of completing the call shift or by 10:00 a.m.a.m. (whichever is earlier), subject to the Resident’s obligation to ensure continuity of care. On any such shift, Residents may only be assigned clinical responsibilities Clinical Handover that can reasonably be completed no later than two (2) hours of completing the call shift or by 10:00 a.m.a.m. (whichever is earlier), unless exigent circumstances, such as a patient emergency, necessitate the assignment of a duty that will require a Resident’s service subsequent to 10:00 a.m.otherwise.