Scheduling Regulations for 2D/2N Extended Shifts. (a) Employees who are working a 2D/2N schedule shall be scheduled to work 4 extended shifts comprised of consecutive two day shifts and two night shifts followed by five days off. (b) If an employee works a fifth consecutive shift she or he will be paid time and one-half for the first four hours and double time for the remaining hours. (c) Employees will not be scheduled to work more than three consecutive weekends. If a nurse works a fourth weekend or a portion of a weekend, she or he will be paid as per the provisions of Article 14 and local provisions on overtime. (d) Employees will be scheduled three (3) weekends off in a nine (9) week schedule. Employees will receive premium pay for all weekend hours in excess of six (6) weekends off in a nine (9) week schedule. (e) In order to ensure 1950 paid hours per year, an employee will be scheduled additional shifts of 11.25 hours on the master rotation which will not incur premium pay and which will be split between days and nights. The nurse may request vacation or paid holidays for these shifts. (f) Employees will be granted either Christmas or New Years off on a rotating basis. (g) Paid Holidays will be incorporated into the rotation. (h) All other scheduling provisions of Article F shall apply, including: i) posting of schedules except that the Unit schedule shall be for a nine (9) week period; ii) a request for change in posted schedules; iii) time off at Christmas and New Years; iv) part time availability and additional shifts. (i) A weekend is defined as a minimum of sixty (60) hours commencing with the end of the Friday day Extended shift and ends with the commencement of the Monday day shift. (j) Job sharers will not be scheduled to work 2D/2N unless both job sharers agree to work this schedule.
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