Common use of Scheduling Regulations Clause in Contracts

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, two (2) weeks in advance and shall cover a six (6) week period or full-time nurses will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted, in writing, at least two (2) weeks in advance of posting. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full-time nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 (a) The Employer will endeavour to provide full-time employees three (3) or more consecutive days off at Christmas or New Year’s. The parties agree that scheduling provisions may be waived for the period of December 15 to January 15. It is understood that employees will work either Christmas or New Year’s on an alternating yearly basis. In the event employees may be granted both Christmas and New Year’s off this will be granted at the employee’s request and will be approved in accordance with bargaining unit seniority. (b) Tour schedules and days off determined by the Home shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, posted at least two (2) weeks in advance and shall cover for a six four (64) week period or full-time nurses will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. period. (c) Requests for specific special days off are to be submitted, submitted to the immediate supervisor in writing, writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of posting. F-2 Request (d) Requests for Tour Changes F-3 Where there changes in posted work schedules must be submitted in writing and co-signed by the employee willing to exchange days off or shifts and are subject to the discretion of the Administrator or her designate. In any event, it is understood that such a change initiated by the employee and approved by the Employer shall not result in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times overtime compensation or payment or any other claims on the same day, Employer by any employee under the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised terms of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12this Agreement. F-4 A full-time nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall apply: i(e) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the UnionNo split shifts. ii(f) The Manager There will provide a written response be an interval of not less than fifteen and one half (15.5) hours off between scheduled shifts unless the employee specifically requests otherwise, provided that this would not apply to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse extended tours or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Uniondaylight savings changeover. iii(g) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line No employee will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven six (76) consecutive days without receiving two shifts unless mutually agreed between the employee and the Director of Care or designate. i) Full-time employees shall receive every second (22nd) consecutive days weekend off or premium payment and part-time employees shall receive at least every third (3rd) weekend off. ii) A weekend off shall be paiddefined as at least fifty six (56) hours off duty commencing at the conclusion of any scheduled shift on the Friday immediately proceeding. iii) The If an employee is required by the Employer to work a weekend in violation of part (i) above, she will schedule fullreceive premium payment of time and one-time every second half (1.5) for all hours worked on that weekend. Time worked on that weekend off will not be considered when determining future such premium obligations. Premium pay is payable whenever a weekend is worked in excess of the consecutive weekends permitted by the collective agreement unless the assignment of the weekend shift to the employee was initiated by that employee or unless another provision of the agreement makes it clear that premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday touris not due. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules (a) The Employer shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, provide two (2) weeks weekends off in four (4) but shall endeavour to provide one weekend off in two. (b) A break of at least sixteen hours duration shall be scheduled when shift rotations are changed and a break of at least forty-eight hours duration shall be scheduled when the rotation is from the night shift, unless as may be otherwise agreed between the nurse and the Employer. (c) The Employer shall endeavour to post schedules fifty-six (56) days in advance and shall cover a six post them no later than twenty-eight (628) days in advance. (d) Nurses shall not be scheduled to work split shifts. (e) A nurse shall be scheduled off for at least four (4) calendar days in any two week period or full-time nurses will and in scheduling these days, a nurse shall be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. Requests for specific days scheduled off are to be submitted, in writing, at least once for a period of two (2) weeks in advance of postingconsecutive calendar days. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full-time nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions (f) Nurses shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) consecutive calendar days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paidin a row. iii(g) The Employer will schedule fullA weekend consists of fifty-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to six hours away from work during the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the period following completion of the Friday tour day shift until the commencement of the Monday tourday shift. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi(h) A nurse shall not be required to commence change shift rotations more than once in a work within twelve week. (12i) hours A nurse may, by mutual agreement of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment the nurse and the Employer, work either permanent evenings, permanent nights, days and evenings, days and nights, evenings and nights. Any such request shall be paidmade to the immediate supervisor or designate, who shall approve or deny the request in writing as soon as possible but no less than twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt of the request. If approved, the nurse will be transitioned into the permanent shift arrangement at the start of the next posted schedule. Such request will not be unreasonably denied. The nurse may request written reasons should the request be denied. Either the Employee or the Employer may discontinue the permanent shift arrangement. The parties, with the union representative, will be notified in writing of the reasons for the discontinuation. The nurse will receive sixty (60) days’ notice that the permanent shift arrangement will be discontinued. (j) The Employer shall ensure that nurses not be required to work more than two (2) shift rotations, that is, any two (2) but not three (3) of days, evenings and nights. Where a nurse does not usually work the day shift, the Employer may require the nurse to rotate to the day tour for a maximum of two work weeks per annum for the purpose of providing training and development or for scheduling a group function. In scheduling this period, six (6) weeks’ notice shall be provided to the nurse. If the Employer is required to change the mix of shift rotations on a unit, it shall be done a seniority basis. (k) A nurse who normally rotates shall not be scheduled to work more than two

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall (a) Schedules covering a four (4) week period will be posted, except in cases of emergency, posted two (2) weeks in advance and shall cover a six (6) week period or full-time nurses will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new scheduleadvance. Requests for specific days off are shall be submitted in writing to be submitted, in writing, at least the Director of Care two (2) weeks in advance of prior to the posting. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the (b) The Employer will endeavour to schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full-time nurse may request employees to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work no more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving tours unless mutually agreed to by the employee and the Home, these tours will be followed by 48 consecutive hours off. (c) Changes by the employees in posted time shall be initialled by both parties involved in the change, and shall be confirmed by the Director of Care. Any such changes in the posted time initiated by the employees shall not result in overtime compensation. (d) There shall be no split tours where possible. (e) The employer will schedule at least one (1) weekend off in three (3), and will make every reasonable effort to schedule one (1) weekend off in two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply). The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a A weekend will be defined as sixty fifty-six (6056) consecutive hours. An employee will receive premium pay of time and one-half (1 ½) for all hours worked on the third and additional, if any, consecutive and subsequent weekend, save and except where: i) such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; or ii) such employee has requested weekend work; or iii) such weekend is worked as the result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. (f) Employees presently employed on specific tours with specific days off on a permanent basis, will not be rotated without their consent. The Employer will consider requests from employees hereinafter employed, for permanent evening or night tours and such requests will be granted when possible. (g) At least two (2) full tours of time shall be scheduled between shifts or changeover of shifts. A shorter period of time shall be scheduled between shifts or changeover of shifts by mutual consent. (h) Should the Employer be required to change the schedule of shifts or days off with less than sixteen (16) hours' notice, the employee(s) involved in such change(s) will be paid time and one-half (1-1/2) their regular straight hourly rate for their first shift in this new schedule. Effective July 17, 2007 applies to full-time employees only. Should the Employer be required to change the schedule of shifts or days off, the employee(s) involved in such change(s) will be notified of such change(s). (i) Any employee who arrives up to two (2) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until after the commencement of a tour because of being called with short notice shall be compensated for the Monday full tour. iv(j) An employee who is called in or reports for work as scheduled shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours' pay. (k) The Employer undertakes scheduling regulations will not operate during the period of December 15th to use its best effort consistent with proper management January 15th. (l) A weekend off shall be defined as fifty-six (56) consecutive hours commencing no later than 2300 hours on Friday. The following applies to part-time employees only: (a) If an employee works a fourth consecutive and subsequent weekend, she/he will receive premium payment of the Hospital time and one-half (1 ½) for all hours worked on that weekend and subsequent weekends until a weekend is scheduled off, save and except where: i) such weekend has been worked by an employee to ensure that satisfy specific days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so requested by such employee; ii) such employee has requested weekend work; or iii) such weekend was worked as to effect a result of an equal distribution among the full-time nursesexchange with another employee. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules (a) The Employer shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, provide two (2) weeks weekends off in four (4) but shall endeavour to provide one weekend off in two. (b) A break of at least sixteen hours duration shall be scheduled when shift rotations are changed and a break of at least forty-eight hours duration shall be scheduled when the rotation is from the night shift, unless as may be otherwise agreed between the nurse and the Employer. (c) The Employer shall endeavour to post schedules fifty-six (56) days in advance and shall cover a six post them no later than twenty-eight (628) days in advance. (d) Nurses shall not be scheduled to work split shifts. (e) A nurse shall be scheduled off for at least four (4) calendar days in any two-week period or full-time nurses will and in scheduling these days, a nurse shall be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. Requests for specific days scheduled off are to be submitted, in writing, at least once for a period of two (2) weeks in advance of postingconsecutive calendar days. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full-time nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions (f) Nurses shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven six (76) consecutive calendar days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paidin a row. iii(g) The Employer will schedule fullA weekend consists of fifty-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to six hours away from work during the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the period following completion of the Friday tour day shift until the commencement of the Monday tourday shift. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi(h) A nurse shall not be required to commence change shift rotations more than once in a work within twelve week. (12i) hours Where available, a nurse may, by mutual agreement of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment the nurse and the Employer, work either permanent evenings, permanent nights, days and evenings, days and nights, evenings and nights. Any such request shall be paidmade to the immediate supervisor or designate, who shall approve or deny the request in writing as soon as possible but no less than twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt of the request. If approved, the employee will be transitioned into the permanent shift arrangement at the start of the next posted schedule. Such request will not be unreasonably denied. Either the Employee or the Employer may discontinue the permanent shift arrangement. The employee will receive sixty (60) days’ notice that the permanent shift arrangement will be discontinued. (j) Where there are multiple tours in a unit/department, the Employer shall ensure that nurses will not be required to work more than two

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall (a) Requests for days off need to be posted, except in cases of emergency, submitted two (2) weeks prior to the schedule being posted. Schedules shall be posted six (6) weeks in advance and shall cover at least a six (6) week period or full-time period. Where the Hospital intends to post a schedule for other than the normal posting period, nurses will shall be paid premium pay on the first tour notified in advance of the new scheduleduration of the posting period. No nurse shall be responsible for acknowledging any change in the posted schedule unless notified by the Supervisor in charge of the department at least forty-eight (48) hours before the date of the change. The schedule covering the prime vacation months of July and August shall be posted on or before April 30 and the schedule covering the Christmas and New Year’s seasons shall be posted on or before November 1. (b) Requests for specific days off are to be submitted, submitted in writing, writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of the posting of the schedule and such requests may be granted at the discretion of the Hospital. Requests for specific days off which are submitted less than two (2) weeks prior to the posting of schedules, or which occur following the posting of schedules, must be processed in accordance with Article H-6 (c). The Hospital shall endeavour to distribute shifts in an equitable fashion at the time of schedule posting. Where an employee has declared unavailability prior to the posting of the schedule, such declaration will result in twenty-two and one-half (22.5) hours less for each seven (7) days requested off in a six (6) week period, excluding days off for unpaid education purposes. These hours will be deemed to count towards the hospital’s obligation to distribute the shifts equitably. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is (c) Nurses shall give the Hospital, in writing, notice of intent to exchange shift(s), together with a change signed undertaking from the nurse willing to exchange such shift(s). This notice of intent and a signed undertaking will be provided to the Hospital using the prescribed electronic method as identified by the Hospital, which shall be accepted as written notice. In exceptional circumstances, telephone consent may be requested from the Hospital, it being understood that the nurses involved in the schedule from one day proposed exchange must still confirm the request in writing. Such requests shall be subject to the approval of the Hospital, shall not result in any premium payments and shall not be unreasonably denied. Where partial shift exchanges are approved, total hours paid will not exceed the original scheduled hours. (d) A nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days at either the Christmas or New Year’s season unless the nurse requests otherwise, except in areas which are not normally required to another day shift commencing at different start times work on weekends and paid holidays. The normal scheduling conditions shall be waived between December 15th and January 15th to accommodate this special arrangement. For the same daypurpose of this Article, the change will not Christmas season shall be considered a change in schedule defined as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change December 24th, 25th and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances 26th and the Employer unilaterally changes the start timenew Year’s season shall be defined as December 31st, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12January 1st and 2nd. F-4 (e) A weekend off is defined as being no less than fifty-six (56) consecutive hours off work from Friday 2300 hours to Monday 0700 hours. (f) The Hospital shall ensure that each full-time nurse may request receives at least one (1) weekend off in two (2). The Hospital shall ensure that each regular part-time nurse receives one (1) weekend off in three (3) and shall endeavour to work provide every other weekend off. (g) A nurse will receive premium pay as provided for in Article 14.03 for all hours worked on a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall applythird (3rd) and additional, if any, consecutive and subsequent weekend, save and except where: i) The Such weekend has been worked by the nurse will submit a written request to the Manager satisfy specific days off requested by such nurse, or ii) such nurse has requested weekend work, in writing, with a copy to the Union, or iii) such weekend is worked as the result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse. NOTE: Nurses requesting weekend work under Part (ii) above cannot expect to be scheduled for tours during the week nor offered additional tours unless no other part- time nurse is available. ii(h) The Manager will provide a written response to For the nurse stating her ability to honour such a requestpurpose of clarity, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice weekend premium, as specified in advance Article 14.15 of the posted schedule. A copy Collective Agreement, will be paid for all time worked during the period of such response shall be forwarded 2300 hours Friday to the Union2300 hours Sunday. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, Nurses will not normally be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled required to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will applyshifts. The Employer will endeavour to schedule Should a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve more than seven (127) hours of completing a scheduled tour or consecutive shifts, premium payment shall be paid.pay in accordance with Article

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall (a) Requests for days off need to be posted, except in cases of emergency, submitted two (2) weeks prior to the schedule being posted. Schedules shall be posted six (6) weeks in advance and shall cover at least a six (6) week period or full-time period. Where the Hospital intends to post a schedule for other than the normal posting period, nurses will shall be paid premium pay on the first tour notified in advance of the new scheduleduration of the posting period. No nurse shall be responsible for acknowledging any change in the posted schedule unless notified by the Supervisor in charge of the department at least forty-eight (48) hours before the date of the change. The schedule covering the prime vacation months of July and August shall be posted on or before April 30 and the schedule covering the Christmas and New Year’s seasons shall be posted on or before November 1. (b) Requests for specific days off are to be submitted, submitted in writing, writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of the posting of the schedule and such requests may be granted at the discretion of the Hospital. Requests for specific days off which are submitted less than two (2) weeks prior to the posting of schedules, or which occur following the posting of schedules, must be processed in accordance with Article H-6 (c). The Hospital shall endeavour to distribute shifts in an equitable fashion at the time of schedule posting. Where an employee has declared unavailability prior to the posting of the schedule, such declaration will result in twenty-two and one-half (22.5) hours less for each seven (7) days requested off in a six (6) week period, excluding days off for unpaid education purposes. These hours will be deemed to count towards the hospital’s obligation to distribute the shifts equitably. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is (c) Nurses shall give the Hospital, in writing, notice of intent to exchange shift(s), together with a change signed undertaking from the nurse willing to exchange such shift(s). In exceptional circumstances, telephone consent may be requested from the Hospital, it being understood that the nurses involved in the schedule from one day proposed exchange must still confirm the request in writing. Such requests shall be subject to the approval of the Hospital, shall not result in any premium payments and shall not be unreasonably denied. Where partial shift exchanges are approved, total hours paid will not exceed the original scheduled hours. (d) A nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days at either the Christmas or New Year’s season unless the nurse requests otherwise, except in areas which are not normally required to another day shift commencing at different start times work on weekends and paid holidays. The normal scheduling conditions shall be waived between December 15th and January 15th to accommodate this special arrangement. For the same daypurpose of this Article, the change will not Christmas season shall be considered a change in schedule defined as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change December 24th, 25th and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances 26th and the Employer unilaterally changes the start timenew Year’s season shall be defined as December 31st, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12January 1st and 2nd. F-4 (e) A weekend off is defined as being fifty-six (56) consecutive hours off preceding 1900 or 1930 on Sunday. (f) The Hospital shall ensure that each full-time nurse may request receives at least one (1) weekend off in two (2). The Hospital shall ensure that each regular part- time nurse receives one (1) weekend off in three (3) and shall endeavour to work provide every other weekend off. (g) A nurse will receive premium pay as provided for in Article 14.03 for all hours worked on a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall applythird (3rd) and additional, if any, consecutive and subsequent weekend, save and except where: i) The Such weekend has been worked by the nurse will submit a written request to the Manager satisfy specific days off requested by such nurse, or ii) such nurse has requested weekend work, in writing, with a copy to the Union, or iii) such weekend is worked as the result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse. NOTE: Nurses requesting weekend work under Part (ii) above cannot expect to be scheduled for tours during the week nor offered additional tours unless no other part-time nurse is available. ii(h) The Manager will provide a written response to For the nurse stating her ability to honour such a requestpurpose of clarity, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice weekend premium, as specified in advance Article 14.15 of the posted schedule. A copy Collective Agreement, will be paid for all time worked during the period of such response shall be forwarded 2300 hours Friday to the Union2300 hours Sunday. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, Nurses will not normally be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled required to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving two shifts. Should a nurse be required to work more than seven (27) consecutive days off or shifts, premium payment pay in accordance with Article 14.03 shall be paidpaid for the eighth and subsequent continuing shifts until a day off is scheduled. iii(j) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse Nurses shall not be required to commence work within twelve split shifts, being defined as a tour assignment being split into two (122) parts. (k) The regular schedule shall provide for a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours between the starting time of completing a one (1) scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paidshift and the starting time of the next scheduled shift when changing shifts except in an emergency.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour (a) Work schedules shall be posted, except posted four (4) weeks in cases advance of emergencythe day being worked. (b) The Employer will schedule four (4) days off in a bi-weekly period, two (2) weeks of which shall be consecutive. Weekend work shall be scheduled equitably amongst all nurses. Nurses shall not be required to work two scheduled clinic weekends in advance a row, failing which the nurse shall be paid time and shall cover a six one half (61.5x) week period or fulltheir straight time hourly rate for all hours worked on the third and consecutive scheduled clinic weekends. (c) Regular part-time and temporary part-time nurses who are required to work on unscheduled work days or agree to work unscheduled hours will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. Requests at their regular straight time hourly rate for specific days off are to be submitted, in writing, at least two (2) weeks in advance of postingall such hours worked. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the (d) The Employer will endeavour to schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice nurses as per Article 14.12the current practice for the duration of this agreement. F-4 A full-time nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions (e) Nurses shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven six (76) consecutive days without receiving two a week. (2f) consecutive days off or premium payment The above arrangement does not infringe on the Employer’s right to require a nurse to report to work in extenuating circumstances. (g) Regular part-time nurses shall be paidscheduled to work clinic shifts at least four (4) hours in duration. The minimum four hour scheduling shall not apply to Article 15 or to staff meetings. iii(h) The Employer will schedule fullRegular part-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour nurses shall be permitted to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior giveaway shifts subject to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend approval of the Manager or designate. (i) Subject to the operational requirements of the Centre, nurses will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes allowed to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively exchange scheduled shifts and days off rotated so with the prior approval of the Manager, Clinic Services, or designate, and provided that there is no increased cost to the Employer as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nursesa result of such exchange. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules (a) The Employer shall provide one weekend off out of three (3) but shall endeavour to provide one weekend off in two, or an average of four weekends off in every eight-week period. (b) A break of at least sixteen hours duration shall be postedscheduled when shift rotations are changed and a break of at least forty-eight hours duration shall be scheduled when the rotation is from the night shift, except unless as may be otherwise agreed between the nurse and the Employer. (c) The Employer shall endeavour to post schedules fifty-six (56) days in cases advance and shall post them no later than twenty-eight (28) days in advance. (d) Nurses shall not be scheduled to work split shifts. (e) A nurse shall be scheduled off for at least four (4) calendar days in any two week period and in scheduling these days, a nurse shall be scheduled off at least once for a period of emergency, two (2) weeks in advance and shall cover a six (6) week period or full-time nurses will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted, in writing, at least two (2) weeks in advance of postingconsecutive calendar days. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full-time nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions (f) Nurses shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) consecutive calendar days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paidin a row. iii(g) The Employer will schedule fullA weekend consists of fifty-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to six hours away from work during the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the period following completion of the Friday tour day shift until the commencement of the Monday tourday shift. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi(h) A nurse shall not be required to commence change shift rotations more than once in a work within twelve week. (12i) hours A nurse may, by mutual agreement of completing the nurse and the Employer, work either permanent evenings, permanent nights, days and evenings, days and nights, evenings and nights. (j) The Employer shall endeavour to ensure that nurses not be required to work more than two shift rotations, that is, any two but not three of days, evenings and nights. Where a nurse does not usually work the day shift, the Employer may require the nurse to rotate to the day tour for a maximum of two work weeks per annum for the purpose of providing training and development or for scheduling a group function. If the Employer is required to change the mix of shift rotations on a unit, it shall be done a seniority basis. (k) A nurse who normally rotates shall not be scheduled to work more than two (2) consecutive weeks on evening or night shift without the nurse’s written consent or request, and shall not be scheduled to work more than two consecutive weeks on either evening shift or night shift without being scheduled for an equal period on day shift. Scheduled time off shall not be considered part of any shift. (l) The Employer shall endeavour to schedule a Nurse off on a paid holiday falling on a Monday or Friday if the paid holiday is adjacent to a scheduled tour or premium payment weekend off. Nurses scheduled on the weekend adjacent to a paid holiday shall be paidscheduled to work the paid holiday, unless mutually agreed otherwise. (m) The above regulations may be waived provided that the nurse and the Employer mutually agree in writing to the change.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour (a) Work schedules shall be postedposted four (4) weeks in advance of the day being worked, except at each Plasma Centre. (b) The Employer will schedule four (4) days off in cases of emergencya bi-weekly period, two (2) weeks of which shall be consecutive. Weekend work shall be scheduled equitably amongst all nurses. Nurses shall not be required to work two scheduled clinic weekends in advance a row, failing which the nurse shall be paid time and shall cover a six one half (61.5x) week period or fulltheir straight time hourly rate for all hours worked on the third and consecutive scheduled clinic weekends. (c) Regular part-time and temporary part-time nurses who are required to work on unscheduled work days or agree to work unscheduled hours will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. Requests at their regular straight time hourly rate for specific days off are to be submitted, in writing, at least two (2) weeks in advance of postingall such hours worked. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the (d) The Employer will endeavour to schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice nurses as per Article 14.12the current practice for the duration of this agreement. F-4 A full-time nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions (e) Nurses shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven six (76) consecutive days without receiving two a week. (2f) consecutive days off or premium payment The above arrangement does not infringe on the Employer’s right to require a nurse to report to work in extenuating circumstances. (g) Regular part-time nurses shall be paidscheduled to work clinic shifts at least four (4) hours in duration. The minimum four hour scheduling shall not apply to Article 15 or to staff meetings. iii(h) The Employer will schedule fullRegular part-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour nurses shall be permitted to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior giveaway shifts subject to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend approval of the Manager or designate. (i) Subject to the operational requirements of the Centre, nurses will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes allowed to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively exchange scheduled shifts and days off rotated so with the prior approval of the Manager, Clinic Services, or designate, and provided that there is no increased cost to the Employer as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nursesa result of such exchange. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules D – 1 (a) The Hospital will continue the current practice of scheduling every other weekend off. A nurse will receive premium payment in accordance with Article 14.03 for all hours worked on a third consecutive and subsequent weekend save and except where: (i) Such weekend has been worked by the nurse to satisfy specific days off requested by such nurse; or (ii) Such nurse has requested weekend work; or (iii) Such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse. (b) A weekend consists of fifty-six (56) consecutive hours off work during the period following the completion of the Friday day shift until the commencement of the Monday day shift. D - 2 Scheduling Regulations (a) A period of at least two (2) tours will be scheduled between shifts worked by a nurse unless a lesser period of time is mutually agreed upon between the nurse and her/his immediate supervisor. (b) A request by a nurse for a change of scheduled working hours must be submitted in writing, co-signed by the nurse willing to exchange tours, prior to the shift affected. Such change initiated by the nurse will not result in additional cost to the Hospital. All changes must be approved by the Nurse Manager or designate. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. (c) No split tours. (d) Schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, posted two (2) weeks in advance and shall cover at least a six (6) week period or full-time nurses period. Requests will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted, in writing, at least two submitted four (24) weeks in advance of postingthe posting of the schedule. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full-time nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall apply: i(e) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse Nurses will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving days, unless requested by the nurse. (f) The Hospital will endeavour to schedule at least one half (½) of a nurse's tours on the day shift. (g) At least forty-eight (48) hours time off shall be scheduled following a block of tours on the night shift. A "block of tours" is defined as two (2) or more. (h) Not more than two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend weeks will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) scheduled on evenings or nights unless otherwise mutually agreed. A nurse shall will not be required to commence change shifts more than once during a work within twelve week. (12i) hours These regulations may be waived between December 20th and January 5th so that nurses will receive four (4) or more consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Year's in alternating years. Christmas time off will include December 24th, December 25th and December 26th and New Year's time off will include December 31st and January 1st. The Hospital will give six (6) weeks' notice to nurses of completing a Christmas and New Year's time off. This provision shall not apply to any unit in which nurses normally work Monday to Friday and are not normally scheduled tour to work on paid holidays. (j) FULL-TIME ONLY (k) The Hospital will consider requests for permanent evening or premium payment night tours. Application shall be paidsubmitted to the manager and the Union will be informed of all such agreements. Upon the RN vacating the line the permanent evening or night line will be discontinued.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, D.1 The following scheduling regulations will apply: (a) A nurse is entitled to two (2) weeks weekends off in advance and any four (4) but the Hospital will endeavour to provide nurses with one (1) weekend off in two (2). (b) No less than two (2) consecutive tours shall cover be scheduled off between tour changes, without consent. (c) The Hospital will endeavour to provide a six (6) week period or regular schedule for full-time nurses only. This will not detract from the Hospital’s right to ultimately set schedules. Schedules will be paid premium pay on the first tour posted no less than fourteen (14) days in advance and will cover a minimum period of the new scheduleeight (8) weeks. Requests for specific days off are to will be submitted, submitted in writing, writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of postingposting this schedule. This does not preclude the Supervisor from considering requests submitted on short notice. A copy of the schedule will be provided to the Bargaining Unit President. F-2 Request for Tour Changes(d) No split shifts. F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change (e) Nurses will not normally be considered scheduled to work more than five (5) consecutive days. (f) No less than forty-eight (48) hours shall be scheduled off on a tour change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12from the night tour, unless otherwise mutually agreed. (g) Unless otherwise mutually agreed, there will be an equal distribution of standby duty with the option to change within areas where standby is required. If the nurse is advised need arises during the term of this agreement for a significant increase in standby occurrences, the parties will meet to discuss a Letter of Understanding. (h) The Hospital will endeavour to provide an equitable distribution of shift work assigned to nurses in any unit of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12Hospital (full-time only). F-4 (i) A full-time nurse may request not, without her consent, be required to change tours of duty more than once during a work week (full-time only). The Hospital will endeavour to schedule a full-time nurse to work days and one other shift, that is, days and evenings or days and nights. In order to facilitate the creation of new full-time positions, the Hospital may introduce permanent shifts (i.e. night, evening or day shifts only) and staff such positions in accordance with Article 10.07 of the Collective Agreement. Consideration will be given by the Hospital to a nurse who requests to work evening or nights on a permanent evening or night shiftbasis. Where If such request is made accepted by the following Hospital, the schedule will be dealt with according to Article D.5 (full-time only). The Hospital may discontinue the permanent shift arrangement with sixty (60) days notice to the nurse. The Hospital reserves the right to require the nurse normally working a permanent shift to work other shifts for reasons which include refamiliarization and in-service. D.2 Requests for change in posted time schedules must be submitted prior to the exchange, in writing and co-signed by the nurse willing to exchange days or tour of duty initiated by the nurse and approved by the Hospital. These exchanged tours will be deemed as worked when scheduling up to a Part Time Nurse's committed hours of work, as set out in Article D.6 (part-time only). D.3 A full-time nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days at either Christmas or New Year's (unless the nurse requests otherwise) and except in areas which are not normally required to work on weekends and paid holidays. The Hospital shall endeavour to give time off over either Christmas or New Year's, on an alternating basis, so that nurses will not be required to work the same holiday from year to year, unless by request of the nurse or by mutual consent. The normal scheduling conditions shall applybe waived to accommodate this special arrangement between December 15th and January 10th. Time off at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th and 26th, and time off at New Year's shall include December 31st, January 1st and January 2nd night tour. Schedules showing such days off shall be posted by November 15th. A regular part-time nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days at either Christmas or New Year's (unless the nurse requests otherwise) and except in areas which are not normally required to work on weekends and paid holidays. The normal scheduling conditions shall be waived to accommodate this special arrangement between December 15th and January 10th. Time off at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th and 26th, and time off at New Year's shall include December 31st, January 1st and January 2nd night tour. Schedules showing such days off shall be posted by November 15th. Where it is possible for a nurse to have both Christmas and New Year’s off in the same year, the Hospital will endeavour to schedule this opportunity on an equitable basis commencing with the most senior nurse provided those who remain are qualified to perform the available work. The intent of this article is to ensure that the opportunity of both holidays off is not provided to the same nurse year after year. D.4 A nurse will receive premium payment, as set out in Article 14.03 for all hours worked on a third (3rd) and a subsequent consecutive weekend, save and except where: i) The Such weekend has been worked by the nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union.satisfy specific days off, requested by such nurse; or ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the Such nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union.has requested weekend work; or iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual Such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two weekend is defined as being fifty-six (256) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apartconsecutive hours. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hoursD.5 Without detracting from the Hospital's ultimate right to set schedules, the Hospital agrees to consult with the Association respecting scheduling regulations through a special meeting of the Hospital-Association Committee for that purpose. (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment The commitment for regular part time I category Nurses shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule fullforty-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.five

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall (a) Schedules covering a four (4) week period will be posted, except in cases of emergency, posted two (2) weeks in advance and shall cover a six (6) week period or full-time nurses will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new scheduleadvance. Requests for specific days off are shall be submitted in writing to be submitted, in writing, at least the Director of Care two (2) weeks in advance of prior to the posting. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the (b) The Employer will endeavour to schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full-time nurse may request employees to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work no more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving tours. (c) Changes by the employees in posted time shall be initialled by both parties involved in the change, and shall be confirmed by the Director of Care. Any such changes in the posted time initiated by the employees shall not result in overtime compensation. (d) There shall be no split tours. (e) The employer will schedule at least one (1) weekend off in three (3), and will make every reasonable effort to schedule one (1) weekend off in two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply). The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a A weekend will be defined as sixty fifty-six (6056) consecutive hours. An employee will receive premium pay of time and one-half (1 ½) for all hours worked on the third and additional, if any, consecutive and subsequent weekend, save and except where: i) such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; or ii) such employee has requested weekend work; or iii) such weekend is worked as the result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. (f) Employees presently employed on specific tours with specific days off on a permanent basis, will not be rotated without their consent. The Employer will consider requests from employees hereinafter employed, for permanent evening or night tours and such requests will be granted when possible. (g) At least two (2) full tours of time shall be scheduled between shifts or changeover of shifts. A shorter period of time shall be scheduled between shifts or changeover of shifts by mutual consent. (h) The Employer shall provide at least four (4) consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Year's and will endeavour to schedule five (5) consecutive days off. Time off at Christmas shall include Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, time off at New Year's shall include New Year's Eve Day and New Year's Day. (i) Should the Employer be required to change the schedule of shifts or days off with less than sixteen (16) hours' notice, the employee(s) involved in such change(s) will be paid time and one-half (1-1/2) their regular straight hourly rate for their first shift in this new schedule. Effective July 17, 2007 applies to full-time employees only. Should the Employer be required to change the schedule of shifts or days off, the employee(s) involved in such change(s) will be notified of such change(s). (j) Any employee who arrives up to two (2) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until after the commencement of a tour because of being called with short notice shall be compensated for the Monday full tour. iv(k) An employee who is called in or reports for work as scheduled shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours' pay. (l) The Employer undertakes scheduling regulations will not operate during the period of December 15th to use its best effort consistent with proper management January 15th. (m) A weekend off shall be defined as fifty-six (56) consecutive hours commencing no later than 2300 hours on Friday. The following applies to part-time employees only: (a) If an employee works a fourth consecutive and subsequent weekend, she/he will receive premium payment of the Hospital time and one-half (1 ½) for all hours worked on that weekend and subsequent weekends until a weekend is scheduled off, save and except where: i) such weekend has been worked by an employee to ensure that satisfy specific days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so requested by such employee; ii) such employee has requested weekend work; or iii) such weekend was worked as to effect a result of an equal distribution among the full-time nursesexchange with another employee. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, D.1 The following scheduling regulations will apply: (a) A nurse is entitled to two (2) weeks weekends off in advance and any four (4) but the Hospital will endeavour to provide nurses with one (1) weekend off in two (2). (b) No less than two (2) consecutive tours shall cover be scheduled off between tour changes, without consent. (c) The Hospital will endeavour to provide a six (6) week period or regular schedule for full-time nurses only. This will not detract from the Hospital’s right to ultimately set schedules. Schedules will be paid premium pay on the first tour posted no less than fourteen (14) days in advance and will cover a minimum period of the new schedulefour (4) weeks. Requests for specific days off are to will be submitted, submitted in writing, writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of postingposting this schedule. This does not preclude the Supervisor from considering requests submitted on short notice. A copy of the schedule will be provided to the Bargaining Unit President. F-2 Request for Tour Changes(d) No split shifts. F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change (e) Nurses will not normally be considered scheduled to work more than five (5) consecutive days. (f) No less than forty-eight (48) hours shall be scheduled off on a tour change from the night tour, unless otherwise mutually agreed. (g) Unless otherwise mutually agreed, there will be an equal distribution of standby duty with the option to change within areas where standby is required. (h) The Hospital will endeavour to provide an equitable distribution of shift work assigned to nurses in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised any unit of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12Hospital (full-time only). F-4 (i) A full-time nurse may request not, without her consent, be required to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance change tours of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work duty more than seven once during a work week (7) consecutive days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will applyonly). The Employer Hospital will endeavour to schedule a full-time nurse for a to work days and one other shift, that is, days and evenings or days and nights. In order to facilitate the creation of new full-time positions, the Hospital may introduce permanent shifts (i.e. night, evening or day shift prior to shifts only) and staff such positions in accordance with Article 10.07 of the nurse’s weekend offCollective Agreement. The Employer agrees that a weekend Consideration will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of given by the Hospital to ensure that days off may a nurse who requests to work evening or nights on a permanent basis. If such request is accepted by the Hospital, the schedule will be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as dealt with according to effect an equal distribution among the Article D.5 (full-time nurses. v) only). The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.Hospital may discontinue the permanent shift arrangement with sixty

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall (a) Requests for days off need to be posted, except in cases of emergency, submitted two (2) weeks prior to the schedule being posted. Schedules shall be posted six (6) weeks in advance and shall cover at least a six (6) week period or full-time period. Where the Hospital intends to post a schedule for other than the normal posting period, nurses will shall be paid premium pay on the first tour notified in advance of the new scheduleduration of the posting period. No nurse shall be responsible for acknowledging any change in the posted schedule unless notified by the Supervisor in charge of the department at least forty-eight (48) hours before the date of the change. The schedule covering the prime vacation months of July and August shall be posted on or before April 30 and the schedule covering the Christmas and New Year’s seasons shall be posted on or before November 1. (b) Requests for specific days off are to be submitted, submitted in writing, writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of the posting of the schedule and such requests may be granted at the discretion of the Hospital. Requests for specific days off which are submitted less than two (2) weeks prior to the posting of schedules, or which occur following the posting of schedules, must be processed in accordance with Article H-6 (c). The Hospital shall endeavour to distribute shifts in an equitable fashion at the time of schedule posting. Where an employee has declared unavailability prior to the posting of the schedule, such declaration will result in twenty-two and one-half (22.5) hours less for each seven (7) days requested off in a six (6) week period, excluding days off for unpaid education purposes. These hours will be deemed to count towards the hospital’s obligation to distribute the shifts equitably. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is (c) Nurses shall give the Hospital, in writing, notice of intent to exchange shift(s), together with a change signed undertaking from the nurse willing to exchange such shift(s). This notice of intent and a signed undertaking will be provided to the Hospital using the prescribed electronic method as identified by the Hospital, which shall be accepted as written notice. In exceptional circumstances, telephone consent may be requested from the Hospital, it being understood that the nurses involved in the schedule proposed exchange must still confirm the request in writing. Such requests shall be subject to the approval of the Hospital and the hospital will endeavour to respond within three (3) business days from one day the date of submission to the Hospital. Priority will be given to processing and responding to exchange requests that are for upcoming shifts within seven (7) days. It is understood that such changes shall not result in any premium payments and shall not be unreasonably denied. Where partial shift exchanges are approved, total hours paid will not exceed the original scheduled hours. (d) A nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days at either the Christmas or New Year’s season unless the nurse requests otherwise, except in areas which are not normally required to another day shift commencing at different start times work on weekends and paid holidays. The normal scheduling conditions such as but not limited to altering master schedules shall be waived between December 15th and January 15th to accommodate this special arrangement. For the same daypurpose of this Article, the change will not Christmas season shall be considered a change in schedule defined as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change December 24th, 25th and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances 26th and the Employer unilaterally changes the start timenew Year’s season shall be defined as December 31st, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12January 1st and 2nd. F-4 (e) A weekend off is defined as being no less than fifty-six (56) consecutive hours off work from Friday 2300 hours to Monday 0700 hours. (f) The Hospital shall ensure that each full-time nurse may request receives at least one (1) weekend off in two (2). The Hospital shall ensure that each regular part-time nurse receives one (1) weekend off in three (3) and shall endeavour to work provide every other weekend off. (g) A nurse will receive premium pay as provided for in Article 14.03 for all hours worked on a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall applythird (3rd) and additional, if any, consecutive and subsequent weekend, save and except where: i) The Such weekend has been worked by the nurse will submit a written request to the Manager satisfy specific days off requested by such nurse, or ii) such nurse has requested weekend work, in writing, with a copy to the Union, or iii) such weekend is worked as the result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse. NOTE: Nurses requesting weekend work under Part (ii) above cannot expect to be scheduled for tours during the week nor offered additional tours unless no other part- time nurse is available. ii(h) The Manager will provide a written response to For the nurse stating her ability to honour such a requestpurpose of clarity, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice weekend premium, as specified in advance Article 14.15 of the posted schedule. A copy Collective Agreement, will be paid for all time worked during the period of such response shall be forwarded 2300 hours Friday to the Union2300 hours Sunday. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, Nurses will not normally be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled required to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will applyshifts. The Employer will endeavour to schedule Should a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve more than seven (127) hours of completing a scheduled tour or consecutive shifts, premium payment shall be paid.pay in accordance with Article

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall (a) Schedules covering a four (4) week period will be posted, except in cases of emergency, posted two (2) weeks in advance and shall cover a six (6) week period or full-time nurses will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new scheduleadvance. Requests for specific days off are shall be submitted in writing to be submitted, in writing, at least the Director of Resident Care two (2) weeks in advance of prior to the posting. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the (b) The Employer will endeavour to schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full-time nurse may request employees to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work no more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving tours. (c) Changes by the employees in posted time shall be initialled by both parties involved in the change, and shall be confirmed by the Director of Care. Any such changes in the posted time initiated by the employees shall not result in overtime compensation. (d) There shall be no split tours. (e) The employer will schedule at least one (1) weekend off in three (3), and will make every reasonable effort to schedule one (1) weekend off in two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply). The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a A weekend will be defined as sixty fifty-six (6056) consecutive hours. An employee will receive premium pay of time and one-half (1 ½) for all hours worked on the third and additional, if any, consecutive and subsequent weekend, save and except where: i) such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; or ii) such employee has requested weekend work; or iii) such weekend is worked as the result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. (f) Employees presently employed on specific tours with specific days off on a permanent basis, will not be rotated without their consent. The Employer will consider requests from employees hereinafter employed, for permanent evening or night tours and such requests will be granted when possible. (g) At least two (2) full tours of time shall be scheduled between shifts or changeover of shifts. A shorter period of time shall be scheduled between shifts or changeover of shifts by mutual consent. (h) The Employer shall provide at least four (4) consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Year's and will endeavour to schedule five (5) consecutive days off. Time off at Christmas shall include Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, time off at New Year's shall include New Year's Eve Day and New Year's Day. (i) Should the Employer be required to change the schedule of shifts or days off with less than sixteen (16) hours' notice, the employee(s) involved in such change(s) will be paid time and one-half (1-1/2) their regular straight hourly rate for their first shift in this new schedule. Effective July 17, 2007 applies to full-time employees only. Should the Employer be required to change the schedule of shifts or days off, the employee(s) involved in such change(s) will be notified of such change(s). (j) Any employee who arrives up to two (2) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until after the commencement of a tour because of being called with short notice shall be compensated for the Monday full tour. iv(k) An employee who is called in or reports for work as scheduled shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours' pay. (l) The Employer undertakes scheduling regulations will not operate during the period of December 15th to use its best effort consistent with proper management January 15th. (m) A weekend off shall be defined as fifty-six (56) consecutive hours commencing no later than 2300 hours on Friday. The following applies to part-time employees only: (a) If an employee works a fourth consecutive and subsequent weekend, she/he will receive premium payment of the Hospital time and one-half (1 ½) for all hours worked on that weekend and subsequent weekends until a weekend is scheduled off, save and except where: i) such weekend has been worked by an employee to ensure that satisfy specific days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so requested by such employee; ii) such employee has requested weekend work; or iii) such weekend was worked as to effect a result of an equal distribution among the full-time nursesexchange with another employee. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, D.1 The following scheduling regulations will apply: (a) A nurse is entitled to two (2) weeks weekends off in any four (4) but the Hospital will endeavour to provide nurses with one (1) weekend off in two (2). (b) No less than two (2) consecutive tours shall be scheduled off between tour changes, without consent. (c) The Hospital will endeavour to provide a regular schedule for full-time nurses only. This will not detract from the Hospital’s right to ultimately set schedules. Schedules will be posted no less than fourteen (14) days in advance and shall will cover a minimum period of six (6) week period or full-time nurses will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new scheduleweeks. Requests for specific days off are to will be submitted, submitted in writing, writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of postingposting this schedule. This does not preclude the Supervisor from considering requests submitted on short notice. A copy of the schedule will be provided to the Bargaining Unit President. F-2 Request for Tour Changes(d) No split shifts. F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change (e) Nurses will not normally be considered scheduled to work more than five (5) consecutive days, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. (f) No less than forty-eight (48) hours shall be scheduled off on a tour change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12from the night tour, unless otherwise mutually agreed. (g) Unless otherwise mutually agreed, there will be an equal distribution of standby duty with the option to change within areas where standby is required. If the nurse is advised need arises during the term of this agreement for a significant increase in standby occurrences, the parties will meet to discuss a Letter of Understanding. (h) The Hospital will endeavour to provide an equitable distribution of shift work assigned to nurses in any unit of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12Hospital (full-time only). F-4 (i) A full-time nurse may request not, without her consent, be required to change tours of duty more than once during a work week (full-time only). The Hospital will endeavour to schedule a full-time nurse to work days and one other shift, that is, days and evenings or days and nights. In order to facilitate the creation of new full-time positions, the Hospital may introduce permanent shifts (i.e. night, evening or day shifts only) and staff such positions in accordance with Article 10.07 of the Collective Agreement. Consideration will be given by the Hospital to a nurse who requests to work evening or nights on a permanent evening or night shiftbasis. Where If such request is made accepted by the following Hospital, the schedule will be dealt with according to Article D.5 (full-time only). The Hospital may discontinue the permanent shift arrangement with sixty (60) days notice to the nurse. The Hospital reserves the right to require the nurse normally working a permanent shift to work other shifts for reasons which include refamiliarization and in-service. D.2 Requests for change in posted time schedules must be submitted prior to the exchange, in writing and co-signed by the nurse willing to exchange days or tour of duty initiated by the nurse and approved by the Hospital. No premium payment will result from the requested exchange. These exchanged tours will be deemed as worked when scheduling up to a Part Time Nurse's committed hours of work, as set out in Article D.6 (part-time only). D.3 A full-time nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days at either Christmas or New Year's (unless the nurse requests otherwise) and except in areas which are not normally required to work on weekends and paid holidays. The Hospital shall endeavour to give time off over either Christmas or New Year's, on an alternating basis, so that nurses will not be required to work the same holiday from year to year, unless by request of the nurse or by mutual consent. The normal scheduling conditions shall applybe waived to accommodate this special arrangement between December 15th and January 10th. Time off at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th and 26th, and time off at New Year's shall include December 31st, January 1st and January 2nd night tour. Schedules showing such days off shall be posted by November 15th. A regular part-time nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days at either Christmas or New Year's (unless the nurse requests otherwise) and except in areas which are not normally required to work on weekends and paid holidays. The normal scheduling conditions shall be waived to accommodate this special arrangement between December 15th and January 10th. Time off at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th and 26th, and time off at New Year's shall include December 31st, January 1st and January 2nd night tour. Schedules showing such days off shall be posted by November 15th. Where it is possible for a nurse to have both Christmas and New Year’s off in the same year, the Hospital will endeavour to schedule this opportunity on an equitable basis commencing with the most senior nurse provided those who remain are qualified to perform the available work. The intent of this article is to ensure that the opportunity of both holidays off is not provided to the same nurse year after year. D.4 A nurse will receive premium payment, as set out in Article 14.03 for all hours worked on a third (3rd) and a subsequent consecutive weekend, save and except where: i) The Such weekend has been worked by the nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union.satisfy specific days off, requested by such nurse; or ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the Such nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union.has requested weekend work; or iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual Such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice weekend is defined as being fifty-six (56) consecutive hours. D.5 Without detracting from the Hospital's ultimate right to set schedules, the Hospital agrees to consult with the Association respecting scheduling regulations at the Hospital-Association Committee when requested. (a) The commitment for regular part time Nurses shall be forty-five (45) hours in a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals week period, as designated by the Hospital. (b) The commitment for regular part-time Nurse will be at least three as follows: i) Is available for fifty-two (352) weeks per year minus his/her vacation entitlement; and ii) Could be pre-scheduled a minimum of forty-five (45) hours per two week pay period, which includes weekends per Article D.1 (a); and iii) Is available to four (4work either Christmas or New Year’s period on an alternating basis; iv) months apartSubmits additional availability in writing. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours(c) Those nurses currently holding regular part time status shall continue to hold regular part time category I status. (d) Any available category II regular part time positions shall be posted in accordance with the collective agreement. D.7 Applies to part-time nurses only: (a) FullAll regular part-timetime nurses, provided the nurse is qualified to perform the available work, shall be scheduled up to thirty (30) hours in a two (2) week period in descending order of seniority. (b) Once all available and qualified regular part-time nurses have been given the opportunity to work thirty (30) hours in a two (2) week period, the Hospital shall schedule in descending order of seniority up to their commitment. (c) Once all regular part-time nurses have been given the opportunity to work up to their commitment, the Hospital will offer additional hours to qualified regular part-time Nurses and then job sharers in descending order of seniority on the following basis: i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within Nurses who wish to be considered for additional tours will indicate their availability in a master, will not be changed without first informing manner determined by the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designateHospital. ii) A nurse tour will be deemed to be offered whenever a call is placed; iii) It is understood that the Hospital will not be scheduled required to offer tours which would result in overtime premium pay; iv) When a regular part time nurse accepts an additional tour, s/he must report for that tour unless arrangements satisfactory to the Hospital are made; v) Casual part time nurses will not be utilized before regular part time nurses have been given the opportunity to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will applyin accordance with this article. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift Should additional hours remain available prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off schedule being posted casual part time nurses may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among offered the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when availablein order of seniority. vi) A nurse shall not Once the schedule has been posted article d.7 (c) will again be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paidapplied in its entirety.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, D.1 The following scheduling regulations will apply: (a) A nurse is entitled to two (2) weeks weekends off in advance and any four (4) but the Hospital will endeavour to provide nurses with one (1) weekend off in two (2). (b) No less than two (2) consecutive tours shall cover be scheduled off between tour changes, without consent. (c) The Hospital will endeavour to provide a six (6) week period or regular schedule for full-time nurses only. This will not detract from the Hospital’s right to ultimately set schedules. Schedules will be paid premium pay on the first tour posted no less than fourteen (14) days in advance and will cover a minimum period of the new schedulenine (9) weeks. Employer will endeavour to post schedules with no open tours. Requests for specific days off are to will be submitted, submitted in writing, writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of postingposting this schedule. This does not preclude the Supervisor from considering requests submitted on short notice. A copy of the schedule will be provided to the Bargaining Unit President. F-2 Request for Tour Changes(d) No split shifts. F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change (e) Nurses will not normally be considered scheduled to work more than five (5) consecutive days, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. (f) No less than forty-eight (48) hours shall be scheduled off on a tour change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12from the night tour, unless otherwise mutually agreed. (g) Unless otherwise mutually agreed, there will be an equal distribution of standby duty with the option to change within areas where standby is required. If the nurse is advised need arises during the term of this agreement for a significant increase in standby occurrences, the parties will meet to discuss a Letter of Understanding. (h) The Hospital will endeavour to provide an equitable distribution of shift work assigned to nurses in any unit of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12Hospital (full-time only). F-4 (i) A full-time nurse may request not, without her consent, be required to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance change tours of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work duty more than seven once during a work week (7) consecutive days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will applyonly). The Employer Hospital will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. vnurse to work days and one other shift, that is, days and evenings or days and nights. In order to facilitate the creation of new full-time positions, the Hospital may introduce permanent shifts (i.e. night, evening or day shifts only) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.no master rotation positions and staff such positions in accordance with Article

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour shift schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, two posted three (23) weeks in advance and shall cover a six ten (610) or twelve (12) week period or full-time nurses will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new scheduleperiod. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted, in writing, at least two three (23) weeks in advance of posting. F-2 Request . Scheduling objective will not operate during the period December to January Schedules are to provide five (5) or more consecutive days off at either Christmas or New for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is nurses on shift ! schedules and are to be posted in the first week of December. The day preceding and the day after the holiday are to be included in the days off. The Master Rotation will resume where concluded on December There shall be equal distribution of standby duty amongst nurses who normally perform such duty on a rotating basis. Standby duty for paid holidays and long weekends shall be equitably distributed on a rotating basis. The Hospital will not require part-time nurses to average a greater amount of standby duty than that required by full- time nurses in that unit. A request for a change in posted time schedules must be submitted no less than twenty-four (24) hours in advance, in writing, by the schedule from one day shift nurse requesting change of tours of duty. The Hospital will endeavour to another day shift commencing at different start times give a reply within sixteen (16) hours of submission. Such a request will not result in premium pay. (6) No on-call will be scheduled on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable weekend prior to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12vacation. F-4 A (7) Once the part-time list for extra shifts, on a hospital-wide basis, has been exhausted, extra and unscheduled shifts will be offered to full-time nurses in their unit based on seniority. The Hospital agrees that will not require a nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shiftschedule of more than seven (7) consecutive tours. Where such request is made the following conditions shall apply: iA period of at least sixteen (16) The nurse consecutive hours will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to be scheduled off between shifts worked by the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted scheduleprevent short changes. A copy of such response nurse who normally rotates on shifts shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment weeks on any one shift without her consent. At least fifty percent (50%) of the tours shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will applyon the day shift. The Employer will endeavour Hospital will, the case of nurses required to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior rotate, to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour schedule, as far as reasonably possible to provide some possible, so that not more than two consecutive weeks are assigned for evenings or night shift and at least two (2) weeks on the day tours when available. vishift are scheduled between evenings and night shifts. Six (6) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within weekends out of twelve (12) hours of completing weekends shall be scheduled off. a scheduled tour or nurse will receive premium payment shall be paid.as defined the Central Agreement for all hours worked on a third and subsequent weekend save and except where: a. such weekend has been worked by the nurse to satisfy days off requested by such nurse; or such nurse has requested weekend work; or such weekend worked as the result of an exchange shifts with another nurse. A weekend defined as at least fifty-six

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour (a) The Employer shall schedule one (1) weekend off in two (2) for full time nurses, but, if the full-time nurse is required to work on a second (2nd) or subsequent consecutive weekend of duty, she shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) her regular salary for the hours involved, save and except when: (i) Such weekend has been worked by the nurse to satisfy specific days off requested by such nurses, or (ii) Such nurse has requested weekend work, or (iii) Such weekend is worked as the result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse. (b) The Employer shall endeavour to schedule one (1) weekend off in two (2) for part-time nurses, but if the part-time nurse is required to work on a third (3rd) or subsequent consecutive weekend of duty, she shall be paid at the regular rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) her regular salary for the hours involved, save and except when: (i) Such weekend has been worked by the nurse to satisfy specific days off requested by such nurse, or (ii) Such nurse has requested weekend work, or (iii) Such weekend is worked as the result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse. (a) The Employer will schedule days off for full-time nurses on the basis of two (2) at each time and to so arrange schedules that no nurse will work for more than seven (7) consecutive days without two (2) days off. (b) If a nurse is required to work on an eighth (8th) subsequent and consecutive tour, then such nurse shall be paid time and one-half for each tour so worked until a day off is scheduled. (a) Tours of duty schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, posted two (2) weeks in advance and shall cover a six (6) week period. (b) Requests for time off shall be directed in writing to the Director of Nursing or delegate. Time off is subject to operational requirements of the Home. (c) Requests for changes in the regular posted schedule must be arranged by the nurse making the request and be put in writing and co-signed by the nurse willing to exchange the shifts. Requests must be approved by the Director of Nursing or delegate. (d) A Nurse shall receive at least sixteen consecutive hours off between change of tours, unless otherwise agreed. 10.04 For full time nurses only, these scheduling regulations may be waived between December 15 and January 15, in order that all full time nurses not normally scheduled to work Monday to Friday, will receive five (5) consecutive days off, (if requested) at Christmas or New Year's. Schedules for this period shall be posted at least four (4) weeks in advance. It is expected that nurses will alternate working Christmas and New Years. Where a dispute arises, a nurse shall work the opposite from the previous year. Time off at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th and 26th if requested. Time off at New Years shall include December 31st and January 1st, if requested. No Nurse shall have both Christmas and New Years off unless all Nurses have at least Christmas or fullNew Years off. 10.05 Should a part-time nurses will nurse be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. Requests for specific days off are called in to be submitted, in writing, at least work with less than two (2) hours' notice prior to commencement of a shift and arrives within one (1) hour of the beginning of such shift, she shall receive full payment for the tour. 10.06 A part-time nurse scheduled to work and then informed that she is not required for duty will receive three (3) hours' pay at basic rate, if informed on the day prior to the scheduled day, and four (4) hours' pay at basic rate, if informed on the scheduled day. 10.07 The Employer agrees not to change the tour of duty of any nurse without prior notification. The Employer will not schedule extra shifts to the posted time schedule of part time nurses without first checking with the nurse as to his/her availability. 10.08 Paid holidays will be assigned to those working Saturday and Sunday of the weekend associated with a Monday or a Friday paid holiday when it is available to be worked. This will be done in order of seniority. Remaining paid holidays not assigned as above (Monday/Friday) will then be assigned to those working one of Saturday or Sunday, by seniority. If Friday and Monday are paid holidays (Easter) everyone working Saturday and Sunday will be assigned one paid Holiday, by seniority (if available). 10.09 The Employer shall not revise existing schedules for nurses without consulting the Association and seeking its input at least six (6) weeks in advance of postingthe implementation of the revised schedule. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full10.10 No junior part-time nurse may request to will be assigned more shifts on the posted schedule than any senior part-time nurse unless the senior nurse declines some of her entitlement. In the event that part-time nurses are required for hours of work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made that become available following the following conditions shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance posting of the posted schedule. A copy of such response , these hours shall be forwarded offered to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule fullpart-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule nurses on a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tourseniority basis. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules (a) The Employer shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, provide two (2) weeks weekends off in four (4) but shall endeavour to provide one weekend off in two. (b) A break of at least sixteen hours duration shall be scheduled when shift rotations are changed and a break of at least forty-eight hours duration shall be scheduled when the rotation is from the night shift, unless as may be otherwise agreed between the nurse and the Employer. (c) The Employer shall endeavour to post schedules fifty-six (56) days in advance and shall cover a six post them no later than twenty-eight (628) days in advance. (d) Nurses shall not be scheduled to work split shifts. (e) A nurse shall be scheduled off for at least four (4) calendar days in any two week period or full-time nurses will and in scheduling these days, a nurse shall be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. Requests for specific days scheduled off are to be submitted, in writing, at least once for a period of two (2) weeks in advance of postingconsecutive calendar days. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full-time nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions (f) Nurses shall apply: i) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) consecutive calendar days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paidin a row. iii(g) The Employer will schedule fullA weekend consists of fifty-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to six hours away from work during the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the period following completion of the Friday tour day shift until the commencement of the Monday tourday shift. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi(h) A nurse shall not be required to commence change shift rotations more than once in a work within twelve week. (12i) hours A nurse may, by mutual agreement of completing the nurse and the Employer, work either permanent evenings, permanent nights, days and evenings, days and nights, evenings and nights. Any such request shall be made to the immediate supervisor or designate, who shall approve or deny the request in writing as soon as possible but no less than twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt of the request. If approved, the nurse will be transitioned into the permanent shift arrangement at the start of the next posted schedule. Such request will not be unreasonably denied. The nurse may request written reasons should the request be denied. Either the Employee or the Employer may discontinue the permanent shift arrangement. The parties, with the union representative, will be notified in writing of the reasons for the discontinuation. The nurse will receive sixty (60) days’ notice that the permanent shift arrangement will be discontinued. (j) The Employer shall ensure that nurses not be required to work more than two (2) shift rotations, that is, any two (2) but not three (3) of days, evenings and nights. Where a nurse does not usually work the day shift, the Employer may require the nurse to rotate to the day tour for a maximum of two work weeks per annum for the purpose of providing training and development or for scheduling a group function. In scheduling this period, six (6) weeks’ notice shall be provided to the nurse. If the Employer is required to change the mix of shift rotations on a unit, it shall be done a seniority basis. (k) A nurse who normally rotates shall not be scheduled to work more than two (2) consecutive weeks on evening or night shift without the nurse’s written consent or request, and shall not be scheduled to work more than two consecutive weeks on either evening shift or night shift without being scheduled for an equal period on day shift. Scheduled time off shall not be considered part of any shift. (l) The Employer shall endeavour to schedule a Nurse off on a paid holiday falling on a Monday or Friday if the paid holiday is adjacent to a scheduled tour or premium payment weekend off. Nurses scheduled on the weekend adjacent to a paid holiday shall be paidscheduled to work the paid holiday, unless mutually agreed otherwise. (m) Applies to Occupational Health Nurses only: Occupational Health Nurses shall not be scheduled to work more than six (6) consecutive calendar days in a row. Note: Unless otherwise stated, all provisions of the Collective Agreement shall apply to occupational health nurses. (n) The above regulations may be waived provided that the nurse and the Employer mutually agree in writing to the change. An electronic copy of the agreement will be forwarded to the Union.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules D – 1 (a) The Hospital will continue the current practice of scheduling every other weekend off. A nurse will receive premium payment in accordance with Article 14.03 for all hours worked on a third consecutive and subsequent weekend save and except where: (i) Such weekend has been worked by the nurse to satisfy specific days off requested by such nurse; or (ii) Such nurse has requested weekend work; or (iii) Such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse. (b) A weekend consists of fifty-six (56) consecutive hours off work during the period following the completion of the Friday day shift until the commencement of the Monday day shift. D - 2 Scheduling Regulations (a) A period of at least two (2) tours will be scheduled between shifts worked by a nurse unless a lesser period of time is mutually agreed upon between the nurse and her/his immediate supervisor. (b) A request by a nurse for a change of scheduled working hours must be submitted in writing, co-signed by the nurse willing to exchange tours, prior to the shift affected. Such change initiated by the nurse will not result in additional cost to the Hospital. All changes must be approved by the Nurse Manager or designate. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. (c) No split tours. (d) Schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, posted two (2) weeks in advance and shall cover at least a six (6) week period or full-time nurses period. Requests will be paid premium pay on the first tour of the new schedule. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted, in writing, at least two submitted four (24) weeks in advance of postingthe posting of the schedule. F-2 Request for Tour Changes F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change will not be considered a change in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12. F-4 A full-time nurse may request to work a permanent evening or night shift. Where such request is made the following conditions shall apply: i(e) The nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union. ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union. iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two (2) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apart. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hours (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse Nurses will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving days, unless requested by the nurse. (f) The Hospital will endeavour to schedule at least one half (½) of a nurse's tours on the day shift. (g) At least forty-eight (48) hours time off shall be scheduled following a block of tours on the night shift. A "block of tours" is defined as two (2) or more. (h) Not more than two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule full-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend weeks will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) scheduled on evenings or nights unless otherwise mutually agreed. A nurse shall will not be required to commence change shifts more than once during a work within twelve week. (12i) hours These regulations may be waived between December 20th and January 5th so that nurses will receive five (5) or more consecutive days off at either Christmas or New Year's in alternating years. Christmas time off will include December 24th, December 25th and December 26th and New Year's time off will include December 31st and January 1st. The Hospital will give six (6) weeks' notice to nurses of completing a Christmas and New Year's time off. This provision shall not apply to any unit in which nurses normally work Monday to Friday and are not normally scheduled tour to work on paid holidays. (j) FULL-TIME ONLY (k) The Hospital will consider requests for permanent evening or premium payment night tours. Application shall be paidsubmitted to the manager and the Union will be informed of all such agreements.

Scheduling Regulations. F-1 Tour schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency, D.1 The following scheduling regulations will apply: (a) A nurse is entitled to two (2) weeks weekends off in advance and any four (4) but the Hospital will endeavour to provide nurses with one (1) weekend off in two (2). (b) No less than two (2) consecutive tours shall cover be scheduled off between tour changes, without consent. (c) The Hospital will endeavour to provide a six (6) week period or regular schedule for full-time nurses only. This will not detract from the Hospital’s right to ultimately set schedules. Schedules will be paid premium pay on the first tour posted no less than fourteen (14) days in advance and will cover a minimum period of the new schedulefour (4) weeks. Requests for specific days off are to will be submitted, submitted in writing, writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of postingposting this schedule. This does not preclude the Supervisor from considering requests submitted on short notice. A copy of the schedule will be provided to the Bargaining Unit President. F-2 Request for Tour Changes(d) No split shifts. F-3 Where there is a change in the schedule from one day shift to another day shift commencing at different start times on the same day, the change (e) Nurses will not normally be considered scheduled to work more than five (5) consecutive days. (f) No less than forty-eight (48) hours shall be scheduled off on a tour change from the night tour, unless otherwise mutually agreed. (g) Unless otherwise mutually agreed, there will be an equal distribution of standby duty with the option to change within areas where standby is required. (h) The Hospital will endeavour to provide an equitable distribution of shift work assigned to nurses in schedule as defined under Article 14.12. If the nurse is advised any unit of the change and unable to accept it due to extenuating circumstances and the Employer unilaterally changes the start time, premium pay would be applicable if the change is made with insufficient notice as per Article 14.12Hospital (full-time only). F-4 (i) A full-time nurse may not, without her consent, be required to change tours of duty more than once during a work week (full-time only). The Hospital will endeavour to schedule a full-time nurse to work days and one other shift, that is, days and evenings or days and nights. In order to facilitate the creation of new full-time positions, the Hospital may introduce permanent shifts (i.e. night, evening or day shifts only) and staff such positions in accordance with Article 10.07 of the Collective Agreement. Consideration will be given by the Hospital to a nurse who requests to work evening or nights on a permanent basis. If such request is accepted by the Hospital, the schedule will be dealt with according to Article D.5 (full-time only). The Hospital may discontinue the permanent shift arrangement with sixty (60) days notice to the nurse. The Hospital reserves the right to require the nurse normally working a permanent shift to work other shifts for reasons which include refamiliarization and in-service. (k) An employee scheduled to work a permanent evening tour of less than 7.5 hours in the operating room will be offered any additional available hours following the end of that scheduled shift, which additional available hours the nurse may work at her option. D.2 Requests for change in posted time schedules must be submitted prior to the exchange, in writing and co-signed by the nurse willing to exchange days or tour of duty initiated by the nurse and approved by the Hospital. These exchanged tours will be deemed as worked when scheduling up to a Part Time Nurse's committed hours of work, as set out in Article D.6 (part-time only). D.3 A full-time nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days at either Christmas or New Year's (unless the nurse requests otherwise) and except in areas which are not normally required to work on weekends and paid holidays. The Hospital shall endeavour to give time off over either Christmas or New Year's, on an alternating basis, so that nurses will not be required to work the same holiday from year to year, unless by request of the nurse or by mutual consent. The normal scheduling conditions shall be waived to accommodate this special arrangement between December 15th and January 10th. Time off at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th and 26th, and time off at New Year's shall include December 31st, January 1st and January 2nd night shifttour. Schedules showing such days off shall be posted by November 15th. A regular part-time nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than five (5) consecutive days at either Christmas or New Year's (unless the nurse requests otherwise) and except in areas which are not normally required to work on weekends and paid holidays. The normal scheduling conditions shall be waived to accommodate this special arrangement between December 15th and January 10th. Time off at Christmas shall include December 24th, 25th and 26th, and time off at New Year's shall include December 31st, January 1st and January 2nd night tour. Schedules showing such days off shall be posted by November 15th. Where such request it is made possible for a nurse to have both Christmas and New Year’s off in the following conditions shall applysame year, the Hospital will endeavour to schedule this opportunity on an equitable basis commencing with the most senior nurse provided those who remain are qualified to perform the available work. The intent of this article is to ensure that the opportunity of both holidays off is not provided to the same nurse year after year. D.4 A nurse will receive premium payment, as set out in Article 14.03 for all hours worked on a third (3rd) and a subsequent consecutive weekend, save and except where: i) The Such weekend has been worked by the nurse will submit a written request to the Manager with a copy to the Union.satisfy specific days off, requested by such nurse; or ii) The Manager will provide a written response to the Such nurse stating her ability to honour such a request, with the provision that either the nurse or the Manager may discontinue the scheduling arrangement with four (4) weeks written notice in advance of the posted schedule. A copy of such response shall be forwarded to the Union.has requested weekend work; or iii) The permanent shift arrangement applies to the individual Such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse, not to the position and therefore when a nurse vacates such arrangements, said vacant line will revert back to a regular rotating line consistent with the remainder of the master rotation. iv) A nurse on permanent evening or night shift will twice a year spend two weekend is defined as being fifty-six (256) weeks on day shift at a mutually agreeable time. These intervals will be at least three (3) to four (4) months apartconsecutive hours. F-5 Scheduling - 7.5 hoursD.5 Without detracting from the Hospital's ultimate right to set schedules, the Hospital agrees to consult with the Association respecting scheduling regulations through a special meeting of the Hospital-Association Committee for that purpose. (a) Full-time i) Master rotations including an individual nurses position within a master, will not be changed without first informing the nurse and the bargaining unit president and or designate. ii) A nurse will not be scheduled to work more than seven (7) consecutive days without receiving two (2) consecutive days off or premium payment The commitment for regular part time I category Nurses shall be paid. iii) The Employer will schedule fullforty-time every second weekend off or premium pay will apply. The Employer will endeavour to schedule a nurse for a day shift prior to the nurse’s weekend off. The Employer agrees that a weekend will be defined as sixty (60) hours from the completion of the Friday tour until the commencement of the Monday tour. iv) The Employer undertakes to use its best effort consistent with proper management of the Hospital to ensure that days off may be taken consecutively and days off rotated so as to effect an equal distribution among the full-time nurses. v) The Employer will endeavour as far as reasonably possible to provide some day tours when available. vi) A nurse shall not be required to commence work within twelve (12) hours of completing a scheduled tour or premium payment shall be paid.five