Shift Reduction. If there is a reduction of shift personnel, the employee with the least seniority shall be the first employee to be removed and sent back to the respective shift from which he or she came.
Shift Reduction. Full time employees scheduled ten (10) shifts in a biweekly period may request to be scheduled only eight (8) or nine (9) in a bi-weekly period, to be scheduled the first full period following the approval request and to be locked into this schedule for the next six (6) months. Employees shall earn benefits on a pro-rated basis with hours worked. Any requests required under this procedure shall be made in writing to the Administrator of the Home. The procedure documenting procedures to be followed during the trial period shall be agreed upon by the parties prior to implementation. However such procedures shall include the following:
1) Employees eligible to give away shifts shall not be allowed to give away “weekends” as defined in the collective agreement.
2) Shifts reduced by this procedure shall be scheduled as per the scheduling agreements of the collective agreement.
3) Where an employee who leaves employment with Copper Terrace for any reasons has given away a shift(s) such shift(s) must automatically be returned to the rotation for permanent posting in accordance with the collective agreement.
4) To be eligible the employee must have a seniority of eight (8) years.
5) Where an employee who has given away shifts in accordance with this procedure receives a leave of absence, the reduced work week shall be worked by any replacement, as per temporary posting. After the trial period has ended, all shifts given away shall be returned to the employees who have given them away and the procedures for the continuation shall be agreed upon by both parties, or, failing mutual agreement, by written notice of one party to the other the program shall be discontinued for the duration of the agreement.
Shift Reduction. Notwithstanding Article 2.02, the Employer and the Union may agree in certain circumstances, to adjust the schedule of an individual full-time employee who normally works seventy-five
Shift Reduction. Notwithstanding Article 2.02, the Employer and the Union may agree in certain circumstances, to adjust the schedule of an individual full-time employee who normally works seventy-five (75) hours bi-weekly, to enable an average bi-weekly assignment of sixty (60) to seventy-five (75) hours.
a. Such an arrangement shall be established by mutual agreement of the Employer and the Union and the employee affected. The parties agree that the arrangement applies to an individual, not to a position.
b. The employee will retain full-time status for the purposes of seniority. All benefits and other terms of conditions in the collective agreement will be pro-rated based on the actual number of hours worked in relation to seventy-five (75) hours on a bi-weekly basis.
c. Any party may discontinue the special circumstance arrangement with eight (8) weeks’ notice as determined within the agreement. In the event that the employee affected resigns, transfers, is laid off or terminated, the arrangement will be deemed to be discontinued immediately, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise.
d. It is understood and agreed that these arrangements are based on individual circumstances and each agreement is made on a without prejudice or precedent basis.
e. An employee who reduces her work schedule shall not be eligible for overtime where she accepts a call-in- on a day off if she has not already worked 75 hours in the pay period and if there are no other circumstances which triggers overtime.
f. The reduced shift or shifts will first be assigned to the part- time employee who works the full-time employee’s days off. If the part-time employee is unable to work all of the reduced shift(s), the remaining shift(s) will be offered as a temporary assignment to regular part-time employees in order of seniority provided that the shift(s) will not conflict with the employee’s regular shifts and will not result in entitlement to overtime premium or a violation(s) of the scheduling provision of the collective agreement. Part-time employees taking these shifts are not eligible to receive full- time benefits.
a. The parties shall follow the agreed upon call-in procedures which will not be changed except by mutual consent. When an RN shift becomes vacant, the part-time who normally “shadows” that RN shall be offered the available shift. If she declines or is unavailable, the other part-time and casual RNs will be offered it in order of seniority. If no part-time or casual accepts, then the ...
Shift Reduction. The following shall apply to full- time employees who have completed five (5) calendar years of employment since their last date of hire.
a. Once per year, in the anniversary month of her hire, an employee may apply in writing to reduce her number of scheduled shifts from ten (10) to nine (9), specifying the preferred effective date and shift affected. Such request shall be granted within two (2) months of the request.
b. Shifts removed from a position as a result of (a) above shall be distributed among part-time employees.
c. Once per year, in the anniversary month of her hire, an employee may apply in writing to return her number of scheduled shifts to ten (10). The shift added to the position shall be removed from part-time employees, as necessary.
d. When a full-time position which has been reduced to nine (9) shifts becomes vacant, it shall be posted as having ten (10) shifts, with the additional shift coming from part-time employees, as necessary.
e. Where an employee has reduced her position to nine (9) shifts under this article, the Employer's portion of health insurance payments shall be pro-rated accordingly (i.e. the Employer shall pay ninety percent (90%) of the normal Employer portion of health insurance premiums).
f. An employee who has completed ten (10) calendar years of employment since her last date of hire shall be entitled to reduce her number of scheduled shifts to either nine (9) or eight (8) per pay period, and subsequently to increase to either nine (9) or ten (10) shifts per pay period, using the provisions described above. The Employer’s portion of the health insurance payments shall be pro-rated accordingly.
Shift Reduction. The following shall apply to full-time employees who have completed five (5) calendar years of employment since their last date of hire.
a. Twice per year, every February and August, an employee may apply in writing to reduce her number of scheduled shifts from ten (10) to nine (9), specifying the preferred effective date and shift affected. Such request shall be granted within two (2) months of the request.
b. Shifts removed from a position as a result of (a) above shall be distributed among part-time employees.
c. Twice per year, every February and August, an employee may apply in writing to return her number of scheduled shifts to ten (10). The shift added to the position shall be removed from part-time employees, as necessary.
d. When a full-time position which has been reduced to nine (9) shifts becomes vacant, it shall be posted as having ten (10) shifts, with the additional shift coming from part-time employees, as necessary.
e. Where an employee has reduced her position to nine (9) shifts under this article, the Employer's portion of health insurance payments shall be pro- rated accordingly (i.e. the Employer shall pay ninety percent (90%) of the normal Employer portion of health insurance premiums).
f. An employee who has completed ten (10) calendar years of employment since her last date of hire shall be entitled to reduce her number of scheduled shifts to either nine (9) or eight (8) per pay period, and subsequently to increase to either nine (9) or ten (10) shifts per pay period, using the provisions described above. The Employer’s portion of the health insurance payments shall be pro-rated accordingly.
Shift Reduction. When a production line is reduced from a double to a single shift, the following day shift will be scheduled as a regular day shift operation as a single shift.
