Common use of Short Tours Clause in Contracts

Short Tours. Where part-time Employees are scheduled to work less than a normal tour (7.5 hours), Article H applies in its entirety except as amended by the following: (a) No regular part-time Employee will be scheduled to work solely on tours which are comprised of less than 7.5 hours in any pay period except where such arrangements are agreed to by the Employee or except where there are only tours of less than 7.5 hours available. (b) The Hospital will endeavour to keep the number of tours comprised of less than 7.5 hours to a reasonable level. (c) The Hospital agrees to meet with the Local Union to discuss the need to implement the scheduling of tours of less than 7.5 hours in areas not currently utilizing them. (d) There shall be an equitable distribution of such scheduled tours among the part-time Employees in each unit. (e) Employees working less than 7.5 hour tours shall be granted the appropriate paid rest period. (f) For Employees working tours of duty of less than 7.5 hours, no more than six (6) shifts in a row shall be scheduled. If an Employee is required to work on a seventh (7th) consecutive and subsequent tour, then she will receive premium payment for each shift so worked until a day off is scheduled. (a) For the purposes of scheduling shift layoffs/displacements and shift cancellation, a day shift is defined as any shift commencing within the hours of 0600 to 1000 hours. (b) A full time or regular part time Employee who has been laid off and has exercised her bumping rights to work on another unit or has accepted work on another unit after being cancelled, will remain on that Unit even if her shift becomes available. This clause applies to Employees working both regular and extended tours.

Short Tours. Where part-time Employees Nurses are scheduled to work less than a normal tour (7.5 hours), Article H applies in its entirety except as amended by the following: (a) No regular part-time Employee Nurse will be scheduled to work solely on tours which are comprised of less than 7.5 hours in any pay period except where such arrangements are agreed to by the Employee Nurse or except where there are only tours of less than 7.5 hours available. (b) The Hospital will endeavour to keep the number of tours comprised of less than 7.5 hours to a reasonable level. (c) The Hospital agrees to meet with the Local Union to discuss the need to implement the scheduling of tours of less than 7.5 hours in areas not currently utilizing them. (d) There shall be an equitable distribution of such scheduled tours among the part-time Employees Nurses in each unit. (e) Employees Nurses working less than 7.5 hour tours shall be granted the appropriate paid rest period. (f) For Employees Nurses working tours of duty of less than 7.5 hours, no more than six (6) shifts in a row shall be scheduled. If an Employee a Nurse is required to work on a seventh (7th) consecutive and subsequent tour, then she will receive premium payment for each shift so worked until a day off is scheduled. (a) For the purposes of scheduling shift layoffs/displacements and shift cancellation, a day shift is defined as any shift commencing within the hours of 0600 to 1000 hours. (b) A full time or regular part time Employee Nurse who has been laid off and has exercised her bumping rights to work on another unit or has accepted work on another unit after being cancelled, will remain on that Unit even if her shift becomes available. This clause applies to Employees working both regular and extended tours.