Summer Vacation Procedure. Requests for summer vacation shall be posted no later than March 1st. All summer vacation requests must be submitted by March 30th. Availability from all part time and casual staff for June, July and August will be submitted by March 30th. The hospital will then develop a summer schedule identifying the number of vacant shifts that will result. All vacant shifts will be filled as per the collective agreement. Issues with summer schedules will be addressed through the scheduling committee. Once the schedule has been reviewed for violations by the scheduling committee, the Director will approve and post the schedule by May 15th. The Hospital shall grant the employees first request based on seniority and operational requirements. A first request is defined as fourteen (14) consecutive days. If the employee requests vacation greater than fourteen (14) consecutive days, it may be granted according to seniority and based upon operational requirements and only once all first requests have been filled. Individual days for vacation will be considered as part of first requests and may be granted based upon operational requirements. If it is critical to have individual days off for vacation, the days should be requested as part of the vacation request. During the summer time (June, July, August) twelve (12) hour shift replacement will be replaced by staff willing to work the twelve (12) hour shift. The shift shall not be divided into an eight (8) and a four (4) hour shift.
Summer Vacation Procedure. All summer vacation requests must be submitted by March 15th. The Hospital will then develop a summer schedule identifying the number of temporary full-time vacancies that will result. Vacancies will be filled. Issues with summer schedules will be addressed at HAC. Once the above is established, the Director will approve the schedule and the schedule will be posted by May 15. Full-time temporary vacancies will be filled utilizing internal RNs. Part-time nurses interested in the full-time positions must be willing to make a commitment to work full-time hours for twelve (12) weeks, allowing for vacation time off on the same basis as full-time. The Hospital shall grant the employees first request based on seniority and operational requirements. A first request is defined as fourteen (14) consecutive days. If the employee requests vacation greater than fourteen (14) consecutive days, it may be granted according to seniority and based upon operational requirements and only once all first requests have been filled. Individual days for vacation will be considered as part of first requests and may be granted based upon operational requirements. If it is critical to have individual days off for vacation, the days should be requested as part of the vacation request. During the summer time (June, July, August) twelve (12) hour shift replacement will be replaced by staff willing to work the twelve (12) hour shift. The shift shall not be divided into an eight (8) and a four (4) hour shift.
Summer Vacation Procedure. Requests for summer vacation shall be posted no later than March 1st. All summer vacation requests must be submitted by March 30th. Availability from all part time and casual staff for June, July and August will also be submitted by March 30th. The hospital will then develop a summer schedule identifying the number of vacant shifts that will result. All vacant shifts will be filled as per the collective agreement. Issues with summer schedules will be addressed through the scheduling committee. The scheduling committee will meet no later than May 1st or as otherwise mutually agreed. Once the schedule has been reviewed for violations by the scheduling committee, the Director will approve and post the schedule by May 15th. The Hospital shall grant the employees first request based on seniority and operational requirements. A first request is defined as fourteen (14) consecutive days. If the employee requests vacation greater than fourteen (14) consecutive days, it may be granted according to seniority and based upon operational requirements and only once all first requests have been filled. Individual days for vacation will be considered as part of first requests and may be granted based upon operational requirements. If it is critical to have individual days off for vacation, the days should be requested as part of the vacation request. During the summer time the schedule including June 15 to the Wednesday following Labour Day (inclusive) will be considered prime time. Twelve (12) hour shift replacement will be replaced by staff willing to work the twelve (12) hour shift. The shift shall not be divided into an eight (8) and a four (4) hour shift.
Summer Vacation Procedure. The schedule including June 15 to the Wednesday following Labour Day (inclusive) will be considered prime time. Requests for summer vacation shall be posted no later than March 1st. All summer vacation requests must be submitted by March 30th. Availability from all part time and casual staff for June, July and August will also be submitted by March 30th. For the purposes of this article a week is 7 consecutive days, Monday to Sunday. [Full-time only] By March 30th, staff may initially request a maximum of two weeks’ vacation during the summer prime time period and may indicate in order of their preference their 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th preferred vacation periods. If none of these preferences are able to be granted, the nurse will be advised as soon as reasonably possible, and before the scheduling committee meeting. The nurse will be given the option of selecting another preference, by seniority, during the summer prime time period prior to the posting of the vacation schedule. It is the responsibility of the nurse to ensure the new selection is provided within 48 hours of being notified. Employees may request up to 7 single vacation days off during summer prime time. It is understood that requests for “weeks” of vacation will take precedent over requests for single vacation days, however all reasonable effort shall be made to accommodate single day requests by seniority where possible. Once this process is complete, additional weeks, beyond the two weeks maximum, may be added on a seniority basis and where coverage allows. The hospital will then develop a summer schedule identifying the number of vacant shifts that will result. All vacant shifts will be filled as per the collective agreement. Issues with summer schedules will be addressed through the scheduling committee. The proposed Summer schedule along with all requests for time off for current and previous year shall be sent to the scheduling committee no later than one week prior to the scheduling committee meeting. The scheduling committee will meet no later than May 1st or as otherwise mutually agreed. Once the schedule has been reviewed for violations by the scheduling committee, the Patient Care Manager will approve and post the schedule by May 15th. The Hospital shall grant the employees first request based on seniority and operational requirements. Twelve (12) hour shift replacement will be replaced by staff willing to work the twelve (12) hour shift. The shift shall not be divided into an eight ...
