Common use of Ten Hour Tours Clause in Contracts

Ten Hour Tours. R-1 (a) For Nurses working ten (10) hour tours, a regular day tour shall be comprised of 9.5 hours, which shall include one break of thirty (30) minutes or two breaks of fifteen (15) minutes each which are paid and an unpaid lunch break of thirty (30) minutes. (b) Nurses on ten (10) hour tours will not be scheduled for more than four (4) consecutive tours unless a Nurse requests otherwise. Premium pay will be paid for all hours worked on the fifth (5th) consecutive extended tour and all subsequent consecutive extended tours until a day off is received. (c) Schedules will provide for every other weekend off. (d) A full-time and/or regular part-time Nurse shall be paid time and one-half (1½) her/his regular straight time hourly rate for all hours worked on a third consecutive and all subsequent consecutive weekend(s) worked until a weekend is received off, 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 the result of an exchange of shifts with another Nurse. (e) At least fourteen (14) hours’ time off shall be scheduled between change of shifts, it being understood that there may be more than one starting time for the day shift. Where the Hospital fails to provide the requisite scheduled hours off as provided herein, a full-time and/or regular part-time Nurse will be compensated with premium pay for all hours worked during the previous fourteen (14) hours. (f) For the purpose of sub-article G-5, the utilization of single vacation days will be modified to six (6) ten (10) hour tours instead of ten (10) normal daily tours. (g) Paid holidays are paid at the rate of 7.5 hours. Nurses working on a paid holiday receives one and one-half (1½) times their regular rate for 9.5 hours, plus holiday pay of 7.5 hours, if eligible. (h) Nurses on sick leave is paid 9.5 hours for single days of absence. When absent for one whole week or more, the Nurse is paid at the rate of 37.5 hours per week. (i) The practice of scheduling ten (10) hour tours shall be discontinued in accordance with the language of Article L-1 (b) and (c). (j) The hours of work for full-time Nurses working ten (10) hour tour rotations will be averaged over the master rotation schedule so that no full-time Nurse will be scheduled to work more than 1950 hours in a calendar year without premium pay provisions applying.

Ten Hour Tours. R-1 (a) For Nurses working ten (10) hour tours, a regular day tour shall be comprised of 9.5 hours, which shall include one break of thirty (30) minutes or two breaks of fifteen (15) minutes each which are paid and an unpaid lunch break of thirty (30) minutes. (b) Nurses on ten (10) hour tours will not be scheduled for more than four (4) consecutive tours unless a Nurse requests otherwise. Premium pay will be paid for all hours worked on the fifth (5th) consecutive extended tour and all subsequent consecutive extended tours until a day off is received. (c) Schedules will provide for every other weekend off. (d) A full-time and/or regular part-time Nurse shall be paid time and one-one- half (1½) her/his their regular straight time hourly rate for all hours worked on a third consecutive and all subsequent consecutive weekend(s) worked until a weekend is received off, 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 the result of an exchange of shifts with another Nurse. (e) At least fourteen (14) hours’ time off shall be scheduled between change of shifts, it being understood that there may be more than one starting time for the day shift. Where the Hospital fails to provide the requisite scheduled hours off as provided herein, a full-time and/or regular part-time Nurse will be compensated with premium pay for all hours worked during the previous fourteen (14) hours. (f) For the purpose of sub-article G-5G-4, the utilization of single vacation days will be modified to six (6) ten (10) hour tours instead of ten (10) normal daily tours. (g) Paid holidays are paid at the rate of 7.5 hours. Nurses working on a paid holiday receives one and one-half (1½) times their regular rate for 9.5 hours, plus holiday pay of 7.5 hours, if eligible. (h) Nurses on sick leave is are paid 9.5 hours for single days of absence. When absent for one whole week or more, the Nurse is paid at the rate of 37.5 hours per week. (i) The practice of scheduling ten (10) hour tours shall be discontinued in accordance with the language of Article L-1 (b) and (c). (j) The hours of work for full-time Nurses working ten (10) hour tour rotations will be averaged over the master rotation schedule so that no full-time Nurse will be scheduled to work more than 1950 hours in a calendar year without premium pay provisions applying.