Perth Huron. The Employer recognizes the Union as the bargaining agent of all Registered Nurses, and Nurses with a Temporary Certificate of Registration employed in a nursing capacity by the VON Canada – Ontario Branch Perth-Huron Site in the City of Stratford and at the satellite office located in Listowel, Ontario (285 Xxxxx Avenue North), save and except Supervisors and persons above the rank of Supervisor.
Perth Huron. A Nurse’s scheduled tours on a posted work schedule shall not be changed by the Employer without twenty-four (24) hours of notice without the Nurse’s consent. The Employer will not exercise this clause in an arbitrary manner.
Perth Huron. An employee is entitled to family medical leave in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, except where amended in this provision.
Perth Huron. In the event that a scheduled Nurse must be cancelled, the following procedure will be followed:
Perth Huron. In the event that additional work becomes available after the schedule has been posted, the work shall be offered by seniority as follows:
Perth Huron. Subject to changes in staff levels and caseloads, full-time and part-time Nurses will self-schedule to work an average of one (1) weekend in three (3) on the posted six (6) week schedule. The scheduling of Nurses for weekend duty shall be on a rotational basis. The Employer will schedule Nurses to work according to the following:
Perth Huron. The Employer agrees that where there is risk of violence, an adequate level of trained Registered Nurses should be present. The Employer recognizes that workloads can lead to fatigue and a diminished ability, both to identify and to subsequently deal with potentially violent situation(s).
Perth Huron. If a Nurse is scheduled to work and is unable to report to work or must leave work early due to adverse weather conditions, the employee shall be paid for such lost wages up to seven and one-half (7½) hours per year. It is the policy of the Site that in the circumstances of inclement weather conditions, which prohibit safe driving, staff may be required to withdraw from service delivery or advised not to begin service delivery. Staff who would otherwise have been at work shall be entitled to payment for time lost from work. Payment shall be made at the employee’s normal hourly rate and employees shall not normally receive payment in excess of 7.5 hours per year. Payment to employees for time lost per year shall be authorized by the Immediate Manager/designate. Payment to employees for time lost from work due to inclement weather in excess of 7.5 hours per year shall be at the discretion of and expressly authorized by the Executive Director.
Perth Huron. In order to accommodate the Christmas/New Year’s scheduling, normal scheduling provisions in regard to the number of weekends scheduled shall not operate during the period of December 15 to first weekend after New Year’s.
Perth Huron. Where a nurse notifies, prior to and has approval from, their supervisor that they have been or will be unable to take the normal lunch break due to the requirement of providing patient care, such nurse shall be paid time and one-half (1½) their regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of their normal daily hours.
