ASSIGNMENT OF SHIFTS. (a) The parties acknowledge the past and present practice of the Employer to assign shifts of eight (8) hours of work to its employees in the Housekeeping Department. While the parties recognize that the Employer is entitled to schedule shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the parties have agreed to the following terms: (i) It is not the intent of the Employer to schedule its employees in the Housekeeping Department to shifts of less than eight (8) hours. (ii) If, based on operational requirements, the Employer schedules shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the Employer will provide the Union with five (5) days written notice prior to implementing such shifts. The notice shall state the reason why the Employer has scheduled shifts of less than eight (8) hours. (iii) In the circumstances of (ii) above, the Employer will make every reasonable effort to schedule the maximum number of regular employees to shifts of eight (8) hours before instituting shifts of lesser hours. The longer shifts shall be assigned to employees on the basis of seniority. (iv) Any employee hired prior to June 1st, 2001 who is assigned a shift of less than eight (8) hours, or who is recalled from layoff to such a shift, may choose not to accept the assignment or recall to work. In such circumstances, the employee shall immediately be placed on layoff status by the Employer or, if already laid off, shall remain on layoff status. (b) Employees may exchange shifts with prior authorization of the Employer, and the Employer shall not unreasonably withhold authorization. There shall be no increased cost to the Employer should employees exchange shifts with the Employer’s authorization, and there shall be no grievances filed as a result of an authorized and agreed to shift exchange. In the event that an employee agrees to exchange a shift with another employee, with the prior authorization of the Employer, which would result in either employee working in excess of the normal straight time hours of work set out in Article 8.01(a), the Parties agree that the employee shall not be entitled to receive any overtime payment for such excess hours of work. In other words, the employees shall receive their regular rate of pay for all hours of work resulting from the exchange of shifts. (c) Subject to the operational requirements of the Employer, House Attendants shall have the right to choose, based on seniority, to work the day or afternoon shifts as may be required and scheduled by the Employer.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
ASSIGNMENT OF SHIFTS. (a) The parties acknowledge the past and present practice of All shifts assigned by the Employer must conform with the following guidelines:
(i) Four (4) hour shifts will be the minimum shift permitted in any one
(1) day;
(ii) Shifts of 5, 6, 7 or 8 hours may be assigned, subject to assign shifts the provisions of eight paragraph (8) hours of work to its employees in the Housekeeping Department. b) below.
b) While the parties recognize that the Employer is entitled to schedule daily and weekly shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the parties have agreed to the following terms:
(i) It is not the intent of the Employer to schedule its employees various lengths as provided for in the Housekeeping Department to shifts of less than eight (8) hours.
(ii) If, based on operational requirements, the Employer schedules shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the Employer will provide the Union with five (5) days written notice prior to implementing such shifts. The notice shall state the reason why the Employer has scheduled shifts of less than eight (8) hours.
(iii) In the circumstances of (ii) abovethis Agreement, the Employer will make every reasonable effort to schedule the maximum number of regular employees to shifts of eight (8) hours before instituting shifts of lesser hours. This paragraph shall not be construed as requiring the Employer to create split shifts.
c) The longer Employer shall assign the longest weekly shifts shall be assigned to employees on with the basis most seniority within the classification. The Employer shall assign all available forty (40) hour weekly shifts to the employees with the most seniority within the classification before implementing shifts of senioritylesser hours.
(ivd) Any Where an employee hired prior to June 1st, 2001 who is assigned a shift of scheduled for less than eight (8) hours, or who is recalled from layoff to such hours in a shift, may choose not to accept the assignment or recall to work. In such circumstancesday, the employee shall immediately shift cannot be placed on layoff status extended unless by consent of the Employer or, if already laid off, shall remain on layoff statusemployee.
(be) Employees may exchange shifts with prior authorization of the Employer, and the Employer shall not unreasonably withhold authorization. There shall be no increased cost to the Employer should employees exchange shifts with the Employer’s Employers authorization, and there shall be no grievances filed as a result of an authorized and agreed to shift exchange. In the event that an employee agrees to exchange a shift with another employee, with the prior authorization of the Employer, which would result in either employee working in excess of the normal straight time hours of work set out in Article 8.01(a)8.01 (a) above, the Parties agree that the employee shall not be entitled to receive any overtime payment for such excess hours of work. In other words, the employees shall receive their regular rate of pay for all hours of work resulting from the exchange of shifts.
(c) Subject to the operational requirements of the Employer, House Attendants shall have the right to choose, based on seniority, to work the day or afternoon shifts as may be required and scheduled by the Employer.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
ASSIGNMENT OF SHIFTS. All shifts assigned by the Employer must conform with the following guidelines:
(a) The parties acknowledge Employer shall assign the past and present practice longest weekly shifts to employees with the most seniority within the classification. If a more senior employee declines a longer shift in favour of an available shorter shift then the longer shift will then again be offered on a seniority basis. The Employer to shall assign all available forty (40) hour weekly shifts of eight (8) hours of work to its employees in the Housekeeping Department. While the parties recognize that the Employer is entitled to schedule shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the parties have agreed to the following terms:
(i) It is not employees with the intent of most seniority within the Employer to schedule its employees in the Housekeeping Department to shifts of less than eight (8) hours.
(ii) If, based on operational requirements, the Employer schedules shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the Employer will provide the Union with five (5) days written notice prior to classification before implementing such shifts. The notice shall state the reason why the Employer has scheduled shifts of less than eight (8) hours.
(iii) In the circumstances of (ii) above, the Employer will make every reasonable effort to schedule the maximum number of regular employees to shifts of eight (8) hours before instituting shifts of lesser hours. The longer shifts shall be assigned to employees on the basis of seniority.
(iv) Any employee hired prior to June 1st, 2001 who is assigned a shift of less than eight (8) hours, or who is recalled from layoff to such a shift, may choose not to accept the assignment or recall to work. In such circumstances, the employee shall immediately be placed on layoff status by the Employer or, if already laid off, shall remain on layoff status.
(b) Employees may exchange shifts with prior authorization of the Employer, and the Employer shall not unreasonably unreasonable withhold authorization. There shall be no increased cost to the Employer should employees exchange shifts with the Employer’s 's authorization, and there shall be no grievances filed as a result of an authorized and agreed to shift exchange. In the event that an employee agrees to exchange a shift with another employee, with the prior authorization of the Employer, which would result in either employee working in excess of the normal straight time hours of work set out in Article 8.01(a), the Parties agree that the employee shall not be entitled to receive any overtime payment for such excess hours of work. In other words, the employees shall receive their regular rate of pay for all hours of work resulting from the exchange of shifts.
(c) Subject to the operational requirements of the Employer, House Attendants shall have the right to choose, based on seniority, to work the day or afternoon shifts as may be required and scheduled by the Employer.
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Sources: Labour Agreement
ASSIGNMENT OF SHIFTS. (a) The parties acknowledge the past and present practice of the Employer to assign shifts of eight (8) hours of work to its employees in the Housekeeping Department. While the parties recognize that the Employer is entitled to schedule shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the parties have agreed to the following terms:
(i) It is not the intent of the Employer to schedule its employees in the Housekeeping Department to shifts of less than eight (8) hours.
(ii) If, based on operational requirements, the Employer schedules shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the Employer will provide the Union with five (5) days written notice prior to implementing such shifts. The notice shall state the reason why the Employer has scheduled shifts of less than eight (8) hours.
(iii) In the circumstances of (ii) above, the Employer will make every reasonable effort to schedule the maximum number of regular employees to shifts of eight (8) hours before instituting shifts of lesser hours. The longer shifts shall be assigned to employees on the basis of seniority.
(iv) Any employee hired prior to June 1st1, 2001 who is assigned a shift of less than eight (8) hours, or who is recalled from layoff to such a shift, may choose not to accept the assignment or recall to work. In such circumstances, the employee shall immediately be placed on layoff status by the Employer or, if already laid off, shall remain on layoff status.
(b) Employees may exchange shifts with prior authorization of the Employer, and the Employer shall not unreasonably withhold authorization. There shall be no increased cost to the Employer should employees exchange shifts with the Employer’s 's authorization, and there shall be no grievances filed as a result of an authorized and agreed to shift exchange. In the event that an employee agrees to exchange a shift with another employee, with the prior authorization of the Employer, which would result in either employee working in excess of the normal straight time hours of work set out in Article 8.01(a), the Parties agree that the employee shall not be entitled to receive any overtime payment for such excess hours of work. In other words, the employees shall receive their regular rate of pay for all hours of work resulting from the exchange of shifts.
(c) Subject The Employer may schedule a shorter shift of not less than four (4) hours and not more than six (6) hours on the same conditions that apply to the operational requirements of the Employer, House Attendants shall have the right to choose, based on seniority, to work the day or afternoon split shifts as may be required and scheduled by the Employerin Article 8.02.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
ASSIGNMENT OF SHIFTS. (a) The parties acknowledge the past and present practice of All shifts assigned by the Employer must conform to assign the following guidelines:
(i) Four (4) hour shifts will be the minimum shift permitted in any one (1) day.
(ii) Shifts of eight 5, 6, 7 or 8 hours may be assigned, subject to the provisions of paragraph (8) hours of work to its employees in the Housekeeping Department. b) below.
(b) While the parties recognize that the Employer is entitled to schedule daily and weekly shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the parties have agreed to the following terms:
(i) It is not the intent of the Employer to schedule its employees various lengths as provided for in the Housekeeping Department to shifts of less than eight (8) hours.
(ii) If, based on operational requirements, the Employer schedules shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the Employer will provide the Union with five (5) days written notice prior to implementing such shifts. The notice shall state the reason why the Employer has scheduled shifts of less than eight (8) hours.
(iii) In the circumstances of (ii) abovethis Agreement, the Employer will make every reasonable effort to schedule the maximum number of regular employees to shifts of eight (8) hours before instituting shifts of lesser hours. The longer shifts This paragraph shall not be assigned construed as requiring the Employer to employees on the basis of senioritycreate split shifts.
(ivc) Any Subject to the operational requirements of the Employer, House Attendants shall have the right to choose, based on seniority, to work the day or afternoon shifts as may be required and scheduled by the Employer.
(d) The Employer shall assign the longest weekly shifts to employees with the most seniority within the classification. The Employer shall assign all available forty (40) hour weekly shifts to the employees with the most seniority within the classification before implementing shifts of lesser hours.
(e) Where an employee hired prior to June 1st, 2001 who is assigned a shift of scheduled for less than eight (8) hours, or who is recalled from layoff to such hours in a shift, may choose not to accept the assignment or recall to work. In such circumstancesday, the employee shall immediately shift cannot be placed on layoff status extended unless by consent of the Employer or, if already laid off, shall remain on layoff statusemployee.
(bf) Employees may exchange shifts with prior authorization of the Employer, and the Employer shall not unreasonably withhold authorization. There shall be no increased cost to the Employer should employees exchange shifts with the Employer’s =s authorization, and there shall be no grievances filed as a result of an authorized and agreed to shift exchange. In the event that an employee agrees to exchange a shift with another employee, with the prior authorization of the Employer, which would result in either employee working in excess of the normal straight time hours of work set out in Article 8.01(a), the Parties agree that the employee shall not be entitled to receive any overtime payment for such excess hours of work. In other words, the employees shall receive their regular rate of pay for all hours of work resulting from the exchange of shifts.
(c) Subject to the operational requirements of the Employer, House Attendants shall have the right to choose, based on seniority, to work the day or afternoon shifts as may be required and scheduled by the Employer.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
ASSIGNMENT OF SHIFTS. (a) The parties acknowledge the past and present practice of All shifts assigned by the Employer must conform with the following guidelines:
(i) Four (4) hour shifts will be the minimum shift permitted in any one (1) day.
(ii) Shifts of 5, 6, 7 or 8 hours may be assigned, subject to assign shifts the provisions of eight paragraph (8) hours of work to its employees in the Housekeeping Department. b) below.
(b) While the parties recognize that the Employer is entitled to schedule daily and weekly shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the parties have agreed to the following terms:
(i) It is not the intent of the Employer to schedule its employees various lengths as provided for in the Housekeeping Department to shifts of less than eight (8) hours.
(ii) If, based on operational requirements, the Employer schedules shifts of less than eight (8) hours, the Employer will provide the Union with five (5) days written notice prior to implementing such shifts. The notice shall state the reason why the Employer has scheduled shifts of less than eight (8) hours.
(iii) In the circumstances of (ii) abovethis Agreement, the Employer will make every reasonable effort to schedule the maximum number of regular employees to shifts of eight (8) hours before instituting shifts of lesser hours. The longer shifts This paragraph shall not be assigned construed as requiring the Employer to employees on the basis of senioritycreate split shifts.
(ivc) Any The Employer shall assign the longest weekly shifts to employees with the most seniority within the classification. The Employer shall assign all available forty (40) hour weekly shifts to the employees with the most seniority within the classification before implementing shifts of lesser hours.
(d) Where an employee hired prior to June 1st, 2001 who is assigned a shift of scheduled for less than eight (8) hours, or who is recalled from layoff to such hours in a shift, may choose not to accept the assignment or recall to work. In such circumstancesday, the employee shall immediately shift cannot be placed on layoff status extended unless by consent of the Employer or, if already laid off, shall remain on layoff statusemployee.
(be) Employees may exchange shifts with prior authorization of the Employer, and the Employer shall not unreasonably withhold authorization. There shall be no increased cost to the Employer should employees exchange shifts with the Employer’s =s authorization, and there shall be no grievances filed as a result of an authorized and agreed to shift exchange. In the event that an employee agrees to exchange a shift with another employee, with the prior authorization of the Employer, which would result in either employee working in excess of the normal straight time hours of work set out in Article 8.01(a), the Parties agree that the employee shall not be entitled to receive any overtime payment for such excess hours of work. In other words, the employees shall receive their regular rate of pay for all hours of work resulting from the exchange of shifts.
(c) Subject to the operational requirements of the Employer, House Attendants shall have the right to choose, based on seniority, to work the day or afternoon shifts as may be required and scheduled by the Employer.
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Sources: Collective Agreement