Extended Tours Sample Clauses

Extended Tours. The Employer and the Union may agree to implement extended tours, subject to the following: (a) Each facility/unit must have eighty percent (80%) agreement of the full-time and part-time employees who work in the facility/unit. (b) The Extended Tour may be cancelled by either party on giving ten (10) calendar weeks notice to the other in writing of its desire to terminate. A meeting shall be held within two (2) weeks of receipt of such notice to discuss the reasons for the cancellation. Extended tours may be discontinued by the Union in any facility/unit when sixty percent (60%) of the full-time and part-time employees in the facility/unit so indicate by secret ballot to the Union. (c) With the exception of the specific variations set forth in this Article, all other conditions and terms of the Collective Agreement and Appendices shall remain in full force and effect.

Extended Tours. Extended tour provisions may be negotiated by the parties at the local level.

Extended Tours. The following provisions apply to all classifications of nurses. (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit, on a trial basis for a period of not less than six (6) months (or such longer period of time as the Employer and the Union may mutually agree upon) when: i) seventy percent (70%) of the Employees (including both full-time and part-time) assigned to the Home so indicate by secret ballot, and (b) Extended tours shall be continued in any Home beyond the trial period referred to in Article 15.07 (a) when: i) seventy percent (70%) of the Employees (including both full-time and part-time) assigned to the Home so indicate by secret ballot, such ballot to be held in the third last week of the trial period referred to in Article 15.02 (a), and ii) the Employer agrees to continue the compressed work week. Such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (c) A compressed work week may be discontinued in any Home when: i) seventy per cent (70%) of the employees in the Home so indicate by secret ballot; or ii) the Management because of A) adverse effects on patient care, B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, C) the cost of staffing utilizing extended tours being appreciably greater than staffing utilizing a 7.5 hour tour rotation. states its intention to discontinue the compressed work week in the schedule. (d) When notice of discontinuation is given by either the Union or the Management in accordance with paragraph (2) above, then: i) the Union representatives and the Management shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the compressed work week will be discontinued, affected employees shall be given sixty (60) days notice before the schedules are so amended. (e) Hours of work for those working extended tours shall be scheduled in accordance with the following: i) The hours of work are 11.25 hours paid including 45 minutes paid break and 45 minutes (.75 hr.) unpaid break are set out in the twelve hour period. ii) No more than three (3) consecutive tours will be scheduled. If more than three consecutive tours are scheduled or worked the employee shall be paid premium pay for all days in excess of three consecutive days until such time as two consecutive days off are granted. iii) No more than seven (7) tours will be scheduled in any two (2) week pay period. If more than seven (7) tours are scheduled premium pay will be...

Extended Tours. (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty percent (80%) of the nurses in the unit so indicate by secret ballot; and ii) the Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours. Such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonably arbitrary manner. (b) Extended tours may be discontinued in any unit when: i) Fifty percent (50%) of the nurses in the unit so indicate by secret ballot; or ii) the Hospital, because of A) adverse effects on patient care, or B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, states its intention to discontinue the extended tours in the schedule. (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (b) above, then: i) The parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the extended tours will be discontinued, affected nurses shall be given sixty (60) days notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) The following regulations shall govern the scheduling of work for nurses working extended tours: i) The Hospital shall ensure each nurse every second weekend off. ii) Nurses will not be required to work more than three (3) consecutive tours excluding DD/NN and combination shift schedules. iii) All other scheduling regulations which apply to nurses working the regular daily tour as provided in Article H.

Extended Tours. 11.25 HOUR TOURS - FULL-TIME

Extended Tours. (a) Extended tours shall be introduced into any unit when, i) seventy (70%) percent of the nurses in the unit so indicate by secret ballot, and ii) the Hospital agrees to implement the compressed work week, such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable or arbitrary manner. (b) A compressed work week may be discontinued in any unit when: i) fifty (50%) percent of the nurses in the unit so indicate by secret ballot; or ii) the Hospital because of A) adverse effects on patient care, B) inability to provide a workable staffing schedule, or C) where the Hospital wishes to do so for other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary, states its intention to discontinue the compressed work week in the schedule; (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph (2) above, then: i) the parties shall meet within two (2) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and ii) where it is determined that the compressed work week will be discontinued, affected employees shall be given sixty (60) days notice before the schedules are so amended. (d) Scheduling regulations for extended tours shall be as follows: i) Not more than three (3) extended tours may be scheduled. Following three (3) consecutive tours, employees shall have two (2) days off duty. ii) The maximum number of tours worked in any given seven (7) day period shall be five (5). iii) The Employer will endeavour to schedule alternate weekends off but at least two (2) weekends off in four (4) will be scheduled. Failure to abide by the above scheduling regulations shall result in premium payment being paid in accordance with the provisions of Article 14.03.

Extended Tours. Where the Hospital and the Union mutually agree to implement extended tours for a nursing unit or service department the parties shall meet to complete the following model agreement: Between The Grand River Hospital And CAW, Local 302 This Model Agreement shall be part of the Collective Agreement between the parties herein, and shall apply to the employees described in Article 1 of the Model Agreement.

Extended Tours a) A scheduled twelve (12) hour shift shall be an eleven and one-quarter (11 ¼ ) hours of paid time, exclusive of a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period and a fifteen (15) minute unpaid break. Employees shall be entitled to paid relief periods during the shift equivalent to thirty (30) minutes. b) Not more than three (3) consecutive extended tours shall be scheduled. When the Employer requires an employee to work a fourth (4th) consecutive shift, premium pay shall be paid forth fourth (4th) consecutive shift and for subsequent shifts until a shift has been scheduled off. The exception shall be when a fourth (4th) consecutive shift is the result of an exchange, to accommodate a request by the employee, or should an employee request to be scheduled four (4) in a row, in writing. c) At least twelve (12) hours time off will be scheduled off between shifts, and at least forty-eight (48) hours for full-time and twenty-four for part-time employees when switching from night shift to day shift, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Failure to do so will result in premium pay for the subsequent shift. d) During the switch to Daylight Savings Time, the employee shall be paid for twelve and a quarter (12 ¼ ) hours at regular time. During the switch back to Standard Time, the employee shall be paid regular earnings (11 ¼ hours). e) The Employer will provide at least alternating weekends off. Employees will not work two weekends in a row, except to satisfy specific days off requested by the employee; an employee has requested weekend work, or where such weekend is worked as a result of an exchange of shifts with another employee. f) Overtime will be paid after seventy-eight and three quarter (78 ¾ ) hours worked in a pay period (applies to full-time and temporary full-time only). g) Extended tours may be introduced into any unit when: i) Eighty (80) percent (70% in units of fewer than 10 employees) of the employees in the unit so indicate in a secret ballot after the employees view a draft schedule. ii) The Employer agrees to implement the extended tour week. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. iii) All proposed possible schedules have been communicated to the Union for the purpose of determining whether they violate the collective agreement. iv) An initial test period of six (6) months has been completed, after which a further secret ballot vote of the affected employees is conducted by the union in which at least eighty (80) percent of the employees indica...

Extended Tours. 1. An extended tour shall be introduced into any unit when: (a) Sixty-six percent (66%) of the nurses in the unit so indicate by secret ballot; and (b) The Hospital agrees to implement the extended tours, such agreement shall not be withheld in an unreasonable arbitrary manner. 2. An extended tour may be discontinued in any unit when: (a) Sixty-six percent (66%) of the nurses in the unit so indicate by secret ballot; or (b) The Hospital because of: (i) Proven adverse effects on patient care, (ii) Inability to provide a workable staffing schedule. (iii) Other reasons which are neither unreasonable nor arbitrary. 3. When notice of discontinuation is given by either party in accordance with paragraph 2 above, then: (a) The parties shall meet within four (4) weeks of the giving of notice to review the request for discontinuation; and (b) Where it is determined that the extended tours will be discontinued, affected nurses shall be given twenty-eight (28) days' notice before the schedules are so amended. 4. Extended tours can be organized for individual employees or small groups without the above limitations. Introduction must be by mutual agreement of the nurse(s), Manager and the Association.