Common use of – HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING Clause in Contracts

– HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING. 15.01 The following provision designating regular hours on a daily tour and regular daily tours over the work schedule determined by the Employer shall not be construed to be a guarantee of the hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour schedule. (a) The normal daily tour shall be seven and one-half (7½) consecutive hours, exclusive of an unpaid one-half (½) hour meal period. (b) Employees shall be entitled to relief periods during the tour on the basis of fifteen (15) minutes for each half tour. (c) Where an employee is authorized by her/his supervisor to miss the normal lunch break due to workload such employee shall be paid time and one half (1½) her/his regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her/his normal daily hours. 15.02 The regular daily tours of duty of a full-time employee shall be five (5) days per week. (a) Work schedules will be posted at least two (2) weeks in advance of their commencement and shall cover a four (4) week period. Copies of schedules will be provided to the Union upon request. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of posting. (b) Requests for a change in posted time schedules must be approved by the Employer. Such requests will be submitted in writing, state the specific dates and tours of duty being exchanged and be signed by both employees. Such requests will not be unreasonably denied. (c) Work schedules shall first be submitted to the Union for discussion, before changes are made and only changes discussed shall be implemented by the Employer. Full-time employees shall not have their normal hours of work reduced by the utilization of any part-time or casual employee. 15.04 Regular part-time employees must make themselves available for a commitment of sixty (60) hours bi-weekly. This is not to be construed to be a guarantee of available work. 15.05 Casual part-time employees are those employees whose employment may vary in length from day to day and week to week, and who: (a) Work on a “call” or “short-notice basis”; or (b) Replace regular part-time employees when there are no other regular part-time employees not in an overtime positions available for work. The pay for any one day for a casual part-time employee may not be less than four (4) hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employee, the Employer, and the Union. (a) The Employer agrees to schedule regular part-time employees up to their commitment, by seniority in their respective classification, on the posted schedule in each department. (b) Where extra tours become available, they will first be offered on the basis of seniority to regular part-time employees in each classification provided that no employee will exceed her/his commitment as a result of being offered such extra tours where there are regular part-time in their respective classification who have not been offered their commitment of shifts. (c) Where all regular part-time employees have been given the opportunity to work up to their committed tours, extra tours will be offered to regular part-time employees on the basis of seniority and qualifications to perform the available work. (d) Where no regular part-time employee is willing to perform the work available, the tour will be offered to casual employees on the basis of seniority and qualification to perform the available work. (e) Regular part-time employees and casual employees who wish to be considered for additional shifts shall so indicate to the Employer in writing on a periodic basis as stipulated by the Employer. (f) It is recognized that the Employer shall not be required to assign or offer any hours which may result in overtime premium pay. (g) Casual employees are to be utilized only when qualified part-time employees are not available. 15.07 Employees required to travel out of town on Employer business shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of travelling, all meals and accommodations, provided that the employee furnish all receipts for the foregoing.

– HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING. 15.01 The following provision designating regular hours on a daily tour and regular daily tours over the work schedule determined by the Employer shall not be construed to be a guarantee of the hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour schedule. (a) The normal daily tour shall be seven and one-half (7½) consecutive hours, exclusive of an unpaid one-half (½) hour meal period. (b) Employees shall be entitled to relief periods during the tour on the basis of fifteen (15) minutes for each half tour. (c) Where an employee is authorized by her/his supervisor to miss the normal lunch break due to workload such employee shall be paid time and one half (1½) her/his regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her/his normal daily hours. 15.02 The regular daily tours of duty of a full-time employee shall be five (5) days per week. (a) Work schedules will be posted at least two (2) weeks in advance of their commencement and shall cover a four (4) week period. Copies of schedules will be provided to the Union upon request. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of posting. (b) Requests for a change in posted time schedules must be approved by the Employer. Such requests will be submitted in writing, state the specific dates and tours of duty being exchanged and be signed by both employees. Such requests will not be unreasonably denied. (c) Work schedules shall first be submitted to the Union for discussion, before changes are made and only changes discussed shall be implemented by the Employer. Full-time employees shall not have their normal hours of work reduced by the utilization of any part-time or casual employee. 15.04 Regular Full-time and part-time employees must make themselves available shall not be scheduled for two (2) consecutive weekends. An employee so scheduled will receive overtime premium payment for all hours worked on a commitment of sixty (60) hours bi-weekly. This is not to be construed to be a guarantee of available work. 15.05 Casual part-time employees are those employees whose employment may vary in length from day to day second and week to week, subsequent consecutive weekend save and whoexcept where: (a) Work on a “call” or “short-notice basis”such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; or (b) Replace regular part-time employees when there are no other regular part-time employees not in such employee has requested weekend work; or (c) such weekend is worked as the result of an overtime positions available exchange of shifts with another employee. (d) a position has been posted and applied for work. The pay for any one day for as a casual part-time employee may not be less than four (4) hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employee, the Employer, and the Union.weekend only position (a) The Employees shall not be scheduled for more than two (2) consecutive weeks on evening shift, unless otherwise mutually agreed between the Employer agrees to schedule regular part-time employees up to their commitment, by seniority in their respective classification, on and the posted schedule in each departmentemployee. (b) Where extra Split tours become availablewill not be scheduled and paid holidays or days in lieu thereof, they will first shall not be offered on the basis of seniority used to regular part-time employees in each classification provided that no change tours. An employee will exceed her/his commitment as not be required to change tours of duty more than once during a result of being offered such extra tours where there are regular part-time in their respective classification who have not been offered their commitment of shiftswork week. (c) Where all regular part-time employees have been given the opportunity Employer asks and the employee agrees to work up to their committed change tours of duty or do additional tours, extra tours will this is not to be offered construed by the Employer as an agreement to regular part-time employees on the basis be a waiver of seniority and qualifications to perform the available workpremium pay where applicable. (d) Where no regular part-time employee is willing to perform the work available, the tour At least 12 hours will be offered to casual employees on the basis of seniority and qualification to perform the available workscheduled off between tours. (e) Regular part-time employees and casual employees who wish to Should the Employer breach scheduling regulations in 15.05 (b) or (d), premium pay as provided for in Article 16.03 will be considered for additional shifts shall so indicate paid to the Employer in writing on a periodic basis as stipulated by the Employeremployee(s). (f) It is recognized that the Employer shall not be required to assign or offer any hours which may result in overtime premium pay. (g) Casual employees are to be utilized only when qualified part-time employees are not available. 15.07 Employees required to travel out of town on Employer business shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of travelling, all meals and accommodations, provided that the employee furnish all receipts for the foregoing.

– HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING. 15.01 The following provision designating regular normal hours on of work for an employee are not a daily tour guarantee of work per day or per week, or a guarantee of days of work per week. The normal hours of work shall be seven and regular daily tours over the work schedule determined by the one-half (7½) hours per day, and seventy-five (75) hours in any bi- weekly period. The Employer shall not be construed to be a guarantee of the hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour scheduleschedule split shifts. (a) 15.02 The normal daily tour shall be consist of seven and one-half (7½) consecutive hours, exclusive of an unpaid a one-half (½) hour unpaid meal period. (b) . Employees shall be entitled to relief periods a fifteen (15) minute paid break during each half of the tour on normal daily tour, at a time designated by the basis Employer. 15.03 Employees required for reporting purposes shall remain at work for a period of up to fifteen (15) minutes which shall be unpaid. Should the reporting time extend beyond fifteen (15) minutes however, the entire period shall be considered overtime for each half tourthe purposes of payment. (c) 15.04 Where there is a change to Daylight Savings from Standard Time or vice-versa, an employee who is authorized by her/his supervisor to miss the normal lunch break due to workload such employee scheduled and works a full shift shall be paid time and one half (1½) her/his regular for the actual hours worked at her straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her/his normal daily hourspay. 15.02 The regular daily tours of duty of a full-time employee shall be five (5) 15.05 Tour schedules and days per week. (a) Work schedules off will be posted at least two (2) weeks in advance of their commencement and shall advance. The Employer will make every effort to post a schedule to cover an eight (8) week period, but in circumstances where the Employer cannot post an eight (8) week period, the Employer will post a schedule to cover at least a four (4) week period. Copies of schedules will be provided to the Union upon request. . 15.06 Requests for specific days off are to change in posted work schedules must be submitted in writing at least two forty-eight (248) weeks hours in advance and co-signed by the employee willing to exchange days off or shifts and are subject to the discretion of posting. the Administrator or her designate. Where it is impossible for the exchanging employees to provide forty-eight (b48) Requests for hours advance notice, the Employer may in its sole discretion still grant the exchange. It is understood that such a change in posted time schedules must be initiated by the employee and approved by the Employer. Such requests will be submitted in writing, state the specific dates and tours of duty being exchanged and be signed by both employees. Such requests will not be unreasonably denied. (c) Work schedules shall first be submitted to the Union for discussion, before changes are made and only changes discussed shall be implemented by the Employer. Full-time employees shall not have their normal hours of work reduced by the utilization of any part-time or casual employee. 15.04 Regular part-time employees must make themselves available for a commitment of sixty (60) hours bi-weekly. This is not to be construed to be a guarantee of available work. 15.05 Casual part-time employees are those employees whose employment may vary in length from day to day and week to week, and who: (a) Work on a “call” or “short-notice basis”; or (b) Replace regular part-time employees when there are no other regular part-time employees not in an overtime positions available for work. The pay for any one day for a casual part-time employee may not be less than four (4) hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employee, the Employer, and the Union. (a) The Employer agrees to schedule regular part-time employees up to their commitment, by seniority in their respective classification, on the posted schedule in each department. (b) Where extra tours become available, they will first be offered on the basis of seniority to regular part-time employees in each classification provided that no employee will exceed her/his commitment as a result of being offered such extra tours where there are regular part-time in their respective classification who have not been offered their commitment of shifts. (c) Where all regular part-time employees have been given the opportunity to work up to their committed tours, extra tours will be offered to regular part-time employees on the basis of seniority and qualifications to perform the available work. (d) Where no regular part-time employee is willing to perform the work available, the tour will be offered to casual employees on the basis of seniority and qualification to perform the available work. (e) Regular part-time employees and casual employees who wish to be considered for additional shifts shall so indicate to the Employer in writing on a periodic basis as stipulated by the Employer. (f) It is recognized that the Employer shall not be required to assign or offer any hours which may result in overtime premium pay. (g) Casual employees are to be utilized only when qualified part-time employees are not availablecompensation or payment or any other claims on the Employer by any employee under the terms of this Agreement. 15.07 Employees required The Employer will schedule employees such that there are sixteen (16) hours off between the end of one scheduled shift and the commencement of their next scheduled shift. It is understood that this provision does not apply to travel out of town on Employer business shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of travelling, all meals and accommodations, provided that the call-in shifts or to voluntary employee furnish all receipts for the foregoingshift exchanges.

– HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING. 15.01 The (Part-time) a) Upon employment a part-time nurse is assigned to one of the following provision designating regular hours categories of employment status as follows: Regular Part-time: Nurses will be scheduled to work on specified shifts in the Nursing Unit to which they are assigned and in accordance with the units cyclical rotation. Casual Part-time: Nurses will be requested to work on a daily predetermined basis and will declare on a bi- weekly basis their availability or non-availabilityfor work on specified days of the next two week period. The nurse who declares availability for any tour and later becomes unavailable for work shall notify the Hospital as soon as this change of circumstances becomes known. Full-time members will be scheduled as prescribed in the collective Regular part-time members will be scheduled up to their commitment. Any remaining available shifts, prior to posting of the final schedules, will be assigned to available regular daily tours over part-time members of the work schedule determined unit for the site and regular part-time members of the Rehab. Site, up to full-time hours, in order of seniority. Shifts shall be assigned under this section based on nu declared availability be offered by seniority to members who have declared their availability for the Employer dates and times of those shifts, starting with regular part-time before going to casual part-time members. It is understood that there will be no cross site assignments of any shifts referred to in and above. One or both rest periods may be granted in conjunction with the meal period. Such request shall not be construed to unreasonably be a guarantee of the hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour scheduledenied. (a) The normal daily tour night shift shall be seven and one-half (7½) consecutive hours, exclusive considered the first shift of an unpaid one-half (½) hour meal period. (b) Employees shall be entitled to relief periods during the tour on the basis day for purposes of fifteen (15) minutes for each half tour. (c) Where an employee is authorized by her/his supervisor to miss the normal lunch break due to workload such employee shall be paid time and one half (1½) her/his scheduling. For regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her/his normal daily hours. 15.02 The regular daily tours of duty of a fullpart-time employee nurses only, schedules shall be five (5) days per week. (a) Work schedules will be posted at least two (2) weeks in advance of their commencement and shall cover a four (4) week period. Copies of schedules will be provided to the Union upon request. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of posting. (b) Requests for a change in posted time schedules must be approved by the Employer. Such requests will be submitted in writing, state the specific dates and tours of duty being exchanged and be signed by both employees. Such requests will not be unreasonably denied. (c) Work schedules shall first be submitted to the Union for discussion, before changes are made and only changes discussed shall be implemented by the Employer. Full-time employees shall not have their normal hours of work reduced by the utilization of any part-time or casual employee. 15.04 Regular part-time employees must make themselves available for a commitment of sixty (60) hours bi-weekly. This is not to be construed to be a guarantee of available work. 15.05 Casual part-time employees are those employees whose employment may vary in length from day to day and week to week, and who: (a) Work on a “call” or “short-notice basis”; or (b) Replace regular part-time employees when there are no other regular part-time employees not in an overtime positions available for work. The pay for any one day for a casual part-time employee may not be less than four (4) hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employee, the Employer, and the Union. (a) The Employer agrees to schedule regular part-time employees up to their commitment, by seniority in their respective classification, on the posted schedule in each department. (b) Where extra tours become available, they will first be offered on the basis of seniority to regular part-time employees in each classification provided that no employee will exceed her/his commitment as a result of being offered such extra tours where there are regular part-time in their respective classification who have not been offered their commitment of shifts. (c) Where all regular part-time employees have been given the opportunity to work up to their committed tours, extra tours will be offered to regular part-time employees on the basis of seniority and qualifications to perform the available work. (d) Where no regular part-time employee is willing to perform the work available, the tour will be offered to casual employees on the basis of seniority and qualification to perform the available work. (e) Regular part-time employees and casual employees who wish to be considered for additional shifts shall so indicate to the Employer in writing on a periodic basis as stipulated by the Employer. (f) It is recognized that the Employer shall not be required to assign or offer any hours which may result in overtime premium pay. (g) Casual employees are to be utilized only when qualified part-time employees are not available. 15.07 Employees required to travel out of town on Employer business shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of travelling, all meals and accommodations, provided that the employee furnish all receipts for the foregoing.two

– HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING. 15.01 E.1 The Hospital will endeavour to maintain and achieve the following provision designating regular hours on a daily tour and regular daily tours over objectives in the work schedule determined by the Employer shall not be construed to be a guarantee formulation of the hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour schedule.working schedules: (a) The normal daily tour shall be seven and oneone (1) week-half end off in two (7½) consecutive hours, exclusive of an unpaid one-half (½) hour meal period.2); (b) Employees no split shifts; (c) a nurse will be scheduled off work for not less than six (6) consecutive days, unless requested in writing otherwise by the nurse, at either Christmas or New Year's season except in areas which are not normally required to work on weekends and paid holidays; (d) nurses will not normally be scheduled to work more than six (6) consecutive days, unless requested by a nurse. A nurse will receive premium pay for all hours worked on the seventh and subsequent tours except where: i) such tour has been worked by the nurse to satisfy specific days off requested by such nurse; or ii) such tour is worked as the result of an exchange of shifts with another nurse. (e) the scheduling objectives may be waived during the period December 20 to January 5; (f) no less than twenty-four (24) hours shall be entitled scheduled off between tour changes unless mutually agreed otherwise; (g) schedules will be posted three (3) weeks in advance for a period of six (6) to relief periods during the tour eight (8) weeks; (h) subject to staffing requirements, a nurse who is not normally scheduled to work steady afternoons or nights will work at least 50% of her or his time on the basis of day shift; (i) At least fifteen (15) minutes hours time off when tours of duty are changed and at least forty-eight (48) hours time off following a period of night duty when tours of duty are changed. A nurse will receive premium pay for each half tourthe next tour of duty if he/she does not get the fifteen (15) or forty-eight (48) hours between the tours. For the employees working extended tours, this clause may be waived if, at the request of the employee, she or he wants to work a shift in a 7.5 hours schedule unit. Full time nurses working on rotation will only work days and evenings or days and nights unless mutually agreed otherwise. (cj) Where an employee subject to staffing requirements, a nurse will not be scheduled to work more than two weeks consecutively on nights unless she or he is authorized by her/assigned on nights at her or his supervisor own convenience; (k) a nurse will not normally be required to miss the normal lunch break due to workload such employee shall be paid time and one half (1½) her/change her or his regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her/his normal daily hours. 15.02 The regular daily tours tour of duty of more than once in a full-time employee shall be five (5) days per weekone week period unless requested in writing otherwise by the nurse. (al) Work schedules will four (4) days off shall be posted scheduled every fourteen (14) days. In any two week period at least two (2) weeks in advance of their commencement and shall cover a four (4) week period. Copies of schedules will be provided to the Union upon request. Requests for specific consecutive days off are to must be submitted in writing at least scheduled. The remaining two (2) weeks in advance of postingdays off may be split by mutual consent. (bm) Requests for normal meal periods shall be as follows: - Lunch between 11:30 and 13:30 - Dinner between 17:30 and 18:45. (n) Nurses working in a change in posted service where it is impossible to leave the premises of the hospital during meal breaks shall be provided at the time schedules must be approved by of the Employer. Such requests will be submitted in writing, state the specific dates and tours of duty being exchanged and be signed by both employees. Such requests meal period with a hot meal or four dollars ($4.00).The premium will not be unreasonably deniedapplicable if there is no patient in the service. (co) Work schedules shall first It is understood that overtime is on a voluntary basis only. All efforts will be submitted deployed in order to avoid overtime. In the Union for discussion, before changes are made and only changes discussed event that overtime is required it shall be implemented by the Employer. Full-time employees shall not have their normal hours of work reduced by the utilization of any part-time or casual employee. 15.04 Regular part-time employees must make themselves available for a commitment of sixty (60) hours bi-weekly. This is not to be construed to be a guarantee of available work. 15.05 Casual part-time employees are those employees whose employment may vary in length from day to day and week to week, and whodealt with as follows: (a) Work Overtime shifts are considered additional shifts and will be offered in accordance to the following: i) regular part-time nurses, if none are available then offer to casual nurses then to regular part-time nurses who are job sharing and then to full-time nurses. E.2 A nurse will receive premium pay according to 14.03 for all hours worked on a “call” or “short-notice basis”third and additional, if any, consecutive and subsequent weekends, save and except where: (a) such weekend has been worked by the nurse to satisfy specific days off requested by such nurse; or (b) Replace regular part-time employees when there are no other regular part-time employees not in an overtime positions available for such nurse has requested weekend work. The pay for any one day for a casual part-time employee may not be less than four (4) hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employee, the Employer, and the Union. (a) The Employer agrees to schedule regular part-time employees up to their commitment, by seniority in their respective classification, on the posted schedule in each department. (b) Where extra tours become available, they will first be offered on the basis of seniority to regular part-time employees in each classification provided that no employee will exceed her/his commitment as a result of being offered such extra tours where there are regular part-time in their respective classification who have not been offered their commitment of shifts.; or (c) Where all regular part-time employees have been given such weekend is worked as the opportunity to work up to their committed tours, extra tours will be offered to regular part-time employees on the basis result of seniority and qualifications to perform the available workan exchange of shifts with another nurse. (d) Where no regular part-time employee is willing to perform the work availablea nurse receives overtime premium payment for a second consecutive tour of duty on a Friday night that extends into Saturday morning, the that premium paid tour will be offered to casual employees on the basis of seniority and qualification to perform the available work. (e) Regular part-time employees and casual employees who wish to be considered not trigger a requirement for additional shifts shall so indicate to the Employer in writing on a periodic basis as stipulated by the Employer. (f) It is recognized that the Employer shall not be required to assign third or offer any hours which may result in overtime consecutive weekend premium pay. (g) Casual employees are to be utilized only when qualified part-time employees are not available. 15.07 Employees required to travel out of town on Employer business shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of travelling, all meals and accommodationsimmediately following weekend, provided that the employee furnish all receipts that weekend is a regularly scheduled weekend for the foregoingnurse. This provision does not constitute a waiver of consecutive or subsequent weekend premium in any other circumstance.

– HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING. 15.01 a. The following provision designating regular hours on a daily tour and regular daily tours over the work schedule determined by the Employer shall not be construed to be a guarantee of the normal hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour schedule. (a) The normal daily tour for a full-time employee shall be seven and one-half (7½7 ½) consecutive hours, exclusive of an unpaid a daily one-half (½1/2) hour meal unpaid lunch period, or seventy-five (75) hours in a bi-weekly period. (b) Employees b. Part-time employees shall be entitled regularly scheduled to relief periods during the tour on the basis of fifteen work not more than sixty- five (1565) minutes for each half tourhours within a classification in a bi-weekly pay period. (c) Where an c. The normal hours of work for a part-time employee is authorized by her/his supervisor to miss the normal lunch break due to workload such employee shall be paid time and one half (1½) her/his regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her/his normal daily hours. 15.02 The regular daily tours of duty of replacing a full-time employee shall be five seven and one-half (57 ½) days per weekhours exclusive of a daily one-half (1/2) hour unpaid lunch period. d. In distributing hours in addition to those on the posted schedules, the following procedure shall apply: The hours shall first be offered, giving preference to seniority, to part-time employees in the classification who would not be entitled to overtime for those hours. e. No employee shall be scheduled to work more than six (a6) consecutive days unless specifically agreed to by the Employer, the Union and the employee, or where the employee makes a written request. f. All employees shall be entitled to a fifteen (15) minute rest period for each three and three quarter (3 ¾) hours worked. g. No employee shall be regularly scheduled to work less than a three (3) hours shift unless agreed to by the Employee and the Employer. h. Nothing in this article shall be construed as a guarantee of hours of work. i. Where an employee makes prior arrangements for time off from a tour of duty, the employee shall not be scheduled to work another tour that day 13.02 Work schedules will of four (4) weeks duration shall be posted at least two (2) weeks in advance of their the commencement and shall cover a of the schedule. After posting the original schedule, the Employer will endeavour to amend both schedules in the facility denoting all changes made during the four (4) week schedule. Once the schedule is posted, it shall only be amended by mutual agreement between the Employer and the employee. In addition, the Christmas and New Year’s schedule shall be posted no later than December 1st of each year. a. All authorized time worked in excess of seven and one-half (7 ½) hours consecutively, or seventy-five (75) hours per pay period, shall be considered as overtime. Copies Authorized overtime shall be paid at the rate of schedules one and one-half (1 ½) times the employee’s regular rate of pay. b. During the changeover from daylight saving time to standard time, and vice versa, employees will be provided to the Union upon request. Requests paid for specific days off are to be submitted in writing hours actually worked, at least two (2) weeks in advance of postingtheir straight time rate for all hours worked. (b) Requests for a change in posted time schedules must be approved by the Employer. Such requests will be submitted in writing, state the specific dates and tours of duty being exchanged and be signed by both employees. Such requests will not be unreasonably denied. (c) Work schedules c. Overtime shall first be submitted to the Union for discussion, before changes are made and only changes discussed shall be implemented by the Employer. Full-time employees shall not have their normal hours of work reduced by the utilization of any part-time or casual employee. 15.04 Regular part-time employees must make themselves available for a commitment of sixty (60) hours bi-weekly. This is not to be construed to be a guarantee of available work. 15.05 Casual part-time employees are those employees whose employment may vary in length from day to day and week to week, and who: (a) Work on a “call” or “short-notice basis”; or (b) Replace regular part-time employees when there are no other regular part-time employees not in an overtime positions available for work. The pay for any one day for a casual part-time employee may not be less than four (4) hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employee, the Employer, and the Union. (a) The Employer agrees to schedule regular part-time employees up to their commitment, by seniority in their respective classification, on the posted schedule in each department. (b) Where extra tours become available, they will first be offered on the basis of seniority to regular partfull-time employees in each classification provided that no employee will exceed her/his commitment as a result of being offered such extra tours where there are regular part-time in their respective classification who have not been offered their commitment of shiftswithin the classification, then to other employees within the classification. 13.04 All employees shall be given at least every other weekend off (cSaturday and Sunday) Where all regular part-time employees have been given the opportunity to work up to their committed tours, extra tours will be offered to regular part-time employees on the basis of seniority and qualifications to perform the available workunless mutually agreed upon. (d) Where no regular part-time 13.05 If an employee is willing scheduled to perform work, and reports, they are entitled to three (3) hours of work, or three (3) hours of pay, at the work available, the tour will be offered to casual employees on the basis of seniority and qualification to perform the available workEmployer’s discretion. (e) Regular part-time employees and casual employees who wish to be considered for additional shifts shall so indicate to the Employer in writing on a periodic basis as stipulated by the Employer. (f) It is recognized that the Employer shall not be required to assign or offer any hours which may result in overtime premium pay. (g) Casual employees are to be utilized only when qualified part-time employees are not available. 15.07 Employees required to travel out 13.06 Call in, Start of town on Employer business shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of travelling, all meals and accommodations, provided that the employee furnish all receipts for the foregoing.Shift

– HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING. 15.01 The following provision designating regular normal hours on of work for an employee are not a daily tour guarantee of work per day or per week, or a guarantee of days of work per week. The normal hours of work shall be seven and regular daily tours over the work schedule determined by the one-half (7½) hours per day, and seventy-five (75) hours in any bi-weekly period. The Employer shall not be construed to be a guarantee of the hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour scheduleschedule split shifts. (a) 15.02 The normal daily tour shall be consist of seven and one-half (7½) consecutive hours, exclusive of an unpaid a one-half (½) hour unpaid meal period. (b) . Employees shall be entitled to relief periods a fifteen (15) minute paid break during each half of the tour on normal daily tour, at a time designated by the basis Employer. 15.03 Employees required for reporting purposes shall remain at work for a period of up to fifteen (15) minutes which shall be unpaid. Should the reporting time extend beyond fifteen (15) minutes however, the entire period shall be considered overtime for each half tourthe purposes of payment. 15.04 Requests for change in posted work schedules must be submitted in writing at least forty-eight (c48) hours in advance and co-signed by the employee willing to exchange days off or shifts and are subject to the discretion of the Administrator or her designate. Where it is impossible for the exchanging employees to provide forty-eight (48) hours advance notice, the Employer may in its sole discretion still grant the exchange. It is understood that such a change initiated by the employee and approved by the Employer shall not result in overtime compensation or payment or any other claims on the Employer by any employee under the terms of this Agreement. 15.05 Where there is a change to Daylight Savings from Standard Time or vice-versa, an employee who is authorized by her/his supervisor scheduled and works a full shift shall be paid for the actual hours worked at her straight time hourly rate of pay. 15.06 In the event that a meal period is interrupted requiring an employee to miss attend to a work related problem, then the normal lunch break due balance of the unused meal period will be taken within two (2) hours of the interruption. If the employee is unable to workload reschedule such employee time, she shall be paid time and one one-half (1½1.5) her/his her regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her/his her normal daily hours, in accordance with Article 16.01. 15.02 The regular daily tours of duty of a full-time employee shall be five (5) days per week. (a) Work schedules will be posted at least two (2) weeks in advance of their commencement and shall cover a four (4) week period. Copies of schedules will be provided to the Union upon request. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of posting. (b) Requests for a change in posted time schedules must be approved by the Employer. Such requests will be submitted in writing, state the specific dates and tours of duty being exchanged and be signed by both employees. Such requests will not be unreasonably denied. (c) Work schedules shall first be submitted to the Union for discussion, before changes are made and only changes discussed shall be implemented by the Employer. Full-time employees shall not have their normal hours of work reduced by the utilization of any part-time or casual employee. 15.04 Regular part-time employees must make themselves available for a commitment of sixty (60) hours bi-weekly. This is not to be construed to be a guarantee of available work. 15.05 Casual part-time employees are those employees whose employment may vary in length from day to day and week to week, and who: (a) Work on a “call” or “short-notice basis”; or (b) Replace regular part-time employees when there are no other regular part-time employees not in an overtime positions available for work. The pay for any one day for a casual part-time employee may not be less than four (4) hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employee, the Employer, and the Union. (a) The Employer agrees to schedule regular part-time employees up to their commitment, by seniority in their respective classification, on the posted schedule in each department. (b) Where extra tours become available, they will first be offered on the basis of seniority to regular part-time employees in each classification provided that no employee will exceed her/his commitment as a result of being offered such extra tours where there are regular part-time in their respective classification who have not been offered their commitment of shifts. (c) Where all regular part-time employees have been given the opportunity to work up to their committed tours, extra tours will be offered to regular part-time employees on the basis of seniority and qualifications to perform the available work. (d) Where no regular part-time employee is willing to perform the work available, the tour will be offered to casual employees on the basis of seniority and qualification to perform the available work. (e) Regular part-time employees and casual employees who wish to be considered for additional shifts shall so indicate to the Employer in writing on a periodic basis as stipulated by the Employer. (f) It is recognized that the Employer shall not be required to assign or offer any hours which may result in overtime premium pay. (g) Casual employees are to be utilized only when qualified part-time employees are not available. 15.07 Employees required to travel out of town on Employer business shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of travelling, all meals and accommodations, provided that the employee furnish all receipts for the foregoing.

– HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING. 15.01 F-1 The following provision designating regular hours on current practices for rest periods during each tour will be continued. F-2 Extended Tour Introduction and discontinuation of a daily tour and regular daily tours over compressed work week (extended tour) (a) A compressed work week shall be introduced into any Unit when: i) seventy-five per cent (75%) of the employees in the Unit so indicate by secret ballot; and ii) the Management agrees to implement the compressed work schedule determined by the Employer week, such agreement shall not be construed to withheld in an unreasonably arbitrary manner. (b) A compressed work week may be a guarantee discontinued in any Unit when: i) fifty per cent (50%) of the hours employees in the Unit 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. (c) When notice of discontinuation is given by either the Union or the Management in accordance with paragraph (b) 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. Hours of work to for those working extended tours shall be performed on each tour or during each tour schedule.scheduled in accordance with the following: (a) The normal daily tour shall be seven hours of work are 11.25 hours paid including 45 minutes paid break and one-half 45 minutes (7½.75 hr.) consecutive hours, exclusive of an unpaid one-half (½) break are set out in the twelve hour meal period. (b) Employees No more than three (3) consecutive tours will be scheduled. If more than three consecutive tours are scheduled or worked the employee shall be entitled to relief periods during the tour on the basis paid premium pay for all days in excess of fifteen (15) minutes for each half tourthree consecutive days until such time as two consecutive days off are granted. (c) Where an employee is authorized by her/his supervisor to miss the normal lunch break due to workload such employee shall be paid time and one half No more than eight (1½) her/his regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her/his normal daily hours. 15.02 The regular daily 8) tours of duty of a full-time employee shall be five (5) days per week. (a) Work schedules will be posted at least scheduled in any two (2) weeks in advance of their commencement and shall cover a four (4) week period. Copies of schedules If more than eight tours are scheduled premium pay will be provided to the Union upon request. Requests paid for specific days off are to be submitted all tours in writing at least two excess of eight (2) weeks in advance of posting. 8) tours (b) Requests for a change in posted time schedules must be approved by the Employer. Such requests will be submitted in writing, state the specific dates and tours of duty being exchanged and be signed by both employees. Such requests will not be unreasonably denied. (c) Work schedules shall first be submitted to the Union for discussion, before changes are made and only changes discussed shall be implemented by the Employer. Full-time employees shall not have their normal hours of work reduced by the utilization of any part-time or casual employee. 15.04 Regular part-time employees must make themselves available for a commitment of sixty (60) hours bi-weekly. This is not to be construed to be a guarantee of available work. 15.05 Casual part-time employees are those employees whose employment may vary in length from day to day and week to week, and who: (a) Work on a “call” or “short-notice basis”; or (b) Replace regular part-time employees when there are no other regular part-time employees not in an overtime positions available for work. The pay for any one day for a casual part-time employee may not be less than four (4) hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employee, the Employer, and the Union. (a) The Employer agrees to schedule regular part-time employees up to their commitment, by seniority in their respective classification, on the posted schedule in each department. (b) Where extra tours become available, they will first be offered on the basis of seniority to regular part-time employees in each classification provided that no employee will exceed her/his commitment as a result of being offered such extra tours where there are regular part-time in their respective classification who have not been offered their commitment of shifts. (c) Where all regular part-time employees have been given the opportunity to work up to their committed tours, extra tours will be offered to regular part-time employees on the basis of seniority and qualifications to perform the available work75 hours). (d) Where no regular part-time Every second weekend off. An employee is willing to perform the work available, the tour will be offered to casual employees receive premium pay for all hours worked on the basis of seniority a second consecutive and qualification to perform the available worksubsequent weekend. (e) Regular part-time employees and casual employees who wish to be considered for additional shifts shall so indicate to the Employer in writing on a periodic basis as stipulated by the Employer. (f) It is recognized understood that a weekend consists of fifty-six (56) consecutive hours off work during the Employer shall not be required to assign or offer any hours which may result in overtime premium payperiod following the completion of the Friday day shift until the commencement of the Monday day shift. (g) Casual employees are to be utilized only when qualified part-time employees are not available. 15.07 Employees required to travel out of town on Employer business shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of travelling, all meals and accommodations, provided that the employee furnish all receipts for the foregoing.

– HOURS OF WORK & SCHEDULING. 15.01 The following provision designating regular hours on a daily tour and regular daily tours over the work schedule determined by the Employer shall not be construed to be a guarantee of the hours of work to be performed on each tour or during each tour schedule. (a) The normal daily tour shall be seven and one-half (7½) consecutive hours, exclusive of an unpaid one-half (½) hour meal period. (b) Employees shall be entitled to relief periods during the tour on the basis of fifteen (15) minutes for each half tour. (c) Where an employee is authorized by her/his their supervisor to miss the normal lunch break due to workload such employee shall be paid time and one half (1½) her/his their regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of her/his their normal daily hours. 15.02 The regular daily tours of duty of a full-time employee shall be five (5) days per week. (a) Work schedules will be posted at least two (2) weeks in advance of their commencement and shall cover a four (4) week period. Copies of schedules will be provided to the Union upon request. Requests for specific days off are to be submitted in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of posting. (b) Requests for a change in posted time schedules must be approved by the Employer. Such requests will be submitted in writing, state the specific dates and tours of duty being exchanged and be signed by both employees. Such requests will not be unreasonably denied. (c) Work schedules shall first be submitted to the Union for discussion, before changes are made and only changes discussed shall be implemented by the Employer. Full-time employees shall not have their normal hours of work reduced by the utilization of any part-time or casual employee. 15.04 Regular Full-time and part-time employees must make themselves available shall not be scheduled for two (2) consecutive weekends. An employee so scheduled will receive overtime premium payment for all hours worked on a commitment of sixty (60) hours bi-weekly. This is not to be construed to be a guarantee of available work. 15.05 Casual part-time employees are those employees whose employment may vary in length from day to day second and week to week, subsequent consecutive weekend save and whoexcept where: (a) Work on a “call” or “short-notice basis”such weekend has been worked by the employee to satisfy specific days off requested by such employee; or (b) Replace regular part-time employees when there are no other regular part-time employees not in such employee has requested weekend work; or (c) such weekend is worked as the result of an overtime positions available exchange of shifts with another employee. (d) a position has been posted and applied for work. The pay for any one day for as a casual part-time employee may not be less than four (4) hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employee, the Employer, and the Union.weekend only position (a) The Employees shall not be scheduled for more than two (2) consecutive weeks on evening shift, unless otherwise mutually agreed between the Employer agrees to schedule regular part-time employees up to their commitment, by seniority in their respective classification, on and the posted schedule in each departmentemployee. (b) Where extra Split tours become availablewill not be scheduled and paid holidays or days in lieu thereof, they will first shall not be offered on the basis of seniority used to regular part-time employees in each classification provided that no change tours. An employee will exceed her/his commitment as not be required to change tours of duty more than once during a result of being offered such extra tours where there are regular part-time in their respective classification who have not been offered their commitment of shiftswork week. (c) Where all regular part-time employees have been given the opportunity Employer asks and the employee agrees to work up to their committed change tours of duty or do additional tours, extra tours will this is not to be offered construed by the Employer as an agreement to regular part-time employees on the basis be a waiver of seniority and qualifications to perform the available workpremium pay where applicable. (d) Where no regular part-time employee is willing to perform the work available, the tour At least 12 hours will be offered to casual employees on the basis of seniority and qualification to perform the available workscheduled off between tours. (e) Regular part-time employees and casual employees who wish to Should the Employer breach scheduling regulations in 15.05 (b) or (d), premium pay as provided for in Article 16.03 will be considered for additional shifts shall so indicate paid to the Employer in writing on a periodic basis as stipulated by the Employeremployee(s). (f) It is recognized that the Employer shall not be required to assign or offer any hours which may result in overtime premium pay. (g) Casual employees are to be utilized only when qualified part-time employees are not available. 15.07 Employees required to travel out of town on Employer business shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of travelling, all meals and accommodations, provided that the employee furnish all receipts for the foregoing.