Common use of Self Scheduling Clause in Contracts

Self Scheduling. The Association and the Hospital agree in principle to the concept of self- scheduling. Self-scheduling is the collective responsibility of the nurses involved to ensure the proper coverage of the unit and to ensure that all provisions of the Collective Agreement are respected at all times. Should the Hospital or the nurses wish to implement self-scheduling on a particular unit, the nurses shall do so in writing to the Employer and the Association. The Employer shall do so in writing to the Association. (a) The secret ballot vote will be conducted solely by the Association and the Association will inform the Hospital of the result of the vote. When eighty percent (80%) of the employees on a unit indicate their willingness to participate in self-scheduling, the Association and the Employer will meet forthwith to make arrangements to implement self-scheduling. (b) Self-scheduling may be cancelled by either the Hospital or the Association upon a minimum of eight (8) weeks written notice to the other party. The nurses will indicate by a seventy percent (70%) vote by secret ballot their desire to discontinue self-scheduling. The Collective Agreement shall apply in all respects. Violation of the Collective Agreement will not be permitted. i) The Hospital and the Union will develop guidelines and the Immediate Supervisor will modify them with the nurses to meet the operational needs. A copy will be provided to the Bargaining Unit President. ii) Nurses participating in self-scheduling will be responsible to develop a Master Rotation. They will also be responsible for the preparation of each schedule by indicating their tours of duty, statutory holidays, and lieu days in accordance with the unit’s self-scheduling guidelines. iii) The Immediate Supervisor will review the schedule to ensure that the needs of the unit are met and the Collective Agreement is respected. In cases where discrepancies occur, the schedule will be returned to the facilitator for correction. It is understood that a schedule which contravenes the scheduling guidelines or the Collective Agreement will not be posted and the Master Rotation will be in effect.

Self Scheduling. The Association and the Hospital agree in principle to the concept of self- scheduling. Self-scheduling is the collective responsibility of the nurses involved to ensure the proper coverage of the unit and to ensure that all provisions of the Collective Agreement are respected at all times. Should the Hospital or the nurses wish to implement self-scheduling on a particular unit, the nurses shall do so in writing to the Employer and the Association. The Employer shall do so in writing to the Association. (a) The secret ballot vote will be conducted solely by Full-time and Part-time nurses may make a written request to the Association and Clinical Manager/delegate with a copy to the Association will inform the Hospital of the result of the vote. When eighty percent (80%) of the employees on a unit indicate their willingness Local Coordinator/ Bargaining Unit President to participate in enter into self-scheduling, . The introduction of self- scheduling will be subject to the Association and voting procedure set out in Article F. (b) A member of the Employer Local executive will meet forthwith attend meetings with staff nurses to make arrangements to implement discuss self-scheduling. (bc) Self-scheduling may be cancelled by either the Hospital or the Association upon a minimum of eight (8) weeks written notice to the other party. The nurses will indicate by a seventy percent (70%) vote by secret ballot their desire to discontinue self-scheduling. The Collective Agreement collective agreement shall apply in all respects. Violation Violations of the Collective Agreement collective agreement will not be permitted. It is understood that no posted rotation will be approved that contravenes the scheduling objectives set out in the collective agreement. (d) The following procedure must be adhered to: i) The Hospital Clinical Manager and the Union affected nurses will develop guidelines and the Immediate Supervisor will modify them with the nurses to meet the operational needsunit’s self-scheduling guidelines. A copy will be provided to the Local Coordinator/Bargaining Unit President. ii) Nurses Where nurses were assigned to permanent shifts prior to the introduction of self-scheduling guidelines, such assignment may be preserved with the mutual agreement of the Clinical Manager and the nurses regularly assigned to the unit. Such agreement, if any, will be included in the self-scheduling guidelines. iii) Employees participating in self-scheduling will be responsible to develop a Master Rotation. They will also be responsible for the preparation scheduling their hours of each schedule by indicating their tours of dutywork, statutory holidays, and lieu days days, etc. in accordance with the unit’s self-scheduling guidelinesguidelines and the collective agreement. iiiiv) The Immediate Supervisor Clinical Manager will review the schedule schedules to ensure that the needs of the unit are met and the Collective Agreement is respected. In cases where discrepancies occur, the schedule adequate staffing pattern will be returned maintained. Problems will be referred to the facilitator liaison team for correction. It is understood that a schedule which contravenes resolution subject to final approval by the scheduling guidelines or the Collective Agreement will not be posted and the Master Rotation will be in effectClinical Manager.

Self Scheduling. The Association and the Hospital agree in principle to the concept of self- scheduling. Self-scheduling is the collective responsibility of the nurses involved to ensure the proper coverage of the unit and to ensure that all provisions of the Collective Agreement are respected at all times. Should the Hospital or the nurses wish to implement self-scheduling on a particular unit, the nurses shall do so in writing to the Employer and the Association. The Employer shall do so in writing to the Association.I.1 (a) The secret ballot vote will be conducted solely by Full-time and Part-time nurses may make a written request to the Association and Clinical Manager/delegate with a copy to the Association will inform the Hospital of the result of the vote. When eighty percent (80%) of the employees on a unit indicate their willingness Local Coordinator/ Bargaining Unit President to participate in enter into self-scheduling, . The introduction of self- scheduling will be subject to the Association and voting procedure set out in Article F. (b) A member of the Employer Local executive will meet forthwith attend meetings with staff nurses to make arrangements to implement discuss self-scheduling. (bc) Self-scheduling may be cancelled by either the Hospital or the Association upon a minimum of eight (8) weeks written notice to the other party. The nurses will indicate by a seventy percent (70%) vote by secret ballot their desire to discontinue self-scheduling. The Collective Agreement collective agreement shall apply in all respects. Violation Violations of the Collective Agreement collective agreement will not be permitted. It is understood that no posted rotation will be approved that contravenes the scheduling objectives set out in the collective agreement. (d) The following procedure must be adhered to: i) The Hospital Clinical Manager and the Union affected nurses will develop guidelines and the Immediate Supervisor will modify them with the nurses to meet the operational needsunit’s self-scheduling guidelines. A copy will be provided to the Local Coordinator/Bargaining Unit President. ii) Nurses Where nurses were assigned to permanent shifts prior to the introduction of self-scheduling guidelines, such assignment may be preserved with the mutual agreement of the Clinical Manager and the nurses regularly assigned to the unit. Such agreement, if any, will be included in the self-scheduling guidelines. iii) Employees participating in self-scheduling will be responsible to develop a Master Rotation. They will also be responsible for the preparation scheduling their hours of each schedule by indicating their tours of dutywork, statutory holidays, and lieu days days, etc. in accordance with the unit’s self-scheduling guidelinesguidelines and the collective agreement. iiiiv) The Immediate Supervisor Clinical Manager will review the schedule schedules to ensure that the needs of the unit are met and the Collective Agreement is respected. In cases where discrepancies occur, the schedule adequate staffing pattern will be returned maintained. Problems will be referred to the facilitator liaison team for correction. It is understood that a schedule which contravenes resolution subject to final approval by the scheduling guidelines or the Collective Agreement will not be posted and the Master Rotation will be in effectClinical Manager.

Self Scheduling. The Association and the Hospital agree in principle to the concept of self- scheduling. Self-scheduling is the collective responsibility of the nurses involved to ensure the proper coverage of the unit and to ensure that all provisions of the Collective Agreement are respected at all times. Should the Hospital or the nurses wish to implement self-scheduling on a particular unit, the nurses shall do so in writing to the Employer and the Association. The Employer shall do so in writing to the Association. (a) The secret ballot vote will be conducted solely by the Association and the Association will inform the Hospital of the result of the vote. When eighty percent (80%) of the employees on a unit indicate their willingness to participate in self-scheduling, the Association and the Employer will meet forthwith to make arrangements to implement self-self- scheduling. (b) Self-scheduling may be cancelled by either the Hospital or the Association upon a minimum of eight (8) weeks written notice to the other party. The nurses will indicate by a seventy percent (70%) vote by secret ballot their desire to discontinue self-scheduling. The Collective Agreement shall apply in all respects. Violation of the Collective Agreement will not be permitted. i) The Hospital and the Union will develop guidelines and the Immediate Supervisor will modify them with the nurses to meet the operational needs. A copy will be provided to the Bargaining Unit President. ii) Nurses participating in self-scheduling will be responsible to develop a Master Rotation. They will also be responsible for the preparation of each schedule by indicating their tours of duty, statutory holidays, and lieu days in accordance with the unit’s self-scheduling guidelines. iii) The Immediate Supervisor will review the schedule to ensure that the needs of the unit are met and the Collective Agreement is respected. In cases where discrepancies occur, the schedule will be returned to the facilitator for correction. It is understood that a schedule which contravenes the scheduling guidelines or the Collective Agreement will not be posted and the Master Rotation will be in effect.

Self Scheduling. The Association and the Hospital agree in principle to the concept of self- scheduling. Self-scheduling is the collective responsibility of the nurses involved to ensure the proper coverage of the unit and to ensure that all provisions of the Collective Agreement are respected at all times. Should the Hospital or the nurses wish to implement self-scheduling on a particular unit, the nurses shall do so in writing to the Employer and the Association. The Employer shall do so in writing to the Association. (a) The secret ballot vote will be conducted solely by the Association and the Association will inform the Hospital of the result of the vote. When eighty percent (80%) of the employees on a unit indicate their willingness to participate in self-scheduling, the Association and the Employer will meet forthwith to make arrangements to implement self-self- scheduling. (b) Self-scheduling may be cancelled by either the Hospital or the Association upon a minimum of eight (8) weeks written notice to the other party. The nurses will indicate by a seventy percent (70%) vote by secret ballot their desire to discontinue self-scheduling. The Collective Agreement shall apply in all respects. Violation of the Collective Agreement will not be permitted. i) The Hospital and the Union will develop guidelines and the Immediate Supervisor will modify them with the nurses to meet the operational needs. A copy will be provided to the Bargaining Unit President. ii) Nurses participating in self-scheduling will be responsible to develop a Master Rotation. They will also be responsible for the preparation of each schedule by indicating their tours of duty, statutory holidays, and lieu days in accordance with the unit’s self-scheduling guidelines. iii) The Immediate Supervisor will review the schedule to ensure that the needs of the unit are met and the Collective Agreement is respected. In cases where discrepancies occur, the schedule will be returned to the facilitator for correction. It is understood that a schedule which contravenes the scheduling guidelines or the Collective Agreement will not be posted and the Master Rotation will be in effect.. E.11 Reassignment of a nurse, in accordance with Article 10.08, from her or his area of work assignment shall be made on the basis of seniority on the unit on that shift as follows: Probationary nurses will not be required to float to other units. The process for reassignment will be as follows: (a) nurses with a designated mobile position and nurses with a regular replacement position from a different unit ; (b) by casual nurses from a different floor/program/REB; (c) regular part-time nurses from another unit, job sharer nurses from another unit and nurses in temporary positions from another unit; (d) nurses with a designated replacement position from the home unit; (e) casual nurses from the home floor/program/REB;