Common use of Weekend Schedule Clause in Contracts

Weekend Schedule. The parties agree to establish a Weekend Schedule on a Unit. In accordance with Article 13.04 of the Collective Agreement, the following provisions will apply: 1. The schedule be implemented on a trial basis for a six-month period. 2. Implementation is subject to a vote requiring the eighty (80) per cent of the Employees on the Unit to indicate, by secret ballot, their willingness to participate in a master schedule that accommodates the Unit Weekend Worker. 3. The vote will be conducted by secret ballot by the Union. 4. Should the Employees indicate their willingness to participate as outlined above, one weekend worker position will be created. A weekend worker full time position created from within the current full time positions (with ninety (90) days’ notice to the Union) shall be filled with a full time employee from within the unit/department on the basis of seniority from those who indicated an interest to work a weekend worker schedule. Should the weekend worker schedule be an additional full time position the hospital shall post the full time vacancy as such. 5. At the end of the six-month period, a further vote shall be held to indicate whether or not to continue with the Weekend Worker Schedule. 6. The Nurse in this position may discontinue the Weekend Schedule with ninety (90) days’ notice. 7. Either the Hospital or the Union may discontinue the Weekend Schedule with ninety (90) days’ notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a meeting will be held between the parties to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood that such discontinuation shall not be unreasonable or arbitrary. B E T W E E N: A N D: The Parties acknowledge that in accordance with the Employer’s right to manage and direct its operations it may be necessary from time to time to reassign Nurses to other nursing units within the Hospital. The Parties acknowledge that the need to ensure safe, quality care on both the sending and receiving unit will be the primary consideration in all reassignment decision making. Where it is determined that a nursing unit is in an overstaffed situation, the Hospital will reassign the affected Registered Nurse(s) to another suitable assignment. The selection of the nurse to be reassigned will be made in the following order: a) Ask scheduled nurses if they wish the opportunity to work on the unit to which assignment is required; b) Casual Part Time Nurses on a unit, starting with the most junior would be reassigned; c) The most junior regular part time nurse including Job Sharers would be reassigned; d) Then the most junior full time would be reassigned. Reassignment to another nursing unit shall not be construed to be a change in the Nurse’s work schedule. Requests for vacation or leave of absence on a unit requiring a nurse to be reassigned will be considered once it is determined assignment to another unit is not necessary. Registered Nurses not required to be reassigned would include those nurses who are in their orientation. B E T W E E N: A N D:

Weekend Schedule. The parties agree to establish a Weekend Schedule on a Unit. In accordance with Article 13.04 of the Collective Agreement, the following provisions will apply: 1. The schedule be implemented on a trial basis for a six-month period. 2. Implementation is subject to a vote requiring the eighty (80) per cent of the Employees on the Unit to indicate, by secret ballot, their willingness to participate in a master schedule that accommodates the Unit Weekend Worker. 3. The vote will be conducted by secret ballot by the Union. 4. Should the Employees indicate their willingness to participate as outlined above, one weekend worker position will be created. A weekend worker full time position created from within the current full time positions (with ninety (90) days’ notice to the Union) shall be filled with a full time employee from within the unit/department on the basis of seniority from those who indicated an interest to work a weekend worker schedule. Should the weekend worker schedule be an additional full time position the hospital shall post the full time vacancy as such. 5. At the end of the six-month period, a further vote shall be held to indicate whether or not to continue with the Weekend Worker Schedule. 6. The Nurse in this position may discontinue the Weekend Schedule with ninety (90) days’ notice. 7. Either the Hospital or the Union may discontinue the Weekend Schedule with ninety (90) days’ notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a meeting will be held between the parties to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood that such discontinuation shall not be unreasonable or arbitrary. B E T W E E N: A N D: The Parties acknowledge that in accordance with the Employer’s right to manage and direct its operations it may be necessary from time to time to reassign Nurses to other nursing units within the Hospital. The Parties acknowledge that the need to ensure safe, quality care on both the sending and receiving unit will be the primary consideration in all reassignment decision making, based on acuity, and the patient population. Where it is determined that a nursing unit is in an overstaffed situation, the Hospital will reassign the affected Registered Nurse(s) to another suitable assignment. The selection of the nurse to be reassigned will be made in the following order: a) NRT Nurse assigned to the unit b) Ask scheduled nurses if they wish the opportunity to work on the unit to which assignment is required; bc) Casual Part Time Nurses on a unit, starting with the most junior would be reassigned; cd) The most junior regular part time nurse including Job Sharers would be reassigned; de) Then the most junior full time would be reassigned. Reassignment to another nursing unit shall not be construed to be a change in the Nurse’s work schedule. Requests for vacation or leave of absence on a unit requiring a nurse to be reassigned will be considered once it is determined assignment to another unit is not necessary. Registered Nurses not required to be reassigned would include those nurses who are in their orientation. B E T W E E N: A N D: