Common use of Weekend Schedules Clause in Contracts

Weekend Schedules. It is the policy of the Medical Center to schedule those nurses who so desire every other weekend off. If the schedule on a unit allows for additional weekends off, preference will be given to nurses with more than twenty (20) years of service with the Medical Center on a rotating basis, starting with the most senior nurse. With the exception of those nurses who have agreed in writing to work schedules calling for consecutive weekend work and those who express a desire in writing to work consecutive weekend when work is available, all other nurses who are required to work consecutive weekends will be paid for work performed on their scheduled weekend off at one and one-half (1-½) times their regular straight-time hourly rate for all such hours ,worked. Nurses who have volunteered to work consecutive weekends may withdraw such authorization upon two (2) weeks’ notice in writing. The form authorizing the waiver of the penalty clause will itself state that the policy is to schedule every other weekend off unless the nurse desires to work weekends. Working consecutive weekends will not be a condition of employment, except for part-time nurses who are hired in positions requiring weekend work.

Weekend Schedules. It is the policy of the Medical Center to schedule those nurses who so desire every other weekend off. If the schedule on a unit allows for additional weekends off, preference will be given to nurses with more than twenty (20) years of service with the Medical Center on a rotating basis, starting with the most senior nurse. With the exception of those nurses who have agreed in writing to work schedules calling for consecutive weekend work and those who express a desire in writing to work consecutive weekend when work is available, all other nurses who are required to work consecutive weekends will be paid for work performed on their scheduled weekend off at one and one-half (1-½) times their regular straight-time hourly rate for all such hours ,hours, worked. Nurses who have volunteered to work consecutive weekends may withdraw such authorization upon two (2) weeks’ notice in writing. The form authorizing the waiver of the penalty clause will itself state that the policy is to schedule every other weekend off unless the nurse desires to work weekends. Working consecutive weekends will not be a condition of employment, except for part-time nurses who are hired in positions requiring weekend work.