Hours of Work Requirements a) The employer shall document the hours of work requirements for each position for which an employee, other than a casual employee, has been engaged or is for the time being fulfilling. The written hours of work requirements shall be provided to the employee.
Hours of Work Requirements. The employer shall document the hours of work requirements for each position for which an employee, other than a casual employee, has been engaged or is fulfilling for the time being. The written hours of work requirements shall be provided to the employee. Hours of work requirements shall comply with all of the provisions of clause 3.4 of this Agreement. Hours of work requirements shall reflect actual hours of work and shall be specified in terms of: • the times of the day for which an employee is required to be available for the ordinary duty hours of work; and • the days of the week for which an employee is required to be available for the ordinary weekly hours of work; and • any overtime or on-call requirements or opportunities.
Hours of Work Requirements. B8 The employer shall document the hours of work requirements for each position for which an employee, other than a casual employee has been engaged or is for the time being fulfilling. The written hours of work requirements shall be provided to the employee. As a general principle, when additional shifts are required, preference will be given in the first instance to part-time and permanent employees. Employees shall be advised in writing of their hours of work, including any stipulated minimum hours, on appointment. Any changes to hours of work shall be by mutual agreement between the employer and the employee. Patient care guidelines for registered nurses In the event that an acute staffing shortage cannot be alleviated, patient care, and the volume and range of services may be reduced in accordance with direction by the appropriate manager and employer policies. In addition the following escalation process shall apply: When a nurse considers they have reached the limits of safe practice they will be supported to resolve the situation as follows: • The nurse manager or duty manager will be immediately informed of the situation by the nurse. • The nurse will not be required to take additional workload until strategies have been implemented to address the immediate workload issues (e.g. the redeployment of staff or patients), notwithstanding any immediate duty-of-care requirements. If the process outlined above does not resolve the situation, steps will be taken immediately to elevate the issue to that level of nursing management authorised to resolve the immediate problem and take steps to reduce the likelihood or a recurrence of similar problems. • The most senior nurse or midwife in GBCH, at the time of the event, will report the event to the most senior manager in GBCH as soon as is reasonably possible. • Direct assistance will then be given from this level in the organisation, and the event reported to the Chief Executive or their delegate as soon as is reasonably possible. All incidents shall be reported and investigated and a union delegate will be involved in investigations and corrective measures. The parties agree that with respect to rosters and hours of work, initiatives for innovation and flexibility may be trialled within a GBCH for a defined period. The conditions of such trial shall be mutually agreed between the directly affected parties prior to commencement. At the end of the trial an evaluation based on agreed criteria must be complete...
