Common use of Scheduling Objectives Clause in Contracts

Scheduling Objectives. The Hospital will endeavour to maintain and achieve the following objectives in the formulation of working schedules, although it is recognized by the Association that it has not been and may not always be possible to attain these objectives: (a) Draft shift schedules will be posted five (5) weeks in advance. Employees, who wish to make changes on their schedules may do so by exchanging their shifts in the fifth (5) week prior to the schedule becoming effective. Any such changes are subject to the approval of the Program Director/Manager. This does not preclude future mutual exchanges for this scheduling period, as outlined in Article H-1(m). The finalized schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency four (4) weeks in advance and shall cover not less than a four (4) week period. (b) The Hospital shall ensure that each Employee receives two (2) weekends off in four (4). Where an Employee is scheduled to be off duty for a weekend she will be scheduled off duty for a period of not less than fifty-six (56) hours between the end of her scheduled Friday shift and the commencement of her next scheduled shift unless the Employee agrees otherwise. Where an Employee is scheduled to work, called into work or assigned to standby during any of these fifty-six (56) hours stated above, the Employee shall be considered to have worked the weekend.

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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Scheduling Objectives. The Hospital will endeavour to maintain and achieve the following objectives in the formulation of working schedules, although it is recognized by the Association that it has not been and may not always be possible to attain these objectives: (a) Draft shift schedules will be posted five six (56) weeks in advance. Employees, who wish to make changes on their schedules may do so by exchanging their shifts in the fifth six (56) week prior to the schedule becoming effective. Any such changes are subject to the approval of the Program Director/Manager. This does not preclude future mutual exchanges for this scheduling period, as outlined in Article H-1(mH- 1(m). The finalized schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency four five (45) weeks in advance and shall cover not less than a four six (46) week period. If the schedule is not posted 5 weeks in advance the Employer will notify the Union of the delay and reason for the delay. (b) The Hospital shall ensure that each Employee receives two (2) weekends off in every four (4)) weekends. The Hospital will endeavour to maintain weekends off so that approved vacation requests do not impact weekends employees are scheduled to work. Where an Employee is scheduled to be off duty for a weekend weekend, she will be scheduled off duty for a period of not less than fifty-six (56) hours between the end of her scheduled Friday shift and the commencement of her next scheduled shift unless the Employee agrees otherwise. Where an Employee is scheduled to work, called into work or assigned to standby during any of these fifty-six (56) hours stated above, the Employee shall be considered to have worked the weekend.

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Sources: Collective Agreement

Scheduling Objectives. The Hospital will endeavour to maintain and achieve the following objectives in the formulation of working schedules, although it is recognized by the Association that it has not been and may not always be possible to attain these objectives: (a) Draft shift schedules will be posted five (5) weeks in advance. Employees, who wish to make changes on their schedules may do so by exchanging their shifts in the fifth (5) week prior to the schedule becoming effective. Any such changes are subject to the approval of the Program Director/Manager. This does not preclude future mutual exchanges for this scheduling period, as outlined in Article H-1(m). The finalized schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency four (4) weeks in advance and shall cover not less than a four (4) week period. (b) The Hospital shall ensure that each Employee receives two (2) weekends off in every four (4)) weekends. Where an Employee is scheduled to be off duty for a weekend she will be scheduled off duty for a period of not less than fifty-six (56) hours between the end of her scheduled Friday shift and the commencement of her next scheduled shift unless the Employee agrees otherwise. Where an Employee is scheduled to work, called into work or assigned to standby during any of these fifty-six (56) hours stated above, the Employee shall be considered to have worked the weekend.

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Sources: Collective Agreement

Scheduling Objectives. The Hospital will endeavour to maintain and achieve the following objectives in the formulation of working schedules, although it is recognized by the Association that it has not been and may not always be possible to attain these objectives: (a) Draft shift schedules will be posted five six (56) weeks in advance. Employees, who wish to make changes on their schedules may do so by exchanging their shifts in the fifth six (56) week prior to the schedule becoming effective. Any such changes are subject to the approval of the Program Director/Manager. This does not preclude future mutual exchanges for this scheduling period, as outlined in Article H-1(mH- 1(m). The finalized schedules shall be posted, except in cases of emergency four five (45) weeks in advance and shall cover not less than a four six (46) week period. (b) The Hospital shall ensure that each Employee receives two (2) weekends off in every four (4)) weekends. The Hospital will endeavour to maintain weekends off so that approved vacation requests do not impact weekends employees are scheduled to work. Where an Employee is scheduled to be off duty for a weekend she will be scheduled off duty for a period of not less than fifty-six (56) hours between the end of her scheduled Friday shift and the commencement of her next scheduled shift unless the Employee agrees otherwise. Where an Employee is scheduled to work, called into work or assigned to standby during any of these fifty-six (56) hours stated above, the Employee shall be considered to have worked the weekend.

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Sources: Collective Agreement