Common use of Standby Scheduling Clause in Contracts

Standby Scheduling. K.1 In areas where standby is utilized, the Hospital will endeavour to distribute such duty on an equitable basis. The Hospital will notify the Union in writing prior to initiating standby assignments in any additional areas. The Hospital will endeavour to post standby assignments at the same time as the tour of duty schedule is posted. Employees will be permitted to exchange their standby assignments, with the prior approval of the immediate Manager, if possible, and provided the appropriate response time is met by the employees making the exchange. Employees will not be scheduled for standby on a scheduled weekend off or scheduled day off, unless mutually agreed between the employee and her or his immediate Manager. This paragraph does not apply to the employees in the operating room where nurses will have on call assignments fairly and equitably distributed amongst trained surgical suite staff. The Hospital will discuss with the union prior to changing the standby requirement in the operating room. Additional standby shifts that become available will be offered by seniority in a fair and equitable basis.

Standby Scheduling. K.1 In areas where standby is utilized, the Hospital will endeavour to distribute such duty on an equitable basis. The Hospital will notify the Union in writing prior to initiating standby assignments in any additional areas. The Hospital will endeavour to post standby assignments at the same time as the tour of duty schedule is posted. Employees will be permitted to exchange their standby assignments, with the prior approval of the immediate Manager, if possible, and provided the appropriate response time is met by the employees making the exchange. Employees will not be scheduled for standby on a scheduled weekend off or scheduled day off, unless mutually agreed between the employee and her or his immediate Manager. This paragraph does not apply to the employees in the operating room where nurses will have on call assignments fairly and equitably distributed amongst trained surgical suite staff. The Hospital will discuss with the union prior to changing the standby requirement in the operating room. Additional standby shifts that become available will be offered by seniority in a fair and equitable basis.