Common use of Weekend Schedule Clause in Contracts

Weekend Schedule. A weekend schedule may be developed in order to meet the Employer’s need for weekend staff, and individual nurses’ preference for a weekend work schedule. A weekend schedule is defined as a schedule in which a full-time nurse works a weekly average of thirty (30) hours and is paid for 37.5 hours at her or his regular straight time hourly rate. The schedule must include two 11.25 hour tours, which fall within a weekend period as determined by the Employer and the Association. A nurse working a weekend schedule will work every weekend except as provided for in the provisions below. If the Employer and the Association agree to a weekend schedule, the introduction of that schedule and the manner in which the position(s) are filled, shall be determined by the local parties and recorded in the Appendix of Local Provisions. This schedule may be discontinued by either party with notice as determined within the Appendix of Local Provisions. The opportunity for an individual nurse to discontinue this schedule shall be resolved by the local parties: (a) Weekend and shift premiums shall not be paid;