Weekend Worker Scheduling Sample Clauses

Weekend Worker Scheduling. Written request to be considered for the Unit Weekend Worker scheduling should be addressed to the Director/designate of the Unit. At such time the request is granted the Director of the Unit will notify Human Resources and the Bargaining Unit President in writing. Pursuant to Article 13.04 of the Central Hospital Collective Agreement, the following conditions will apply: (a) Introduction and Discontinuation of Unit Weekend Schedule i) When eighty percent (80 %) of the employees on a Unit indicate, by secret ballot, their willingness to participate in a master schedule that accommodates the Unit Weekend Worker, the Union and the Employer will meet forthwith to arrange for such a trial. The secret ballot will be conducted solely by the Union and the Union will post the results. ii) A trial of the Unit Weekend Schedule will run for a nine (9) month period agreed upon by the parties. After five (5) months of the trial period, a meeting will be held with the unit, Hospital and the Union to evaluate the trial period and to make recommendations to improve the schedules, if needed. A further vote will then be conducted on the Unit. Where the nurses in the positions agree and at least eighty percent (80%) of the nurses on the unit indicate their willingness to continue with the new master, the arrangement will continue. (b) Discontinuation i) Nurses in these positions may discontinue the Weekend Schedule with ninety (90) days’ notice. ii) Either the Hospital or the Union may discontinue the Weekend Schedule with ninety (90) days’ notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a meeting will be held between the parties to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood that such discontinuation shall not be unreasonable or arbitrary. iii) Should the Weekend Schedule be discontinued, the nurses in these positions will revert back to the current rotation of the Unit.