Work of the Bargaining Unit / Agency Nurses. (a) Nurses who are in supervisory positions excluded from the bargaining unit shall not perform duties normally performed by nurses in the bargaining unit which shall directly cause or result in the layoff, loss of seniority or service or reduction in benefits to nurses in the bargaining unit. Nurses will be assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Regulated Health Professions Act and other applicable statutes and regulations thereto. Hospitals will not assign such duties and responsibilities to employees not covered by this agreement unless those duties and responsibilities are appropriate to the position occupied by the person to whom the duties and responsibilities are being assigned and are consistent with quality patient care. Unless otherwise agreed by the Union and the Hospital, work performed by full-time nurses will not be assigned to part-time nurses for the purpose of eliminating full-time positions.
Work of the Bargaining Unit / Agency Nurses. (a) Nurses who are in supervisory positions excluded from the bargaining unit shall not perform duties normally performed by nurses in the bargaining unit which shall directly cause or result in the layoff, loss of seniority or service or reduction in benefits to nurses in the bargaining unit. Nurses will be assigned duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Regulated Health Professions Act and other applicable statutes and regulations thereto. The Employer will not assign such duties and responsibilities to employees not covered by this Agreement unless those duties and responsibilities are appropriate to the position occupied by the person to whom the duties and responsibilities are being assigned and are consistent with quality patient care. Unless otherwise agreed by the Union and the Employer, work performed by full-time nurses will not be assigned to part-time nurses for the purpose of eliminating full-time positions. In order for the Union to be able to monitor the extent of work assignment between RNs and RPNs in the workplace, the Employer will provide the Union’s Labour Relations Officer and Bargaining Unit President with semi-annual reports (by March 31 and September 30 each year), by bargaining unit, site and by nursing unit, of the following:
Work of the Bargaining Unit / Agency Nurses. The Employer shall not contract out any work usually performed by members of this bargaining unit if, as a result of such contracting out, a layoff of any employees other than casual part-time employees follows. Contracting out to an Employer who is organized and who will employ the employees of the bargaining unit who would otherwise be laid off is not a breach of this provision. This clause will not apply to the ad hoc use of agency or registry nurses for single shift coverage of vacancies due to illness or leaves of absence. Note: Seniority lists and layoff and recall rights of part-time nurses shall be separate from full-time nurses.
