Bonnyville Health Centre Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 14: Hours of Work

1. Continuous Operation
   It is understood and agreed that work shall provide for a continuous operation Monday through Sunday.  Also, a weekend is defined as Saturday and Sunday.  For the purpose of this provision, “weekend” shall mean a consecutive Saturday and Sunday assuring a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours off duty.
2. Posting of Shift Schedules
   1. All shift schedules shall be posted not less than twenty-eight (28) calendar days in advance.  Shift schedules posted shall cover a minimum four (4) week period. When a change is made in the Employee’s scheduled work days the Employee shall be informed and the change shall be recorded on the shift schedule.  Unless agreed to by the Employee, when such change is made with less than fourteen (14) calendar days’ notice, the Employee shall be paid at two times (2X) the Basic Rate of Pay for all hours worked on the first (1st) shift of the changed schedule.
   2. Unless agreed to by the Employee, if, in the course of a posted schedule, the Employer changes the Employee’s scheduled shift (i.e. days to evenings, days to nights or evenings to nights) with less than forty-eight (48) hours’ notice, they shall be paid at the rate of two times (2X) their Basic Rate of Pay for all hours worked on the changed shifts.
   3. Unless agreed to by the Employee, if, in the course of a posted schedule, the Employer changes an Employee’s scheduled start time and/or end time with less than forty-eight (48) hours’ notice, they shall be paid at two times (2X) their Basic Rate of Pay for all hours worked outside of the originally scheduled hours.
3. Daylight Saving Time
   On the date fixed by proclamation, in accordance with the Daylight Saving Time Act, of the conversion to Mountain Standard Time, regular hours of work shall be extended to include the resultant additional hour with additional payment due therefore at the applicable overtime rate.  On the date fixed by said Act for the resumption of Daylight Saving Time, the resultant reduction of one (1) hour in the shift involved shall be effected with the appropriate deduction in regular earnings.
4. Request to Report for a Later Shift
   In the event an Employee reports for work as scheduled and is requested by the Employer to report for a later shift, or not required to work, the Employee shall be compensated by payment of three (3) hours’ pay at the Employee’s Basic Rate of Pay.
5. Required to Cease Work Prior to End of Shift
   Should an Employee report and commence work as scheduled and be required to cease work prior to completion of their scheduled shift and return to duty at a later hour, the Employee shall receive their Basic Rate of Pay for all hours worked with an addition of two (2) hours’ pay at their Basic Rate of Pay for that inconvenience.
6. Meal Periods and Rest Periods
   1. All Employees shall be permitted one (1) rest period with pay of fifteen (15) minutes during each period of three decimal eight seven five (3.875) hours of work, the time of which shall be scheduled by the Employer.  Rest periods will not be scheduled in conjunction with meal periods, starting times, quitting times, or taken together except by mutual agreement of the Employee and the Employer.  
   2. If an Employee is unable to take their paid rest period or where the Employer directs an Employee to work, or return to duty, during the Employee’s rest period, the Employee shall:
      1. be provided with a rest period by the end of the Employee’s shift; or
      2. where a rest period by the end of the shift is not possible, be paid for an additional fifteen (15) minutes at two times (2X) the Employee’s Basic Rate of Pay.
7. Full-Time Employees
   1. Regular hours of work, exclusive of meal periods, for Full-Time Employees, shall be:
      1. seven and three-quarter (7 3/4) work hours per day; and
      2. seventy-seven and one-half (77 1/2) work hours in a fourteen (14) calendar day period.
   2. Full-Time Employees who are scheduled to rotate shifts (days, evenings and nights; or days and evenings; or days and nights) shall be assigned not less than one-third (1/3) day shifts during a shift cycle; unless otherwise mutually agreed to between the Employer and the Employee.  The Employer shall consider a request by such Employee(s) to work permanent evenings and/or night shifts.
   3. Unless otherwise mutually agreed between the Employer and the Employee, shift schedules for Full-Time Employees shall provide for:
      1. not more than two (2) different shift starting times between scheduled days off;
      2. days off to be consecutive;
      3. not more than six (6) consecutive days of work without receiving their days off;
      4. at least fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) hours between scheduled shifts;
      5. no split shifts; and
      6. days off to be scheduled in such a way as to equally distribute weekends off over a shift cycle among the Full-Time Employees who perform the work involved.
8. Part-Time Employees
   1. Hours of work for Part-Time Employees shall be:
      1. a minimum of three (3) hours per shift; and
      2. up to seven and three-quarter (7 3/4) hours in any one (1) day, exclusive of meal periods; and
      3. scheduled to work in a manner where the ratio of work days to non-work days does not exceed 5:2 averaged over a period of not more than four (4) weeks. Such four (4) week periods shall be consecutive and non-inclusive.
   2. Part-Time Employees who are scheduled to rotate shifts (days, evenings and nights; or days and evenings; or days and nights) shall be assigned not less than one-third (1/3) day shifts during a shift cycle; unless otherwise mutually agreed to between the Employer and the Employee.  The Employer shall consider a request by such Employee(s) to work permanent evenings and/or night shifts.
   3. Unless otherwise mutually agreed between the Employer and Employee, shift schedules for Part-Time Employees shall provide for:
      1. not more than two (2) different shift starting times between days off;
      2. at least two (2) consecutive days off per week, averaged over one (1) work cycle of not more than fourteen (14) calendar days;
      3. not more than six (6) consecutive days of work without receiving their days off;
      4. at least fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) hours between scheduled shifts;
      5. no split shifts; and
      6. excepting Part-Time Employees who are employed specifically for weekend work, days off to be scheduled in such a way as to equally distribute weekends off over a shift cycle among the Part-Time Employees who perform the work involved.

   4. Part-Time Employees who wish to be considered for additional hours of work which:

      1. are made available to relieve for absences the duration of which is less than ninety (90) calendar days; or
      2. are not regularly scheduled;

      shall advise their immediate supervisor, in writing, as to the extent of their availability.

   5. The Basic Rate of Pay will prevail for additional hours of work assigned to a Part-Time Employee beyond the Employee’s scheduled hours, provided:

      1. the assignment is accepted;
      2. the hours worked do not exceed seven and three-quarter (7 3/4) hours per day;
      3. the hours worked do not exceed seventy-seven and one-half (77 1/2) hours over a period of fourteen (14) calendar days;
      4. the Part-Time Employee does not work in excess of six (6) consecutive days without days off;
      5. the Part-Time Employee does not work in excess of the ratio outlined in Article 14.08(a)(iii)

      When a Part-Time Employee accepts additional hours as per the preceding conditions, the Employee’s schedule shall not be considered to have been changed and therefore Article 14.02 does not apply.

9. At the time of hire or transfer, the Employer shall state in writing the Full-Time Equivalency status for each Employee. Such Full-Time Equivalency shall not be altered except by the operation of the provisions of this Collective Agreement.
10. Optional Scheduling Provisions
    Optional scheduling provisions may be mutually agreed to in writing between the Employer and the Union. Where such agreement is made, it shall be made in writing.
11. Employee Shift Trading
    Employees may exchange shifts and/or days off with the approval (in writing) of the Employer provided no increase in cost is incurred by the Employer.
12. Failure to provide at least fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) hours rest between regularly scheduled shifts, as per 14.07(c)(iv) and 14.08(c)(iv), shall result in payment of overtime at two times (2X) the Basic Rate of Pay for any hours worked during normal rest periods unless the Employer and the Union have mutually agreed to optional scheduling provisions that provide for less than fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) hours rest between regularly scheduled shifts.