Christenson Communities Ltd. (Royal Oak Manor, Lacombe) Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 10: Work Schedules and Shifts

1. An employee shall be aware that they may be required to work various shifts throughout the twenty-four (24) hour day and the seven (7) days of the week.  The first (1st) shift of the working day shall be the one wherein the majority of hours worked fall between twenty-four hundred (2400) and zero eight hundred (0800) hours.

2. Shift Scheduling Standards and Premiums for Non-Compliance

   1. Except in cases of emergency or by mutual agreement between an Employee and the Employer, shift schedules shall provide for:
      1. at least fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) hours off duty between shifts;
      2. not more than six (6) consecutive scheduled days of work;
      3. two (2) consecutive days of rest in a fourteen (14) calendar day period;
      4. no split shifts;
      5. no shift shall be less than three (3) hours;
      6. days off to be scheduled in such a way as to equally distribute weekends off over a shift cycle among the regular full-time employees who perform the work involved. For the purpose of this provision, "weekend" shall mean a consecutive Saturday and Sunday assuring a minimum of fifty-six (56) hours off duty.
   2. Shift schedules shall be posted not less than twenty eight (28) calendar days in advance.
   3. When the Employer initiates a change in the Employee's schedule with less than seven (7) calendar days notice, the Employee shall be paid at one and one-half times (1 1/2X) for all hours worked on the first (1st) shift of the changed schedule.

   Effective February 1, 2022 replaces 10.02(c) entirely as follows:
   
   (c)  When the Employer initiates a change in the Employee's schedule with less than seven (7) calendar days notice, the Employee shall be paid two times (2X) their basic rate of pay for all hours worked on the first (1st) shift of the changed schedule.

   (d)  Employee requests for shift changes must be made in writing at least seven (7) calendar days in advance, except in extenuating circumstances. If the change results in less than seven (7) calendar days notice, the Employees affected will be paid their regular rate of pay for all hours worked.

   (e)  Employees may exchange shifts and/or days off with the prior written approval of the Employer provided no increase in cost is incurred by the Employer.

3. Reporting Pay
   Any Employee who reports for work as requested or scheduled and is sent home for any reason other than disciplinary shall be paid for the full length of the shift or three (3) hours, whichever is the greater, at the Employee's regular rate of pay.
4. The Employer will provide the Union with an authorized copy of all work schedules upon request.