The following contains important information in regards to shift cancellations or being sent home due to above quota and your rights.
- You receive a call at home or you are informed that your upcoming shift is cancelled.
- For FT staff – you need 48 hours notice before the scheduled shift, any less and you will be paid time and a half on your next scheduled shift as per 14.12. Let staffing know this. If the change isn’t made let your manager know that you will be filling out a grievance fact sheet.
- For PT staff or casuals that are scheduled on the pre-posted 6-week schedule. You need 24 hours notice before the scheduled shift.
- While you are at work you are told your unit is above quota and staff need to be sent home.
- Staff will first be asked if anyone wants to take vacation. YOU DON’T HAVE TO TAKE VACATION. This is on a voluntary basis.
- If no one takes vacation and staff need to be sent home, first to be sent home will be the PRIMARY CASUAL nurses. These are nurses that have casual status within the hospital (not nurses who own PT or FT lines and have casual status on your unit.)
- If there are no casual nurses on the unit working then the hospital will move onto PT or FT staff. Your options can be found under the Central Agreement article 10.09 b)i):
- Accept the layoff (you don’t have to accept, you can move onto one of the following steps, you also don’t have to take vacation.)
- Elect to transfer to a vacant position, provided they are qualified to perform the available work (Float where there is a shortage.)
- Displace the least senior nurse in the bargaining unit whose work they are qualified to perform (this is the least senior nurse in the HOSPITAL whose work you are qualified to do.)
If you are approached, please make sure you know your rights.
If you are denied your choice, please let your manager know that you will be grieving it and fill out a grievance fact sheet to submit to Ganen or Laura within 9 calendar days.
“Bumping” is a “thing” in these situations. If you are told it is not and denied bumping rights then please inform your manager that you will be grieving it and fill out a grievance fact sheet to submit to Ganen or Laura within 9 calendar days.
If you are PT or FT and a casual nurse with the hospital is allowed to stay at work while you are sent home, please fill out a grievance fact sheet.
Article 14.12 applies if you are PT and a shift is cancelled within 24 hours of its scheduled start time
Article 14.12 applies if you are FT and a shift is cancelled within 48 hours of its scheduled start time.
Article 10.09 (Layoff) applies if you are PT/FT and your shift is cancelled before the 24/48 hour window or after the shift has started.
Bargaining Unit President Merissa Pyke gro.a1732194130no@0517321941307pub4173219413080lac1732194130ol1732194130