MOA RE: Working Extra Shifts on Evenings, Nights, Weekends & Holidays

NOTE: For the purpose of this guide, a shift on an [Evening, Night, Weekend or Holiday] will be referred to as an “Eligible Shift”

Working Extra Shifts on Evenings, Nights, Weekends & Holidays

Eligible Members

All PEINU Members have the opportunity to benefit from the incentive offered under the terms of this MOA.

• Full-Time
• Part-Time
• Casual*

*Casual Members will be paid the premium for Eligible Shifts they work in excess of a 0.50FTE qualifying threshold in the pay period. (The hours worked up to the 0.50FTE do not need to be on an Eligible Shift.)  An example is included at the end of this post.

Eligible Units/Services

All Units/Services are eligible for the incentive offered under the terms of this MOA.

Eligible Shifts

Any known vacancy on an ‘Eligible Shift‘ that is known to the Employer more than 48 hours in advance is considered an Eligible Shift. 

• Shifts that become known to the Employer less than 48 hours in advance are considered ‘Unknown Shift Vacancies’. (See Article 20.25 of the collective agreement.)
• Portions of a Known Vacancy shift (e.g. 8 hours of a 12-hour shift) are not eligible for this premium.In the event a Known Vacancy shift is not filled (in whole), the Employer may fill it (in whole or in part) as a Critical Shift subject to the approval process outlined by the Employer.

Additional Information

This page is a work in progress. Please contact your Local President if you have questions or concerns about the application of the premiums.