COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT Between: VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk Chatham-Kent Durham North Bay Perth-Huron Peterborough, Victoria & Haliburton Porcupine Site – Highway 11 and the City of Timmins Sarnia-Lambton Thunder Bay and District Toronto/York-Peel (Hereinafter referred to as "the Employer") And: ONTARIO NURSES' ASSOCIATION (Hereinafter referred to as "the Union") Expiry: March 31, 2021 VON Central Agreement.C21 TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Page ARTICLE 1 – PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................... 1 ARTICLE 2 – RECOGNITION .............................................................................................................. 1 ARTICLE 3 – MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS .......................................................................................... 3 ARTICLE 4 – DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................ 3 ARTICLE 5 – NO DISCRIMINATION .................................................................................................... 4 ARTICLE 6 – NO STRIKE, NO LOCKOUT ............................................................................................ 6 ARTICLE 7 – UNION SECURITY ......................................................................................................... 6 ARTICLE 8 – REPRESENTATIVES AND COMMITTEES ........................................................................ 6 ARTICLE 9 – GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE ............................................................ 10 ARTICLE 10 – SENIORITY ................................................................................................................ 14 ARTICLE 11 – JOB POSTINGS ......................................................................................................... 19 ARTICLE 12 – LEAVES OF ABSENCE ............................................................................................... 25 ARTICLE 13 – EMPLOYEE FILES ..................................................................................................... 55 ARTICLE 14 – HOURS OF WORK ..................................................................................................... 57 ARTICLE 15 – CASELOAD MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 88 ARTICLE 16 – PAID HOLIDAYS ........................................................................................................ 90 ARTICLE 17 – VACATIONS ............................................................................................................ 100 ARTICLE 18 – SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ................................................................... 118 ARTICLE 19 – SICK LEAVE ............................................................................................................ 120 ARTICLE 20 – PENSION & BENEFITS ............................................................................................. 126 ARTICLE 21 – MISCELLANEOUS .................................................................................................... 140 ARTICLE 22 – OVERTIME AND PREMIUM PAYMENTS .................................................................... 145 ARTICLE 23 – TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE ............................................................................ 161 ARTICLE 24 – COMPENSATION ..................................................................................................... 164 ARTICLE 25 – PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY ........................................................................... 173 ARTICLE 26 – DURATION .............................................................................................................. 173 APPENDIX A – RATES OF PAY – BRANT, HALDIMAND, NORFOLK .................................................. 175 APPENDIX A – RATES OF PAY – CHATHAM-KENT ......................................................................... 176 APPENDIX A – RATES OF PAY – DURHAM ..................................................................................... 177 APPENDIX A – RATES OF PAY – NORTH BAY ................................................................................ 178 APPENDIX A – RATES OF PAY – PERTH-HURON ........................................................................... 179 APPENDIX A – RATES OF PAY – PETERBOROUGH, VICTORIA & HALIBURTON .............................. 180 APPENDIX A – RATES OF PAY – PORCUPINE SITE – HIGHWAY 11 AND THE CITY OF TIMMINS ..... 181 APPENDIX A – RATES OF PAY – SARNIA-LAMBTON ...................................................................... 182 APPENDIX A – RATES OF PAY – THUNDER BAY AND DISTRICT .................................................... 183 APPENDIX A – RATES OF PAY – TORONTO/YORK-PEEL ............................................................... 184 APPENDIX B – ONA GRIEVANCE FORM ......................................................................................... 185 LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING: BRANT, HALDIMAND, NORFOLK - RE: FULL-TIME SHIFT NURSING ............................................... 186 BRANT, HALDIMAND, NORFOLK - RE: CASUAL PART-TIME SHIFT NURSING ................................. 186 BRANT, HALDIMAND, NORFOLK - RE: CLINIC NURSING ............................................................... 187 BRANT, HALDIMAND, NORFOLK - RE: PROFESSIONAL DRESS ..................................................... 188 VON Central Agreement.C21 BRANT, HALDIMAND, NORFOLK - RE: PERMANENT PART-TIME NURSES ..................................... 188 BRANT, HALDIMAND, NORFOLK - RE: PROMOTING AND VALUING THE WORK OF NURSES .......... 189 BRANT, HALDIMAND, NORFOLK - RE: DIRECTING REGISTERED NURSE (DRN) ............................ 190 CHATHAM-KENT - RE: JOB SECURITY .......................................................................................... 191 CHATHAM-KENT - RE: UNIFORMS .............................................................................................................. 191 CHATHAM-KENT - RE: NEW GRADUATE ....................................................................................... 191 DURHAM - RE: CLINIC NURSES .................................................................................................................. 192 DURHAM - RE: REGULAR PART-TIME NURSES EMPLOYED TO WORK WEEKENDS ONLY ............. 192 DURHAM - RE: SELECT PROGRAM FUNDING ............................................................................... 192 NORTH BAY - RE: SHIFT NURSING ............................................................................................... 193 NORTH BAY - RE: EXTENDED TOURS .......................................................................................... 194 NORTH BAY - RE: MASTER ROTATION ......................................................................................... 195 NORTH BAY - RE: BENEFITS – PART-TIME/CASUAL EMPLOYEES ................................................. 195 PERTH-HURON - RE: JOB SECURITY ........................................................................................... 195 PERTH-HURON - RE: SITE AMALAGAMATION ............................................................................... 195 PERTH-HURON - RE: SHIFT NURSING .......................................................................................... 196 PERTH-HURON - RE: EVENING SHIFT .......................................................................................... 196 PETERBOROUGH, VICTORIA & HALIBURTON - RE: SITE AMALGAMATION .................................... 197 PETERBOROUGH, VICTORIA & HALIBURTON - RE: SHIFT NURSING ............................................. 197 PETERBOROUGH, VICTORIA & HALIBURTON - RE: NEW GRADUATE ............................................ 198 PETERBOROUGH, VICTORIA & HALIBURTON - RE: GEOGRAPHIC AREAS .................................... 198 PETERBOROUGH, VICTORIA & HALIBURTON - RE: FULL-TIME FOUR-FIFTHS POSITIONS ............. 199 PETERBOROUGH, VICTORIA & HALIBURTON - RE: EXTENDED TOURS – ACS CLINIC ................... 199 PETERBOROUGH, VICTORIA & HALIBURTON - RE: RETURN TO WORK ........................................ 200 PORCUPINE, HIGHWAY 11, TIMMINS - RE: SHIFT NURSING .......................................................... 201 PORCUPINE, HIGHWAY 11, TIMMINS - RE: NURSE PRACTITIONERS ............................................ 202 SARNIA-LAMBTON - RE: BRANCH AMALGAMATION ...................................................................... 203 SARNIA-LAMBTON - RE: UNIFORMS ............................................................................................. 203 SARNIA-LAMBTON - RE: FOUR-DAY WEEK ................................................................................... 203 SARNIA-LAMBTON - RE: ADDENDUM TO ARTICLE 22 – COMPENSATION IN RELATION TO VISITING NURSING MENTOR PROGRAM ....................................................................................... 204 SARNIA-LAMBTON - RE: SHIFT NURSING (FORMERLY INDEPENDENT HEALTH PRACTITIONERS) ............................................................................................................ 204 SARNIA-LAMBTON - RE: 12-HOUR VISITING NURSING TOURS...................................................... 206 SARNIA-LAMBTON - RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF TEAM LEADER ROTATIONAL POSITION AND SCHEDULING PROVISIONS AND PROCESS .................................................................................. 206 SARNIA-LAMBTON