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References to shifts

In force

(1)

In this part—

(a)

the morning shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 7a.m. and 3p.m.; and

(b)

the afternoon shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 3p.m. and 11p.m.; and

(c)

the night shift for a ward is the shift ordinarily worked by nurses or midwives in the ward that mostly falls between 11p.m. and 7a.m.

(2)

However—

(a)

if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b), it is taken to be an afternoon shift; andExample—

A shift from 11a.m. to 7p.m. is an afternoon shift.

(b)

if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1)(b) and (c), it is taken to be a night shift; and

(c)

if a shift falls equally across the periods mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (c), it is taken to be a morning shift.

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