Associated Ambulance & Services (Whitecourt) Ltd., Collective Agreement 2020-2025

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #4

BETWEEN

ASSOCIATED AMBULANCE & SERVICES (WHITECOURT), LTD., ATHABASCA, BARRHEAD, BOYLE, EDSON, EVANSBURG, HINTON, JASPER, NORDEGG, RIMBEY, ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE AND WHITECOURT STATIONS 
(hereinafter called the “Employer”)

AND

HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA
(hereinafter called the “Union”)

RE: LOCAL CONDITIONS — ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE
 

The Local Conditions for Rocky Mountain House specified in this Letter of Understanding will supersede related Articles, or portions thereof, in the Main Agreement

ARTICLE 9 - HOURS OF WORK AND SHIFT SCHEDULES

9.01 Regular hours of work, inclusive of meal periods, shall be:

(a) Forty-eight (48) hours at work and ninety six (96) hours of rest as per
Government of Alberta Employment Standards Variance to Extend Consecutive Hours of Work. If the noted permit is rejected by the Government of Alberta, the hours of work will be reviewed and re-negotiated by the parties.
(b) twenty-four (24) hour shifts consisting of ten (10) core hours, eight (8) flex hours and six (6) hours of on call. Employees shall be compensated for eighteen (18) hours at their basic rate of pay in accordance with Salary Appendix "B", plus six (6) hours of on call in a twenty-four (24) hour period;
(c) Annual paid regular hours are two thousand one hundred and ninety (2190).

ARTICLE 11- ON-CALL DUTY

11.04  An Employee who is called back to duty after the completion of hours in accordance with Article 9.01, all hours worked during call-back will be at two times (2X) the regular rate of pay, for a minimum of one (1) hour or the total hours worked, whichever is greater. Should the Employee receive another call-back within the timeframe of the first call-back, it shall be continuous with the first call-back. An Employee called back to duty shall be permitted to leave when normal conditions have been restored.

ARTICLE 15: VACATION WITH PAY 

15.01   Vacation Entitlement

The rate at which vacation is earned shall be governed by the length of such employment as follows:
(a) During the first and second year of employment, Employees shall earn a vacation of one hundred and twenty (120) hours - (18 hour paid shifts = seven (7) days off);
(b) During the third and fourth year of employment, Employees shall earn a vacation entitlement of one hundred and forty four (144) hours;
(c) During the fifth and sixth year of employment, Employees shall earn a vacation entitlement of one hundred and eighty (180) hours;
(d) During the seventh, eighth and ninth year of employment, Employees shall earn a vacation entitlement of two hundred and sixteen (216) hours;
(e) During the tenth and subsequent years of employment, Employees shall earn a vacation entitlement of two hundred and forty (240) hours.

ARTICLE 17: SICK LEAVE

17.02   When an Employee has completed their probationary period they shall be allowed a credit for sick leave computed from the date of employment at a rate of twelve (12) hours for each full month to a maximum credit of one hundred and forty four (144) hours provided however, that an Employee shall not be entitled to apply sick leave credits prior to the completion of their probationary period.

This Letter of Understanding will expire December 31, 2022.