Bonnyville Health Centre Collective Agreement 2020-2024

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #13

BETWEEN

COVENANT HEALTH, BONNYVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

AND

THE HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA

NO CONTRACTING OUT
 

1. Article 41, Contracting Out notwithstanding, the Employer shall not contract out to an external Employer, any service currently provided by Employees of the Employer, unless:
   1. the Employer has already issued a request for proposals (RFP) from external providers prior to January 17, 2023, (date of tentative agreement); or
   2. the service is already being provided by an external provider.
2. This does not prevent the Employer from utilizing contracted service providers for temporary projects, where there are insufficient available internal Employees to complete the required work at the Basic Rate of Pay, or in cases of emergency.

3. Other Organizational Changes - This does not prevent the Employer from making other organizational changes through attrition or through utilization of the provisions of Article 35, Layoff/Displacement/Recall Procedure.

4. This Letter of Understanding becomes effective on the date of ratification of this Agreement and shall expire on March 30, 2024.