Bonnyville Health Centre Collective Agreement 2020-2024

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #6

BETWEEN

COVENANT HEALTH, BONNYVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

AND

THE HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA

MUTUAL AGREEMENT TO ADJUST FTES
 

WHEREAS the Parties see the mutual value in:

• providing Employees with confirmation of their full-time equivalent (FTE);

• defining approaches to enable the adjustment of FTEs for Employees where mutually agreed; and

• developing larger FTEs and more full-time positions.

The Parties agree as follows:

1. At the time of hire or transfer, the Employer shall state, in writing to the Employee, the Employee’s current FTE. Pursuant to this Letter of Understanding, such FTE may be amended by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Employee.

   1. The process for requesting a change to FTEs shall be as follows:

      1. Employees may request to increase or decrease the Employee’s FTE. Such changes in FTE shall not exceed 0.3 FTE.

      2. The Employer shall advise the Union of all such requests within seven (7) days of the request being made.

      3. The Employer shall indicate approval or disapproval in writing within twenty (20) working days of the request and such request shall not be unreasonably denied subject to operational requirements.

      4. The Employer may offer to increase an Employee’s FTE following consultation with the Union.

      5. Seniority shall be considered in determining which Employees are eligible to have their FTEs adjusted in accordance with this Letter of Understanding.
          

   2. Where mutual agreement is reached in accordance with paragraph 1(a) above:

      1. Regular hours of work for that classification within the bargaining unit shall not be reduced.

      2. Amendments to FTEs will be limited to the work area from which the original request was received.

      3. Such changes shall be confirmed in writing to the Employee, and a copy shall be provided to the Union.

      4. When an Employee(s) decreases their FTE, the resultant FTE shall first be offered to other Employees in the same department and classification. Seniority shall be used to determine who will receive the additional FTE.

      5. If the changes, after application of (iv) above result in FTE in excess of 0.4 FTE in any one classification, a new position of the FTE shall be posted.

2. Mutual agreement to amend FTEs shall not be considered a violation of the posting provisions of Article 32: Appointments and Transfers, or the provisions of Article 35: Layoff and Recall.

3. Where mutual agreement is not reached to amend FTEs, the strict provisions of this Collective Agreement shall apply.