Bethany Care Society Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 2: Definitions

In this Collective Agreement:

1. “Administrator” means the senior person responsible for the operations of the Centre reporting to the Executive Director, Clinical Operations.
2. “Arbitration” shall take its meaning from that section of the Labour Relations Code dealing with the resolution of a difference.
3. “Union” means the Health Sciences Association of Alberta.
4. “Bargaining Unit” means those persons described in Certificate Number C-200-2001 issued by the Alberta Labour Relations Board, that is - “All Employees of the Bethany Care Centre, Calgary, 916 - 18A Street NW, when employed in a paramedical technical/professional capacity” and as may be amended by the Alberta Labour Relations Board.
5. “Basic Rate of Pay” means an Employee’s applicable Step in the Salaries Schedule of their classification, including Temporary Assignments, but exclusive of all allowances, overtime and premiums.
6. “Casual Employee” means an Employee who:
   1. works on a call-in basis and is not regularly scheduled; or
   2. is regularly scheduled to work for a period of three (3) months or less for a specific job; or
   3. relieves for an absence the duration of which is three (3) months or less.
7. “Centre” means the facility administered by the Employer in this Collective Agreement located at 916 – 18A Street NW, Calgary, Alberta.
8. “Code” means the Alberta Labour Relations Code as amended from time to time.
9. “Posting” includes electronic postings.
10. “Employee” means a person covered by this Collective Agreement employed by the Employer working within the Bargaining Unit.  It shall further include any person employed in any new classification added to the bargaining unit in the future.
11. “Employer” means the Bethany Care Society, Calgary, Alberta.
12. Pronouns used in this collective agreement are gender neutral and shall apply to feminine, masculine and other where the context herein so requires.
13. “Full-time Employee” means an Employee who is regularly scheduled to work the full daily and bi-weekly hours specified in the “Hours of Work” Article of this Collective Agreement.
14. “Gross Earnings” means all monies paid by the Employer and earned by an Employee under the terms of this Collective Agreement.
15. “Hire Date” means a Regular Employee’s most recent date of hire with the Employer.
16. “In-Service” means orientation, acquisition and maintenance of essential skills and other programs offered by the Employer.
17. “Month” means the period of time between the date in one month and the preceding date in the following month.
18. “On-Call Duty” means those hours of the day when an Employee is not on regular duty but has been directed by the Employer to be readily available to return to work promptly if required to do so.
19. “Part-time Employee” means an Employee who is regularly scheduled to work for less than the full daily and/or bi-weekly hours specified in the “Hours of Work” Article of this Collective Agreement.
20. “Plural” shall be considered as if the singular has been used where the context herein so requires and vice-versa.
21. “Probation Period” means five hundred and three point seven five (503.75) regular hours worked by the Employee exclusive of overtime.
22. “Regular Employee” means an Employee who works on a Full-time or Part-time basis on regularly scheduled shifts of a continuing nature.
23. “Shift” means a daily tour of duty exclusive of overtime.
24. “Shift Cycle” means the period of time when the shift schedule repeats itself.  In those instances where the schedule does not repeat itself, the term “Shift Cycle” shall be understood to mean a period of time not exceeding eight (8) weeks.
25. “Temporary Employee” means an Employee who is hired on a temporary basis for a full-time or part-time position:
    1. for a specific job of more than three (3) months but less than twelve (12) months; or
    2. to replace a full-time or part-time Employee who is on an approved leave of absence for a period in excess of three (3) months; or
    3. to replace a full-time or part-time Employee who is on a leave due to illness or injury where the Employee on leave has indicated to the Employer that the duration of such leave will be in excess of three (3) months.
26. “Trial Period” means five hundred and three point seven five (503.75) regular hours worked by the Employee exclusive of overtime.
27. “Vacation” means annual vacation with pay.
28. “Vacation Year” means the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first day of April in each calendar year and concluding on the last day of March of the following calendar year.
29. “Job Steward” means an Employee of the Employer designated by the Union to act as a local representative.