Canadian Blood Services (Technical) Collective Agreement 2021-2024

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #2

Between

CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES
(hereinafter referred to as the Employer)

- and -

HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA
(hereinafter referred to as the Union)

RE:  FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES
 

The Parties agree to provisionally amend the terms of the existing Collective Agreement to continue to provide for flexible work schedules based on the following:

1. The intent is to account for longer daily shifts and not to reduce current entitlements of any Employee under the terms of the Collective Agreement.
2. Work schedules will continue to include shift schedules in excess of eight (8) hours in a day in departments where such scheduling is currently in effect on or before the date of ratification by both Parties of the Memorandum of Settlement.
3. Overtime shall apply to all hours worked in excess of the Employee’s scheduled daily hours, provided that such scheduled hours exceed 7.5 hours. The provisions of Article 8.03 (a) shall continue to apply.
4. Article 7.02 (a) (iv) and 7.02 (b) and shall not apply to Employees on flexible work schedules.  However, these items are understood to be subject to negotiations and agreement by the Parties with respect to a specific flexible work schedule arrangement.
5. Payment from vacation, sick leave, bereavement leave and special leave banks, will be based on the Employee’s scheduled daily hours.
6. Furthermore, the parties agree that, the Employer will not incur any additional costs over and above those which would have been normally incurred under the provisions of the Collective Agreement.
7. Development of flexible work schedules shall be done in consultation with the union.
8. Either party may, with fourteen (14) calendar days written notice to the other party, schedule a meeting to discuss issues and propose amendments or rescind this Letter of Understanding.  Otherwise, the parties agree that, this Letter of Understanding shall remain in force and effect for the duration of the Collective Agreement.