Carewest Collective Agreement 2020-2024

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #11

BETWEEN

CAREWEST

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

RE:  ADJUSTING FULL-TIME EQUIVALENCY
 

1. Regular Employees may submit requests to the Employer to decrease their FTE on a permanent basis.  The Employer shall have the right to accept or reject any request for alteration of the Regular Employee’s FTE.
   1. All requests by Regular Employees to adjust FTE’s must be made in writing to the Employee’s supervisor/manager.  The Employer shall provide the Union with a copy of the Employee’s request at the time the request is submitted.  The Employer shall indicate approval or disapproval in writing to the Employee and Union within twenty-one (21) days of the request.
   2. If a Regular Employee requests to decrease their FTE by zero point four zero (0.40) or less, the resulting FTE will be:
      1. posted in accordance with Article 29: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies; or
      2. reallocated amongst Regular Employees in accordance with this Letter of Understanding and the Employer shall advise the Union of the allocation of the residual FTE.
      3. If FTE is reallocated instead of posted pursuant to paragraph 1(b)(ii), and the Employer has canvassed all Regular Employees in the department and classification, and no further interest exists or it cannot be allocated without violating scheduling provisions of this Collective Agreement, residual FTE of zero point two zero (0.20) or less is not subject to further reallocation or posting.
   3. If a Regular Employee requests to decrease their FTE by greater than zero point four zero (0.40) but less than zero point six zero (0.60), the Union and Employer shall meet to discuss how the residual hours may be distributed and/or posted.  If the parties cannot agree, then the resulting FTE will be posted in accordance with Article 29: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies.
   4. If a Regular Employee requests to decrease their FTE by more than a zero point six zero (0.60), the resulting FTE will be posted in accordance with Article 29: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies and the Employer shall advise the Union of the posting number.
2. The Employer may approach Regular Employees with opportunities to increase their FTE’s.  Such additional FTE’s may become available either as a result of a vacancy or through operational changes resulting in small FTE enhancements.
   1. Should the available FTE be zero point four zero (0.40) or less, the hours may be offered to other Regular Employees in the same classification by order of seniority.
   2. Should the available FTE exceed zero point four zero (0.40), the Union and Employer shall meet to discuss distribution of hours.  If the parties cannot agree, the resulting FTE will be posted in accordance with Article 29: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies.
3. Regular positions that are changed as a result of an FTE increase or decrease must comply with Article 11: Work Schedules and Shifts.
4. A Regular Employee may not request to adjust their FTE under this letter more than once per year.
5. Where a request to change hours or work is approved, the Employer shall issue a letter to the Employee confirming the Employee’s new regular hours of work.
6. This Letter of Understanding has no application to situations requiring a duty to accommodate under relevant legislation.