Foothills Regional Emergency Services Commission Collective Agreement 2023-2025

Article 26: Resignation/Termination

1. An employee shall provide to the Employer twenty-eight (28) calendar days notice, where possible, and at any rate shall, provide the Employer with a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days’ notice of their desire to terminate their employment under any circumstance.
2. If the required notice of termination is given, an employee who voluntarily leaves the employ of the Employer shall receive the wages and vacation pay to which they are entitled on the day on which they terminate their employment, subject to return of employer property within seven days of the date of termination.
3. Pro rata vacation pay on termination of employment will be paid in accordance with service rendered if proper notification is given.  If proper notification (minimum fourteen (14) days) is not given, the employee will be paid in accordance with the Employment Standards Code.
4. An employee shall be deemed to have terminated their employment when:
   1. they are absent from work without good and proper reason and/or the approval of the Employer; or
   2. they do not return from leave of absence or vacation as scheduled; or
   3. they do not return from layoff as required, or upon the expiry of twelve (12) months following layoff during which time the employee has not been recalled to work.
5. If the required notice of termination is given, an exit interview with the Employer shall be granted at the Employee’s request prior to termination.