Good Samaritan Society Collective Agreement 2020-2024

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #4

BETWEEN

THE GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
(A Lutheran Social Service Organization)
(hereinafter referred to as the Employer)

AND

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

RE: EMPLOYMENT IN MULTIPLE POSITIONS
 

The Parties agree that this Letter of Understanding applies to Employees who hold more than one (1) position under the Collective Agreement as of the date of its signing or to Employees who subsequently attain more than one (1) position.

1. An Employee is responsible for notifying their supervisor that they are employed in multiple positions with the Employer.
2. 1. Employees shall not be employed with the Employer in greater than full-time capacity.
   2. Notwithstanding the above, an Employee who holds a part-time position(s) may work additional shifts, however, it is intended that the total hours will not normally exceed full-time hours, and in any case shall not contravene this Collective Agreement.
3. Subject to the Employer’s operational ability to do so, the Employer agrees to combine the regular hours of work of multiple positions held by an Employee for the purpose of benefit eligibility, pension, vacation accrual, sick leave accrual, named holiday pay, increments, placement on the salary appendix and seniority, provided that the following conditions are met:
   1. The total hours of the positions do not exceed full-time employment as defined in this Collective Agreement; and
   2. The regular hours of work to be combined are associated with regular part-time positions; and
   3. The positions are in the same classification and their schedules can be merged or the Employer and Employee mutually agree to waive the scheduling provision of Article 10 in the Collective Agreement; and
   4. The Employee, where possible, and subject to the approval of the Employer, will distribute their banked time such as vacation and named holidays between work sites according to the FTEs of the Employee’s position.
4. Where the regular hours of work of multiple positions cannot be combined in accordance with point 3 above because they are in different classifications, they may be combined for the purposes of determining benefit eligibility only.
5. An Employee who holds multiple positions would have their salary adjusted to the highest increment level achieved in any of the positions currently held, providing that the positions are the same classification.  The time period for any further increment advancement would include any regular hours already worked and not credited towards the next increment level.
6. An Employee who holds multiple positions would have the earliest “seniority date” recognized for the purpose of Article 28.
7. Probation and Trial Periods:
   1. Pursuant to clause 7.05 of the Collective Agreement, an Employee shall serve only one probationary period with Employer so long as they remain continuously employed with the Employer.
   2. The trial period will apply to each component of the multiple positions.
8. Layoff and recall provisions shall apply individually to each position.
9. An Employee who holds multiple positions, and who fails to report for work as scheduled due to a conflict in schedules, may be required to relinquish one of the positions.
10. An Employee who accepts multiple positions acknowledges the Employer’s requirement to manage shift scheduling based on operational need. If a schedule changes as a result of operational requirements, then an Employee may be required to resign one or more of their positions. Should an Employee be required to resign from a position(s) under these circumstances, they shall be given twenty-eight (28) days’ notice of such requirement or such lesser time as may be agreed between the Employer and the Union.
11. The Employer reserves the right to deny or terminate multiple position situations based on operational requirements or health and safety factors, subject to all provisions of the Collective Agreement.

This Letter of Understanding shall expire on March 31, 2024, or upon the date of ratification of the next Collective Agreement, whichever is later.