House Next Door Society Collective Agreement 2012-2026

Article 2: Definitions

In this collective agreement:

1. "Union" means the Health Sciences Association of Alberta.
2. "Employer" means the House Next Door Society.
3. “Employee” (as further defined in Article 2.05 and as listed in Appendix A) shall mean a person who performs, on a regular basis, the job functions pertaining to any classification covered herein or who is included in the bargaining unit by a decision of the Alberta Labour Relations Board.
4. FTE means full-time equivalency, which is an expression of the ratio of hours of work of a part-time Employee to the paid hours of work of a full-time Employee, which are two thousand eighty eight (2088) hours in a calendar year.
5. All Employees will be designated as follows:
   1. "Regular Employee" is one who works on a full-time or part-time basis on regularly scheduled shifts of a continuing nature:
      1. "full-time Employee " is a regular Employee who works the full specified hours in the Hours of Work Article of this Collective Agreement;
      2. "part-time Employee" is one who works scheduled shifts, whose hours of work are less than those specified in the Hours of Work Article of this Collective Agreement.
   2. "Casual Employee" is a person who:
      1. works on a call-in basis and is not regularly scheduled; or
      2. is regularly scheduled 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.
   3. "Temporary Employee" is one 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 and 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.
      4. Temporary positions may be extended by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Union. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld.
      5. At the time of hire, the Employer shall state in writing the expected term of employment.  Where the expected specified term of employment will not result, the Employer will provide two (2) weeks written notice to such Employee in cases where the term of temporary employment is twelve (12) months or more, or one (1) week written notice in cases where the term of temporary employment is less than twelve (12) months.
      6. A Temporary Employee shall not have the right to grieve the termination of their employment when no longer required in that position or on completion of the expected term of the position nor placement pursuant to Article 20.07.
6. Except as otherwise modified under specific Articles, all provisions of this Collective Agreement shall apply to Regular part-time, Temporary, and Casual Employees on a pro rata basis when applicable, except that Casual Employees shall not be entitled to benefits provided in the following Articles:
   
               Hours of Work                                     7.06, 7.07(c)
               Overtime                                             8.02, 8.03, 8.05
               Paid Holidays                                      11
               Annual Vacation                                  12 (except 12.11, 12.12) 
               Illness Leave                                       13
               Leaves of Absence                             15 
               Health Benefits                                   16 (except 16.10)
               Layoff and Recall Procedure              17
               Probationary Period                           19
               Seniority                                              21 (except 21.01 (b), (c))
               Discipline and Dismissal                    25
               Retirement Plan                                  29
    
7. Throughout this Collective Agreement, a word used in the singular applies also in the plural, and vice versa.
8. “Job Steward” means an Employee of the House Next Door Society who has been appointed by the Union to advocate for and represent the interests of fellow Employees.