Prairie Emergency Medical Services Inc. Collective Agreement 2020-2025

Article 2: Definitions

1. “Employee” means any person employed in the bargaining unit referred to in Article 4.01 or who performs functions of an ambulance attendant nature. It shall further include any person employed in any new classification added to the bargaining unit in the future pursuant to Article 22.
2. “Code” means the Labour Relations Code (Alberta) as amended from time to time.
3. “Arbitration” shall take meaning from the section of the Codedealing with the resolution of a difference.
4. “Union” means the Health Sciences Association of Alberta.
5. “Employer” shall mean Prairie Emergency Medical Systems Inc. (Medavie Health Services – West, North East Alberta).
6. “Basic Rate of Pay” is the step in the Wage Scale applicable to the Employee as set out in the Wage Scale exclusive of all allowance and premium payments.
7. “Shift” means a daily work period exclusive of overtime hours.
8. “Month” is the period of time between the date in one month and the preceding date in the following month.
9. “Mediation” shall take meaning from the section of the Code dealing with resolution of a difference.
10. Throughout this Collective Agreement a word used in the singular applies also in the plural and vice versa. *Gender neutral language.
11. “Advanced Care Paramedic” is one who has successfully completed a course of studies in a recognized training institute and who is temporarily or permanently registered with the Alberta College of Paramedics as per the Health Professions Act, as applicable, as an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP).
12. “Primary Care Paramedic” is one who has successfully completed a course of studies in a recognized training institute and who is temporarily or permanently registered with the Alberta College of Paramedics as Health Professions Act, as applicable, as a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP).
13. "Registered Emergency Medical Responder” (EMR) is one who has successfully completed a course of studies in a recognized training institute and who is temporarily or permanently registered with the Alberta College of Paramedics as per the Health Professions Act as an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).
14. “Vacation” means annual vacation with pay.
15. “Vacation year” means the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first day of Employment and annually thereafter.
16. All Employees shall be designated as follows:
    1. A “Regular Employee” shall mean a person who is employed either to work on a Full-Time or Part-Time basis on regularly scheduled shifts of a continuing nature.
       1. A Full-time Employee is one who is hired to work the full specified hours in the Hours of Work Article of this Collective Agreement.
       2. A 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 and will be zero point five (0.5) full-time equivalent (FTE) or greater.
    2. Casual Employee is a person who:
       1. works on a call-in basis; 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;
       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 of absence due to an 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 extensions shall be submitted to the Union in writing thirty (30) days prior to expiry whenever possible.
17. “Tour of Duty” means scheduled hours of duty and days off as defined in “Hours of Work” Article 12.
18. “Designated Station” means the station the Employee reports to at the start of the shift.
19. “Gross Earnings” shall mean all monies paid by the Employer and earned by an Employee under the terms of this Collective Agreement.
20. “Completion of a Response” shall mean once the ambulance has been refueled, restocked, reasonably cleaned and ready to respond.
21. “Steward” means an Employee of the Employer designated by the Union to act as a local representative.
22. “Days” shall mean consecutive days exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and Named Holidays as specified in Article 19.