Prairie Emergency Medical Services Inc. Collective Agreement 2020-2025

Article 44: Critical Event Responses

1. Following a Critical Event an Employee may request to be provided with a minimum of one (1) hour off duty with pay following the completion of the critical event. This shall not be unreasonably denied. A critical event is defined as an event or a series of events that has a stressful impact enough to overwhelm the usually effective coping skills of either an individual or a group.
2. In cases of a critical event an Employee feels that they are unable to complete the remainder of their shift as a result of the impact of the critical event, they will be relieved of duty and allowed to leave their shift while suffering no loss of earnings.
3. If, in the opinion of the Employees own physician and/or supervisor, the Employee requires additional time and the Employee is scheduled to work the day immediately following the incident, the Employee may be excused from duty.
4. The Employee absent from duty beyond the day of occurrence will be compensated through the WCB process.
5. If the difficult or critical call results in an absence from the workplace, the Employer shall complete the appropriate WCB documentation.