Rexall Pharmacies ULC (Edmonton) Collective Agreement 2024-2028

Article 11: Work Schedules and Shifts

1. Employees acknowledge that they may be scheduled to work various shifts to cover business needs.
2. Shift Scheduling Standards and Premiums for Non-Compliance
   1. Except in cases of emergency or by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Employee, shift schedules shall provide for:
      1. at least two (2) of the scheduled days off to be consecutive in each two (2) week period;
      2. where possible one (1) weekend off in each two (2) week period but, in any event, two (2) weekends off in each five (5) week period;
      3. at least twelve and three-quarter (12.75) hours off duty between the end of one shift and the commencement of the next shift;
      4. not more than seven (7) consecutive scheduled days of work.
   2. Where the Employer is unable to provide the provisions of Article 11.02(a)(i), (ii), or (iii), and an emergency has not occurred, nor has it been mutually agreed otherwise, the following conditions shall apply:
      1. failure to provide days off in accordance with Article 11.02(a)(i) shall result in the payment to each affected Employee of one point five (1.5X) their basic rate of pay for one (1) regular shift worked during the two (2) week period;
      2. failure to provide both of the required two (2) weekends off duty in accordance with Article 11.02(a)(ii) shall result in payment to each affected Employee of one point five times (1.5X) their basic rate of pay for each of four (4) regular shifts worked during the five (5) week period;
         
         failure to provide one (1) of the required two (2) weekends off duty in accordance with Article 11.02(a)(ii) shall result in payment to each affected Employee of one point five times(1.5X) their basic rate of pay for each of two (2) regular shifts worked during the five (5) week period;
      3. failure to provide twelve and three quarter (12 3/4) hours off duty in accordance with Article 11.02(a)(iii) shall result in payment of one point five times (1.5X) the basic rate of pay for all hours worked on that next shift.
   3. For the purpose of this provision, “weekend” shall mean a consecutive Saturday and Sunday assuring a minimum of fifty-six (56) hours off duty.
3. Schedule Posting and Schedule Change
   1. Unless otherwise agreed between the Employer and the Union, shift schedules shall be posted four (4) weeks in advance.  If a shift schedule is changed after being posted, the affected Employees will be provided as much advance notice as is practical of such change.
   2. If such notice of change is less than ten (10) calendar days in advance of the effective date of the schedule change, the Employee shall be paid one point five times(1.5X) their basic rate of pay for all hours worked on the first shift of the changed schedule, unless the change is the result of an unforeseen emergency. 

4. In the event that an Employee reports for work as scheduled and is required by the Employer not to commence work but to return to duty at a later hour, they shall be compensated for that inconvenience by receiving three (3) hours pay at their basic rate of pay.

5. Employee Shift Trading
   Employees may exchange shifts and/or days off with the approval of the Employer provided no increase in cost is incurred by the Employer.