Rexall Pharmacies ULC (Edmonton) Collective Agreement 2024-2028

Article 14: Salaries

1. Minimum basic salary scales and increments shall be as set out in the Salaries Appendix and shall:
   1. be effective on the dates specified therein;
   2. be applicable to an Employee employed in a designated classification only when such classification has been created within the work force of the Employer and falls within the scope of this bargaining unit;
   3. form a part of this Collective Agreement.
2.  
   1. Unless otherwise changed by the operation of this Collective Agreement, salary increments for regular full-time Employees shall be applied on the appropriate anniversary of the date the Employee commenced employment as a regular full-time Employee.
   2. Unless otherwise changed by the operation of this Collective Agreement, a regular part-time Employee who has had a change in status to a regular full-time Employee shall have their anniversary date established based on hours worked with the Employer at the increment level such Employee was entitled to receive immediately prior to their change in status.
3. Both parties to this Collective Agreement recognize that an Employee normally improves in skill and ability relative to experience. In the event that there is just reason to believe that such improvement has not occurred, an annual increment may be withheld. Where an increment is withheld, the Employee and the Union shall be so advised, in writing, and the Employee’s performance will be evaluated, in writing, on a month-to-month basis. After they reach a satisfactory performance level, the increment shall be granted as of that date; however, their anniversary date, for annual increment purposes, shall not be changed.
4.  
   1. Where applicable, an Employee who has completed the required training in any of the paramedical technical classifications covered by this Collective Agreement and who is awaiting registration/certification examinations or results of same shall be paid ninety percent (90%) of the starting rate for the Level I classification.
      
      Upon proof of having passed the registering/certifying examination, the salary of such Employee shall be adjusted to the full rate retroactive to date of successful completion of the examination, or commencement of employment, whichever is the later.

   2. A paramedical technical Employee covered by this Collective Agreement who has not successfully completed a recognized course of training or certification examinations normally required for the classification in which they are employed shall be paid ninety percent (90%) of the applicable rate in the salary scale according to length of service. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to an Employee in this category employed prior to the signing date of this Collective Agreement who has been paid the full rate for the classification. Such Employee shall continue to be paid at the higher rate.

   3. Salary recognition shall be extended to a graduate Pharmacist who has completed an accredited residency program in Hospital Pharmacy by starting that individual at the second (2nd) Step of the salary scale.