Siksika Health Services Collective Agreement 2023-2026

Article 18: Promotions Vacancies and Transfers

1. Where the Employer determines the need to fill a vacant bargaining unit position on a permanent or temporary basis, such a vacancy shall be posted a minimum of sixteen (16) calendar days prior to filling the position. The posting shall be in a format and location accessible to all Employees, and via email.
2. Where circumstances require the Employer to fill a posted vacancy before the expiry of the sixteen (16) calendar days, the appointment shall be made on a temporary or relief basis only.
3. Promotion and the filling of vacancies within the bargaining unit shall be based upon qualifications established by the Employer. Employees shall be entitled to bid for posted vacancies by means of written application submitted as directed before the deadline date and time.
4. In making promotions and filling vacancies, experience, performance and qualifications applicable to the position shall be the primary consideration. Where these factors are adjudged by the Employer to be relatively equal, seniority shall be the deciding factor.
5. Subject to Article 18.04 where vacancies are filled, first consideration shall be given to Employees who are already members of the bargaining unit. Where, in the Employer's opinion, there is no bargaining unit applicant who satisfactorily meets the level of qualifications and performance established for the position, the Employer may hire from any source.
6. The notice of posting referred to in Article 18.01 shall contain the following information:
   1. duties of the position;
   2. qualifications required;
   3. hours of work;
   4. status of position, and expected term if a temporary position; and
   5. salary.
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   1. Where a vacancy for a temporary position has been filled by the appointment of a regular full-time, and where, at the completion of the expected term of the temporary position, the Employer decides that the Employee is no longer required in that position, they shall be reinstated in their former position. If such reinstatement is not possible, the Employee shall be placed in another suitable position. Such reinstatement or placement shall be without loss of seniority and at not less than the same rate of pay to which the Employee would be entitled had they remained in their former position. The reinstatement or placement of an Employee in accordance with this article or with Article 18.08 shall not be construed as a violation of the posting provisions of Article 18.01.
   2. Where a vacancy for a temporary position has been filled by the appointment of a Casual Employee, and, where, at the completion of the expected term of the temporary position, the Employer decides that the Employee is no longer required in that position, they shall be reinstated to casual status.
8. An Employee transferred or promoted will be moved to the rate of pay next higher than their current rate of pay. An Employee who is transferred to a position of a lower rate of pay, they shall be moved to the next lower to their current rate of pay.
9. An Employee's anniversary date for the purpose of qualifying for an annual increment shall not be changed as a result of a promotion.
10. The Employer shall forward copies of the posting of vacancies of all positions within the bargaining unit as outlined in Article 18.01 to the Union office within sixteen (16) calendar days of the posting.
11. The Union shall be advised of the name of the successful applicant of a posting for a position in the bargaining unit within sixteen (16)calendar days of the appointment. Where an Employee in the bargaining unit has applied on the posting, the name of the successful applicant shall be communicated in writing to the applicants in the bargaining unit within sixteen (16) calendar days of the appointment.