Stettler District Ambulance Association Collective Agreement 2023 - 2026

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Article 10: Overtime

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    (i)  Overtime is all time authorized by the Employer and worked by an Employee in excess of twelve (12) hours of Active Duty during a Shift.

    (ii)  Overtime will be paid at two times (2X) the Employee’s Basic Rate of Pay, exclusive of meal periods if taken.

    (iii)  Overtime worked by an Employee shall not be unreasonably denied by the Employer after the fact.

  2. Unless given seven (7) calendar days’ advance notice of the change, a Regular or Temporary Employee required by the Employer to work an unscheduled Shift will receive two times (2X) their Basic Rate of Pay for all hours worked. This premium payment will cease and the Employee’s Basic Rate of Pay will apply at the start of their next regularly scheduled Shift.

  3. An Employee shall be allowed to bank overtime, to a maximum of forty eight (48) hours, to be taken as time off in lieu of payment of overtime. Each hour of overtime shall be banked as two hours of lieu time. Time off in lieu of overtime shall be paid out at one time (1X) their basic rate of pay.

  4. The Employer shall endeavor to ensure the Employees do not work more than fourteen (14) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period. An Employee who is required to work more than fourteen (14) hours of Active Duty in a twenty-four (24) hour period shall be entitled to eight (8) consecutive hours rest, exclusive of travel time to a maximum of two (2) hours, before commencing their next scheduled Shift, without loss of earnings. A request for more than eight (8) consecutive hours of rest shall not be unreasonably denied provided a discussion with a Supervisor has occurred. Due to operational circumstances where an Employee cannot be provided eight (8) consecutive hours of rest:

    1. The Employee in the above situation will advise their Supervisor in advance of the fact that they will not be reporting for duty at their scheduled time.

    2. The Employee shall be paid at two times (2X) their Basic Rate of Pay for all hours worked during what would have been the eight (8) hour rest period.