Wheatland & Adjacent Districts Emergency Medical Services Association Collective Agreement 2018-2023

Article 26: Resignation/Termination

1. An Employee shall provide to the Employer twenty eight (28) calendar days notice, where possible, and at any rate shall, provide the Employer with a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar-days notice of his desire to terminate his employment under any circumstance.
2. If the required notice of termination is given, an Employee who voluntarily leaves the employ of the Employer shall receive the wages and vacation pay to which he is entitled on the day on which he terminates his employment, subject to return of Employer property within seven (7) days of the date of termination.
3. Pro rata vacation pay on termination of employment will be paid in accordance with service rendered if proper notification is given. If proper notification (minimum fourteen (14) days) is not given, the Employee will be paid in accordance with the Employment Standards Code.
4. An Employee shall be deemed to have terminated his employment when:
   1. he is absent from work without good and proper reason and/or the approval of the Employer; or
   2. he does not return from leave of absence or vacation as scheduled; or
   3. he does not return from layoff as required, or upon the expiry of twelve (12) months following layoff during which time the Employee has not been recalled to work.
5. If the required notice of termination is given, an exit interview with the Employer shall be granted at the Employee’s request prior to termination.