Wheatland & Adjacent Districts Emergency Medical Services Association Collective Agreement 2023-2027

Article 27: Salaries

1. 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 with the Wheatland and Adjacent Districts Emergency Medical Service Association 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 paid at the basic rate of pay with the Employer at the increment level such Employee was entitled to receive immediately prior to their change in status.
3. When determining the equivalent monthly rate, the following equation shall be used:
   
   Basic Hourly Rate X 2,190 =    Monthly Salary                              
                       12
4. Part-time, Temporary and Casual - Increment
   Notwithstanding the time periods stated for increment advancement in the Salaries Appendix, Regular Part-time, Temporary and Casual Employees to whom these provisions apply shall be entitled to an increment on the satisfactory completion of two thousand one hundred and ninety (2,190) hours of work and further increments on the satisfactory completion of each period of two thousand one hundred and ninety (2,190) regular hours of work thereafter until the maximum rate is attained.
5. Temporary and Casual Employees - Change of Status
   1. A temporary or casual Employee who transfers to regular full-time or regular part-time employment with the Employer shall be credited with the following entitlements earned during their period of employment, provided not more than six (6) months have elapsed since they last worked for the Employer:
      1. salary increments;
      2. vacation entitlements; and
      3. seniority.
   2. A temporary Employee shall also be credited with sick leave earned and not taken during their period of temporary employment.
6. Regular Employees – Change of Status
   1. A Regular Employee who transfers to casual employment with the Employer shall remain at their current pay step and shall maintain all hours worked towards their next increment.
   2. A Regular Employee who transfers to casual employment will remain at their allotted rate of vacation applicable to their years of service.
7. Pay days shall be established by the Employer who shall endeavor to pay Employees bi-weekly or semi-monthly, by direct bank deposit. Cut off times for payroll shall be consistent and clearly communicated to the Employees.
8. Any Employee whose employment has terminated prior to the date upon this Agreement is signed by the Parties, would be eligible to receive retroactively, any increase in salary which they would have received but for the termination of employment, only upon submitting to the Employer during the period between the start date of the term of this Collective Agreement and ninety (90) calendar days after the signing of this Collective Agreement, a written application for such retroactive salary.
9. When an Employee is assigned to a job on a temporary basis, at a lower rate of pay, the Employee shall be paid at the rate of the classification of their permanent position. This shall only apply to the Advanced Care Paramedic and the Primary Care Paramedic classifications.