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

Article 28: Recognition of Previous Experience

1. Salary recognition shall be granted for all regular Employees’ work experience satisfactory to the Employer, (including experience in the private sector) provided not more than two (2) years have elapsed since such experience was obtained as outlined in the following guidelines:
   1. one (1) annual increment for one (1) years experience within the last three (3) years;
   2. two (2) annual increments for two (2) years experience within the last four (4) years;
   3. three (3) annual increments for three (3) years experience within the last five (5) years;
   4. four (4) annual increments for four (4) years experience within the last six (6) years;
   5. five (5) annual increments for five (5) years experience within the last seven (7) years;
   6. six (6) annual increments for six (6) years experience within the last eight (8) years;
   7. seven (7) annual increments for seven (7) years experience within the last nine (9) years;
   8. eight (8) annual increments for eight (8) years experience within the last ten (10) years;
   9. nine (9) annual increments for nine (9) years experience within the last eleven (11) years;
2. Additional time worked, measured in monthly units, and not credited for purposes of initial placement on the salary scale shall be applied towards the calculation of the next increment.
3. The Employer shall advise all Employees in writing at the time of hire as to the pay grade and step in the Salaries Appendix.
4. This Article shall be applicable only to Employees whose date of hire is on or after the date of exchange of ratification of this Collective Agreement.
5. A casual Employee who subsequently achieves a regular full-time or regular part-time position shall be granted salary recognition in accordance with Article 28.01 at that time.

(i)  Casual Employees shall be entitled to wage increments based on the satisfactory completion of two thousand one hundred and ninety (2190) regular hours of service with WADEMSA. This calculation is based on hours of work beginning January 1, 2009. 

(ii)  All casual Employees will be placed at Step 1 of the wage grid appropriate for their classification at date of hire.  No prior outside service will be considered at time of hire.