Alberta Health Services Collective Agreement 2020-2024

EMS LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #6

BETWEEN

ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES
(hereinafter referred to as the Employer)

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HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA
(hereinafter referred to as the Union)

RE:  PAYMENT FOR KILOMETERAGE APPLICABLE TO CASUAL AND ROVER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EMPLOYEES (EXCLUDING EDMONTON METRO, CALGARY METRO, IFT-NORTH AND IFT-SOUTH)

The Parties agree to add the following provisions to Article 20: Travel Expenses:

1. When a Casual or Rover Employee accepts a shift, within the North Zone, that requires the Employee to travel to a workSite other than their assigned start point, and travel is required before and/or after said shift times, and such Employee uses their own vehicle to travel, kilometerage in excess of 100 kilometers shall be compensated at zero point five four cents ($0.54) per kilometer based on the attached kilometerage matrix.

2. When a Casual or Rover Employee accepts a shift, within the Central Zone, that requires the Employee to travel to a geographical area other than their assigned start point, and travel is required before and/or after said shift times, and such Employee uses their own vehicle to travel, kilometerage in excess of one hundred (100) kilometers shall be compensated at zero point five four cents ($0.54) per kilometer based on a kilometerage matrix provided by the Employer.

3. When a Casual or Rover Employee accepts a shift, within the South Zone, that requires the Employee to travel to a geographical area other than their assigned start point, and travel is required before and/or after said shift times, and such Employee uses their own vehicle to travel, kilometerage in excess of one hundred (100) kilometers shall be compensated at zero point five four cents ($0.54) per kilometer based on a kilometerage matrix provided by the Employer.

4. When a Casual or Rover Employee accepts a shift, within Edmonton Suburban Rural or Calgary Suburban Rural, that requires the Employee to travel to a geographical area other than their assigned start point, and travel is required before and/or after said shift times, and such Employee uses their own vehicle to travel, kilometerage in excess of one hundred (100) kilometers shall be compensated at zero point five four cents ($0.54) per kilometer based on a kilometerage matrix provided by the Employer. 

5. Kilometerage will be compensated provided the Employee is actually travelling to the destination Site, and will be determined by the kilometerage matrix provided by the Employer, and shall not exceed the kilometerage from the start point to the destination Site.

6. When shifts are booked on two or more consecutive days, and travel is required, kilometerage will be compensated only for travel prior to the first scheduled shift, and after the last scheduled shift. Employees will be compensated for round-trip travel once in a ninety-six (96) hour period for shifts worked at the same Site.

7. Such time spent travelling shall be considered part of a Casual or Rover Employee’s shift for purposes of kilometerage payment only, and is therefore not included in the calculation and payment of overtime.

This Letter of Understanding applies only to Casual EMS Employees in the North, South and Central Zones, and in Edmonton and Calgary Suburban Rural and will expire March 31, 2024, or upon the date of ratification of the next Collective Agreement, whichever is later.

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