Alberta Health Services Collective Agreement 2020-2024

LOCAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO SOUTH ZONE

ITEM 1: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT (Fort Macleod)

The Parties agree that the following shall be incorporated as a Local Condition applicable to the Fort Macleod Special Development Unit (SDU):

1. Hours of Work on Special Trips

   1.0 It is understood and agreed that Regular Full-time Employees may, on a voluntary basis, accompany clients of the SDU on special out-of-town trips which will require such Employees to be in continuous attendance with the client outside of their scheduled shifts, and during the Employee's normal rest periods, and sleeping time.

   2.0 Subject to the scheduling requirements of Article 11.02, the operational requirements of the Employer, without increasing the Employee's average daily hours of work, the scheduling of a Regular Full-time Employee participating in a special trip shall be adjusted, if necessary, in order to maximize the number of scheduled days of work which will occur during the period of the special trip.

   3.0 In the event that a Regular Full-time Employee participates in a special trip, such Employee shall be entitled to compensation during such timeframe in accordance with the following:

       3.1 The Employee shall receive their Basic Rate of Pay for those scheduled shifts that fall during the special trip.

       3.2 In order to compensate a Regular Full-time Employee working eleven (11) hour shifts for being in continuous attendance with a client, during the Employee's normal rest periods and sleeping time, the Employee shall accrue an additional entitlement to four (4) hours’ time off, at the Basic Rate of Pay, for each entire twenty-four (24) hour period which falls during the special trip; provided the Employee is required to remain out-of-town.

       3.3 In order to compensate a Regular Full-time Employee working seven and three-quarter (7 3/4) hour shifts for being in continuous attendance with a client, during the Employee's normal rest periods and sleeping time, the Employee shall accrue an additional entitlement to seven and one-quarter (7 1/4) hours’ time off, at the Basic Rate of Pay, for each entire twenty-four (24) hour period which falls during the special trip; provided the Employee is required to remain out-of-town.

       3.4 Entitlements to additional time off, with pay, earned in accordance with points 3.2 and 3.3 shall be scheduled, by mutual agreement, between the Employer and the Employee in conjunction with the Employee's regular days off, within sixty (60) days of the special trip. Failing mutual agreement, the Employer shall schedule the time off.

   4.0 Scheduled days off which fall during the special trips shall be rescheduled by the Employer. An Employee who accompanies a client of the SDU on a special out-of-town trip, and who has volunteered to work on their scheduled day off, shall be compensated at the Basic Rate of Pay for their average daily hours of work.

ITEM 2: MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST (former Chinook Health Region)

1. Mental Health Therapists who were previously classified as Psychologist I or Social Worker III’s and were covered by the Letter of Understanding/Memorandum of Settlement dated July 28, 2006 will continue to be paid at the Pay Grade 8 level and receive any economic adjustments as long as they continue to occupy their Mental Health Therapist position. For ease of identification, the Employees are:

   Ferguson, Kirsten
   Garnier, Robert
   Sunderland, Christian