Part of Alberta Health Services Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Alberta Health Services Collective Agreement 2020-2024

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #40

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: PROCESS TO USE VACATION CREDITS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023 

The Parties agreed that effective January 1, 2023, Article 21.01 (b) will be amended as follows:

  1. (b) “vacation year” means the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first (1st) day of May in each calendar year and concluding on the last day of April of the following calendar year.

The Parties confirm that this amendment is applicable on a go forward basis starting with the vacation year of May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024.

The Parties acknowledge that this amendment impacts an Employee’s ability to exercise their seniority to use vacation credits in the month of April 2023.

Therefore, on a one time only basis, the following process will be employed for requesting vacation that would fall within the month of April 2023:

(a) The vacation planner posted no later than January 1, 2023, will also allow for planning for the month of April 2023.  At the time of posting the planner the Employer shall provide guidance as to the reasonable number of Employees participating in the planner who can be granted vacation for the month of April 2023.

(b) Employees will have fourteen (14) calendar days to submit a request to utilize available vacation credits in the month of April 2023.

(c) Following the deadline for submission, vacation requests will be approved or denied within twenty-eight (28) calendar days.

(d) Seniority shall be considered when there is a dispute regarding preference for the time that vacation is to be taken.

(e) Following the completion of this process, all other requests for vacation during the month of April 2023, will be considered on a first come first serve basis.

The process described in Article 21.05 will remain in effect for vacation planning for the vacation year commencing on May 1, 2023, and subsequent vacation years.

This letter of understanding will expire March 31, 2024, or upon the date of the ratification of the next collective agreement, whichever is later.

Employers: Alberta Health Services Bethany Nursing Home of Camrose Lamont Health Care Centre Recovery Alberta