Alberta Health Services Collective Agreement 2024-2028

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #42

BETWEEN

ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES

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

RE: MENTAL HEALTH CLASSIFICATION REVIEW

1. Alberta Health Services has identified a requirement to conduct a classification review of several mental health specific classifications within the Health Sciences Association of Alberta Collective Agreement. 
   
   These classifications are:
   
   •    Mental Health Clinician (All Local Conditions)
   •    Mental Health Therapist (Calgary Community (Including Airdrie and Cochrane)) 
   •    Mental Health Therapist (Former Aspen Regional Health, Former Chinook Health Region and Former Northern Lights Health Region)
   •    Mental Health Therapist (Main Body)
   •    Family Counsellor (Main Body)

2. The purpose of the classification review will be to ensure consistency across the province as it relates to the above classifications.

3. The classification review may include updating existing job descriptions, conducting position information meetings with a representative number of Employees and Managers, updating and/or creating new classification specifications and allocating positions to the appropriate classifications using the Classification Specifications User Manual. The result of the review may include deletion of the local condition classifications along with creation and/or updating of classifications in the Main Body Salaries Appendix of the Collective Agreement.

4. Employees affected by the classification review will be placed into the appropriate classification in accordance with Article 40.03 of the Collective Agreement. 

Every effort will be made to complete the classification review within two (2) years of the date of ratification of this collective agreement. A request by either party to extend this timeline shall not be unreasonably denied. 

This Letter of Understanding will expire March 31, 2028, or upon the date of ratification of the next collective agreement.