Covenant Health Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 2: Definitions

Note: Amend Article 2.04 and 2.09 for EMS in Local Conditions (Page 162)

In this Collective Agreement:

1. “Code” means The Labour Relations Code as amended from time-to-time.

2. “Arbitration” shall take meaning from the section of the Code dealing with the resolution of a difference.

3. “Union” means Health Sciences Association of Alberta.

4. “Basic Rate of Pay” is the step in the scale applicable to the Employee as set out in the Salaries Appendix inclusive of the premium payable as set out in Article 18.01, but exclusive of all other allowances and premium payments.

5. “Employee” means any person employed in the bargaining unit referred to in Article 4.01, or who performs functions of a paramedical technical or paramedical professional nature. It shall further include any person employed in any new classification added to the bargaining unit in the future pursuant to Article 40.

6. All Employees will be designated as follows:

   1. “Regular Employee” is one who works on a full-time or part-time basis on regularly scheduled shifts of a continuing nature:

      1. “full-time Employee” is a regular Employee who works the full specified hours in the Hours of Work Article of this Collective Agreement;

      2. “part-time Employee” is one who works scheduled shifts, whose hours of work are less than those specified in the Hours of Work Article of this Collective Agreement.

   2. “Casual Employee” is a person who:

      1. works on a call-in basis and is not regularly scheduled; or

      2. is regularly scheduled for a period of three (3) months or less for a specific job; or

      3. relieves for an absence the duration of which is three (3) months or less.

   3. “Temporary Employee” is one who is hired on a temporary basis for a full-time or part-time position:

      1. for a specific job of more than three (3) months and less than twelve (12) months; or

      2. to replace a full-time or part-time Employee who is on an approved leave of absence for a period in excess of three (3) months; or

      3. to replace a full-time or part-time Employee who is on an approved maternity or parental leave of absence for a period of up to eighteen (18) months; or

      4. to replace a full-time or part-time Employee who is on a leave due to illness or injury where the Employee on leave has indicated to the Employer that the duration of such leave will be in excess of three (3) months.

      5. Temporary positions may be extended by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Union. Such requests for extension shall be submitted to the Union in writing thirty (30) days prior to expiry whenever possible. Such extension shall not be unreasonably withheld.

7. “Employer” shall also mean and include such Officers as may, from time-to-time, be appointed or designated by the Employer to carry out its administrative duties.

8. “Site” means the building or series of proximate buildings established by the Employer as a designated work location for Employees.

9. “Shift” means a daily tour of duty exclusive of overtime hours.

10. “Month” is the period of time between the date in one month and the preceding date in the following month.

11. Throughout this Collective Agreement, a word used in the singular applies also in the plural and vice versa.

12. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the applicable organization.

13. “Steward” means an Employee of Covenant Health designated by the Union to act as an Employee representative in the administration of the Collective Agreement

14. “Local Unit Representative” means a Union member and Employee of the Employer who has been appointed by the Local Unit.

15. “Residence” means current residence as documented in Employer payroll records.