Covenant Health Collective Agreement 2020-2024

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #14

BETWEEN

COVENANT HEALTH 
(hereinafter referred to as the Employer)

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

RE:  PART-TIME SEASONAL EMPLOYEES

WHEREAS the Parties recognize that creation of seasonal part-time positions may support retention and recruitment of Employees.

NOW THEREFORE the Parties agree as follows:

1. A Seasonal Part-time Employee may compress a specified annual FTE into smaller portion of a year [e.g. such Employee could work a zero point five (0.5) FTE compressed into full-time hours over a six (6) month period]. During the remaining months [e.g. the remaining six (6) months], the Employee would be under no obligation and could not be compelled to accept any scheduled or unscheduled work with the Employer.

2. The following provisions will apply to Seasonal Part-time Employees:

   1. Employees in such positions shall be covered by the provisions of Article 44, except as provided otherwise below.

   2. Employees may request that their current position be converted into a Seasonal Part-time position. The Employer shall approve or deny the request in writing.

   3. The Employer may post a Seasonal Part-time position. The posting shall indicate that the position is Seasonal Part-time and the FTE of the position.

   4. A Seasonal Part-time Employee will be paid for hours actually worked.

   5.  

      1. Notwithstanding a Seasonal Part-time Employee working full-time hours for a portion of a year, such Employee’s benefit coverage and premiums shall be pro-rated based on the Employee’s part-time FTE.

      2. A Seasonal Part-time Employee shall make prior arrangements with the Employer for the prepayment of the Employee’s portion of premiums for the applicable benefit plans for the period of time where the Employee is not actively at work.

   6.  

      1. Such Employee’s vacation and sick leave accrual shall be based on their regular hours worked.

      2. Vacation and sick leave shall only be utilized during the compressed work period described above.

3. Evaluation
   The Joint Committee agrees to review and amend the Joint Guidelines on Staffing Initiatives no later than one hundred and twenty (120) working days following ratification of the Collective Agreement.

This Letter of Understanding will expire March 31, 2024, or upon the date of ratification of the next Collective Agreement, whichever is later.