WCB – Alberta (Millard Health) Collective Agreement 2021-2024

Article 12: Job Descriptions; New Classifications; Classification Review

1. Job Descriptions
   1. Copies of job descriptions will be on hand within the appropriate team/program/work unit and will be available to each Employee upon request.
   2. The Employer will provide HSAA with a copy of job descriptions within the bargaining unit within five (5) days of whenever changes are made to the job descriptions.
2. New Classifications
   1. If the Employer creates a new classification which falls within the bargaining unit and which is not now designated in this Collective Agreement, it shall establish a salary scale based on the Employer evaluation program and give written notice of same to the Union.
   2. If the Union fails to object in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the notice from the Employer, the assigned salary scale shall be considered as established.
   3. If the Union objects to the salary scale assigned by the Employer, and by negotiation succeeds in effecting a change, the amended salary scale shall be retroactive to the date the new classification was implemented.
   4. Failing resolution of the difference by negotiation within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of the notice from the Employer, the Union may submit the matter to a mutually acceptable single Adjudicator who is qualified in Wage Administration and Determination.
   5. The Adjudicator shall meet and hear all pertinent matters from both the Employer and the Union and render a decision within thirty (30) calendar days of the first hearing.
   6. The finding shall be final and binding on both parties. It shall be retroactive to the date the new classification was implemented.
   7. Each of the parties shall bear the expense of its appointee to the Adjudication Board. The fees and expenses of the single Adjudicator shall be borne equally by the parties.
3. Classification Review
   1. An Employee who has good reason to believe that they are improperly classified may apply to their supervisor in writing to have their  classification reviewed. The supervisor will give consideration to such application and notify the Employee accordingly within thirty (30) calendar days.
   2. Should the Employee feel that they have not received proper consideration in regard to a classification review, they may request that the matter be further reviewed by discussion between the Union and Employer or their delegate within thirty (30) calendar days.
   3. Should the Employer and the Union not be able to agree on the appropriate classification within sixty (60) days of their first meeting, then they shall jointly submit the dispute to a mutually acceptable single Adjudicator who is qualified in Wage Administration and Determination.
   4. The Adjudicator shall meet and hear all pertinent matters from both the Employer and the Union and render a decision within thirty (30) calendar days of the first hearing.
   5. The finding shall be final and binding on both parties. It shall be retroactive to the date of the request for the classification review.
   6. The Adjudicator shall only deal with the question of whether a position is appropriately classified within the Employer’s evaluation program.
   7. The Employer and the Union shall equally share the costs and expenses of the Adjudicator.