WCB – Alberta (Millard Health) Collective Agreement 2025 - 2028

Article 12: Job Profiles; New Classifications; Classification Review

1. Job Profiles
   1. Copies of job profiles will be on hand within the appropriate team/program/work unit and will be available to each Employee upon request.
   2. Upon request, the Employer will provide the Union with a copy of a current job profile for any classification in the bargaining unit provided that a request for a particular job profile is not made more than once in a calendar year.
   3. Where a job profile has been altered or amended, the Employer will provide HSAA with the updated job profiles within five (5) days.
2. New Classifications
   If the Employer creates a new classification which falls within the bargaining unit and which is not now designated in this Collective Agreement, or if a new classification is included in the bargaining unit by the Labour Relations Board, the following provisions shall apply:
   1. The Employer shall establish a classification title and salary scale based on the Employer evaluation program and give written notice of the implementation date to the Union.
   2. If the Union fails to object in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice from the Employer, the assigned salary scale shall be considered as established as of the implementation date.
   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. Should the parties not be able to agree to a salary scale, the Union may, within sixty (60) days of the date the new classification was created or included in the bargaining unit, refer the salary scale to a mutually acceptable single Adjudicator who is qualified in Wage Administration and Determination. Should the Union not refer the matter to the Adjudicator within the stated time limit, the final position of the Employer, as stated in negotiations, shall be established as of the implementation date.
   5. The Adjudicator shall meet and hear all pertinent matters from both the Employer and the Union and render a decision within thirty (30) days of the hearing.
   6. The decision of the Adjudicator shall be final and binding on both parties. It shall be retroactive to the date the new classification was implemented.
   7. The fees and expenses of the single Adjudicator shall be borne equally by the parties.
3. Classification Review and Appeal Process
   1. An Employee who has good and sufficient reason to believe that they are improperly classified may apply to their immediate supervisor/manager in writing to have their classification reviewed. The supervisor will give consideration to such application and notify the Employee accordingly within thirty (30) 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) days.
   3. Should the parties not be able to agree on the appropriate classification within sixty (60) days of the initial meeting, the Parties agree to jointly submit the dispute to a mutually acceptable single Adjudicator who is qualified in Wage Administration and Determination. Decisions will be based on the Employer’s classification system, current approved job profiles, and/or methodology, in effect with the Employer.
   4. The Adjudicator shall meet and hear all pertinent matters from both the Employer and the Union and will review the information provided in writing and presented at the appeal hearing to render a decision within thirty (30) days of the hearing and the decision will be final and binding.
   5. Where the decision results in an increase in pay, such a pay increase will 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.
4. Extension of Time Periods
   1. The time limits in Articles 12.02 and 12.03 may be extended by mutual agreement in writing, between the Union and the Employer.