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

Article 15: Change of Status

1. A permanent Employee may give the Employer notice of a desire to decrease their regular hours of work on a permanent or temporary basis, at any time. If the decrease is on a temporary basis, the term will be subject to agreement between the Employee and the Employer.
2. The Employer will attempt to accommodate the request, subject to operational requirements, by determining if any vacancies exist, or are anticipated for the Employee to transfer into.  Should it be denied, the Employer shall provide reasons in writing.
3. If a suitable vacancy exists, the Employer may transfer the Employee into the vacant position without a posting under Article 13.
4. If no suitable vacancy exists, then the Employer will seek a posting waiver for a new position from HSAA, and upon receipt of the waiver, the Employer may transfer the Employee into the new position.
5. When a full-time Employee transfers to a part-time position:
   1. any unused vacation must be paid out;
   2. any vacation used that is not yet earned shall be repaid by the Employee or deducted from their pay cheque;
   3. repayment arrangements between the Employer and the Employee may be made by mutual agreement. In the event a mutual agreement cannot be made, the Employer shall recover the overpayment by deducting three (3) equal payments from the Employee’s gross earnings per pay period; and
   4. they will be provided with written confirmation stating a specific number of hours per shift cycle as their regular hours of work (FTE).