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

Article 20: Resignation/Termination

1. An Employee shall give to the Employer fourteen (14) days’ notice of their intention to terminate their employment.
2. A temporary Employee shall not have the right to grieve the termination of their employment upon the conclusion of their work assignment.
3. An Employee shall be deemed to have terminated their employment when:
   1. they are absent from work without good and proper reason and/or without the approval of the Employer;
   2. they do not return from a leave of absence or vacation as scheduled; or
   3. they do not return from layoff as required by Article 18.05 of this Collective Agreement.
4. An Employee who voluntarily leaves the employ of the Employer shall receive the wages and other monetary entitlements to which they are entitled as soon as the Employer can make the wages and other monetary entitlements available.  In any event, the Employer will not delay receipt of wages beyond four (4) working days.
5. Where applicable, an Employee who does not successfully complete registration and/or licensing examinations after a maximum of one (1) rewrite shall be considered terminated.
6. Vacation Pay on Termination
   1. If employment is terminated, and proper notice given, an Employee shall receive vacation pay in lieu of:
      1. the unused vacation earned during the previous vacation year at their basic rate, together with;
      2. eight percent (8%) if eligible for one hundred and forty-four decimal nine six (144.96) hours; or ten percent (10%) if eligible for one hundred and eighty-one decimal two zero (181.20) hours; twelve percent (12%) if eligible for two hundred and seventeen decimal five six (217.56) hours; or fourteen percent (14%) if eligible for two hundred and fifty-three decimal eight zero (253.80) hours of their earnings at the basic rate of pay from the end of the previous vacation year to the date of termination.
7. Vacation taken in excess of what has been earned at the time of termination shall be deducted from final pay.
8. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Collective Agreement, if employment is terminated by an Employee without giving proper notice, pursuant to Article 20.01, such Employee shall receive vacation pay at the rate prescribed in the Alberta Employment Standards Code, covering vacations with pay, provided that this clause may be waived if termination is due to reasons acceptable to the Employer.