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

Article 21: Hours of Work for Full-Time Employees

1. Regular hours of work for a full-time Employee shall be:
   1. seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours per day; and
   2. thirty-six and one-quarter (36 ¼) hours per week.  
2. Work Schedules
   
   Notwithstanding Article 21.01, flexible or modified hours of work may be implemented where mutually agreed between the Employer and the Employee. 
   
   Except in cases of emergency or by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Employee, shift schedules shall provide for:
   1. at least two (2) of the scheduled days off to be consecutive in each two (2) week period;
   2. where possible a minimum of one (1) weekend off in each two (2) week period but, in any event, two (2) weekends off in each five (5) week period;
   3. at least twelve (12) hours off between the end of one shift and the commencement of the next shift;
   4. not more than six (6) consecutive scheduled days of work; and
   5. an Employee shall be aware that they may be required to work various shifts throughout the twenty-four (24) hour day and the seven (7) days of the week.
3. Breaks
   1. Regular hours of work shall, as scheduled by the Employer, include two (2) rest periods of fifteen (15) minutes during each shift of seven and one-quarter (7 ¼) hours, and exclude an unpaid meal period of not less than forty-five (45) minutes, unless mutually agreed between the Employer and Employee.
   2. Except for these breaks, hours of work shall be consecutive.
   3. If an Employee is required to work and is recalled to duty during their meal period, compensating time off shall be provided later in the day, or they shall receive pay at the applicable overtime rate.
4. Shift Schedule Changes
   1. Unless otherwise agreed between the Employer and the Employee, changes in start time of work or changes to a different scheduled day of the week requires a minimum of four (4) weeks’ notice.
   2. When changes to shift schedules are made without following these guidelines outlined in Articles 21.04(a), overtime rate of two times (2x) their basic rate of pay shall apply for the first day of work of the changed schedule.
5. Employee Shift Trading
   Employees may exchange shifts and/or days off with the approval of the Employer provided no increase in costs is incurred by the Employer.