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

Article 22: Hours of Work for Part-Time Employees

1. Regular hours of work for part-time Employees shall be:
   1. up to thirty-six and one quarter (36 ¼) hours per week;
   2. the ratio of workdays to non-workdays shall not exceed an average of 5:2, averaged at the end of each business quarter;
   3. at least fourteen (14) hours per week; and
   4. at the time of hire or transfer, the Employer shall state in writing a specific number of hours per shift cycle which constitute the regular hours of work for each part-time Employee.  Such hours shall not be altered except by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Employee or by the operation of the provisions of the Collective Agreement.
2. Additional Hours of Work for Part-Time Employees
   1. A part-time Employee may work additional hours from time to time.
   2. Where a part-time Employee volunteers or agrees, when requested, to work additional hours, which are not designated as their scheduled days of rest, they shall be paid their basic rate of pay for such hours or, if applicable, at the overtime rate provided in Article 25 for those hours worked in excess of seven and one quarter (7 ¼) hours in a day.
   3. An Employee required by the Employer to work on their scheduled day(s) of rest will receive two times (2x) their basic rate of pay.
      
      This premium payment will cease and the Employee’s basic rate of pay will apply at the start of their next scheduled shift, or additional hours worked pursuant to Article 22.02(b).
3. Breaks
   1. Regular hours of work shall, as scheduled by the Employer, include one (1) rest period of fifteen (15) minutes in instances where the shift is less than seven and one quarter (7 ¼) hours but more than three and three quarter (3 ¾) hours and exclude an unpaid meal break 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 part-time 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 22.04(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.