Collective Agreement - Covenant Health

1 Collective Agreement between The Health Sciences Association of Alberta ( paramedical professional and technical Employees) - and - Covenant Health April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017 HSAA paramedical professional / technical EMPLOYEES INDEX Article Page Preamble ..1 1 Term of Collective Agreement ..1 2 3 Management Rights ..3 4 Recognition and Union Business ..4 5 Dues Deduction and Union Membership ..5 6 No Discrimination ..6 7 No Strike or Lockout ..6 8 Bulletin Boards ..6 9 Probationary Period ..7 10 Hours of Work ..7 11 Work Schedules and Shifts ..8 12 Overtime ..11 13 On-Call Duty ..12 14 Salaries ..15 15 Recognition of Previous Experience ..17 16 Shift Differential and Weekend Premium ..18 17 Responsibility Pay ..19 18 Temporary Assignments ..20 19 Ambulance Duty and Camp Allowance ..20 20 Travel Expenses ..20 21 Vacation With Pay ..23 22 Named 23 Sick Leave ..29 24 Workers Compensation ..31 25 Employee Benefit Plans ..32 26 Pension Plan.

2 35 27 Over/Under Payments ..35 28 Seniority ..36 29 Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies ..37 30 Layoff and Recall ..41 31 Technological Change ..45 32 Contracting Out ..45 33 Leaves of Absence ..45 34 In-Service 35 Court Appearance ..53 36 Evaluations, Personnel Files and Employee Health Files ..55 37 Discipline and 38 39 Job Descriptions ..57 40 Job Classifications ..58 41 Employee-Management Advisory Committee ..59 Article Page 42 Occupational Health and Safety ..59 43 Protective Clothing ..61 44 Part-Time, Temporary and Casual Employees ..61 45 Modified Work Day ..71 46 Grievance Procedure ..77 47 Grievance Arbitration ..79 48 Copies of Collective Agreement ..80 49 Critical Incident Stress Management ..80 50 Medical Exam for Class 4 Drivers License ..80 Letter of Understanding #1 Re: Systems Transition Provisions ..80 Letter of Understanding #2 Re: Job-Sharing ..83 Letter of Understanding #3 Re: Severance ..84 Letter of Understanding #4 Re: Letter of Understanding #5 Re: Joint Committee.

3 89 Letter of Understanding #6 Re: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) ..90 Letter of Understanding #7 Re: Regulatory Practice Review Procedure ..93 Letter of Understanding #8 Re: Classification Review and Reconsideration Process ..95 Letter of Understanding #9 Re: Multi-Site Positions ..99 Letter of Understanding #10 Re: Guidelines for Determination of Requirement to Provide an Automobile ..101 Letter of Understanding #11 Re: Increasing or Decreasing Full-Time Equivalency ..103 Letter of Understanding #12 Re: Flex Hours ..107 Letter of Understanding #13 Re: Benefits Eligible Casual Employees (BECE) ..109 Letter of Understanding #14 Re: Consequential Vacancies ..111 Letter of Understanding #15 Re: Supernumerary Positions ..112 Letter of Understanding #16 Re: Part-Time Seasonal Employees ..114 Letter of Understanding #17 Re: Alternate Resolution Process (ARP) ..116 Letter of Understanding #18 Re: Deferred Salary Leave Plan ..118 Letter of Understanding #19 Re: Portability Between Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health .

4 119 Letter of Understanding #20 Re: Telework Agreement ..122 Letter of Understanding #21 Re: Employment Insurance Premium Reductions ..124 Letter of Understanding #22 Re: Grandfathered Education Allowances ..125 Letter of Understanding #23 Re: Duty to Accommodate ..126 Letter of Understanding #24 Re: Recruitment Bonus for New Sonographers ..127 Lump Sum Payments ..128 Salaries Appendix - paramedical technical ..130 Salaries Appendix - paramedical professional ..133 Salaries Appendix - Applicable to Miner Springs Hospital, Banff ..135 Supplementary Salary Schedule Covenant Misericordia Community Hospital ..136 EMS Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff Local Conditions ..144 HSAA paramedical professional / technical EMPLOYEES ALPHABETICAL INDEX Article Page 19 Ambulance Duty and Camp Allowance ..20 2 8 Bulletin Boards ..6 32 Contracting Out ..45 48 Copies of Collective Agreement ..80 35 Court Appearance ..53 49 Critical Incident Stress Management.

5 80 37 Discipline and 5 Dues Deduction and Union Membership ..5 EMS Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff Local Conditions ..144 25 Employee Benefit Plans ..32 41 Employee-Management Advisory Committee ..59 36 Evaluations, Personnel Files and Employee Health Files ..55 47 Grievance Arbitration ..79 46 Grievance Procedure ..77 10 Hours of Work ..7 34 In-Service 30 Layoff and Recall ..41 40 Job Classifications ..58 39 Job Descriptions ..57 33 Leaves of Absence ..45 Letter of Understanding #1 Re: Systems Transition Provisions ..80 Letter of Understanding #2 Re: Job-Sharing ..83 Letter of Understanding #3 Re: Severance ..84 Letter of Understanding #4 Re: Letter of Understanding #5 Re: Joint Committee ..89 Letter of Understanding #6 Re: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) ..90 Letter of Understanding #7 Re: Regulatory Practice Review Procedure ..93 Letter of Understanding #8 Re: Classification Review and Reconsideration Process ..95 Letter of Understanding #9 Re: Multi-Site Positions.

6 99 Letter of Understanding #10 Re: Guidelines for Determination of Requirement to Provide an Automobile ..101 Letter of Understanding #11 Re: Increasing or Decreasing Full-Time Equivalency ..103 Letter of Understanding #12 Re: Flex Hours ..107 Letter of Understanding #13 Re: Benefits Eligible Casual Employees (BECE) ..109 Letter of Understanding #14 Re: Consequential Vacancies ..111 Letter of Understanding #15 Re: Supernumerary Positions ..112 Letter of Understanding #16 Re: Part-Time Seasonal Employees ..114 Letter of Understanding #17 Re: Alternate Resolution Process (ARP) ..116 Article Page Letter of Understanding #18 Re: Deferred Salary Leave Plan ..118 Letter of Understanding #19 Re: Portability Between Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health ..119 Letter of Understanding #20 Re: Telework Agreement ..122 Letter of Understanding #21 Re: Employment Insurance Premium Reductions ..124 Letter of Understanding #22 Re: Grandfathered Education Allowances.

7 125 Letter of Understanding #23 Re: Duty to Accommodate ..126 3 Management Rights ..3 50 Medical Exam For Class 4 Drivers License ..80 45 Modified Work Day ..71 22 Named 6 No Discrimination ..6 7 No Strike or Lockout ..6 13 On-Call Duty ..12 42 Occupational Health and Safety ..59 27 Over/Under Payments ..35 12 Overtime ..11 44 Part-Time, Temporary and Casual Employees ..61 26 Pension Plan ..35 Preamble ..1 9 Probationary Period ..7 29 Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies ..37 43 Protective Clothing ..61 4 Recognition and Union Business ..4 15 Recognition of Previous Experience ..17 38 17 Responsibility Pay ..19 14 Salaries ..15 Salaries Appendix - paramedical technical ..130 Salaries Appendix - paramedical professional ..133 Salaries Appendix - Applicable to Miner Springs Hospital, Banff ..135 28 Seniority ..36 16 Shift Differential and Weekend Premium ..18 23 Sick Leave ..29 Supplementary Salary Schedule Covenant Misericordia Community Hospital.

8 136 31 Technological Change ..45 18 Temporary Assignments ..20 1 Term of Collective Agreement ..1 20 Travel Expenses ..20 21 Vacation With Pay ..23 11 Work Schedules and Shifts ..8 24 Workers Compensation ..31 - 1 - Collective Agreement made this 5th day of February 2015 BETWEEN Covenant Health (hereinafter referred to as the Employer ) OF THE FIRST PART - and - Health SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA paramedical professional / technical UNIT (hereinafter called the Union ) OF THE SECOND PART PREAMBLE Agreeing that the primary purpose of the Employer and the Employees is to provide the community with quality Health care with compassion consistent with Covenant Health s mission, visions and values, it is the intent of the parties to: (a) ensure the provisions of the best possible service and care; (b) protect the interests of patients, Employees and the community; (c) maintain harmonious relations between the Employer and the Union; (d) recognize the mutual value of joint discussions and negotiations in all matters of mutual concern to the parties.

9 NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HERE TO AGREE AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE 1: TERM OF Collective Agreement Except where specifically provided otherwise, the terms of this Collective Agreement shall be effective from the date upon which the Health Sciences Association of Alberta and Covenant Health exchange notice of ratification by their principals of this Collective Agreement , up to and including the thirty-first (31st) day of March, 2017, and from year-to-year thereafter unless notice, in writing, is given by either party to the other not less than sixty (60) calendar days nor more than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days prior to the expiration date of its desire to change or amend this Collective Agreement . - 2 - Where notice is served by either party to commence Collective bargaining, this Collective Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until a new Collective Agreement has been executed.

10 An employee whose employment has terminated prior to the signing of this Collective Agreement is eligible to receive retroactively any increase(s) to basic hourly salary schedules that they would have received but for the termination of employment, upon the submission of a written application to the Employer within ninety (90) calendar days of the ratification of the Collective Agreement . ARTICLE 2: DEFINITIONS Note: Amend Article and for EMS in Local Conditions (Page 144) In this Collective Agreement : Code means The Labour Relations Code as amended from time-to-time. Arbitration shall take meaning from the section of the Code dealing with the resolution of a difference. Association means the Health Sciences Association of Alberta. Basic Rate of Pay is the step in the scale applicable to the employee as set out in the Salaries Appendix inclusive of the premium payable as set out in Article , but exclusive of all other allowances and premium payments.