THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

1 MASTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA AND THE ALBERTA UNION OF PROVINCIAL EMPLOYEES EFFECTIVE November 4, 2018i TABLE OF CONTENTS (NUMERICAL) Article No. Page No. Preamble .. 1 1 Definitions .. 2 2 Terms of Employment .. 4 3 Master / Subsidiary Agreements .. 4 4 Application .. 4 5 Management Recognition .. 7 6 Union Recognition .. 7 7 .. 8 8 Union Membership and Dues Check-Off .. 8 9 Employer Union Relations .. 9 10 Employer Employee Relations .. 9 11 Time Off for Union Business .. 10 12 Lay-Off & Recall .. 10 13 Attendance .. 12 14 Acting Incumbent.

2 13 15 Position Abolishment .. 14 16 Hours of Work .. 17 17 Overtime .. 18 18 Shift Differential .. 20 18A Weekend Premium .. 21 19 Call Back Pay .. 21 20 Reporting Pay .. 22 21 Standby Pay .. 22 22 Northern Allowance Pay .. 22 23 Workers Compensation Supplement .. 23 24 Fire Operators, Flood Control & Pollution Control .. 24 25 Correctional Institution Salary Allowance .. 24 26 Authorized Expenses .. 25 27 Probationary Employee & Period .. 25 28 Disciplinary Action .. 26 29 Grievance Procedure .. 27 30 Institutional Fire Prevention & Control .. 32 31 Casual Illness.

3 33 32 General Illness .. 33 33 Proof of Illness .. 35 33A Long-Term Disability (LTD) .. 36 34 Health Plan Benefits .. 38 35 Insurance .. 39 36 Paid Holidays .. 41 36A Christmas Closure .. 42 37 Annual Vacation Leave .. 43 38 Special Leave .. 45 39 Military Leave .. 46 40 Adoption/ Parental Leave .. 47 40A Maternity Leave .. 48 41 Court Leave .. 49 42 Employment Insurance Premium Reduction .. 50 43 Safety and Health .. 50 ii 44 Parking .. 51 45 Rates of Pay .. 51 46 Leave Without Pay .. 52 47 Term & Effective Date .. 52 48 Printing of Agreements .. 52 49 Employee Benefits Committee.

4 52 50 Harassment and Discrimination .. 53 51 Recruitment, Selection & Appointment .. 54 52 Classification .. 55 53 Contracting Out .. 56 54 Workload .. 57 55 Compassionate Care Leave .. 58 Supplement I Institution Fire Prevention & Control Fire Fighters Schedule of Remuneration 59 Supplement II Hours of Work & Flexible Averaging 60 Addendum I .. 61 Letter of Understanding Page No. 1 Terms of Reference: Article 49 Employee Benefits Committee .. 62 2 Employment Standards Code, Scheme of Employment Covering the Master and Subsidiary Agreements .. 64 3 Separation Payment for Restructuring.

5 65 Standard Separation Payment for Restructuring Termination Agreement for Bargaining Unit Employees .. 67 4 Separation for Temporary Employees and 2850 Hour Wage Employees .. 69 Standard Separation for Temporary and 2850 Hour Wage Bargaining Unit Employees Termination Agreement .. 70 5 Payout of Annual Vacation .. 72 6 6 and 3 Work Schedules .. 73 7 Health Spending Account .. 75 8 Paid Up Life Insurance for Retired or Terminated Employees (Paid Up Life Insurance Plan) .. 78 9 Legal Fees .. 80 10 Legal Indemnification .. 81 11 Northern Trips .. 82 12 Northern Leave .. 84 13 Attraction Bonus.

6 85 14 55th to 57th Parallel Retention Allowance .. 86 15 Common Interest Forum Meetings .. 87 16 Long Term Disability Income Continuance Plan Review .. 89 17 Employment Security .. 90 18 Layoff & Recall .. 91 19 Classification Review Committee .. 92 20 Pay Equity .. 94 21 Joint Employer-Union Exclusions Review .. 95 Over Range Protocol .. 99 Letter of Intent Page No. 1 Employee Relations Committees .. 101 2 Temporary & Wage Review .. 102 Hours of Work & Flexible Averaging 100 2223 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS (ALPHABETICAL) Article No. Page No. 7 .. 8 14 Acting Incumbent .. 13 Addendum I.

7 61 40 Adoption/ Parental Leave .. 47 37 Annual Vacation Leave .. 43 4 Application .. 4 13 Attendance .. 12 26 Authorized Expenses .. 25 19 Call Back Pay .. 21 31 Casual Illness .. 33 36A Christmas Closure .. 42 52 Classification .. 55 55 Compassionate Care Leave .. 58 53 Contracting Out .. 56 25 Correctional Institution Salary Allowance .. 24 41 Court Leave .. 49 1 Definitions .. 2 28 Disciplinary Action .. 26 49 Employee Benefits Committee .. 52 10 Employer Employee Relations .. 9 9 Employer Union Relations .. 9 42 Employment Insurance Premium Reduction .. 50 24 Fire Operators, Flood Control & Pollution Control.

8 24 32 General Illness .. 33 29 Grievance Procedure .. 27 50 Harassment and Discrimination .. 53 34 Health Plan Benefits .. 38 16 Hours of Work .. 17 30 Institutional Fire Prevention & Control .. 32 35 Insurance .. 39 12 Lay-Off & Recall .. 10 46 Leave Without Pay .. 52 33A Long-Term Disability (LTD) .. 36 5 Management Recognition .. 7 3 Master / Subsidiary Agreements .. 4 40A Maternity Leave .. 48 39 Military Leave .. 46 22 Northern Allowance Pay .. 22 17 Overtime .. 18 36 Paid Holidays .. 41 44 Parking .. 51 15 Position Abolishment .. 14 Preamble .. 1 48 Printing of Agreements.

9 52 27 Probationary Employee & Period .. 25 33 Proof of Illness .. 35 45 Rates of Pay .. 51 51 Recruitment, Selection & Appointment .. 54 20 Reporting Pay .. 22 iv 43 Safety and Health .. 50 18 Shift Differential .. 20 38 Special Leave .. 45 21 Standby Pay .. 22 Supplement I Institution Fire Prevention & Control Fire Fighters Schedule of Remuneration 59 Supplement II Hours of Work & Flexible Averaging 60 47 Term & Effective Date .. 52 2 Terms of Employment .. 4 11 Time Off for Union Business .. 10 8 Union Membership and Dues Check-Off .. 8 6 Union Recognition .. 7 18A Weekend Premium.

10 21 23 Workers Compensation Supplement .. 23 54 Workload .. 57 Letter of Understanding Page No. 14 55th to 57th Parallel Retention Allowance .. 86 6 6 and 3 Work Schedules .. 73 13 Attraction Bonus .. 85 19 Classification Review Committee .. 92 15 Common Interest Forum Meetings .. 87 17 Employment Security .. 90 2 Employment Standards Code, Scheme of Employment Covering the Master and Subsidiary Agreements .. 64 7 Health Spending Account .. 75 21 Joint Employer-Union Exclusions Review .. 95 18 Layoff & Recall .. 91 9 Legal Fees .. 80 10 Legal Indemnification .. 81 16 Long Term Disability Income Continuance Plan Review.