Athabasca, Barrhead, Boyle, Edson, Hinton, Jasper, Nordegg, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, Whitecourt, Alta. (214 ambulance attendants) and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA)
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020. Ratified on July 24, 2018. Signed on Oct. 1, 2018.
Shift premium: $2 per hour when employee workers as acting supervisor (employee will be provided with employer-supplied cellphone). $3 per hour, maximum 20 hours, when majority of hours are between midnight Saturday and 7 a.m. Monday.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 100 hours to start, 120 hours after 3 years, 150 hours after 5 years, 180 hours after 7 years, 200 hours after 10 years. Employees may carry forward maximum 1 tour of vacation per year. All remaining vacation hours not used will be paid out in first 2 pay periods following end of fiscal year.
Overtime: Double time for all work after regularly scheduled hours.
Meal allowance: $10 after 5 hours; $20 after 6 hours; $30 after 10 hours. $30 daily maximum (no receipt required) when employee is at event that takes employee away from site.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Plan. Employer will provide $2,600 per year for taxable spending account to cover medical expenses. Unused portions may be carried forward into following year.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 12 days (previously 10 hours per month, maximum 120 hours).
STD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Employees are eligible to join group RRSP/DPSP plans. Employer will make contributions of 2% after 6 months of service, 3% after 4 years of service, 4% after 8 years of service. Employees are free to contribute more to plans.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse (common-law or same-sex), parent, child, brother, sister, grandchild, fiancé, stepparent, stepchildren, stepbrother, stepsister). 3 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legal guardian, grandparent, niece, nephew. 1 additional unpaid day for travel more than 200 kilometres; 2 additional unpaid days for travel more than 501 kilometres away.
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months.
Call-in pay: Paid at double time, minimum 2 hours, or for total hours worked, whichever is greater. When employee is dispatched for immediate response, call-in starts at time of dispatch. When employee is dispatched for time in future, call-in starts at time ambulance is en route to call. Employer will pay $0.54 per kilometre for travel time.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for written warnings; 2 years for suspensions; 5 years for second incident of discipline regarding violence, harassment in workplace.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay for each year of employment, maximum 40 weeks’ pay, unless employer provides 180 days’ notice.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 4 shirts, 2 pairs of uniform pants, 1 high-visibility jacket, crests or epaulettes as required, safety glasses. Employee will be responsible for maintaining, cleaning uniform clothing.
Mileage: $0.54 per kilometre when fleet vehicle is unavailable for employer business. Employee will be reimbursed for reasonable, necessary and substantiated transportation expenses for one-way trip of greater than 50 kilometres, maximum $100 per occurrence.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Division supervisor (ACP)
Step 1: $38.56
Step 2: $39.47
Step 3: $40.39
Step 4: $41.26
Step 5: $42.66
Step 6: $43.56
Step 7: $44.44
Step 8: $45.33
Step 9: $46.66
Step 10: $48.53
Step 11: $50.48
Step 12: $52.49
Division supervisor (PCP)
Step 1: $29.14
Step 2: $30.05
Step 3: $30.94
Step 4: $31.86
Step 5: $33.21
Step 6: $34.52
Step 7: $35.85
Step 8: $37.17
Step 9: $38.65
Step 10: $40.21
Step 11: $41.82
Step 12: $43.48
Advanced-care paramedic
Step 1: $34.42
Step 2: $35.24
Step 3: $36.07
Step 4: $36.85
Step 5: $38.09
Step 6: $38.90
Step 7: $39.68
Step 8: $40.47
Step 9: $41.68
Step 10: $43.35
Step 11: $45.08
Step 12: $46.89
Primary-care paramedic
Step 1: $26.01
Step 2: $26.82
Step 3: $27.61
Step 4: $28.45
Step 5: $29.65
Step 6: $30.83
Step 7: $32.01
Step 8: $33.19
Step 9: $34.50
Step 10: $35.89
Step 11: $37.32
Step 12: $38.82
EMR
Step 1: $20.41
Step 2: $21.19
Step 3: $22.01
Step 4: $22.82
Step 5: $23.62
Casual ACP: $40
Rocky Mountain House salary
EMR
Step 1: $17
Step 2: $17.65
Step 3: $18.33
Step 4: $19.01
Step 5: $19.67
PCP
Step 1: $21.75
Step 2: $22.40
Step 3: $23.08
Step 4: $23.76
Step 5: $24.72
Step 6: $25.70
Step 7: $26.73
Step 8: $27.80
Step 9: $28.91
Step 10: $30.08
Step 11: $31.27
Step 12: $32.53
PCP supervisor
Step 1: $24.36
Step 2: $25.09
Step 3: $25.85
Step 4: $26.61
Step 5: $27.68
Step 6: $28.79
Step 7: $29.94
Step 8: $31.13
Step 9: $32.38
Step 10: $33.68
Step 11: $35.02
Step 12: $36.43
ACP
Step 1: $29.04
Step 2: $29.62
Step 3: $30.22
Step 4: $30.82
Step 5: $31.75
Step 6: $32.39
Step 7: $33.03
Step 8: $33.69
Step 9: $34.70
Step 10: $36.12
Step 11: $37.53
Step 12: 39.04
ACP supervisor
Step 1: $32.53
Step 2: $33.17
Step 3: $33.84
Step 4: $34.52
Step 5: $35.56
Step 6: $36.27
Step 7: $36.99
Step 8: $37.73
Step 9: $38.86
Step 10: $40.45
Step 11: $42.03
Step 12: $43.72
Casual ACP: $29.62
Editor’s notes: On-call duty: $3.50 for each hour while on call.
Shift premium: $2 per hour when employee workers as acting supervisor (employee will be provided with employer-supplied cellphone). $3 per hour, maximum 20 hours, when majority of hours are between midnight Saturday and 7 a.m. Monday.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 100 hours to start, 120 hours after 3 years, 150 hours after 5 years, 180 hours after 7 years, 200 hours after 10 years. Employees may carry forward maximum 1 tour of vacation per year. All remaining vacation hours not used will be paid out in first 2 pay periods following end of fiscal year.
Overtime: Double time for all work after regularly scheduled hours.
Meal allowance: $10 after 5 hours; $20 after 6 hours; $30 after 10 hours. $30 daily maximum (no receipt required) when employee is at event that takes employee away from site.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Plan. Employer will provide $2,600 per year for taxable spending account to cover medical expenses. Unused portions may be carried forward into following year.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 12 days (previously 10 hours per month, maximum 120 hours).
STD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Employees are eligible to join group RRSP/DPSP plans. Employer will make contributions of 2% after 6 months of service, 3% after 4 years of service, 4% after 8 years of service. Employees are free to contribute more to plans.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse (common-law or same-sex), parent, child, brother, sister, grandchild, fiancé, stepparent, stepchildren, stepbrother, stepsister). 3 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legal guardian, grandparent, niece, nephew. 1 additional unpaid day for travel more than 200 kilometres; 2 additional unpaid days for travel more than 501 kilometres away.
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months.
Call-in pay: Paid at double time, minimum 2 hours, or for total hours worked, whichever is greater. When employee is dispatched for immediate response, call-in starts at time of dispatch. When employee is dispatched for time in future, call-in starts at time ambulance is en route to call. Employer will pay $0.54 per kilometre for travel time.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for written warnings; 2 years for suspensions; 5 years for second incident of discipline regarding violence, harassment in workplace.
Severance: 2 weeks’ pay for each year of employment, maximum 40 weeks’ pay, unless employer provides 180 days’ notice.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 4 shirts, 2 pairs of uniform pants, 1 high-visibility jacket, crests or epaulettes as required, safety glasses. Employee will be responsible for maintaining, cleaning uniform clothing.
Mileage: $0.54 per kilometre when fleet vehicle is unavailable for employer business. Employee will be reimbursed for reasonable, necessary and substantiated transportation expenses for one-way trip of greater than 50 kilometres, maximum $100 per occurrence.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Division supervisor (ACP)
Step 1: $38.56
Step 2: $39.47
Step 3: $40.39
Step 4: $41.26
Step 5: $42.66
Step 6: $43.56
Step 7: $44.44
Step 8: $45.33
Step 9: $46.66
Step 10: $48.53
Step 11: $50.48
Step 12: $52.49
Division supervisor (PCP)
Step 1: $29.14
Step 2: $30.05
Step 3: $30.94
Step 4: $31.86
Step 5: $33.21
Step 6: $34.52
Step 7: $35.85
Step 8: $37.17
Step 9: $38.65
Step 10: $40.21
Step 11: $41.82
Step 12: $43.48
Advanced-care paramedic
Step 1: $34.42
Step 2: $35.24
Step 3: $36.07
Step 4: $36.85
Step 5: $38.09
Step 6: $38.90
Step 7: $39.68
Step 8: $40.47
Step 9: $41.68
Step 10: $43.35
Step 11: $45.08
Step 12: $46.89
Primary-care paramedic
Step 1: $26.01
Step 2: $26.82
Step 3: $27.61
Step 4: $28.45
Step 5: $29.65
Step 6: $30.83
Step 7: $32.01
Step 8: $33.19
Step 9: $34.50
Step 10: $35.89
Step 11: $37.32
Step 12: $38.82
EMR
Step 1: $20.41
Step 2: $21.19
Step 3: $22.01
Step 4: $22.82
Step 5: $23.62
Casual ACP: $40
Rocky Mountain House salary
EMR
Step 1: $17
Step 2: $17.65
Step 3: $18.33
Step 4: $19.01
Step 5: $19.67
PCP
Step 1: $21.75
Step 2: $22.40
Step 3: $23.08
Step 4: $23.76
Step 5: $24.72
Step 6: $25.70
Step 7: $26.73
Step 8: $27.80
Step 9: $28.91
Step 10: $30.08
Step 11: $31.27
Step 12: $32.53
PCP supervisor
Step 1: $24.36
Step 2: $25.09
Step 3: $25.85
Step 4: $26.61
Step 5: $27.68
Step 6: $28.79
Step 7: $29.94
Step 8: $31.13
Step 9: $32.38
Step 10: $33.68
Step 11: $35.02
Step 12: $36.43
ACP
Step 1: $29.04
Step 2: $29.62
Step 3: $30.22
Step 4: $30.82
Step 5: $31.75
Step 6: $32.39
Step 7: $33.03
Step 8: $33.69
Step 9: $34.70
Step 10: $36.12
Step 11: $37.53
Step 12: 39.04
ACP supervisor
Step 1: $32.53
Step 2: $33.17
Step 3: $33.84
Step 4: $34.52
Step 5: $35.56
Step 6: $36.27
Step 7: $36.99
Step 8: $37.73
Step 9: $38.86
Step 10: $40.45
Step 11: $42.03
Step 12: $43.72
Casual ACP: $29.62
Editor’s notes: On-call duty: $3.50 for each hour while on call.
