| 1.01 |
In this Agreement,
unless the context otherwise requires: |
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(a) |
A word used in the
masculine gender applies also in the feminine; |
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(b) |
A word used in the
singular may also apply in the plural; |
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(c) |
"Union" means the
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees; |
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(d) |
"Commissioner" means
the Public Service Commissioner; |
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(e) |
"Department" in
addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any part or organizational unit
of the public service of Alberta designated as a department by the
Lieutenant Governor in Council; |
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(f) |
"Deputy Head" means the
chief officer of a department; |
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(g) |
"Designated Officer"
means a person who is authorized on behalf of the Employing Department to
deal with grievances and is excluded pursuant to Section 12(1)(d) of The
Public Service Employee Relations Act; |
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(h) |
"Employee" means a
person employed by the Employer under authority of the Public Service Act
who is in the Bargaining Unit covered by this Collective Agreement and who
is employed in one of the following categories: |
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(i) |
the permanent service which consists of persons
appointed pursuant to section 18(1) of the Public Service Act to either full
or part-time permanent positions; or |
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(ii) |
the temporary service which consists of persons
appointed pursuant to section 18(1) of the Public Service Act to temporary
positions; or |
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(iii) |
the wage service which consists of persons
defined in Section 26 of the Public Service Act hired for full or part-time
wage employment. |
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(i) |
"Probationary Employee"
means a person, who during his initial period of employment is serving a
probationary period; |
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(j) |
"Apprentice" means a
person as defined within the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act who is
serving a special training period in the Government Apprenticeship Program; |
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(k) |
"Permanent Position"
means a position established as such, in which the incumbent is required to
work not less than: |
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(i) |
three (3) hours on each work day in the year; or |
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(ii) |
seven (7) hours per day on two (2) or more work
days per week; or |
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(iii) |
ten (10) full work days in each month. |
|
(l) |
"Temporary Position"
means a position established as such in which the incumbent is required for
continuous employment for a limited period, and includes: |
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(i) |
"Apprenticeship Position" in which the incumbent
is initially hired as an apprentice as defined under the Apprenticeship and
Industry Training Act and is employed in the Government Apprenticeship
Program; |
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(ii) |
"Project Position" in which the incumbent is
employed for the duration of a project; |
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(iii) |
"Replacement Position" in which the incumbent is
employed to provide temporary relief or over-load duties; |
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(iv) |
“Sessional Position” in which the incumbent is
employed for specified sessions. |
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(m) |
“Wage Employment” is
employment pursuant to 1.01(h)(iii) above; |
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(n) |
“Bi-weekly Salary" means annual salary divided by twenty-six decimal one (26.1); |
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(o) |
“Hourly Rate” means the
annual salary divided by the Employee’s normal annual hours of work; |
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(p) |
“Annual Salary”
means the annual amount of an Employee’s regular salary or hourly rate of
pay including pay differential for working more than the normal weekly hours
of work applicable to a classification; but excluding any other compensation
except that Acting Incumbency Pay shall be included for overtime
calculations only; |
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(q) |
"Grade" means the
periods, assigned to a class, within the salary grid; |
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(r) |
"Union Representative" means the President of the Union, or an Officer or
Staff Member of the Union designated by the President in writing pursuant to
the Union's Constitution to perform a specific function pertaining to this
Collective Agreement; |
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(s) |
"Maximum Salary" means: |
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|
(i) |
the highest period of the highest grade assigned
a class; or, |
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(ii) |
the job rate where no grade has been assigned a
class. |
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(t) |
"Minimum Salary" means
the lowest period of the lowest grade assigned to a class; |
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(u) |
"Month"
means a calendar month; |
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(v) |
"Period"
means a single salary rate within the grade; |
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(w) |
"Work Day" means any
day on which an Employee is normally expected to be at his place of
employment; |
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(x) |
"Dismiss" means to
discharge an Employee for just cause; |
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(y) |
"Increment" means the
difference between one period and the next period within the same grade or,
when increasing or decreasing an Employee's salary by an increment and a
change in grade is necessary, an amount equal to two (2) grades higher or
lower than his current period, whichever is applicable; |
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(z) |
"Employer" means the
Crown in right of Alberta, as represented by the Public Service Commissioner
or the Deputy Head of a Department or any person acting on behalf of either
or both of them, as the context of this Agreement may require; |
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(aa) |
"Statutory Declaration"
means a document containing verified statements sworn by an Employee to be
the truth before a Commissioner for Oaths and made subject to criminal
prosecution for false statements. |
