Master Agreement Between the Government of the Province of Alberta and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
25.01
An Employee who is employed in a Correctional or Young Offenders Institution operated by the Employer, and who functions in a capacity other than that of a Correctional Peace Officer or a Correctional Services Worker, shall qualify for a Correctional Institution Salary Allowance, provided that by reason of duties being performed, the Employee is assigned responsibility for the custody and supervision of inmates or young offenders, or comes into contact with inmates or young offenders resulting in exposure to immediate hazards of physical injury by assault and other disagreeable conditions.
25.02
The daily allowance to which an Employee may be entitled will be determined in accordance with the following schedule, depending on the frequency and nature of the Employee's contact with inmates or young offenders.
Frequency / Nature of Interaction
Continual Interaction
Frequent Interaction
Limited Contact
25.03
For the purpose of this Article the following definitions will apply:
(a)
“Continual Interaction”
- refers to a situation in which an Employee is required to work with inmates or young offenders for more than one-half of the working day.
(b)
“Frequent Interaction”
- refers to a situation in which an Employee is required to work with inmates or young offenders for less than one-half of the working day.
(c)
“Limited Contact”
- refers to a situation in which an Employee comes into contact with inmates or young offenders on an occasional basis.
25.04
An Employee who was receiving a Correctional Institution Salary Allowance of five dollars and ninety cents ($5.90) or greater per day prior to July 1, 1986, shall continue to receive the higher daily rate, for each day worked, as long as the Employee is employed in an eligible institution in a capacity other than that of a Correctional Officer or a Correctional Services Worker.