Master Agreement Between the Government of the Province of Alberta and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
14.01
To receive acting incumbency pay an Employee shall be designated by a senior official at the Employee’s place of work to perform the principal duties of the higher level position for a minimum period of five (5) consecutive work days, during which time the Employee may also be required to perform some of the duties of the Employee’s regular position. On completion of the minimum five (5) consecutive work day qualifying period in an acting incumbency position, an Employee shall be eligible for acting incumbency pay for the total period of acting incumbency, including the five (5) consecutive work day qualifying period. Acting provisions shall not apply where an Employee is designated only limited additional duties.
14.02
Where an Employee is designated to be an acting incumbent in a position, the Employee’s salary may be determined in accordance with the following provisions:
(a)
if the Employee is designated to act in a position in a classification with an assigned grade the maximum of which is less than one (1) increment higher than the maximum of the Employee’s current grade assignment, the acting salary shall be the lowest period in the new grade that exceeds the Employee’s current salary provided the maximum salary assigned the classification is not exceeded;
(b)
if the Employee is designated to act in a position in a classification with an assigned grade the maximum of which is at least one (1) increment higher than the maximum of the Employee’s current pay grade assignment, the acting salary shall be the lowest period in the new grade that exceeds the Employee’s current salary, except if the increase is less than one (1) increment, in which case the salary shall be adjusted to the period next higher than the lowest period that exceeds the Employee’s current salary provided the maximum salary assigned the classification is not exceeded;
(c)
if the Employee is designated to be an acting incumbent from a classification with no pay grade assignment to a classification with a pay grade assignment, the Employee’s salary is that period in the new grade which is higher than the Employee’s current salary, except if this increase is less than four per cent (4%), in which case the Employee’s salary is the next higher period.
14.03
It is understood that normally only one acting incumbent may be designated as a result of any one Employee's absence.
14.04
When an Employee who has been the acting incumbent of another position returns to the Employee's regular position, the Employee's salary shall be readjusted to that which would be in effect if the Employee had continuously occupied that position.
14.05
The designation of acting incumbency shall normally not exceed a period of one (1) year.