Past Experience & Education Allowance

 

What You Need to Know to Accept Your Offer Letter

You may qualify for additional compensation based on your previous experience or education. Check your employer’s criteria to see if you are eligible for an allowance or salary adjustment.

What You Need to Do Once You Have Your Employee ID

Submit these forms within 90 days of your start date.

Information for New Hires:

To adjust your salary placement or receive an education allowance, follow the steps below.

Information For Employees Who Have Transferred or Hold Multiple Positions:

  • If you transfer to a position under a different union, submit a new Education Allowance form to receive additional compensation.
  • If you hold multiple positions under different unions, submit a new Education Allowance form for each position to receive additional compensation.

Alberta Health Services

Recognition of Previous Experience

Applicable to AUNP, AUPE ANC, HSAA and UNA Employees
AUPE GSS and NUEE employees should speak with your hiring manager.

AHS will recognize relevant work experience from prior positions outside AHS to determine your salary placement. Your experience will be evaluated in relation to your position and Collective Agreement, and if eligible, your salary placement will be adjusted.

To adjust your salary, provide verification of your previous experience hours from your former employer(s).

Instructions

  1. Read the first page of the Recognition of Previous Experience form.
  2. Complete ‘Section 1’ and print.
  3. Send this form to your previous employer(s). Your previous employer must fill out ‘Section II’. A separate form is required for each employer. 
  4. Email the completed form and all supporting documentation from your previous employer(s) to your zone Human Resources office as indicated in the form.
  5. Deadline: Submit this form to HR within 90 days of your start date. 

Education Allowance

Applicable to AUNP, AUPE ANC, HSAA and UNA Employees

AHS may recognize courses, diplomas, certificates, degrees and post graduate degrees offered by a bona fide Canadian post-secondary educational institution or equivalent. Your education will be evaluated in relation to your position and Collective Agreement, and if eligible, you may receive additional compensation through an educational allowance.

To receive an education allowance, you must provide proof of your completed education/certification. 

Instructions

  1. Read the first paragraph of the Education & Certification Cover Sheet form.
  2. Complete the Employee Information and Education/Certification Information sections and print. A separate form is required for each record of completed education.
  3. Compile all supporting documentation to show proof of completion. 
  4. Send this form along with all documentation to your hiring manager. Your manager must fill out and sign the ‘Manager Authorization’ section. Note: AHS cannot accept this form signed using an electronic signature.
  5. Submit the completed form and all supporting documentation to hrdataadmin.ahs@ahs.ca.
  6. Deadline: You are strongly encouraged to submit this form to HR within 90 days of your start date. 

UNA 2% Special Long Service Pay Adjustment

Applicable to UNA employees with over 20 years of nursing experience

If you have over 20 years of nursing service, you are eligible for a 2% Special Long Service Pay Adjustment in addition to your base pay.

To apply for this adjustment, submit proof of at least 20 years of registration with a nursing licensing body.

Instructions

  1. Complete the 2% Special Long Service Pay Retention Date Request form.
  2. Compile a copy of one (1) of the following documents as outlined here to provide reasonable proof of registration:
    1. CARNA certificate recognizing 30 years of registration
    2. Original CARNA registration certificate
    3. CARNA or CRPNA application for renewal form which documents the completion year of nursing education for CARNA members and graduation years for CRPNA members.
    4. Record of graduation 
    5. Employment records of any kind confirming 20 or more years of registered or licensed nursing employment. 
  3. Send the form and all supporting documentation to your manager. Your manager must fill out and sign the manager section of this form.
  4. Submit the completed form and all supporting documentation to hrdataadmin.ahs@ahs.ca.
  5. Deadline: Submit this form to your leader within 90 days of your start date.

Alberta Precision Laboratories

Recognition of Previous Experience

Applicable to HSAA Employees

APL will recognize relevant work experience from prior positions outside APL to determine your salary placement. Your experience will be evaluated in relation to your position and Collective Agreement, and if eligible, your salary will be adjusted.

To adjust your salary, provide verification of your previous experience hours from your former employer(s).

Instructions

  1. Read the first page of the Recognition of Previous Experience form.
  2. Complete ‘Section 1’ and print. 
  3. Send this form to your previous employer(s). Your previous employer must fill out ‘Section II’. A separate form is required for each employer. 
  4. Email the completed form and all supporting documentation from your previous employer(s) to APLHumanResources@albertapubliclabs.ca.
  5. Deadline: Submit this form to HR within 90 days of your start date. 

Contact

recruitmentadmin@ahs.ca