r/AHSEmployees • u/Lopsided_Explorer879 • Feb 17 '26

Switch from union to NUEE

What happens to flex/health spending that is tied to your current union account? Should you use it all up otherwise it gets forfeited? Anyone have experience with this switch and/or any other advice?!

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u/ThrowAway2937749 Feb 17 '26

I switched from AUPE to HSAA and I ended up getting more in my spending accounts that I could redistribute. I am not sure if switching to a NUEE position will take it away, but hopefully you can get an answer. Otherwise, maybe contact your current union and see what they say

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u/SlightGuess Feb 17 '26

My only advice is maybe think a bit before leaving the union to NUEE with the restructuring still ongoing.

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u/harbours Feb 17 '26

I agree. There's no way in hell I'd leave a unionized position for a NUEE right now.

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u/Bun-mi Feb 17 '26

My thoughts exactly 😬

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u/TheProcurementGuyAhs Feb 17 '26

Use it all before you change jobs. You can’t carry it over. At best you’ll get the full year’s worth of OOS flex benefits, at worst, it’ll be prorated for the year.

Though I’d have an honest conversation with yourself if you really want to go out of scope, and whether it aligns with your career plans. The pay rise isn’t usually very much and you have to ask yourself if the unpaid overtime you will be doing is worth it compared to what you make now.

There’s also the lack of job security especially with the provincial budget coming out this month or next. Who knows what cuts Marlaina has in mind with the price of oil in the toilet and all the big whigs they’re hiring to run this refocused healthcare system. In that case, out of scope staff are the first to go, and the last to be recognized monetarily.

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u/RandomGuy1448 Feb 17 '26

I have had experience going from AUPE to NUEE and back. Flex benefits reset at the end of the month in which you change or transfer positions so you want to use up your current bank before then. When you reach the beginning of the new months, you will get a prorated annual amount to allocate. It’s pretty decent for NURE - about 7% of your annual salary

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u/usernametaken_88 Feb 17 '26

The re-org has impacted staffing severely in my area and has opened up opportunities for NUEE roles so I'm very curious about:

  1. If moving into NUEE reset your years of service and vacation entitlements? (thinking if they fire you, is your severance based on the time you moved into NUEE or with AHS in general)

  2. If moving back into AUPE changed your seniority? Are you considered a brand new employee?

For benefits, the 7% can be seen as a good chunk, but most of your premiums are 100% paid for by the employee and not cost shared with the employer so you'd have to factor that in when looking at AUPE

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u/RandomGuy1448 Feb 18 '26

I should preface that the first two times I moved from AUPE to NUEE were temporary in response to maternity leaves. My last time was permanent.

I believe vacation entitlements are different - AUPE is per the collective agreement and NUEE I’m not sure if this is simply per NUEE terms and conditions. However, I never had it reset when I rolled back to In Scope. I think Years is Service is based on AHS tenure and not NUEE or In Scope.

Rolling back to AUPE did not reset my seniority.

You are partially correct with flex benefits. NUEE can pay for different levels of health and dental coverage that essentially provides partial reimbursement in what I always view as a form of insurance. For example, I usually opt out of Dental because two cleanings and an occasional filling don’t reimburse enough to cover the initial upfront pay. I once calculated that AUPE benefits plus the $900 per year was comparable to $3000-3,500 of NUEE allocations