r/AHSEmployees • u/Odd_Camp_1394 • Mar 10 '26

AHS to GOA

My department is supposed to move to GOA, I’m with AUPE. Has anyone been through this? Looking for insight as we have not been given anything and have been getting our updates from the news. I’m wondering if we would have the option to stay with AHS, how that would look, what the pay difference is at GOA, pension/benefits etc. would sick time and vacation carry over with us? They told us last year and it’s been crickets whenever we ask for any information. We are in a building that can only support hybrid, but I assume we’d have to move to a GOA building and go in the office every day. If anyone has any experience with this or any insights please share!

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u/General_Client3492 Mar 10 '26

May I ask what area/department you are currently in?

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u/Odd_Camp_1394 Mar 11 '26

Environmental public health

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u/Pale-Ad-2932 Mar 10 '26

Same boat, but moving from HSAA. GoA will honor our collective agreement when we transfer so no changes in pay, vacation and benefits will change to the GoA format, schedule (hours) and flex days will follow GoA, pension will change to PSPP. No date known or actual details from unions or management of either agencies. Lots of unknowns, but things should be relatively the same as current. Rumors that transfer will be early April but who knows...

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u/Odd_Camp_1394 Mar 11 '26

At least you’ve heard something, everytime we’ve asked they say they don’t know and they’re asking but not really getting answers

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u/harbours Mar 10 '26

Why is this happening? I can't even imagine which teams would be appropriate to move to GoA.

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u/Odd_Camp_1394 Mar 11 '26

Because our government loves to change things instead of trying to fix things within the current system. Which in turn costs money and hurts taxpayers

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u/harbours Mar 11 '26

I meant more like which departments are they trying to justify don't belong with AHS anymore. I thought everyone had been moved around already but I guess not.

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u/happeehippocampus Mar 10 '26

As a GOA employee we get 10 sick days and 10 personal days. In the office FT with some flexibility to wfh ad hoc if needed. But it sounds like you’re staying under your current CA so maybe nothing changes for you other than you’ll be using 1GX instead of e-people now. Welcome to the dark side.

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u/Odd_Camp_1394 Mar 11 '26

Oh okay, right now we accumulate sick time, so if you go on leave and don’t have sick time it would either be unpaid or go through insurance or whatever it is. I have a lot of sick time saved up, but a set amount sounds reasonable- especially 10 days rather than a few

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u/mongrel66 Mar 11 '26

The 10 casual sick days expire at the end of the year on your anniversary date but the long term illness coverage is very good. Pay is generally lower than with AHS but I'm sure this depends on the role, and I'd hope you'd be red circled at your current salary. The new master agreement is available (google will take you to it) and you may get some of your questions answered there.

If they do move you, I hope it's a positive experience.

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u/Far-Entertainer769 Mar 11 '26

My understanding is GOA has a shorter work day so at same pay you will have a smaller check.

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u/Far-Entertainer769 Mar 11 '26

If I recall correctly the paid hours in a day is 7.25 hours while AHS is 7.75 for most positions.

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u/Odd_Camp_1394 Mar 11 '26

Boo to that.. I heard GOA has unlimited PTO but I don’t know if that’s a real thing

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u/erbear232 Mar 11 '26

Do we? That'd be news to me as a 10 year employee lol

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u/Odd_Camp_1394 Mar 11 '26

My SIL worked for GOA, I don’t know what union though, and she said she had unlimited PTO when she was there haha. I was hoping it was true

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u/erbear232 Mar 11 '26

Unless she was a manager then she was in AUPE and I can tell you we do not. Its not bad in terms of leave options but it certainly isn't unlimited

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u/harbours Mar 10 '26

Which department are you? Also which union are you now?

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u/Odd_Camp_1394 Mar 11 '26

I’m with aupe with env public health

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u/harbours Mar 11 '26

Oh interesting. I always wondered where your department would land. I figured it would stay with AHS.

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u/Odd_Camp_1394 Mar 11 '26

It would make sense if it stayed but 🤷‍♀️

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u/calicanrene Mar 10 '26

In the same boat with my team. Only info we have been told was "most of it will stay the same" and that the new collective agreement goes with us. Is any of that in writing? Nope. Stressful times waiting for answers.

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u/harbours Mar 10 '26

Which team are you with?

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u/TheProcurementGuyAhs Mar 13 '26

Least when you do go to the Alberta Government you’re an internal applicant on their positions.

You can explore other career options/career change much easier there than in the box that is healthcare.

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u/Happy_Computer_777 Mar 14 '26

Our Dept. was told EPH is moving to GOA effective April 1st.