MEMO: All BCNU Members – Menno Apartments & Menno Home – Key Changes

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To: All BCNU Members – Menno Apartments and Menno Home

 This memo provides nursing staff with key information regarding the upcoming transition to the British Columbia Nurses’ Union (BCNU).

 Implementation Dates

  • Menno Apartments: November 16, 2025
  • Menno Home: November 23, 2025

Key Changes

  1. Enhanced Disability Management Program (EDMP)
  • All regular full-time and part-time nurses must participate in the EDMP.
  • EDMP provides structured reviews and monitoring for employees off work due to illness or injury, supporting a smoother and earlier return to work.
  • TeksMed is the EDMP provider for Menno Place.
  • Refer to MOA – Enhanced Disability Management Program in the Collective Agreement.
  1. Resignations
  • Regular employees must provide 28 calendar days’ written notice of resignation; otherwise, a penalty may apply.
  • Refer to Article 15.
  1. Internal Job Postings
  • Vacancies nine (9) months or longer will be posted as temporary postings.
  • Internal postings will be posted on Tuesdays and remain open for 72 hours (reduced from 7 days).
  • Refer to Article 17.
  1. Increments
  • Casual employees: Advance one increment every 1,950 hours worked.
  • Regular employees: Advance on their anniversary date.
  • Refer to Article 12.
  1. Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) – Maternity Leave
  • Staff are entitled to SEB when taking maternity leave.
  • Refer to Article 38.
  1. WorkSafeBC (WCB) Claims
  • Employees with an accepted WorkSafeBC claim will remain on the employer’s payroll.
  • The employer continues to pay the employee, and WorkSafeBC reimburses the employer.
  • Refer to Article 42.
  1. Personal Leave Bank
  • Regular employees are entitled to two personal leave days per year.
  • For 2025 only, the allocation is as follows:
    • Nurses hired into a regular position before June 30, 2025: 2 days
    • Nurses hired into a regular position after June 30, 2025: 1 day
  • You must currently be in a regular position to receive this benefit.
  • Personal leave banks from 2025 may be carried into 2026, up to March 31st.
  • Refer to Article 43.
  1. Casual – Minimum Hours to Work
  • Casual Employees are required to work a minimum of 400 hours over a twelve (12) month period.
  • Refer to Article 11
  1. Status of Casual Employees in Temporary Positions
  • Casual employees in temporary positions will be considered regular employees for the duration of the assignment.
  • This includes eligibility for all benefits available to regular full-time or part-time staff.
  • Refer to Article 17

 Important Note

 This memo does not cite the full Collective Agreement and is intended as a summary of key points only. It is the employee’s responsibility to familiarize themselves with the full Collective Agreement. The complete document can be accessed here:
BCNU Collective Agreement – Nurses Bargaining Association

If you have any questions, you can reach out to your shop steward:

 Meg McCusker
Steward at Large, Fraser Valley Region

BC Nurses’ Union
P:  604 433 2268 | 1 800 663 9991

E:  megmccusker@bcnu.org

You can download the full text of this memo as a PDF here: The Culture Volume 2025.07