Calgary EMS management practices subject of investigation by AHS

A workplace investigation is underway in Calgary related to EMS management practices, AHS confirms.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) confirms an investigation is underway in Calgary related to "some EMS management practices," though the organization is declining to provide further details.

Two sources have confirmed to CTV News that the investigation is related to allegations that EMS senior leadership had been approving overtime payments for some of its salaried managers and supervisors in Calgary.

Two senior leaders were walked off of AHS property this week as part of the investigation, the sources say. 

According to Alberta's Employment Standards Code, managers and supervisors are not eligible to claim or receive overtime pay.

"A workplace investigation is underway regarding some EMS management practices in the Calgary Zone," AHS said in a statement sent to CTV News.

The organization says the investigation is not related to "patient care or clinical work" and does not involve RCMP or local police. 

AHS declined to say how many people are part of the workplace investigation, or whether the people involved have been suspended or terminated.