Common use of Annual Research Leave Clause in Contracts

Annual Research Leave. 14.1 The Board recognizes the importance of research within the responsibilities of Academic staff. Staff Members appointed to Academic Co-ordinator positions are not eligible for the provisions of Article 14. 14.2 The Board will provide up to twenty-one (21) days of Annual Research Leave for each Academic member of staff. This may be taken in addition to Professional Development Leave provided that the total number of days taken in a given payroll year for Annual Research and Professional Development Leave does not exceed thirty (30). Annual Research Leave shall be subject to the following conditions. a. Eligible Staff Members will prepare a research proposal three months before the commencement of any research leave, such proposal to be filed with and approved by the supervisor of the Staff Member, who must in the event of denial give reasons in writing. b. Research leave days are normally taken as a block of twenty-one (21) continuous days in order to maximize the effectiveness of time taken for research. No more than two such leaves within the twenty-one (21) day limit may be granted in a given payroll year. c. Within one month of completion of research leave, the Staff Member will file with the supervisor a report detailing progress made during the leave and the project status at the completion of the leave period. d. Academic Staff Members are eligible for research leave unless: i. They are excluded from eligibility by 14.4; ii. They are in their first full year of employment as an Academic Staff Member at Athabasca University. Annual Research Leave eligibility commences after the first full year of employment and is prorated during any partial year of employment. iii. Annual Research Leave shall also be prorated in years during which Research and Study Leave is taken. 14.3 Eligible research activities shall be defined as activities that lead to potential publication of books or of articles in academic journals, to presentation at scholarly meetings, to recognized scholarly contributions via other media than print, or to other recognized contributions to an academic discipline. Research, the purpose of which is solely to keep abreast of developments in a staff member’s academic discipline, will not be considered as eligible for research leave; Athabasca University regards the conduct of this type of research as part of the normal duties of an Academic Staff Member, to be incorporated into an academic’s regular schedule, rather than as research leave. 14.4 Repeated inability of an Academic Staff Member, who has received Annual Research Leave, to publish, to present research results at scholarly meetings, or otherwise contribute to scholarly discussions, may result in loss of eligibility for future research leave to the Staff Member. Loss of eligibility for leave will occur only after consultation between the supervisor and the affected Staff Member. 14.5 A Staff Member may appeal to the appropriate Executive Officer. a. rejection of a research leave proposal b. refusal to grant time for an approved research leave proposal. The decision of the appropriate Executive Officer will be justified in writing and be final. 14.6 Annual Research Leave cannot be carried over from one payroll year to the next. 14.7 Salary in lieu of Annual Research Leave will not be paid. 14.8 Nothing in the foregoing shall be construed to mean that ongoing research will not occur during times other than a research leave period. A research leave period however is to be seen as a period devoted exclusively to research. 14.9 Eligible Staff Members cannot be required to take research leave in any given year. The Board wishes to promote ongoing research activities but recognizes that, in any given year, some Staff Members, after consultation with their supervisor, will wish to devote themselves to other ongoing activities that research leave might hinder. 14.10 Annual Research Leave cannot be accumulated during Research and Study Leave. .

Annual Research Leave. 14.1 The Board Council recognizes the importance of research within the responsibilities of Academic staff. Staff Members appointed to Academic Co-ordinator positions are not eligible for the provisions of Article 14. 14.2 The Board Council will provide up to twenty-one (21) days of Annual Research Leave for each Academic member of staff. This may be taken in addition to Professional Development Leave provided that the total number of days taken in a given payroll year for Annual Research and Professional Development Leave does not exceed thirty (30). Annual Research Leave shall be subject to the following conditions. a. Eligible Staff Members will prepare a research proposal three months before the commencement of any research leave, such proposal to be filed with and approved by the supervisor of the Staff Member, who must in the event of denial give reasons in writing. b. Research leave days are normally taken as a block of twenty-one (21) continuous days in order to maximize the effectiveness of time taken for research. No more than two such leaves within the twenty-one (21) day limit may be granted in a given payroll calendar year. c. Within one month of completion of research leave, the Staff Member will file with the supervisor a report detailing progress made during the leave and the project status at the completion of the leave period. d. Academic Staff Members are eligible for research leave unless: i. They are excluded from eligibility by 14.4; ii. They are in their first full year of employment as an Academic Staff Member at Athabasca University. Annual Research Leave eligibility commences after the first full year of employment and is prorated during any partial year of employment. iii. Annual Research Leave shall also be prorated in years during which Research and Study Leave is taken. 14.3 Eligible research activities shall be defined as activities that lead to potential publication of books or of articles in academic journals, to presentation at scholarly meetings, to recognized scholarly contributions via other media than print, or to other recognized contributions to an academic discipline. Research, the purpose of which is solely to keep abreast of developments in a staff member’s member‘s academic discipline, will not be considered as eligible for research leave; Athabasca University regards the conduct of this type of research as part of the normal duties of an Academic Staff Member, to be incorporated into an academic’s academic‘s regular schedule, rather than as research leave. 14.4 Repeated inability of an Academic Staff Member, who has received Annual Research Leave, to publish, to present research results at scholarly meetings, or otherwise contribute to scholarly discussions, may result in loss of eligibility for future research leave to the Staff Member. Loss of eligibility for leave will occur only after consultation between the supervisor and the affected Staff Member. 14.5 A Staff Member may appeal to the appropriate Executive Officer. a. rejection of a research leave proposal b. refusal to grant time for an approved research leave proposal. The decision of the appropriate Executive Officer will be justified in writing and be final. 14.6 Annual Research Leave cannot be carried over from one payroll calendar year to the next. 14.7 Salary in lieu of Annual Research Leave will not be paid. 14.8 Nothing in the foregoing shall be construed to mean that ongoing research will not occur during times other than a research leave period. A research leave period however is to be seen as a period devoted exclusively to research. 14.9 Eligible Staff Members cannot be required to take research leave in any given year. The Board Council wishes to promote ongoing research activities but recognizes that, in any given year, some Staff Members, after consultation with their supervisor, will wish to devote themselves to other ongoing activities that research leave might hinder. 14.10 Annual Research Leave cannot be accumulated during Research and Study Leave. . 14.11 A Staff Member taking Annual Research Leave may apply for a research grant in lieu of an equivalent portion of Annual Research Leave salary.

Annual Research Leave. 14.1 The Board recognizes the importance of research within the responsibilities of Academic staff. Staff Members appointed to Academic Co-ordinator positions are not eligible for the provisions of Article 14. 14.2 The Board will provide up to twenty-one (21) days of Annual Research Leave for each Academic member of staff. This may be taken in addition to Professional Development Leave provided that the total number of days taken in a given payroll year for Annual Research and Professional Development Leave does not exceed thirty (30). Annual Research Leave shall be subject to the following conditions. a. Eligible Staff Members will prepare a research proposal three months before the commencement of any research leave, such proposal to be filed with and approved by the supervisor of the Staff Member, who must in the event of denial give reasons in writing. b. Research leave days are normally taken as a block of twenty-one (21) continuous days in order to maximize the effectiveness of time taken for research. No more than two such leaves within the twenty-one (21) day limit may be granted in a given calendar payroll year. c. Within one month of completion of research leave, the Staff Member will file with the supervisor a report detailing progress made during the leave and the project status at the completion of the leave period. d. Academic Staff Members are eligible for research leave unless: i. They are excluded from eligibility by 14.4; ii. They are in their first full year of employment as an Academic Staff Member at Athabasca University. Annual Research Leave eligibility commences after the first full year of employment and is prorated during any partial year of employment. iii. Annual Research Leave shall also be prorated in years during which Research and Study Leave is taken. 14.3 Eligible research activities shall be defined as activities that lead to potential publication of books or of articles in academic journals, to presentation at scholarly meetings, to recognized scholarly contributions via other media than print, or to other recognized contributions to an academic discipline. Research, the purpose of which is solely to keep abreast of developments in a staff member’s academic discipline, will not be considered as eligible for research leave; Athabasca University regards the conduct of this type of research as part of the normal duties of an Academic Staff Member, to be incorporated into an academic’s regular schedule, rather than as research leave. 14.4 Repeated inability of an Academic Staff Member, who has received Annual Research Leave, to publish, to present research results at scholarly meetings, or otherwise contribute to scholarly discussions, may result in loss of eligibility for future research leave to the Staff Member. Loss of eligibility for leave will occur only after consultation between the supervisor and the affected Staff Member. 14.5 A Staff Member may appeal to the appropriate Executive Officer. a. rejection of a research leave proposal b. refusal to grant time for an approved research leave proposal. The decision of the appropriate Executive Officer will be justified in writing and be final. 14.6 Annual Research Leave cannot be carried over from one calendar payroll year to the next. 14.7 Salary in lieu of Annual Research Leave will not be paid. 14.8 Nothing in the foregoing shall be construed to mean that ongoing research will not occur during times other than a research leave period. A research leave period however is to be seen as a period devoted exclusively to research. 14.9 Eligible Staff Members cannot be required to take research leave in any given year. The Board wishes to promote ongoing research activities but recognizes that, in any given year, some Staff Members, after consultation with their supervisor, will wish to devote themselves to other ongoing activities that research leave might hinder. 14.10 Annual Research Leave cannot be accumulated during Research and Study Leave. .