Common use of Attendance at Conferences and Conventions Clause in Contracts

Attendance at Conferences and Conventions. ‌ (a) The parties to this Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences, conventions, symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards. (b) In order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and experience, an employee shall have the opportunity on occasion to attend conferences and conventions, which are related to the employee’s field of specialization, subject to operational constraints. (c) The Employer may grant leave with pay and reasonable expenses including registration fees to attend such gatherings, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. (d) An employee who attends a conference or convention at the request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer shall be deemed to be on duty and, as required, in travel status. The Employer shall pay the registration fees of the convention or conference the employee is required to attend. (e) An employee invited to participate in a conference or convention in an official capacity, such as to present a formal address or to give a course related to the employee’s field of employment, may be granted leave with pay for this purpose and may, in addition, be reimbursed for payment of convention or conference registration fees and reasonable travel expenses. (f) An employee shall not be entitled to any compensation under Article 22 (Overtime) and Article 23 (Travelling Time) in respect of hours the employee is in attendance at, or travelling to or from, a conference or convention under the provisions of this clause, except as provided by paragraph (d) above.

Attendance at Conferences and Conventions. ‌ (a) The parties to this Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences, conventions, symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards. (b) In order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and experience, an employee shall have the opportunity on occasion to attend conferences and conventions, conventions which are related to the employee’s his/her field of specialization, subject to operational constraintsconstraint. (c) The Employer may grant leave with pay and reasonable expenses including registration fees to attend such gatherings, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. (d) An employee who attends a conference or convention at the request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer shall be deemed to be on duty and, as required, in travel statustravel. The Employer shall pay the registration fees of the convention or conference the employee is required to attend. (e) An employee invited to participate in a conference or convention in an official capacity, such as to present a formal address or to give a course related to the employee’s his/her field of employment, may be granted leave with pay for this purpose and may, in addition, be reimbursed for his/her payment of convention or conference registration fees and reasonable travel expenses. (f) An employee shall not be entitled to any compensation under Article 22 Articles 7 (Overtime) and Article 23 10 (Travelling Traveling Time) in respect of hours the employee he is in attendance at, at or travelling traveling to or from, from a conference or convention under the provisions of this clauseArticle, except as provided by paragraph (d) above).

Attendance at Conferences and Conventions. ‌ (a) The parties to this Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences, conventions, symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards. (b) In order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and experience, an employee shall have the opportunity on occasion to attend conferences and conventions, which conventions that are related to the employee’s field of specialization, subject to operational constraints. (c) The Employer may grant leave with pay and reasonable expenses including registration fees to attend such gatherings, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. (d) An employee who attends a conference or convention at the request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer shall be deemed to be on duty and, as required, in travel status. The Employer shall pay the registration fees of the convention or conference the employee is required to attend. (e) An employee invited to participate in a conference or convention in an official capacity, such as to present a formal address or to give a course related to the employee’s field of employment, may be granted leave with pay for this purpose and may, in addition, be reimbursed for their payment of convention or conference registration fees and reasonable travel expenses. (f) An employee shall not be entitled to any compensation under Article 22 (Articles 9, Overtime) , and Article 23 (13, Travelling Time) , in respect of hours the employee is in attendance at, or travelling to or from, from a conference or convention under the provisions of this clause, except as provided by paragraph (d) above).

Attendance at Conferences and Conventions. ‌ (a) The parties to this Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences, conventions, symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards. (b) In order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and experience, an employee shall have the opportunity on occasion to attend conferences and conventions, which are related to the employee’s field of specialization, subject to operational constraints. (c) The Employer may grant leave with pay and reasonable expenses including registration fees to attend such gatherings, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. (d) An employee who attends a conference or convention at the request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer shall be deemed to be on duty and, as required, in travel status. The Employer shall pay the registration fees of the convention or conference the employee is required to attend. (e) An employee invited to participate in a conference or convention in an official capacity, such as to present a formal address or to give a course related to the employee’s field of employment, may be granted leave with pay for this purpose and may, in addition, be reimbursed for payment of convention or conference registration fees and reasonable travel expenses. (f) An employee shall not be entitled to any compensation under Article 22 (Overtime) and Article 23 (Travelling Time) in respect of hours the employee is in attendance at, or travelling to or from, a conference or convention under the provisions of this clause, except as provided by paragraph (d) above.