COMPETENCY EVALUATION. 18.1 Where the employee requires a professional competency (or like) evaluation to be performed by a recognised and accepted professional organisation for one-off registration or practice certification, or other reason associated with the employer’s business, the employer shall refund the employee actual and reasonable expenses.
18.2 Where the employee obtains a professional competency evaluation in circumstances other than as a requirement of work, the employer may contribute towards incurred costs
18.3 An employee may participate as a panel member in a competency evaluation process at the written request of a recognised and accepted professional organisation for one- off registration or practice certification or other reason associated with the employer’s business only with the agreement of the employer. The employer shall refund the employee actual and reasonable expenses.
