Common use of Convention/Conference/Education Leave Clause in Contracts

Convention/Conference/Education Leave. A leave of absence without pay for the purpose of attending conventions/conferences and/or education seminars shall be granted to employees by the Company upon receiving a written request from the Union. Time off shall not be granted to more than five (5) employees at any one (1) time unless otherwise mutually agreed to in writing between the Company and the Union and the duration of any such leave shall not exceed twenty (20) working days per person in total for any one (1) contract year. The Union shall give the Company written notice not less than twenty- one (21) calendar days before the requested leave is to commence. A request for an extension of any such leave of absence must be made in writing at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the expiration of the leave already granted and shall be considered by the Company in relation to existing working conditions.

Convention/Conference/Education Leave. A leave of absence without pay for the purpose of attending conventions/conferences and/or education seminars shall be granted to employees by the Company upon receiving a written request from the Union. Time off shall not be granted to more than five (5) employees at any one (1) time unless otherwise mutually agreed to in writing between the Company and the Union and the duration of any such leave shall not exceed twenty (20) working days per person in total for any one (1) contract year. The Union shall give the Company written notice not less than twenty- twenty-one (21) calendar days before the requested leave is to commence. A request for an extension of any such leave of absence must be made in writing at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the expiration of the leave already granted and shall be considered by the Company in relation to existing working conditions.