Educational and Professional Leave Sample Clauses

Educational and Professional Leave. The Employer will grant a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of educational professional leave within the fiscal year (currently July 1 – June 30) to nurses requesting such leave. Such leave may be used if staffing permits and shall be prorated for part-time nurses. For purposes of sections 8.3 and 8.4 only, .9 FTE and above shall be considered full time. In addition, nurses may be granted up to an additional sixteen (16) hours (pro-rated for part time) of education and professional leave at the nurse’s regular rate of pay during the fiscal year. Such additional leave shall be subject to budgetary considerations, scheduling requirements, subject matter and approval by the employer. For purposes of this Article, educational and professional leave shall be defined as a) short-term conferences or programs for educational, leadership and professional growth and development in nursing; b) enhancement and expansion of clinical skills for RN positions at UWMC; c) meetings and committee activities of the employees' respective professional associations which are designed to develop and promote programs to improve the quality and availability of nursing service and health care; d) those in-service educational programs attended on a voluntary basis; and e) educational programs necessary to maintain licensure or certification. In accordance with the unit’s scheduling guidelines, requests for educational and professional leave shall be submitted and responded to in writing including the reason for any denial. Responses will be issued as soon as possible but no later than two weeks prior to the posting of the final schedule. Any prior year requests that were denied because of resource limitations will be taken into consideration in reviewing subsequent requests for educational/professional leave. Educational and professional leave granted for on-line or other self-study (CEARP approved educational offering) will be determined retroactively. The nurse manager may approve either time off or straight time pay, exclusive of additional premiums. The number of hours shall not exceed the contact hours awarded by the accrediting body.
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Educational and Professional Leave. Education Leave: (a) Each Nurse has the right to request leave with no loss of salary for one working day per year to attend professional development courses provided that the course is approved by the Employer and that such leave does not interfere with the efficient operations of the Residence. The nurse shall provide the Employer with as much notice as practicable to ensure that there are replacement staff provided. (b) A full-time or part-time employee shall be entitled to leave of absence without loss of earnings from her or his regularly scheduled working hours for the purpose of writing any examinations required in any recognized course in which employees are enrolled to enhance their nursing qualifications applicable to the Residence. The employee must provide the Director of Care with at least two (2) weeks notice of the leave requirement and the ‘without loss of earnings’ provisions may be denied if planned coverage at straight time is not available. (c) An employee shall be entitled to leave of absence without loss of earnings from her or his regularly scheduled working hours for the purpose of writing exams arising out of the Quality Assurance Program required by the College of Nurses of Ontario. For greater clarity, the period of the leave in (b) and (c) above shall include the night shift prior to and any scheduled shifts commencing on the day of the examination as long as payment under this clause does not result in payment for more than one regularly scheduled shift. (d) Where an employee is required by the Employer to attend a course or workshop outside of her/his regularly scheduled working hours, the Employer agrees to pay any applicable fees, texts and to pay such employees for all time spent in attendance on such courses at their regular straight time hourly rate of pay. (e) Professional leave, without pay, will be granted to full-time and part-time employees who are elected to the College of Nurses to attend regularly scheduled meetings of the College of Nurses to a maximum of six (6) days per year. Only one (1) representative may be absent at one time.
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Educational and Professional Leave. Nurses may be allowed up to forty-eight (48) hours of paid educational/professional leave, including time for online educational/professional offerings, per fiscal year; provided, however, such leave shall be subject to budgetary considerations, scheduling requirements of the Hospital and approval by the appropriate nursing Director/Manager. Regarding such leave, a nurse shall upon written request to the Hospital be granted paid educational/professional leave during the fiscal year for clinically relevant education related to the nurse's position at OHMC, so long as scheduling requirements of the Hospital and approval of the Director/Manager are met, in the following amounts of paid educational/professional leave for full-time or part-time nurses based upon a nurse's designated FTE status with hours consistently worked at that level (or per diem nurses with that same service level consistently worked) in the past calendar year: .4-.6 FTE .7-.8 FTE .9-1.0 FTE
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Educational and Professional Leave. Attendance at professional meetings or visitation at other schools is permitted at full pay, if such absence is approved by the Superintendent or his designated representative. If any employee wishes to be absent from duty for a brief period to attend a professional meeting, or to visit schools, a written request for approval of such absence should be signed by the Director of Buildings and Grounds and filed with the Superintendent or designated representative at least ten {10) days prior to the first day of anticipated absence. All requests will be acknowledged by a letter either granting or rejecting the request. Copies will be forwarded to the custodian, principal, and su pervisor.
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Educational and Professional Leave. The Employer will grant a minimum of twenty-four
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Educational and Professional Leave. The Employer will grant a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of educational professional leave within the fiscal year (currently July 1 – June 30) to nurses requesting such leave. Such leave may be used if staffing permits and shall be prorated for part-time nurses. For purposes of sections 8.3 and 8.4 only, .9 FTE and above shall be considered full time. In addition, nurses may be granted up to an additional sixteen (16) hours (pro-rated for part time) of education and professional leave at the nurse’s regular rate of pay during the fiscal year. Such additional leave shall be subject to budgetary considerations, scheduling requirements, subject matter and approval by the employer. For purposes of this Article, educational and professional leave shall be defined as a) short-term conferences or programs for educational, leadership and professional growth and development in nursing; b) enhancement and expansion of clinical skills for RN positions at UWMC – Montlake; c) meetings and committee activities of the nurses' respective professional associations which are designed to develop and promote programs to improve the quality and availability of nursing service and health care;
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Related to Educational and Professional Leave

  • Professional Leave Professional leave without pay will be granted to full-time and regular part-time Nurses who are elected to the College of Nurses to attend regularly scheduled meetings of the College of Nurses. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Nurses who are elected to the RNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Practical Nurses who are elected to the RPNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings.

  • Professional and Education Leaves (a) Leave of absence with pay or without pay may be granted to employees to attend professional and educational meetings, courses, or other events which may be judged beneficial to the employee's professional development, especially as it relates to her responsibilities with the Employer.

  • Educational Leave Leave without pay may be granted for educational leave for the duration of actual attendance in an educational program.

  • Professional Improvement Leave A teacher may be granted leave to be used for the teacher's professional improvement. Professional improvement days may be approved by the superintendent and used for the purpose of: 1. Visitation to view other instructional techniques or programs. 2. Conferences, workshops, or seminars conducted by colleges, universities, or vocational schools. The teacher planning to use a professional improvement day shall notify the principal at least one week in advance of the proposed absence. The teacher shall be required to file a written report with the principal within one (1) week of attendance at such event. Also, the teacher may/shall be requested to return with materials and/or information to be shared with other teachers. The expense of attending such visitation, conference, workshop, or seminar will be paid by the Board when the proper reimbursement applications are sent to the district office. In cases where attendance at a convention, workshop, seminar, or other educational activity is deemed to be of value only to the individual teacher, leave may be granted for attendance with either no expenses or limited expenses being underwritten by the district. In these cases, no written or verbal reports will be required.

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