Educational Leave of Absence. Leaves of absence may be granted up to six (6) months under the above provisions only if the course would be beneficial to both the University and the employee.
Educational Leave of Absence. (a) Participation in educational programs is encouraged by the Employer. Upon the request of an Employee, the Employer may grant leave, with or without pay, to attend training and/or education. If the educational event occurs on an Employee's day off, the Employer may grant equivalent time off with pay. Tuition costs, registration fees, or expenses incurred may be paid by the Employer.
(b) When the Employer requires and requests the attendance of an Employee at a conference or workshop, or similar educational session, normal salary and benefits shall be continued. When attendance is required on days off, Employees shall be entitled to equivalent time off with pay. In addition, all registration or tuition fees and reasonable and substantiated expenses related to the session shall be paid by the Employer.
(c) In addition to the provisions of 11.09 (b), EMS Employees:
(i) attending education as required by the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics shall be paid their straight time hourly rate to a maximum of eight (8) hours for each education day or time spent, whichever is less;
(ii) successfully completing the following certification and re-certification programs, ACLS, ITLS, CPR, PALS and EMD and any other specific certification and re- certification programs deemed mandatory by the Employer will be reimbursed for tuition costs.
(d) The Employee's increment date will not change as a consequence of the first twenty-four (24) months of an educational leave of absence.
(e) Where operational considerations and client care are not adversely impacted, an Employee may request to change her daily hours of work in order to attend ongoing educational classes. If approved, the Employee shall not be eligible for any premiums or premium pay she would not have otherwise been entitled to.
Educational Leave of Absence. A. A three (3) month leave of absence may be granted for educational or training purposes when the Chief determines that such training or education is of obvious and direct benefit to the District, is not locally available during the employee’s non–working hours, and it can be shown that the employee’s absence will not unduly affect the work of that employee’s unit of assignment. Such leave may be extended for additional three
Educational Leave of Absence. Educational leave of absence without pay may be granted to permanent employees by the department if the leave furthers the department's goals and the employee's last performance evaluation was at least satisfactory. Initially, leave of up to one (1) year may be granted and may be extended up to an additional year.
Educational Leave of Absence. The Appointing Authority may approve an individual unit employee's written request for a full-time educational leave of absence without pay for an initial period of time up to one (1) year if the unit employee fulfills the following criteria. To qualify for such an educational leave, the unit employee must be admitted as a full-time student as determined by the established requirements of the educational institution relating to full-time status. Before the leave of absence can become effective, a curriculum plan and proof of enrollment must be submitted by the unit employee to his/her Appointing Authority. At the request of the Appointing Authority, the unit employee shall provide evidence of continuous successful full-time enrollment in such curriculum plan in order to remain on or renew such leave. Such education shall be directly related to the unit employee's field of employment. Such unit employee may return early from such a leave upon approval by the Appointing Authority. The Appointing Authority shall approve or deny the request for leave of absence without undue delay. Any denial shall include written explanation of the denial, if requested by the unit employee.
Educational Leave of Absence. A. An employee must have at least two (2) years of service prior to the leave of absence commencement date to be considered for an educational leave of absence. Employees returning from medical or personal leaves must work a minimum of twelve (12) months prior to requesting an educational leave.
B. The education may be obtained at an institution other than an accredited college or university when approved by local manager.
C. The education need not be related to the employee's current work assignment but must be conducive to improving his/her overall work performance and/or potential for advancement within the Company.
D. The employee must submit a written leave of absence request to his/her supervisor at least twelve (12) weeks prior to the commencement of the leave of absence. Written documentation of enrollment in school must be provided to the supervisor on a quarterly or semester basis.
E. The employee may use any earned vacation prior to commencement of an educational leave of absence.
F. The duration of an educational leave of absence shall be a maximum of two (2) calendar years, including any vacation taken immediately prior to the leave of absence.
G. An employee must submit to his/her supervisor a written notice of intent to return from an educational leave of absence at least twelve (12) weeks prior to the expiration of the leave of absence. Fulfillment of this requirement shall be a condition of reinstatement.
H. As a condition of reinstatement, the employee will be required to present documentation that he/she actually attended school continuously, excluding normal breaks between quarters or semesters, for the duration of the leave of absence period.
I. An eligible employee who returns from an authorized leave of absence within the two (2) calendar year leave period shall be reinstated to his/her former position and location if an opening exists at the time the leave of absence terminates. If no opening exists, the employee shall be reinstated to a position that is nearly comparable to the former position as is reasonable under the circumstances, if such an opening exists at the time the leave of absence terminates. If no openings exist in either case, the employee shall be offered any other bargaining unit position for which he/she is qualified and for which a vacancy exists at the time the leave of absence terminates. If the employee refuses such open job, he/she shall be processed as a voluntary termination.
Educational Leave of Absence. 24.01 The Company may grant a leave of absence without pay to employees who enroll in a University, or a Community College on a full time basis in order to pursue a recognized degree of diploma. In order to qualify for such leave of absence, an employee must have achieved at least three (3) years seniority with the Company as of their date of application for leave. While on leave of absence, the employee’s welfare benefits will be discontinued and their pension benefits and seniority will be frozen. The employee will have the right to return to work on a full time basis provided that he/she continues to meet the Company’s qualifications for employment and provided that their seniority is sufficient. The employee will have no right to return to their former position until there is a vacancy in that department at which time the position will be filled in accordance with the procedures as set out in ‘Section 12’ of this agreement. The Company agrees to offer to the employee a position in the bargaining unit during the summer vacation period or semester break provided that work is available and provided that the employee gives the Company at least one month’s notice of their desire to return to work. During this period, the employee will be eligible for all the benefits of a permanent employee under the collective agreement. An employee on such leave of absence will be required to renew their status annually. Failure to do so will indicate to the Company that the employee has resigned their position and therefore has relinquished all rights to return to work. Further, when the employee completes or quits their course of study he/she must reapply to return to work within one (1) week. Failure to do so shall result in deemed dismissal from employment.
Educational Leave of Absence. An unpaid leave of absence without loss of seniority may be granted to an employee with one (1) or more years of service to attend a recognized college, or university full time program. The course of instruction shall be relevant to the employee’s employment with the Association. The granting or refusal for the request is at the sole discretion of the Association and shall not be the subject of a grievance.
Educational Leave of Absence. The Employer may approve an individual employee's written request for a full-time educational leave of absence without pay for an initial period of time up to one (1) year if the employee fulfills the following criteria. To qualify for such an educational leave, the employee must be admitted as a full-time student as determined by the established requirements of the educational institution relating to full-time status. Before the leave of absence can become effective, a curriculum plan and proof of enrollment must be submitted by the employee to his/her Appointing Authority. At the request of the Employer, the employee shall provide evidence of continuous successful full-time enrollment in such curriculum plan in order to remain on or renew such leave. Such education shall be directly related to the employee's field of employment. Such employee may return early from such a leave upon approval by the Employer. The Employer shall approve or deny the request for leave of absence without undue delay. Any denial shall include a written explanation of the denial, if requested by the employee.
Educational Leave of Absence. Employees shall be granted leaves of absence without pay for up to one (1) year upon application to and approval by the Board for the purpose of educational enrichment. Educational enrichment shall be defined as:
a. pursuit of a graduate degree program b. a professional fellowship
