Employee Requested Leave. The Employer shall grant one (1) day’s education leave of absence with pay, subject to the above approval, for each normally scheduled work day, as posted, that an individual regular employee gives of her own time. Such educational leave of absence with pay is not to exceed nine (9) days of Employer contribution in any two (2) year period.
Employee Requested Leave. An employee may request a leave for up to one (1) year. Such leaves will be granted at the discretion of the Employer. Seniority shall not accrue.
Employee Requested Leave. Employees with one (1) year service with the Employer may request a leave of absence, without pay, for a period not to exceed four (4) months, upon written application through the Store Manager (with a copy to the Human Resources Department). If the request is refused, the employee shall be so advised as to the reasons for the refusal in writing. The Union will receive a copy of this letter. Applications for leave of absence must be submitted in writing at least sixty (60) days prior to the period for which leave is intended. It is understood that there may be circumstances where the sixty (60) day time frame may not be available, in those cases the request will be adjudicated as above. The employee shall be advised of the Employer’s answer within fifteen (15) days of the request. Personal leaves will not be considered for circumstances covered by any other leave of absence provision in the Collective Agreement.
Employee Requested Leave. (a) Employees with one (1) year of service with the Employer may request a leave of absence, without pay, for a period not to exceed four (4) months, upon written application through the Store Manager, copy to the Human Resources Department of the Employer. Requests for leaves of absence will be adjudicated on the basis of merit, compassion and the operational needs of the store. Final approval of leaves of absence will rest with the Human Resources Manager. Personal leaves of absence will not be considered during the prime time vacation period (i.e. May 15th to September 15th), Christmas week, and Easter week. If the request is refused, the employee and the Union shall be so advised in writing as to the reasons for the refusal. For compassionate reasons, the Employer may extend the period of time of such leave of absence beyond four (4) months as herein provided. Application for leave of absence must be submitted in writing at least sixty (60) days prior to the period for which leave is intended. It is understood that there may be circumstances where the sixty (60) day time frame may not be available. In those cases, the request will be adjudicated as in the above paragraph. The employee shall be advised of the Employer’s answer thirty (30) days prior to the requested time off. In the event that an application for leave of absence is submitted more than six (6) calendar months prior to the period for which the leave is intended, the employee shall be advised of the Employer’s answer ninety (90) days prior to the requested time off. Leaves of absences will not be considered for circumstances covered by any other leave of absence provision in the Collective Agreement (e.g. Educational Leave) or in the case where an employee is requesting the leave to work or train for another employer.
Employee Requested Leave. The parties to this agreement share a desire to improve professional standards by giving the employees the opportunity on occasion to participate in workshops, short courses, similar out- service programs or continuing education courses to keep up to date with knowledge and skills in their respective fields, to acquire continuing professional specific credits required to complete or maintain current licensing registration standards. The Employer shall grant one (1) day’s education leave of absence with pay, subject to the above approval, for each normally scheduled work day, as posted, that an individual regular employee gives of her own time. Such educational leave of absence with pay is not to exceed five (5) days of Employer contribution in any one year. The Employer shall indicate to the employee, in writing, the acceptance or refusal of such request at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the commencement date of the requested leave. Approval for leave under this Article is subject to operational requirements and budget constraints. The Employer shall pay up to fifty percent (50%) of the cost of tuition, course required books and necessary travelling and subsistence expenses for the above educational activities. Should the employee leave the service of the Employer within one year from the time of the leave, then the employee will refund to the Employer the full amount of the cost of expenses noted above.
Employee Requested Leave. A) The parties to this agreement share a desire to improve professional standards by giving the employees the opportunity on occasion to participate in workshops, short courses, similar out-service programs or continuing education courses to keep up to date with knowledge and skills in their respective fields, to acquire continuing profession specific credits required to complete or maintain current licensing/registration standards.
Employee Requested Leave. A regular employee shall be granted up to two (2) days with pay/year to take a course related to her clinical practice, subject to Employer approval. In such cases the employee shall pay for course cost and expenses.
Employee Requested Leave. The Employer shall grant one day’s education leave of absence with pay, subject to the above approval, for each nor- mally scheduled work day, as posted, that an individual reg- ular employee gives of her own time. Such educational leave of absence with pay is not to exceed nine days of Employer contribution from April Leave on Day Off Should alterations of the normally scheduled work day be made by the Employer so that an employee’s educational day off falls on an off-duty day, the employee shall be paid for that day and be given an additional day off. Employer Approved Education Programs Regular employees attending Employer approved education programs where the Employer pays hours or more for the employee to participate, must return to work at the same Employer or other Employer covered by the Provincial Collective Agreement for one year subsequent to the comple- tion of the training or repay the total cost (including wages) of the education program to the Employer. This clause will apply to employees who commence an education program on or after the effective date of this agreement.
Employee Requested Leave. The extent to which leave with pay and/or related course expenses are granted for employee requested leave shall be at the discretion of the Employer.
