For Educational Sessions Sample Clauses

For Educational Sessions a. Upon request of the Union, each xxxxxxx shall be entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of two (2) days per year for the purpose of attending educational seminars sponsored by the Union. b. Unpaid leave of absence, for up to one (1) year, may be granted to employees to attend professional and educational meetings, seminars, 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. c. Where employees are required by the Employer to take courses to upgrade or acquire new employment qualifications, the Employer will pay the tuition cost associated with such courses. If required by the Employer, an employee shall be entitled to a leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority and benefits to write examinations to upgrade her employment qualifications.

For Educational Sessions a) Upon request of the Union, each xxxxxxx shall be entitled to leaves of absence of at least one day per year for the purpose of attending educational seminars sponsored by the Union. b) Unpaid leaves of absence may be granted to an employee to attend professional and educational meetings, seminars, courses or other events which may be judged beneficial to the employee's professional development, especially as it relates to his/her responsibilities with the Employer. c) Effective December 1, 2010, the Employer shall monthly remit to the Union, together with the remittance of the Union dues, one cent ($0.01) per hour worked for each employee in the Union’s bargaining unit. The remittance will show the number of hours worked by each employee in the month in question.

For Educational Sessions a. Upon request of the Union, each xxxxxxx shall be entitled to leaves of absence of at least one day per year for the purpose of attending educational seminars sponsored by the Union. b. Unpaid leaves of absence may be granted to an employee to attend professional and educational meetings, seminars, courses or other events which may be judged beneficial to the employee's professional development, especially as it relates to his/her responsibilities with the Employer.

For Educational Sessions a) Upon request of the Union, each xxxxxxx shall be entitled to a paid leave of absence of one (1) day per year for the purpose of attending educational seminars sponsored by the Union, if such a seminar falls on an employee's regular scheduled working day. b) Unpaid leave of absence may be granted to employees to attend professional and educational meetings, seminars, courses or other events which may be judged beneficial to the employee's professional development, especially as it relates to his/her responsibilities with the Employer. c) Where employees are required by the Employer to take courses to upgrade or acquire new employment qualifications, the Employer will pay the tuition cost associated with such courses. If required by the Employer, an employee shall be entitled to a leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority and benefits to write examinations to upgrade her employment qualifications.

For Educational Sessions a. Unpaid leaves of absence may be granted to an employee to attend professional and educational meetings, seminars, courses or other events which may be judged beneficial to the employee's professional development, especially as it relates to his/her responsibilities with the Employer. b. Effective December 1, 2010, the Employer shall monthly remit to the Union, together with the remittance of the union dues, one cent (1¢) per hour worked for each employee in the Union’s bargaining unit. Effective March 1, 2014, the amount shall increase to two cents (2¢) per hour worked. The remittance will show the number of hours worked by each employee in the month in question. a. Upon request of the Union, each xxxxxxx shall be entitled to leaves of absence of at least three (3) days per year for the purpose of attending educational seminars sponsored by the Union. b. Upon application by the Union, in writing, the Home will give reasonable consideration to a request for a leave of absence, without pay, to an employee elected or appointed to a full-time position within the Union. The Employer shall be given a minimum of four (4) weeks’ notice of such request. It is understood that no more than the one (1) employee in the bargaining unit may be on such leave at the same time. Such leave shall be for not more than one (1) calendar year from the date of appointment. Seniority shall accumulate for employees during such leave, on the basis of what his/her normal regular hours of work would have been. Service shall accumulate for employees during such leave to the maximum provided, if any, under the provisions of the Collective Agreement. It will become the responsibility of the employee for full payment of any applicable benefits in which the employee is participating during such leave of absence. The employee shall notify the Home of her/his intention to return to work at least four (4) weeks prior to the date of such return. The employee shall be returned to her/his former duties on the same shift in the same department and at the appropriate rate of pay, subject to any changes which would have occurred had the employee not been on leave. The Home may fill the vacancy resulting from such leave on a temporary basis.