General Education Programs. i) An employee shall be granted leave with pay to take courses at the request of the Employer. The Employer shall bear the full cost of the course, including tuition fees and course required books, necessary travelling and subsistence expenses. For regular full-time and part-time employees, the Employer shall provide two (2) days professional development annually, subject to prior approval of the course(s) by the Employer. ii) A regular employee shall be granted leave from scheduled work shifts without loss of pay, and reasonable expenses, to take courses where the Employer has approved an employee request to take such courses or where the Employer has offered such courses to the employees on an optional basis.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
General Education Programs. i) An employee shall be granted leave with pay to take courses at the request of the Employer. The Employer shall bear the full cost of the course, including tuition fees and course required books, necessary travelling and subsistence expenses. For regular full-full- time and part-time employees, the Employer employer shall provide two (2) days professional development annually, subject to prior approval of the course(s) by the Employer.
ii) A regular employee shall be granted leave from scheduled work shifts without loss of pay, and reasonable expenses, to take courses where the Employer has approved an employee request to take such courses or where the Employer has offered such courses to the employees on an optional basis.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement