Common use of Learning and Professional Development Clause in Contracts

Learning and Professional Development. 16.1 As part of their duties, all Employees may be required to complete training relating to their work including, for example, work health and safety training (“mandatory training"). Estia Health will provide to an Employee, upon request (which may be made at any time during the employment or after termination), a written statement of the hours of mandatory training attended by the Employee. In addition, Estia Health recognises that Employees registered with AHPRA are required to complete a minimum number of “CPD” hours to maintain their registration standards. 16.2 All employees have a responsibility to maintain and upgrade their skills commensurate with the requirements of their position. In particular, every Employee must attend learning/training required to meet statutory responsibilities including but not limited to: fire and emergency training, manual handling training, infection control, and food handling training provided by the Employer in each twelve month period or as required. Wherever reasonably practicable, Estia Health will offer and Employees will complete all mandatory training and CPD “in house”, within ordinary rostered hours. i. Estia Health will provide adequate time in the roster to complete such training. ii. Modules may be delivered face-to-face (at an Employee’s Estia Health Home Base or another site) or via another delivery model, such as e-learning. iii. Estia Health shall provide a minimum of 12 hours of in-service training per annum to Nursing Assistants. 16.3 Estia Health may also reasonably require Employees to undertake paid mandatory training offsite and/or outside of rostered hours. In such circumstances Estia Health will pay reasonable travel expenses related to such mandatory training where they are in excess of the Employees usual costs related to attendance at work. Except where it places Estia Health’s compliance at risk, Estia Health shall provide Employees with two weeks’ notice of any requirement to attend mandatory training outside their normal rostered hours. 16.4 Attendance at mandatory training will be paid at the Base Rate, subject to the following: (a) Where such training is undertaken during the course of the Employee’s ordinary rostered shift (Ordinary Shift) – the Employee will be paid, in addition to the Base Rate, any applicable shift or weekend penalty rate (or casual loading in the case of a casual Employee) that is payable on the Ordinary Shift; (b) For learning/training that is approved by the Employer to be completed outside of the Employee’s ordinary rostered hours, the Employee will be paid a minimum period as outlined in clause 21.1, Minimum Shift Length. (c) In the case of a Nursing Assistant, Trainee Enrolled Nurse or Non-nursing Employee, where mandatory training is undertaken outside of the Employee’s rostered ordinary hours (i) the first 10 hours per year of such training will be paid in accordance with (b) (ii) any remaining training beyond 10 hours per year will be paid at the applicable overtime penalty rate. 16.5 In the case of Employees who must be registered with AHPRA, it remains the responsibility of the Employee to ensure they complete all required CPD to maintain registration standards. However, where an Employee cannot complete the required CPD during work time, the Employee may apply for paid leave at the Base Rate to cover time spent at CPD. In considering such application, Estia Health may require proof of attendance and an explanation as to why the Employee was unable to attend CPD during work time. 16.6 Where an Employee or Estia Health is concerned that the Employee cannot or may not be able to complete mandatory training or CPD requirements within the timeframes expected by Estia Health from time to time, (i) the Employee should raise this with their manager at the first available opportunity, to assist the manager identify and respond to any barriers to completion in a timely manner; and/or (ii) Estia Health should raise this with the Employee at the first available opportunity to identify and respond to any barriers to completion in a timely manner. 16.7 Where mandatory training or CPD requirements have not been completed within the timeframes expected by Estia Health, and clause 16.6 has been accommodated as far as practicable, the Employee may be subject to disciplinary action until such time as the mandatory training is completed. 16.8 Arrangements for Study Leave are provided at clause 54, Study Leave.

Learning and Professional Development. 16.1 As part of their duties, all Employees may be required to complete training relating to their work including, for example, work health and safety training (“mandatory training"). Estia Health will provide to an Employee, upon request (which may be made at any time during the employment or after termination), a written statement of the hours of mandatory training attended by the Employee. In addition, Estia Health recognises that Employees registered with AHPRA are required to complete a minimum number of “CPD” hours to maintain their registration standards. 16.2 All employees have a responsibility to maintain and upgrade their skills commensurate with the requirements of their position. In particular, every Employee must attend learning/training required to meet statutory responsibilities including but not limited to: fire and emergency training, manual handling training, infection control, and food handling training provided by the Employer in each twelve month period or as required. Wherever reasonably practicable, Estia Health will offer and Employees will complete all mandatory training and CPD “in house”, within ordinary rostered hours. i. Estia Health will provide adequate time in the roster to complete such training. ii. Modules may be delivered face-to-face (at an Employee’s Estia Health Home Base or another site) or via another delivery model, such as e-learning. iii. Estia Health shall provide a minimum of 12 hours of in-service training per annum to Nursing Assistants. 16.3 Estia Health may also reasonably require Employees to undertake paid mandatory training offsite and/or outside of rostered hours. In such circumstances Estia Health will pay reasonable travel expenses related to such mandatory training where they are in excess of the Employees usual costs related to attendance at work. Except where it places Estia Health’s compliance at risk, Estia Health shall provide Employees with two weeks’ notice of any requirement to attend mandatory training outside their normal rostered hours. 16.4 Attendance at mandatory training will be paid at the Base Rate, subject to the following: (a) Where such training is undertaken during the course of the Employee’s ordinary rostered shift (Ordinary Shift) – the Employee will be paid, in addition to the Base Rate, any applicable shift or weekend penalty rate (or casual loading in the case of a casual Employee) that is payable on the Ordinary Shift; (b) For learning/training that is approved by the Employer to be completed outside of the Employee’s ordinary rostered hours, the Employee will be paid a minimum period as outlined in clause 21.1, Minimum Shift Length. (c) In the case of a Nursing Assistant, Trainee Enrolled Nurse or Non-nursing Employee, where mandatory training is undertaken outside of the Employee’s rostered ordinary hours (i) the first 10 hours per year of such training will be paid in accordance with (b)with (ii) any remaining training beyond 10 hours per year will be paid at the applicable overtime penalty rate. 16.5 In the case of Employees who must be registered with AHPRA, it remains the responsibility of the Employee to ensure they complete all required CPD to maintain registration standards. However, where an Employee cannot complete the required CPD during work time, the Employee may apply for paid leave at the Base Rate to cover time spent at CPD. In considering such application, Estia Health may require proof of attendance and an explanation as to why the Employee was unable to attend CPD during work time. 16.6 Where an Employee or Estia Health is concerned that the Employee cannot or may not be able to complete mandatory training or CPD requirements within the timeframes expected by Estia Health from time to time, (i) the Employee should raise this with their manager at the first available opportunity, to assist the manager identify and respond to any barriers to completion in a timely manner; and/or (ii) Estia Health should raise this with the Employee at the first available opportunity to identify and respond to any barriers to completion in a timely manner. 16.7 Where mandatory training or CPD requirements have not been completed within the timeframes expected by Estia Health, and clause 16.6 has been accommodated as far as practicable, the Employee may be subject to disciplinary action until such time as the mandatory training is completed. 16.8 Arrangements for Study Leave are provided at clause 54, Study Leave.

Learning and Professional Development. 16.1 As part of their duties, all Employees may be required to complete mandatory training relating to their work including, for example, work health and safety training (“mandatory "Mandatory training"). Estia Health will provide to an Employee, upon request (which may be made at any time during the employment or after termination), a written statement of the hours of mandatory training Mandatory Training attended by the Employee. In addition, Estia Health recognises that Employees registered with AHPRA are required to complete a minimum number of “CPD” CPD hours to maintain their registration standards. 16.2 All employees have a responsibility to maintain and upgrade their skills commensurate with the requirements of their position. In particular, every Employee must attend learning/training required to meet statutory responsibilities including but not limited to: fire and emergency training, manual handling training, infection control, and food handling training provided by the Employer in each twelve month period or as required. Wherever reasonably practicable, Estia Health will offer and Employees will complete all mandatory training Mandatory Training and CPD “"in house”", within ordinary rostered hours. i. Estia Health will provide adequate time in the roster to complete such training. ii. Modules may be delivered face-to-face to face (at an Employee’s Estia Health 's Home Base or another site) or via another other delivery modelmodels, such as e-learning. iii. Estia Health shall provide a minimum of 12 hours of in-service training per annum to Nursing Assistants. 16.3 Estia Health may also reasonably require Employees to undertake paid mandatory training Mandatory Training offsite and/or outside of rostered hours. In such circumstances Estia Health will pay reasonable travel expenses related to such mandatory training Mandatory Training where they are in excess of the Employees Employee’s usual costs related to attendance at work. Except where it places Estia Health’s 's compliance at risk, Estia Health shall provide Employees with two weeks’ ' notice of any requirement to attend mandatory training Mandatory Training outside their normal rostered hours. 16.4 Attendance at mandatory training Mandatory Training will be paid at the Base Rate, subject to the following: (a) Where such training Mandatory Training is undertaken during the course of the Employee’s ordinary rostered shift (“Ordinary Shift) – ”), the Employee will be paid, in addition to the Base Rate, any applicable shift or weekend penalty rate (or casual loading in the case of a casual Employee) that is payable on the Ordinary Shift;. (b) E-learning activities with respect to Mandatory Training modules will be completed where possible in the workplace during an Employee’s Ordinary Shift. Where: (i) an Employee has requested approval to complete an e-learning module outside the workplace and outside the Employee’s Ordinary Shift; and (ii) their request, including the times the training is to occur, is approved in writing by the Employee’s Residential Aged Care Manager; (a) Minimum Shift Length. (c) For learning/training that is approved by the Employer Employee’s Residential Aged Care Manager to be completed outside of the Employee’s ordinary rostered hours, the Employee will be paid a minimum period as outlined of one hour. In addition to the Base Rate, the Employee will be paid any shift or weekend penalty rate (or casual loading in clause 21.1, Minimum Shift Lengththe case of a casual Employee) that would be applicable to ordinary hours for such attendance. (cd) In the case of a Nursing Assistant, Trainee Enrolled Nurse or Non-nursing Nursing Employee, where mandatory training Mandatory Training is undertaken outside of the Employee’s rostered ordinary hours: (i) the first 10 hours per year of such training will be paid in accordance with (bc); and (ii) any remaining training beyond 10 hours per year will be paid at the applicable overtime penalty rate. 16.5 In the case of Employees who must be registered with AHPRA, it remains the responsibility of the Employee to ensure they complete all required CPD to maintain registration standards. However, where an Employee canEstia Health will not complete the required CPD during work time, the Employee may apply unreasonably refuse any request for paid leave at the Base Rate to cover time spent at CPD. In considering such application, complete any required CPD that cannot reasonably be offered by Estia Health may require proof of attendance and an explanation as to why the Employee was unable to attend CPD completed in-house during work time. 16.6 Where an Employee or Estia Health is concerned that the Employee they cannot or may not be able to complete mandatory training Mandatory Training or CPD requirements within the timeframes expected by Estia Health from time to time, (i) , the Employee should raise this with their manager at the first available opportunity, to assist the manager identify and respond to any barriers to completion in a timely manner; and/or (ii) Estia Health should raise this with the Employee at the first available opportunity to identify and respond to any barriers to completion in a timely manner. 16.7 Where mandatory training Mandatory Training or CPD requirements have not been completed within the timeframes expected by Estia Health, and clause 16.6 has been accommodated as far as practicable, the Employee may be subject to disciplinary action until such time as the mandatory training is completedaction. 16.8 Arrangements for Study Leave are provided at clause 54, Study Leave.