Common use of Paid Education Leave Clause in Contracts

Paid Education Leave. ‌ (a) The Employer recognizes the desirability of providing a climate for employees to improve their education level and enhance their qualifications in order to enhance their opportunities for advancement. (b) Applications for paid education leave shall be submitted giving the longest possible advance notice in writing. Every reasonable effort shall be made by the Employer to comply with such applications. (c) Paid education leave may be utilized to attend courses which are necessary to maintain an employee’s current certification, registration or licence, required by the approved benchmark. It may also be utilized to sit exams for relevant professional courses. (d) Provided that the courses or exams are necessary to obtain a qualification set out on an approved benchmark for a job that might reasonably be available at the Employer’s worksite, an employee with at least three (3) years of service with the Employer may also utilize paid education leave to improve her/his education level and qualifications in order to enhance her/his opportunities for advancement with the Employer. (e) Upon approval of the course, the Employer will grant two (2) days education leave of absence with pay (at straight time rates), to a maximum of fifteen (15) hours. Premium pay does not apply under this article. Paid education leave is not to exceed two (2) days (15 hours) of Employer contribution per agreement year; nor shall it accumulate from agreement year to agreement year.

Appears in 12 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

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Paid Education Leave. (a) The Employer recognizes the desirability of providing a climate for employees to improve their education level and enhance their qualifications in order to enhance their opportunities for advancement. (b) Applications for paid education leave shall be submitted giving the longest possible advance notice in writing. Every reasonable effort shall be made by the Employer to comply with such applications. (c) Paid education leave may be utilized to attend courses which are necessary to maintain an employee’s current certification, registration or licence, required by the approved benchmark. It may also be utilized to sit exams for relevant professional courses. (d) Provided that the courses or exams are necessary to obtain a qualification set out on an approved benchmark for a job that might reasonably be available at the Employer’s worksite, an employee with at least three (3) years of service with the Employer may also utilize paid education leave to improve her/his education level and qualifications in order to enhance her/his opportunities for advancement with the Employer. (e) Upon approval of the course, the Employer will grant two (2) days education leave of absence with pay (at straight time rates), to a maximum of fifteen (15) 14.4 hours. Premium pay does not apply under this article. Paid education leave is not to exceed two (2) days (15 14.4 hours) of Employer contribution per agreement year; nor shall it accumulate from agreement year to agreement year. Effective the first pay period between September 30, 2004 and October 13, 2004, the maximum Employer contribution per agreement year is fifteen (15) hours.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Paid Education Leave. ‌ (a) The Employer recognizes the desirability of providing a climate for employees to improve their education level and enhance their qualifications in order to enhance their opportunities for advancement. (b) Applications for paid education leave shall be submitted giving the longest possible advance notice in writing. Every reasonable effort shall be made by the Employer to comply with such applications. (c) Paid education leave may be utilized to attend courses which are necessary to maintain an employee’s current certification, registration or licencelicense, required by the approved benchmark. It may also be utilized to sit exams for relevant professional courses. (d) Provided that the courses or exams are necessary to obtain a qualification set out on an approved benchmark for a job that might reasonably be available at the Employer’s worksite, an employee with at least three (3) years of service with the Employer may also utilize paid education leave to improve her/his their education level and qualifications in order to enhance her/his their opportunities for advancement with the Employer. (e) Upon approval of the course, the Employer will grant two (2) days education leave of absence with pay (at straight time rates), to a maximum of fifteen (15) hours. Premium pay does not apply under this article. Paid education leave is not to exceed two (2) days (15 hours) of Employer contribution per agreement Collective Agreement year; nor shall it accumulate from agreement Collective Agreement year to agreement Collective Agreement year.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Paid Education Leave. (a) The Employer recognizes the desirability of providing a climate for employees to improve their education level and enhance their qualifications in order to enhance their opportunities for advancement. (b) Applications for paid education leave shall be submitted giving the longest possible advance notice in writing. Every reasonable effort shall be made by the Employer to comply with such applications. (c) Paid education leave may be utilized to attend courses which are necessary to maintain an employee’s current certification, registration or licence, required by the approved benchmark. It may also be utilized to sit exams for relevant professional courses. (d) Provided that the courses or exams are necessary to obtain a qualification set out on an approved benchmark for a job that might reasonably be available at the Employer’s worksite, an employee with at least three (3) years of service with the Employer may also utilize paid education leave to improve her/his education level and qualifications in order to enhance her/his opportunities for advancement with the Employer. (e) Upon approval of the course, the Employer will grant two (2) days education leave of absence with pay (at straight time rates), to a maximum of fifteen (15) hours. Premium pay does not apply under this article. Paid education leave is not to exceed two (2) days (15 hours) of Employer contribution per agreement year; nor shall it accumulate from agreement year to agreement year.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

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Paid Education Leave. (a) The Employer recognizes the desirability of providing a climate for employees to improve their education level and enhance their qualifications in order to enhance their opportunities for advancement. (b) Applications for paid education leave shall be submitted giving the longest possible advance notice in writing. Every reasonable effort shall be made by the Employer to comply with such applications. (c) Paid education leave may be utilized to attend courses which are necessary to maintain an employee’s current certification, registration or licence, required by the approved benchmark. It may also be utilized to sit exams for relevant professional courses. (d) Provided that the courses or exams are necessary to obtain a qualification set out on an approved benchmark for a job that might reasonably be available at the Employer’s worksite, an employee with at least three (3) years of service with the Employer may also utilize paid education leave to improve herhis/his her education level and qualifications in order to enhance herhis/his her opportunities for advancement with the Employer. (e) Upon approval of the course, the Employer will grant two (2) days education leave of absence with pay (at straight straight-time rates), to a maximum of fifteen (15) 14.4 hours. Premium pay does not apply under this article. Paid education leave is not to exceed two (2) days (15 14.4 hours) of Employer employer contribution per agreement year; nor shall it accumulate from agreement year to agreement year.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

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