Position-Specific Core Courses. (1) When the Employer requests an employee to attend a credit union related course or courses required for the employee's current position, the Employer will pay 100% of the cost upon registration.
Position-Specific Core Courses. When the Employer requests an employee to attend a credit union related course or courses required for the employee's current position, the Employer will pay 100% of the cost upon registration. Time spent attending a course the Employer has requested an employee to take shall be considered as time worked and shall be paid at the employee's normal daily rate of pay. Personal time spent studying a course which is a requirement of a position shall be without pay. In this instance, "study time" shall not include time spent writing an examination attached to any course. Where the Employer requests an employee to attend a credit union related course or courses, and where the course is found within the CUIC, CPF and/or Mutual Funds designation programs, the employee shall be entitled to: two paid study days. A "Study Day" shall be defined as the number of hours the employee is normally scheduled to work to be taken within three weeks of the written examination, such day to be scheduled with the employee's manager according to operational needs; and provided the examination is written during the employee's normal working hours, adequate travel time, plus time for the examination period, with pay. Where the Employer requests an employee to travel out of town to attend a course, all travel, meals and accommodation expenses shall be paid by the Employer, in accordance with provisions of Clauses 23.6 and 23.7. The Employer may direct the method of travel and the cost of such travel will be reimbursed by the Employer. The employee may elect to receive an advance equal to the estimated costs of the travel, meals and accommodation. All hours spent writing the examination on such course or courses, and such time shall be considered as time worked and paid at the employee’s straight-time rate.
