Professional and Educational Leave. Nurses may be granted leave(s) of absence with pay to attend workshops, seminars and short courses as approved by the Employer, which may be deemed beneficial to the nurse's professional development especially as it relates to her/his responsibilities. Selection shall be made on an equitable basis from nurses who make application to attend. Such permission shall not be unreasonably denied. Seniority shall accrue while on leave under this section.
Professional and Educational Leave. (a) Leave of absence with pay or without pay may be granted to employees to attend professional and educational meetings, 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.
Professional and Educational Leave. (a) An employee shall be entitled to leave of absence without loss of earnings from her regularly scheduled working hours on the day she is to write any examinations required in any recognized course in which employees have been approved by the Employer to enrol in order to upgrade their nursing qualifications. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied.
Professional and Educational Leave. Education can be looked on as training and development. Training is required while development expands the level of skills of a nurse. Training is usually required by the Employer and development requested by the nurse. It is felt that all staff will require both training and development throughout their career and that the County should require upgrading and encourage development. It is stressed that all nurses are involved, not just supervisory personnel. The County portion of any educational programme is conditional upon successful completion of the programme by the nurse.
Professional and Educational Leave. Employees may be granted leave(s) of absence with pay to attend workshops, seminars and short courses, which may be deemed beneficial to the Employee’s professional development especially as it relates to her responsibilities. Selection shall be made on an equitable basis from Employees who make application to attend. Such permission shall not be unreasonably denied.
Professional and Educational Leave. A nurse shall be entitled to leave of absence without loss of earnings from her regularly scheduled working hours on the day she is to write any examinations required in any recognized course in which nurses have been approved by the Employer to enrol in order to upgrade their nursing qualifications. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied. On notification of successful completion of their course the nurse shall be reimbursed for her full tuition and the cost of books required.
Professional and Educational Leave. (a) Leave of absence with or without pay may be granted to nurses at the discretion of the Employer to attend professional and educational meetings, courses or other events which may be judged beneficial to the professional development, especially as it relates to her responsibilities with the Employer. When a nurse is required by the Employer to attend courses outside of her regularly scheduled working hours, she shall be paid for all time spent in attendance at such courses at her regular straight time hourly rate of pay.
Professional and Educational Leave. (a) Leave of absence with or without pay may be granted to nurses at the discretion of the Employer to attend professional and education meetings, courses or other events which may be judged beneficial to the nurse's professional development especially as relates to her responsibilities with the Employer. When a nurse is required by the Employer to attend courses outside of her regularly scheduled working hours, she shall be paid for all time spent attendance at such courses at her regular straight time hourly rate of pay. Leave of Absence Due to Upon receipt of medical proof, the Employer shall grant a leave of absence up to a maximum of six months to a nurse who pregnant, provided that she has completed at least ten (10) months of continuous service with the as of the date on which the leave began, Such leave shall be subject to the following conditions. The Employer may request a nurse to commence maternity leave at such time as the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of her work is materially affected by the pregnancy, The request for leave of absence must be made at least two (2) months prior to the date on which the leave is to begin. A nurse shall give the Employer at least four (4) weeks notice writing of her intention to return to work, She shall return to work in the which she occupied when her leave of absence began, unless during her absence, a lay-off has occurred by which the nurse would have been affected had she been at work. The nurse shall, if requested by the Employer, furnish medical proof of her fitness to resume her employment following the leave of absence. During a leave of absence for pregnancy, a nurse will continue to accumulate sick leave credits, vacation credits and all other benefits for a period of thirty (30) days and her accumulation of seniority shall continue for the duration of her leave. A nurse who adopts a will be subject to the same rights and obligations as those specified for maternity except that the period of up to six months leave of absence will commence when the is received. Upon returning to work, the nurse shall be reinstated to her former position, including location and shift. Nurses newly-hired to replace nurses who are on maternity leave may be released and such release shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. If retained by the Home, a permanent position, the nurse shall be credited with seniority from date of hire subject to succe...
Professional and Educational Leave. Upon receipt of written notice of not less than two weeks prior to the posting date of the schedule that includes the requested leave period, a nurse shall be entitled to leave of absence without loss of earnings from her regularly scheduled working hours on the day she is to write any examinations required in any recognized course in which nurses have been approved by the Employer to enrol in order to upgrade their nursing qualifications. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied. On notification of successful completion of their course the nurse shall be reimbursed for her full tuition and the cost of books required.
Professional and Educational Leave. (a) The Employer will pay to the Independent School's Association of Health Services membership fees for all nurses. All meetings, workshops and seminars of the I.S.A.H.S. will be posted. Should a nurse wish to attend, she will obtain prior approval of the supervisor which will not be unreasonably denied, and she will be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of- pocket expenses and the required fee to attend will be paid by the Employer to a maximum of $500.00 per year in accordance with the support staff handbook section 5.
