Professional and/or Educational Meetings Sample Clauses

Professional and/or Educational Meetings. Up to ten (10) days per year, with pay at the regular rate, may be granted for attending professional meetings, provided the number of nurses wishing to attend does not jeopardize the Hospital service. A written report from the nurse may be required to the Chief Operating Officer, or designee, and the nurse may be expected to in-service. The Employer will respond to requests for leave to attend professional/educational meetings within two (2) weeks of the initial request for the leave. The Employer will provide the Association its 8790 spreadsheet quarterly report which delineates special purpose funding for education. Up to twenty-four hours per year based on the formula below with pay at the regular rate, will be granted for attending professional meetings, provided the number of nurses wishing to attend does not jeopardize the Hospital service. An additional three (3) days per year, with pay at the regular rate, may be granted for attending professional meetings, provided the number of nurses wishing to attend does not jeopardize the Hospital service.

Professional and/or Educational Meetings. Up to twenty-four (24) hours per year based on the formula below with pay at the regular rate will be granted for attending professional meetings, provided the number of nurses wishing to attend does not jeopardize the Hospital service. An additional ten (10) days per calendar year (prorated for part-time nurses receiving benefits based on FTE status), with pay at the regular rate, may be granted for attending professional and/or educational meetings, provided the number of nurses wishing to attend does not jeopardize the Hospital service. A written report from the nurse to the manager will be required and the nurse will be expected to inservice. The Employer will respond to requests for leave to attend professional/educational meetings within two (2) weeks of the initial request for the leave.

Professional and/or Educational Meetings. Up to seven (7) days per year, with pay at the regular rate (including shift differential when a nurse is regularly scheduled to work on an evening or night shift), may be granted for attending professional and/or educational meetings, subject to budgetary considerations, approval of the subject matter to be studied, and provided the number of nurses wishing to attend does not jeopardize the Hospital service. A written report from the nurse will be required to the nurse's manager, and the nurse may be expected to in- service. Nurses who receive the fifteen percent (15%) wage premium in lieu of benefits are eligible for these days, without pay. Time spent receiving education in staff meetings will not count toward the seven (7) day maximum.

Professional and/or Educational Meetings. Up to ten (10) days per calendar year (prorated for part-time nurses receiving benefits based on FTE status), with pay at the regular rate, may be granted for attending professional and/or educational meetings, provided the number of nurses wishing to attend does not jeopardize the Hospital service. A written report from the nurse to the manager will be required and the nurse will be expected to inservice. The Employer will respond to requests for leave to attend professional/educational meetings within two (2) weeks of the initial request for the leave. 13.2.1 Effective January 1, 2011, up to twenty-four hours per year based on the formula below with pay at the regular rate, will be granted for attending professional meetings, provided the number of nurses wishing to attend does not jeopardize the Hospital service. An additional three (3) days per year, with pay at the regular rate, may be granted for attending professional meetings, provided the number of nurses wishing to attend does not jeopardize the Hospital service.