Common use of PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FEES Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FEES. 23.1 Employees will be reimbursed (on presentation of official receipts) the membership fee of no more than one professional association per annum (as listed below) up to the maximum level set out below if: Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand Inc $433 New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists’ Association $130 23.2 The parties will review the composition of this list and the amounts payable at each negotiation. The list may be amended as agreed by the parties. 23.3 Provided that, if the employee also works for another organisation or in private practice, the employer will only be required to pay the amount on a pro-rata basis. 23.4 Where the employer agrees, an individual may join an additional alternate professional association that is agreed as relevant to their practice and clinical setting and may be reimbursed the cost of membership up to the maximum specified in clause 23.1 for the equivalent professional association. For clarity, the provisions of clause 23 also apply to any alternate professional association. 23.5 Te Whatu Ora acknowledge that all employees are supported to develop their knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao Māori and how this applies in the context of the work we do and the communities which we serve 23.6 Where the employer requires a current employee to become a member of a specific professional association, then the cost of that membership shall be fully reimbursable. 23.7 Reimbursement policies in place prior to 1 February 2022, which provide additional benefits to that above, shall continue in place where they apply.