Common use of Professional Development Leave-Full-Time Employees Clause in Contracts

Professional Development Leave-Full-Time Employees. (a) All full-time Employees are entitled to three days' paid professional development leave per year (in addition to other leave entitlements). (b) Professional development leave may be utilised for activities including the following: (i) to attend conferences, seminars or workshops; or (ii) for research or home study. (c) An Employee wishing to take professional development leave must apply in writing to the Employer at least six weeks' prior to the proposed leave date. If the Employee is wishing to take professional development leave to undertake home study the Employee's request will include details of the relevance of the study to the Employee's employment. (d) The application for professional development leave shall be approved by the Employer unless there are exceptional circumstances that justify non-approval. (e) Except for the conditions in paragraphs (a) to (d) no other conditions attach to the granting of professional development leave. (f) The Employer must, within seven days, notify the Employee in writing whether the leave request is approved. If the leave is not granted the reasons will be included in the notification to the applicant. (g) If an application is made for the three days or any portion thereof but no leave is granted during the calendar year, one day's leave shall be added to the Employee's accrued annual leave, or taken in another manner as mutually agreed between the Employer and the Employee. (h) Otherwise than in accordance with paragraph (g), accrued professional development leave will not accumulate from year to year.

Professional Development Leave-Full-Time Employees. (a) All full-time Employees are entitled to three days' day’s paid professional development leave per year (in addition to other leave entitlementsentitlements in the Award and the Agreement). (b) Professional development leave may be utilised for activities including the followingbut not limited: (i) to attend conferences, seminars or workshops; or (ii) for research or home study. (c) An Employee wishing to take professional development leave must apply in writing to the Employer at least six weeks' ’ prior to the proposed leave date. If the Employee is wishing to take professional development leave to undertake home study the Employee's ’s request will include details of the relevance of the study to the Employee's ’s employment. (d) The application for professional development leave shall be approved by the Employer unless there are exceptional circumstances that justify non-approval. (e) Except for the conditions in paragraphs (asub-clause 26.1(a) to (d) no other conditions attach to the granting of professional development leave. (f) The Employer must, within seven days, notify the Employee in writing whether the leave is approved of the request is approvedbeing made. If the leave is not granted the reasons will be included in the notification to the applicant. (g) If an application is made for the three days or any portion thereof but no leave is granted during the calendar year, one day's ’s leave shall be added to the Employee's ’s accrued annual leave, or taken in another manner as mutually agreed between the Employer and the Employee. (h) Otherwise than in accordance with paragraph (gsub-clause 26.1(g), accrued professional development leave will not accumulate from year to year.

Professional Development Leave-Full-Time Employees. (a) All full-time Employees are entitled to three days' day's paid professional development leave per year (in addition to other leave entitlementsentitlements in the Award and the Agreement). (b) Professional development leave may be utilised for activities including the followingbut not limited: (i) to attend conferences, seminars or workshops; or (ii) for research or home study. (c) An Employee wishing to take professional development leave must apply in writing to the Employer at least six weeks' prior to the proposed leave date. If the Employee is wishing to take professional development leave to undertake home study the Employee's request will include details of the relevance of the study to the Employee's employment. (d) The application for professional development leave shall be approved by the Employer unless there are exceptional circumstances that justify non-approval. (e) Except for the conditions in paragraphs (asub-clause 26.1(a) to (d) no other conditions attach to the granting of professional development leave. (f) The Employer must, within seven days, notify the Employee in writing whether the leave is approved of the request is approvedbeing made. If the leave is not granted the reasons will be included in the notification to the applicant. (g) If an application is made for the three days or any portion thereof but no leave is granted during the calendar year, one day's leave shall be added to the Employee's accrued annual leave, or taken in another manner as mutually agreed between the Employer and the Employee. (h) Otherwise than in accordance with paragraph (gsub-clause 26.1(g), accrued professional development leave will not accumulate from year to year.