Provision for Professional Leave Sample Clauses

Provision for Professional Leave. An employee may be granted up to two (2) days leave with pay for attendance at professional meetings and conferences or for visitations of a professional nature. The purpose of said leave shall be to enhance the professional qualifications of members of the bargaining unit. Employees are encouraged to submit a Request for Professional Leave form to his/her supervisor at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the date being requested. Employees should provide information regarding the content of the program or the purpose of the visit with the Request for Leave form. Leave will be granted by Management, when in his/her determination, the leave will benefit the Board and the employee. If said leave is not granted, Management will put his/her reasons for the denial in writing and deliver these written reasons to the affected employee within three (3) working days of the denial. Such decisions shall not be arbitrary, capricious or discriminatory. If said employee is not satisfied with the decision of Management, he/she may initiate a grievance at Step 3. Should an employee desire to file a grievance and due to the time restrictions miss the day of leave while awaiting the outcome of the grievance, the employee may choose to attend the meeting at his/her expense by utilizing a personal day or vacation day. Should the employee prevail in the outcome of the grievance, the employee shall be reimbursed any and all conference expenses (consistent with normally applicable reimbursement procedures) for the Professional Leave and be restored the personal or vacation day. Any employee who exercises their rights under this provision shall not be considered to be on an unauthorized leave nor to have abandoned his/her position.
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Provision for Professional Leave. An employee will be granted two (2) days of leave with pay, for attendance at professional meetings and conferences, or for visitations of a professional nature. The purpose of said leave shall be to enhance the professional qualifications of members of the bargaining unit. Members shall apply for professional leave using the Pre-Approved Request for Professional Leave Form, Appendix I. Requests must be made at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of the meeting, unless waived by the Superintendent.
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Related to Provision for Professional Leave

  • Professional Leave Professional leave without pay will be granted to full-time and regular part-time Nurses who are elected to the College of Nurses to attend regularly scheduled meetings of the College of Nurses. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Nurses who are elected to the RNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Practical Nurses who are elected to the RPNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings.

  • Educational Leave Leave without pay may be granted for educational leave for the duration of actual attendance in an educational program.

  • Educational Leave of Absence Leaves of absence may be granted up to six (6) months under the above provisions only if the course would be beneficial to both the University and the employee.

  • Contract for Professional Services of Physicians Optometrists, and Registered Nurses

  • Maternity Adoption and Parental Leave For the purposes of granting Maternity, Adoption and Parental Leave, the provisions of the Canada Labour Code and of its Regulations shall apply.

  • Education Leave If required by the Hospital, an employee shall be entitled to leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority and benefits to write examinations to upgrade his or her employment qualifications. Where employees are required by the Hospital to take courses to upgrade or acquire new employment qualifications, the Hospital shall pay the full costs associated with the courses. Subject to operational requirements, the Hospital will make every reasonable effort to grant requests for necessary changes to an employee's schedule to enable attendance at a recognized up-grading course or seminar related to employment with the Hospital."

  • Legal Leave 1The University shall grant leave of absence with pay to a member of faculty who is called to serve as a juror or a witness in a court of law in a matter in which he/she is not a party or an accused.

  • Volunteer Firefighting Leave Leave without pay will be granted when an employee who is a volunteer firefighter is called to duty to respond to a fire, natural disaster or medical emergency.

  • Medical Leave of Absence Where you have a medical leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, and you have not returned to employment with the Company or an Affiliate, a Separation from Service has occurred on the earlier of: (A) the first day on which you would not be considered “disabled” under any disability policy of the Company or Affiliate under which you are then receiving a benefit; or (B) the first day on which your medical leave of absence period exceeds 29 months.

  • Professional Engineering and Architect’s Services Professional Engineering and Architect’s Services are not permitted to be provided under this Agreement. Texas statutes prohibit the procurement of Professional Engineering and Architect’s Services through a cooperative agreement.

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