Common use of READING BREAK Clause in Contracts

READING BREAK. The College will provide an annual two (2) day reading break for all students during the February-March period. An additional three (3) reading break days may be scheduled for students throughout the year. Student reading break days will be faculty non-instructional duty days. Northern Lights College shall not contract out work regularly performed by its faculty to the University of Northern British Columbia without mutual agreement from the Union. Northern Lights College does not presently have an International Education Program (i.e. no employee of Northern Lights College travels outside Canada and the US to perform assigned work pursuant to the employees' Collective Agreement). In these circumstances Article #9 – International Education does not apply to Northern Lights College. In the event that Northern Lights College establishes an International Education Program, then the parties agree to meet and review Article #9 – International Education and make any agreed upon variations which will meet the needs of Northern Lights College and its employees. In the event that an employee of Northern Lights College travels outside Canada and the US to perform assigned work pursuant to the employees Collective Agreement, then that work will be performed in accordance with Article #9 – International Education subject to agreed upon variations. Recognizing the desire for a flexible work schedule for the delivery of educational and training programs, the parties encourage a mutual understanding that enables faculty to teach courses and training programs in a model that addresses the needs of the Northern Lights College Community. To this end, the parties will develop a model (or models) of delivery to be used to enable flexible work schedules addressing the educational needs. Within sixty (60) calendar days of ratification of this Collective Agreement, the Union and Employer will meet to develop such a model. The Union will be represented by three (3) faculty members chosen by the Union from different instructional areas and the BCGEU staff representative, while the College will be represented by three (3) administrators with program responsibilities and Vice President, Learning. Basic Premises of the model must include:

READING BREAK. The College will provide an annual two (2) day reading break for all students during the February-March period. An additional three (3) reading break days may be scheduled for students throughout the year. Student reading break days will be faculty non-instructional duty days. Northern Lights College shall not contract out work regularly performed by its faculty to the University of Northern British Columbia without mutual agreement from the Union. Northern Lights College does not presently have an International Education Program (i.e. no employee of Northern Lights College travels outside Canada and the US to perform assigned work pursuant to the employees' Collective Agreementcollective agreement). In these circumstances Article #9 – - International Education does not apply to Northern Lights College. In the event that Northern Lights College establishes an International Education Program, then the parties agree to meet and review Article #9 – - International Education and make any agreed upon variations which will meet the needs of Northern Lights College and its employees. In the event that an employee of Northern Lights College travels outside Canada and the US to perform assigned work pursuant to the employees Collective Agreement, collective agreement then that work will be performed in accordance with Article #9 – - International Education subject to agreed upon variations. Recognizing the desire for a flexible work schedule for the delivery of educational and training programs, the parties encourage a mutual understanding that enables faculty to teach courses and training programs in a model that addresses the needs of the Northern Lights College Community. To this end, the parties will develop a model (or models) of delivery to be used to enable flexible work schedules addressing the educational needs. Within sixty (60) calendar days of ratification of this Collective Agreementcollective agreement, the Union and Employer will meet to develop such a model. The Union will be represented by three (3) faculty members chosen by the Union from different instructional areas and the BCGEU staff representative, while the College will be represented by three (3) administrators with program responsibilities and Vice President, Learning. Basic Premises of the model must include:

READING BREAK. The College will provide an annual two (2) day reading break for all students during the February-March period. An additional three (3) reading break days may be scheduled for students throughout the year. Student reading break days will be faculty non-instructional duty days. Northern Lights College shall not contract out work regularly performed by its faculty to the University of Northern British Columbia without mutual agreement from the Union. Northern Lights College does not presently have an International Education Program (i.e. no employee Employee of Northern Lights College travels outside Canada and the US to perform assigned work pursuant to the employeesEmployees' Collective Agreementcollective agreement). In these circumstances Article #9 – International Education does not apply to Northern Lights College. In the event that Northern Lights College establishes an International Education Program, then the parties agree to meet and review Article #9 – International Education and make any agreed upon variations which will meet the needs of Northern Lights College and its employeesEmployees. In the event that an employee Employee of Northern Lights College travels outside Canada and the US to perform assigned work pursuant to the employees Employees Collective Agreement, Agreement then that work will be performed in accordance with Article #9 – - International Education subject to agreed upon variations. Recognizing the desire for a flexible work schedule for the delivery of educational and training programs, the parties encourage a mutual understanding that enables faculty to teach courses and training programs in a model that addresses the needs of the Northern Lights College Community. To this end, the parties will develop a model (or models) of delivery to be used to enable flexible work schedules addressing the educational needs. Within sixty (60) calendar days of ratification of this Collective Agreement, the Union and Employer will meet to develop such a model. The Union will be represented by three (3) faculty members chosen by the Union from different instructional areas and the BCGEU staff representative, while the College will be represented by three (3) administrators with program responsibilities and Vice President, Learning. Basic Premises of the model must include: