Common use of Schedule Changes for Educational Purposes Clause in Contracts

Schedule Changes for Educational Purposes. The Employer encourages those employees who wish to pursue further education and / or training in addition to programs provided by the Employer. Bargaining unit members shall be permitted to trade shifts and / or days off with the other members in order to attend non-departmental education or training programs. The trading of shifts and / or days off will be by mutual agreement of the involved employees and the supervisor who is responsible for maintaining the installation schedule (the scheduling supervisor) and shall not be unreasonably denied. In the event that an employee seeking to trade a shift is unable to find another employee with whom he can trade, the employee may request the assistance of the scheduling supervisor to accommodate a change of shift if it does not adversely impact manpower at the installation.