Short courses. (a) An employee shall be granted leave with pay to take courses at the request of the Employer. The Employer shall bear the full cost of the course, including tuition fees, entrance or registration fees, laboratory fees, and course-required books, necessary travelling subsistence expenses and other legitimate expenses where applicable. Fees are to be paid by the Employer when due. (b) A regular employee may be granted leave without pay, or leave with partial pay to take courses in which the employee wishes to enrol. (c) Employees who participate in a course outside of their regular working hours, when requested to do so by the Employer, shall be granted compensatory time off on a one for one basis. This provision shall not apply in the case where a skills deficiency (or deficiencies) has been identified upon initial employment, and the employee has been advised to upgrade these skills. (d) Leave of absence with pay shall be granted to allow employees time to write examinations for courses approved by the Employer.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Short courses. (a) An employee shall be granted leave with pay to take courses at the request of the Employer. The Employer shall bear the full cost of the course, including tuition fees, entrance or registration fees, laboratory fees, and course-required books, necessary travelling subsistence expenses and other legitimate expenses where applicable. Fees are to be paid by the Employer when due.
(b) A regular employee may be granted leave without pay, or leave with partial pay to take courses in which the employee wishes to enrol.
(c) Employees who participate in a course outside of their regular working hours, when requested to do so by the Employer, shall be granted compensatory time off on a one for one basis. This provision shall not apply in the case where a skills deficiency (or deficiencies) has been identified upon initial employment, and the employee has been advised to upgrade these skills.
(d) Leave of absence with pay shall be granted to allow employees time to write examinations for courses approved by the Employer.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Short courses. (a) An employee shall be granted leave with pay to take courses at the request of the Employer. The Employer shall bear the full cost of the course, including tuition fees, entrance or registration fees, laboratory fees, and course-required books, necessary travelling subsistence expenses and other legitimate expenses where applicable. Fees are to be paid by the Employer when due.
(b) A regular employee may be granted leave without pay, or leave with partial pay to take courses in which the employee wishes to enrol.
(c) Employees who participate in a course outside of their regular working hours, when requested to do so by the Employer, shall be granted compensatory time off on a one (1) for one (1) basis. This provision shall not apply in the case where a skills deficiency (or deficiencies) has been identified upon initial employment, and the employee has been advised to upgrade these skills.
(d) Leave of absence with pay shall be granted to allow employees time to write examinations for courses approved by the Employer.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Short courses. (a) An employee shall be granted leave with pay to take courses at the request of the Employer. The Employer shall bear the full cost of the course, including tuition fees, entrance or registration fees, laboratory fees, and course-required course‐required books, necessary travelling subsistence expenses and other legitimate legitim te expenses where applicable. Fees are to be paid by the Employer when due.
(b) A regular employee may be granted leave without pay, or leave with partial pay to take courses in which the employee wishes to enrol.
(c) Employees who participate in a course outside of their regular working hours, when requested to do so by the Employer, shall be granted compensatory time off on a one for one basis. This provision shall not apply in the case where a skills deficiency (or deficiencies) has been identified upon initial employment, and the employee has been advised to upgrade these skills.
(d) Leave of absence with pay shall be granted to allow employees time to write examinations for courses approved by the Employer.
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Samples: Collective Agreement