Common use of Staff Development Fund Clause in Contracts

Staff Development Fund. (a) An amount equal to three-quarters of one percent (0.75%) of the gross annual CUPE payroll shall be allocated to the Staff Development Fund. Twenty percent (20%) of the fund will be used to sponsor College-wide in-house group courses. The balance of the fund is to be used to: (i) Cover all or a portion of the approved costs of educational requests from employees. (ii) Supplement outside funds and/or cover a portion of the non-salary costs associated with approved programmes, including exchanges within the College or other organizations. (b) The Labour/Management Committee shall receive and review all requests for use of staff development funds. The committee shall establish guidelines for the administration of the staff development programme and will consult on making training pursuant to this Article to the mutual benefit of the Union; its’ members; and the College. Time spent in activities approved under this Article is not eligible for overtime entitlements. Reclassification of positions shall not be affected by skills developed by employees through participation in an approved staff development programme.

Staff Development Fund. ‌ (a) An amount equal to three-quarters of one percent (0.75%) of the gross annual CUPE payroll shall be allocated to the Staff Development Fund. Twenty percent (20%) of the fund will be used to sponsor College-wide in-house group courses. The balance of the fund is to be used to: (i) Cover all or a portion of the approved costs of educational requests from employees. (ii) Supplement outside funds and/or cover a portion of the non-salary costs associated with approved programmes, including exchanges within the College or other organizations. (b) The Labour/Management Cooperation Committee shall receive and review all requests for use of staff development funds. The committee shall establish guidelines for the administration of the staff development programme and will consult on making training pursuant to this Article to the mutual benefit of the Union; its’ members; and the College. Time spent in activities approved under this Article is not eligible for overtime entitlements. Reclassification of positions shall not be affected by skills developed by employees through participation in an approved staff development programme.

Staff Development Fund. (a) An amount equal to three-quarters of one percent (0.75%) of the gross annual CUPE payroll shall be allocated to the Staff Development Fund. Twenty percent (20%) of the fund will be used to sponsor College-wide in-house group courses. The balance of the fund is to be used to: (i) Cover all or a portion of the approved costs of educational requests from employees. (ii) Supplement outside funds and/or cover a portion of the non-non- salary costs associated with approved programmes, including exchanges within the College or other organizations. (b) The Labour/Management Committee shall receive and review all requests for use of staff development funds. The committee shall establish guidelines for the administration of the staff development programme and will consult on making training pursuant to this Article to the mutual benefit of the Union; its’ members; and the College. Time spent in activities approved under this Article is not eligible for overtime entitlements. Reclassification of positions shall not be affected by skills developed by employees through participation in an approved staff development programme.