Professional Leave Professional leave without pay will be granted to full-time and regular part- time employees who are elected to or appointed to the College of Nurses or the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario or the Registered Practical Nurses’ Association of Ontario to attend regularly scheduled meetings of the College of Nurses or the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario or the Registered Practical Nurses’ Association of Ontario subject to the following limitations:
Application for Personal Leave 21.24 Reasonable and legitimate requests for personal leave will be approved subject to available credits. Subject to clause 21.8 the employer may grant personal leave in the following circumstances:
Application for Sabbatical Leave Application for sabbatical leave for professional study, research, or professional improvement, must be made at least sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of such requested leave. Applicant must be notified by the Board of the disposition within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request. The application for such sabbatical leave must be accompanied by an outline of the program of study or research to be pursued, or the proposals for the professional improvement.
Educational Leave Leave without pay may be granted for educational leave for the duration of actual attendance in an educational program.