Attendance at Conferences, Conventions, Symposia & Workshops. (a) The parties to this Collective Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences, conventions, courses including symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards.
Attendance at Conferences, Conventions, Symposia & Workshops. (a) The parties to this Collective Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences and conventions, including symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards. In order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and experience, an employee shall have the opportunity on occasion to attend conferences and conventions which are related to field of specialization, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. The Employer may grant leave with pay and reasonable expenses including registration fees to attend such gatherings, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. An employee who attends a conference or convention at the request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer shall be deemed to be on duty and, as required, in travel status. The Employer shall pay the registration fees of the convention or conference the employee is required to attend.
Attendance at Conferences, Conventions, Symposia & Workshops. The parties to this Collective Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences, conventions, including symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards. In order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and experience, a hall have the opportunity on occasion to attend conferences, conventions which are related to field of specialization, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. The Employer may fees to attend such constraints. with pay and reasonable expenses including registration gatherings, subject to budgetary and operational An employee who attends a conference or convention at the request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer shall be deemed to be on duty and, as required, in travel status. The Employer shall pay the registration fees of the convention or conference the employee is required to attend. An employee invited to participate in a conference or convention in an official capacity, such as to present a formal address or to give a course related to field of employment, may be granted leave with pay for this purpose and may, in addition, be reimbursed for payment of convention or conference registration fees and reasonable travel expenses. An employee shall not be entitled to any overtime or traveling time in respect of hours at or traveling to or from a conference, convention under the provisions of this Clause, except as provided by Professional Development
