DEVELOPMENT LEAVE Sample Clauses
The DEVELOPMENT LEAVE clause establishes an employee's entitlement to take time off from work specifically for professional growth or skill enhancement activities. Typically, this leave can be used to attend training sessions, workshops, courses, or conferences that are relevant to the employee's role or career progression. By providing a structured opportunity for employees to pursue development, the clause helps organizations foster a more skilled workforce and supports employees in advancing their careers, ultimately benefiting both parties through improved performance and retention.
DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. Career development refers to an activity which is likely to be of assistance to the individuals in furthering their career development and to the Board in achieving its goals. The following activities shall be deemed to be part of career development:
DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. Description
DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. Upon request, employees may be granted leave of absence with pay and reasonable expenses in order to attend professional or educational meetings, conventions, workshops and seminars. When the Centre requests that an employee take a course which in the opinion of the Centre is relevant to his employment, the Centre shall reimburse the Employee the cost of tuition fees and other reasonable expenses. Employees may request an educational leave of absence without pay to allow them to pursue training opportunities relevant to their employment. Such requests should be submitted as far in advance as possible and should specify the to be taken and the length and amount of leave requested. An employee will receive consideration in scheduling to allow her to pursue academic to further her education. Whenever reasonably possible, subject to operational requirements, the granting shall be based on the following: she submits her written request at least one (1) month prior to commencing the academic and, another in the same classification is (are) prepared to interchange her scheduled shifts for the scheduled shifts of the employee attending the academic as agreed in writing; and, upon completion of the academic each employee shall revert to her former schedule of hours.
DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. In the event that ▇▇▇▇▇▇ elects to continue employment as a full-time faculty member upon conclusion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ presidency, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be entitled to one year of development leave immediately upon the conclusion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ presidency. Prior to the start of ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ employment as a full-time faculty member and any development leave, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be required to exhaust all annual leave either via lump sum or by remaining on payroll while off-appointment prior to the start of the faculty appointment. During ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ development leave, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall receive ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ faculty salary, determined pursuant to Section 4(b) (payable in accordance with the University’s usual and customary payroll cycle, and less any applicable withholdings and deductions), and shall be eligible for standard faculty benefits to the extent ▇▇▇▇▇▇ remains eligible under the terms of the applicable plans. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall engage in such appropriate and substantial academic, administrative, or fundraising pursuits for the University during the development leave period that are agreed to in writing by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the Chair of the Board. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall not be eligible for the development leave benefit if ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ employment as President is terminated for Cause at any time during the term of this Agreement under Section 15 or for Disability under Section 14.
DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. The Employer recognizes the usefulness of education leave. Upon written application by the employee and with approval of the Employer, an employee may be granted education leave without pay for varying periods of up to one (1) year, which can be renewed by mutual agreement, to attend a recognized institution for studies in some field of education in which preparation is needed to fill the employee's present role more adequately or to undertake studies in some field in order to provide a service which the Employer requires or is planning to provide. At the Employer's discretion, an employee on education leave without pay under this article may receive an allowance in lieu of salary of up to of the employee's rate of pay, depending on the degree to which the education leave is deemed, by the Employer, to be relevant to the organizational requirements. Where the employee receives a grant, bursary or scholarship, the education leave allowance may be reduced by an amount no greater than the grant, bursary or scholarship. As a condition of the granting of education leave without pay, an employee shall, if required, give a written undertaking prior to the commencement of the leave to return to the services of the Employer for a period of not less than the period of the leave granted. If the employee (except with the permission of the Employer):
DEVELOPMENT LEAVE. (a) Between end of May and end of August of each year, every full-time and part-time faculty member on a continuing appointment is entitled to one (1) month's leave for professional development which will be of mutual benefit to the faculty member and the College.
(b) Evidence of the professional development project(s) undertaken during the leave period shall be submitted by the individual faculty member to the Professional Development Committee by October 15th following. Such submissions are to meet the guidelines for clarity and specificity laid down by the said Committee on or before September 10, 1982.
(c) Where the Professional Development Committee is not satisfied that the individual's professional development project was beneficial to the College or where the said Committee is not satisfied with the details of the faculty member's report and the faculty member fails to respond quickly and reasonably to the Committee's request for additional information, the Committee may recommend to the President and the President, in turn, may determine that the College withhold one
(1) month's salary from the faculty member concerned.
(d) In addition to the summer professional development leave, full-time and part-time faculty on continuing appointments may accept short-term visiting workshops or lectureships at other educational institutions, either independently or on an exchange basis, provided that same do not interfere with their obligations under this Agreement and provided further that approval is given by the appropriate Associate ▇▇▇▇, the ▇▇▇▇ of Academic Affairs, and the President. The College representative shall determine whether such leaves shall be granted with or without pay.