Common use of Professional Allowance Clause in Contracts

Professional Allowance. Full-time Medical Physicists and full-time Senior Medical Physicists will be provided with access to a professional allowance of $3500 at the beginning of each fiscal year. During the first year of employment, the professional allowance will be pro-rated in accordance with the employment start date relative to the start of the fiscal year. At least $2000 of the professional allowance is to be applied against the cost of attending conferences, courses, seminars and similar professional meetings relevant to the practice of medical physics. Such costs include those associated with registration, accommodation and travel. Professional travel requests will generally be made in advance of the new fiscal year and will require departmental approval. The remainder (less than $1500) may be used for the purchase of books, computer software and hardware, and professional memberships directly related to job responsibilities. Requests for these purchases will require departmental approval. Any material acquisitions obtained under this provision become the property of the Employer. Part-time Medical Physicists and part-time Senior Medical Physicists shall be provided with their professional allowance on a pro- rated basis. A Medical Physicist and Senior Medical Physicist shall be reimbursed for these professional expenses in accordance with Hospital Policy.