Common use of PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / STUDY LEAVE Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / STUDY LEAVE. (a) All full-time and part-time Employees who work a minimum of three shifts per week and who are employed in the classifications of RPN, PEN or PSO are entitled to five days' paid professional development/study leave per year (in addition to other leave entitlements in this Agreement). (b) All other part-time Employees are entitled to two days paid professional development/study leave per year. (c) A day's pay will be based on the individual Employee's usual shift length. (d) Employees may access all or part of a subsequent year's entitlement during one year. The entitlement for the subsequent year will reduce accordingly. (e) Professional development/study leave may be utilised: (i) to attend nursing or health related conferences, seminars or workshops; or (ii) for research or home study; or (iii) for undertaking study (f) An Employee wishing to take professional development/study leave must apply in writing to the Unit Manager at least 6 weeks' prior to the proposed leave date. If the Employee is wishing to take professional development/study leave to undertake home study the Employee is required to complete an application form providing details of the home study, including details of the relevance of the study to the Employee's employment (g) An Employee seeking leave in accordance with this clause can be requested to provide details of the conference/seminar name, venue and date/time. (h) The application for professional development/study leave shall be approved by the Unit Manager unless there are exceptional circumstances that justify non-approval. (i) The Employer must notify the Employee in writing if the leave is not granted and the reasons will be included in the notification to the applicant. (j) If a valid application is made for professional/study leave under sub-clause (a) or

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / STUDY LEAVE. (a) All From 1 April, 2005 all full-time and part-time Employees employees who work a minimum of three shifts per week and who are employed in the classifications of RPN, PEN PSEN or PSO are entitled to five days' day's paid professional development/study leave per year (in addition to other leave entitlements in this Agreement). (b) All other full-time and part-time Employees employees are entitled to two days paid professional development/study leave per year. (c) A day's pay will be based on the individual Employeeemployee's usual shift length. (d) Employees may access all or part of a subsequent year's entitlement during one year. The entitlement for the subsequent year will reduce accordingly. (e) Professional development/study leave may be utilised: (i) to attend nursing or health related conferences, seminars or workshops; or (ii) for research or home study; or (iii) for undertaking study (f) An Employee employee wishing to take professional development/study leave must apply in writing to the Unit Manager at least 6 weeks' prior to the proposed leave date. If the Employee employee is wishing to take professional development/study leave to undertake home study the Employee employee is required to complete an application form providing details of the home study, including details of the relevance of the study to the Employeeemployee's employment (g) An Employee employee seeking leave in accordance with this clause can be requested to provide details of the conference/seminar name, venue and date/time. (h) The application for professional development/study leave shall be approved by the Unit Manager unless there are exceptional circumstances that justify non-approval. (i) The Employer employer must notify the Employee employee in writing if the leave is not granted and the reasons will be included in the notification to the applicant. (j) If a valid an application is made for professional/study leave under sub-clause 22.1 (a) oror (b) or any portion thereof but leave is not granted during the calendar year, one day's leave shall be added to the employee's accrued annual leave or taken in another manner as mutually agreed between the employer and the employee. (k) Other than in accordance with clause 22.1(j), professional development/study leave shall not accrue from year to year.