Training Leaves. The Employer and the Association agree that continuous 17 upgrading of employee skills and knowledge is beneficial to providing quality health care services to 18 the public. Therefore, employees covered by this Agreement are encouraged to take advantage of 19 opportunities available for continuing study and self-improvement. To this end it shall be a policy of 20 the Health Department where feasible and at the discretion of the Department Head to allow 21 employees covered by this Agreement time off with or without pay and with or without related 22 expenses to attend professional meetings and/or Association meetings and conferences which focus on 23 job-related practice.
Training Leaves. The County and the Association agree that continuous 7 upgrading of employee skills and knowledge is beneficial to providing quality health care services to 8 the public. Therefore, employees covered by this Agreement are encouraged to take advantage of 9 opportunities available for continuing study and self-improvement. To this end it shall be a policy of 10 the Health Department where feasible and at the discretion of the Department Head to allow 11 employees covered by this Agreement time off with or without pay and with or without related 12 expenses to attend professional meetings and/or Association meetings and conferences which focus on 13 job-related practice.
Training Leaves. The Employer and the Association agree that continuous 9 upgrading of employee skills and knowledge is beneficial to providing quality health care services to 10 the public. Therefore, employees covered by this Agreement are encouraged to take advantage of 11 opportunities available for continuing study and self-improvement. To this end it shall be a policy of 12 the Health Department where feasible and at the discretion of the Department Head to allow 13 employees covered by this Agreement time off with or without pay and with or without related 14 expenses to attend professional meetings and/or Association meetings and conferences which focus on 15 job-related practice. 16 It is hereby agreed that Article 10, Section 5, does not, in any way, interfere with the 17 department head’s authority to grant or deny leave with or without pay and with or without related 18 expenses.
Training Leaves. Upon written request and submittal by the Union of pertinent document to the Employer two days in advance, union shop stewards and those employees assigned by the Union are granted leave with pay to attend congress, conference, seminar, and meetings of the Managing, Auditing and Disciplinary Boards, the General and Representative Assemblies, cultural and social activities, for every calendar year as prescribed below: Number of Employees at Worksite Days of Leave with Pay per Annum At worksites employing 1-25 employees 10 At worksites employing 26-50 employees 20 At worksites employing 51-100 employees 30 At worksites employing 101-200 employees 40 At worksites employing 201-500 employees 60 At worksites employing 501-1000 employees 80 At worksites employing over 1001 employees 10% of the number of employees. Training leaves may be used in half-day increments; training leave up to four hours will be charged as a half day and over four hours will be charged as a full day. These leaves are not separate for each member but are for all. Use of training leave by over 5% of the workforce at one time is subject to the approval of the Employer. However, the 5% ratio is not sought for the General Assembly, unless precluded by a mission emergency as determined by the Employer.
