UPGRADING COURSES. 19.1 It is the intention of the Employer to encourage employees to undertake upgrading courses and self development in order to prepare them for potential promotion. 19.2 Employees attending any authorized upgrading courses approved by the Employer shall be compensated for loss of earnings during hours they are necessarily absent from work attending the course. All employees wishing to take part in upgrading courses under this plan, where absence from work may be involved, shall apply to their Supervisor for permission to absent themselves from the job for the purpose of attending these courses. Permission to attend without loss of wages will be at the discretion of the Employer and considering seniority and the appropriateness of the applicable course.
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