Christenson Communities Ltd. (Royal Oak Manor, Lacombe) Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 29: In-Service Programs

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   1. The Parties to this Collective Agreement recognize the value of continuing in-service education for employees in the various professions and that the responsibility for such continuing education lies not only with the Employer but also with the employee.  For the purpose of this Article, the term "in-service" includes: staff meetings, orientation, acquisition and maintenance of essential skills, and other in-service sessions which may be offered by the Employer.
   2. The Employer reserves the right to identify specific in-service sessions as being compulsory for employees and those required to attend such sessions shall be paid at the applicable rate of pay for attendance. If such compulsory in-service is scheduled on the employee’s day off the employee will be compensated for a minimum of three (3) hours at the applicable rate of pay.
   3. The Employer shall provide a paid orientation period for all new employees.  The form and duration of such orientation shall be determined in consultation between the employee and the Employer.  All such orientation programs may include facility orientation, area orientation and the standard Employer orientation.
   4. Should the Employer direct an employee to participate in a specific program, such employee shall be compensated in accordance with the following:
      1. For program attendance on regularly scheduled working days, the employee shall suffer no loss of regular earnings.
      2. For hours in attendance at such program on regularly scheduled days off, the employee shall be paid at their overtime rate of pay.