Common use of Inservice Programs Clause in Contracts

Inservice Programs. (a) The parties of this Collective Agreement recognize the value of continuing in-service education for Employees and that the responsibility for such continuing education not only lies with the individual, but also with the Employer. For the purpose of this Article, the term “in-service” includes: orientation, acquisition and maintenance of essential skills, and other programs which may be offered by the Employer. (b) 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 the time in attendance. The in-service programs shall be compulsory and shall be provided to Employees on an annual basis. These in-services shall include, but are not limited to the following: (i) Emergency response and evacuation procedures; (ii) Occupational Health & Safety matters (eg. safe lifting, prevention of back injuries, ▇▇▇▇▇, etc.); (iii) Prevention of abuse, Protection for Persons in Care legislation and regulations; (iv) Privacy and confidentiality. (c) Employees who, with the prior approval of their Supervisor, attend an in-service or development program shall not suffer a loss of pay for such attendance. An Employee who is required to attend a training course or seminar, shall be paid at straight time for attendance at such a meeting. (d) The Employer shall make available other in-service education programs as deemed appropriate for the purposes of maintaining proficiency. (e) The Employer shall make available CPR training. Training expense for LPN’s shall be borne by the Employer.

Inservice Programs. (a) The parties of this Collective Agreement recognize the value of continuing in-service education for Employees and that the responsibility for such continuing education not only lies with the individual, but also with the Employer. For the purpose of this Article, the term “in-service” includes: orientation, acquisition and maintenance of essential skills, and other programs which may be offered by the Employer. (b) 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 the time in attendance. The following in-service programs shall be compulsory and shall be provided to Employees on an annual basis. These in-services shall include, but are not limited to the following: (i) Emergency response and evacuation procedures;CPR (only when established by the Employer as a mandatory requirement after an Employee is hired) (ii) Occupational Health & Safety matters (eg. safe liftingFire, prevention of back injuriesevacuation, ▇▇▇▇▇, etc.)and disaster procedures; (iii) Prevention Proper lifting and prevention of abuse, Protection for Persons in Care legislation and regulationsback injuries; (iv) Privacy and confidentiality.WHIMIS; (v) PPIC (vi) Abdominal Thrust (c) Employees who, with the prior approval of their Supervisorsupervisor, attend an in-service or development program programs which are not identified as compulsory by the Employer shall not suffer a no loss of pay in regular earnings for attending such attendance. An Employee who is required to attend a training course or seminar, shall be paid at straight time for attendance at such a meetingprograms. (d) The Employer shall make available other in-service education programs as deemed appropriate for the purposes of maintaining proficiency. (e) The Employer shall make available CPR training. Training expense for LPN’s shall be borne by the Employer.