Common use of Method of Accrual Clause in Contracts

Method of Accrual. a. Effective October 1, 2005 All Bargaining Unit employees coded twenty (20) hours or more are eligible to use eight (8) hours of education leave. b. Effective January 1, 2006 1) On January 1 of each year all unused individual education hours will roll over to an education leave pool. 2) All Bargaining Unit employees coded twenty (20) hours or more will be granted sixteen (16) hours education leave on January 1st each year. 3) Education leave pool hours are available on first come, first serve basis up to twenty-four (24) hours per employee per year, after use of all individual education leave hours (with supervisor approval based on operational needs). 4) Unused education leave pool hours do not carry forward to the subsequent year. 5) Education days will be prorated upon employment and can be accessed upon completion of probation. 6) Once the National Agreement Workforce Development Coalition Trust has been implemented, the education leave language will be reviewed. (See Section 1.D.1 of the National Agreement). 7) Unused education leave will be forfeited upon termination of employment.