Common use of Required Course Work Clause in Contracts

Required Course Work. If a bargaining unit member is required as part of his job to take either a correspondence course or attend classes, the bargaining unit member's department shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the cost. Payment shall be made at the time the bargaining unit member enrolls in the program. All required courses shall first be approved by the bargaining unit member's department head or designee as appropriate. Time spent in class shall be considered time worked, and therefore, employees shall be compensated in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The City shall have the exclusive right to determine what constitutes required training. Management shall make a good faith effort to flex members' schedules whenever required training takes place during their off-duty hours.

Required Course Work. If a bargaining unit member is required as part of his job to take either a correspondence course or attend classes, the bargaining unit member's department shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the cost. Payment shall be made at the time the bargaining unit member enrolls in the program. All required courses shall first be approved by the bargaining unit member's department depaiiment head or designee as appropriate. Time spent in class shall be considered time worked, and therefore, employees shall be compensated in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The City shall have the exclusive right to determine what constitutes required training. Management shall make a good faith effort to flex members' schedules whenever required training takes place during their off-duty hours.