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POLICY #: [Insert Number] Â Â
EFFECITIVE DATE: Â
[Insert Date]
PERTAINS TO: Â All
Employees/ Full-time employees [choose one]
[Company Name]
supports constant learning, and therefore, allows its employees unpaid time off
to attend school, provided that the following conditions are satisfied:
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A written
request must be made within 30 days of proposed leave to immediate supervisor
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The
individual must have been employed at [Company Name] for at least
a period of [insert time span].
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The employee
must be in above average standing with their immediate supervisors
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The course of
study must significantly contribute to the employees knowledge and potential at
our organization Â
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The total
educational leave time taken by an employee may not exceed [insert length of
time]. The leave may be taken all at once, or intermittently (to allow
part-time work).
[Company Name]
will consider extending the leave if it will significantly contribute to the
employee´s knowledge and potential, and if his/her grades in the
previous school period were satisfactory. We will decide on the amount of
extended leave.
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 [Choose one of the following:]
 [Company Name] will reimburse the
employee for tuition and teacher-required course materials, such as books, lab
materials, etc. Â
[Company Name]
will not reimburse the employee for any costs related to his/her course
of study.
 [Company Name] will reimburse the
employee for the cost of tuition and teacher-required course materials, if, and
only if, he/she earns a grade of at least [insert grade], for the class.
Any employee on
educational leave will still be entitled to their health benefits. All other
benefits will end. Â Upon return to work,
he/she will be reinstated to his/her former position, and all other benefits as
if the leave was never taken.
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