AN120152 – Community Pharmacy (State) Award 2001

PART 8 - TRAINING AND RELATED MATTERS 

35. SCHOOLS AND COURSES

35.1 Where (at the employer’s request) an employee attends a school or course in his or her own time, and such course is aimed at improving the employee’s knowledge of a particular product or products, then such an employee shall be paid at the rate of time and one-quarter for all time spent in attending such school or course.

35.2 Any employee who attends a school or course in his or her own time which extends past 6.30 pm shall in addition be paid a meal allowance as set our in item 5 of Table 2 Other Rates and Allowances, for each such day of attendance.

35.3 No employee shall be compelled to attend any such course in his or her own time nor shall any employee be jeopardised in their employment by way of refusal to attend any specific course in her or her own time.