Professional Development Days explained
Members can use these days like vacation or other annual leaveUnder our new contract, members are credited with two Professional Development Days (PDDs) each fiscal year of the contract. These are days off that are designed to be treated like any floating holiday.
The big difference is that if you do not use both PDDs by June 30 each year, you lose them. They cannot be carried over or cashed out upon retirement.
The contract does not specify how employees are to use these days off, and department managers cannot dictate how an employee spends their PDD, or seek verification of any employee's activity during that day off. As with all leaves, you must to submit a request for the PDD leave.
Like vacation or annual leave, time off allotted for Professional Development Days can be used in increments as small as 1 hour. Contact the Local 1000 Member Resource Center by calling 866.471.7348 if your request for personal development time off was unreasonably denied or if a manager unreasonably restricts your use of that time.
The contract does not specify how employees are to use these days off, and department managers cannot dictate how an employee spends their PDD, or seek verification of any employee's activity during that day off. As with all leaves, you must to submit a request for the PDD leave.
Like vacation or annual leave, time off allotted for Professional Development Days can be used in increments as small as 1 hour. Contact the Local 1000 Member Resource Center by calling 866.471.7348 if your request for personal development time off was unreasonably denied or if a manager unreasonably restricts your use of that time.