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Policies
Leave of Absence |
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A professional member that is granted parental or disability leave from their place of employment may apply for the following types of relief:
Membership
The CCHRA requires that persons holding the CHRP designation must maintain their provincial association membership in good standing. BC HRMA members whose membership renewals come due while they are on maternity or disability leave from their workplace are entitled to apply for and receive suspended membership status. Applications for suspended membership status must be accompanied by written confirmation from the workplace of the type and term of leave granted. In the case of self-employed members, confirmation from a physician is required in lieu of an employer.
Suspended membership status relieves members from paying dues until the expiration of their leave. Their renewal dates will be advanced to the end date of their leave up to a maximum of one year, and in the interim their membership will be place on suspended status. Members are not entitled to member benefits while their membership is suspended, but they are considered to remain in good standing for the purposes of maintaining their CHRP designation.
Recertification
The CCHRA requires that persons holding the CHRP designation must maintain the currency of their designation by recertifying at three-year intervals. BC HRMA members who are granted maternity or disability leave from their workplace during a given recertification interval are entitled to apply for and receive an extension of that recertification interval for any length of time up to the lesser of the total length of the leave granted or one year.
Applications for extension of a recertification interval must be accompanied by written confirmation from the workplace of the type and term of leave granted. In the case of self-employed members, confirmation from a physician is required in lieu of an employer.
Retirement
The CCHRA and its member provincial HR associations are currently formulating a policy to govern CHRP designees as they retire from the practice of HR. This will likely allow for conversion of their designation to CHRP (Retired) status. This status relieves members from the requirements of paying annual CHRP dues and of recertifying at three-year intervals; however, annual membership dues applicable to retired membership status will still be payable. CHRP (Retired) status will only be available to those who have fully retired from human resources practice, and no longer actively use their designation for work purposes. Finalization of the policy is expected in the fall of 2006.
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