The days attended by the articled trainee in the GMC course (New scheme May 2012)is considered as leave in the article ship period? Our Boss suggested me to work additional 30 days to cover the un -attended days. As per the new guide lines , is it considered as leave?
Regulation 59 deal with leave of Articled Assistant.
For the purpose of this regulation, the days (including intervening holidays) on which an articled assistant appears for any examination under these Regulations or attends a course of academy of accounting conducted by the Institute and recognized by the Council in this behalf, shall not be treated as leave but would be treated as period actually served under articles.
Explanation — (1) For the removal of doubts, it is clarified that attendance by an articled assistant with the consent of the principal, at a conference, course or seminar organized by the Institute including a regional council or a students' association or a branch of a regional council for the benefit of clerks, shall be treated as period actually served under articles.