Common use of Employee Time Off Clause in Contracts

Employee Time Off. The Employer agrees to allow limited and reasonable time during regularly scheduled work hours for processing a grievance in Steps 1, 2 or 4, provided such time off does not interfere with the operations of the Employer. The Employer agrees to allow limited and reasonable time during regularly scheduled work hours to attend a Step-3 and/or Step-4 hearing. The Employer may allow an employee reasonable and limited time off from duty, at no expense to the Employer to attend other steps of this grievance procedure such time off will not interfere with the operations of the Employer. Under no circumstances shall the processing of grievances, attendance at Step-3 and/or Step 4 hearings nor other time off result in overtime compensation to any employee. The employee must obtain prior approval from the appropriate supervisor for any grievance-related time off. Approval will not be unreasonably denied.