Common use of Release Time for Grievance Meetings Clause in Contracts

Release Time for Grievance Meetings. Whenever the University and the Union convene a meeting to mutually resolve grievances during the scheduled work time of an employee whois a grievant or a Union representative, upon advance written request, reasonable paid releasetime shall be granted to the employee(s) involved. In addition, reasonable paid release time shall be granted to the employee(s) involved to travel to and from, and participate in such meetings. Such requests may be made to Labor Relations and where possible, at least a week in advance. Labor Relations thereafter is responsible for contacting the employee’s Department Head and Supervisor to ensure that the employee will be released absent operational reasons for denying a release request. Employee time spent at these meetings shall be considered as time worked however is not subject to call-back pay minimums pursuant to Article 8: Hours of Work. When such meetings are convened outside an employee’s scheduled work time, no employee release time shall be granted. When such meetings involve a graveyard shift employee, meetings will be held near or immediately after the end of their shift.

Release Time for Grievance Meetings. Whenever the University and the Union convene a meeting to mutually resolve grievances during the scheduled work time of an employee whois who is a grievant or a Union representative, upon advance written request, reasonable paid releasetime release time shall be granted to the employee(s) involved. In addition, reasonable paid release time shall be granted to the employee(s) involved to travel to and from, and participate in such meetings. Such requests may be made to Labor Relations and where possible, at least a week in advance. Labor Relations thereafter is responsible for contacting the employee’s Department Head and Supervisor to ensure that the employee will be released absent operational reasons for denying a release request. Employee time spent at these meetings shall be considered as time worked however is not subject to call-back pay minimums pursuant to Article 8: Hours of Work. When such meetings are convened outside an employee’s scheduled work time, no employee release time shall be granted. When such meetings involve a graveyard shift employee, meetings will be held near or immediately after the end of their shift.