Religious Exception Sample Clauses

A Religious Exception clause allows parties to be excused from certain obligations under a contract if fulfilling them would conflict with their sincerely held religious beliefs. In practice, this clause might permit an employee to opt out of mandatory activities or requirements, such as working on specific religious holidays or participating in practices contrary to their faith. The core function of this clause is to protect individuals' rights to religious freedom while maintaining compliance with anti-discrimination laws, thereby preventing conflicts between contractual duties and religious observance.
Religious Exception. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall require union membership of employees who object to such membership based upon bona fide religious tenets or the teachings of a church or religious body of which such employee is a member. Such employee shall pay an amount equivalent to normal dues to a nonreligious charity mutually agreed upon by the employee and PSE. This payment will be made through payroll deduction. If the employee and PSE cannot agree on such matter, it shall be resolved by the Public Employment Relations Commission.
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Religious Exception. Any employee who is a member of a bona fide religion, body, or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations shall not be required to join or financially support the organization. Such employees shall in lieu of dues or fees for representation, pay sums equal to said amount to a non-religious, non-labor charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, selected by the employee from a list of such eligible local funds designated by the BCEA. Such payments shall be made by payroll deduction as a condition of continued exemption from the requirements of financial support to the BCEA . Acceptable charities are: The Burbank Center for the Retarded, Burbank Temporary Aid Center (BTAC) and The Boys & Girls Club of Burbank.
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Religious Exception. If an employee for bona fide religious tenets, as per R.C.W. 41.56.122(1), does not desire to be a member of the Union, one of the following shall apply: A. Pay each month a service charge equivalent to regular union dues to the Union. B. Pay each month an amount of money equivalent to regular current union dues to the Union, who shall then transmit that amount to a non-religious charity that is agreeable to the Union and the Employer.
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Religious Exception. An exception to the requirements in Section 3.1 and 3.2 exists for an employee who is a member of a bona fide religion, body, or sect that has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations. An employee who invokes this exception shall be required, pursuant to Section 3502.5(c) of the California Government Code, to pay sums equal to the dues, initiation fees or agency shop fees to a non-religious, non-labor, charitable fund selected by the employee from one of the following organizations: (a) United Way. (b) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Street. (c) Rotary Club of San Francisco, Greater Mission. Any employee who makes charitable payments pursuant to this provision shall provide the City with documentary evidence of such payments on a monthly or annual basis as a condition of continued participation in the exemption from the requirement to pay a representation service fee to the Union. Employees who fail to provide proof of charitable payments will be required to pay a representation service fee. The City shall forward proof of charitable payments received from employees to the Union upon request.
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Religious Exception. Any employee who is a member of a church or religious body having bona fide religious tenets or teachings which prohibit association with a labor organization, or the payment of dues to it, shall pay an amount of money equivalent to regular Union dues to a nonreligious charity, or to another charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee affected and the Union. The employee
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Religious Exception. The obligation to pay a fair share fee will not apply to any employee who, on the basis of bonafide religious ▇▇▇▇▇ or teaching of a church or religious body of which such employee is a member, objects to the payment of a fair share fee to the Association. Upon proper substantiation and collection of the entire fee, the Association will make payment on behalf of the employee to a mutually agreeable non-religious charitable organization as per Association policy and the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board.
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Religious Exception. The Executive Order allows for employees to seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement based upon sincerely held religious beliefs. The Agency and the Union agree to the following process: The Agency shall designate ________________ (specific individual or department) to receive requests for religious exceptions. The exception request, shall be submitted on a form jointly created by the Agency and the Union (attached to this MOU as Appendix 1), and shall contain all necessary information to facilitate review for exceptions. An employee denied an exception shall have 3 working days to cure the issue for the denial. During this appeal period, the employee shall not be disciplined for noncompliance. Should an employee be denied an exception, the employee will be granted 2 weeks to comply with the vaccination provisions established in Section A. During this period, the employee shall not be disciplined for noncompliance with the EO. The Agency shall provide masks, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, sanitizer for employee receiving exemption. The employee shall disinfect their work area prior to leaving for the day with materials supplied by the Agency. The employee shall be responsible for receiving required Covid testing and submitting results to the designated agency personnel in accordance with the Executive Order. The exempted employee shall receive time without loss of pay or benefits to be tested. The agency shall be responsible for all expenses related to routine testing.
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Related to Religious Exception

  • Religious Objections Any employee who is a member of a bonafide religion, body, or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations shall not be required to join or financially support the organization. Such employee shall, in lieu of periodic dues or agency shop fees, pay sums equal to said amounts to a non-religious, non-labor charitable fund exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which has been selected by the employee from a list of such funds designated by the City and the Association in a separate agreement. Such payments shall be made by payroll deduction as a condition of continued exemption from the requirements of financial support to the Association and as a condition of continued employment.

  • Religious Objection Any employee who is a member of and adheres to established and traditional tenets or teachings of a bona fide religion, body, or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting labor organizations shall not be required to join or financially support the Union as a condition of employment. Such an employee shall, in lieu of dues and fees, pay sums equal to such dues and fees to a non-religious charitable fund. These religious objections and decisions as to which fund will be used must be documented and declared in writing to the Union. Any employee exercising their right of religious objection must provide the Union with a receipt of payment to an appropriate charity on a monthly basis.

  • Religious Leave Religious leave shall be without pay unless the employee elects to use accumulated compensatory time off, vacation time, or floating holiday time. Denial of religious leave is appealable as provided elsewhere in this section.

  • Employee Orientation Each and every person working for a contractor, including sub- contractors, will be given an orientation to familiarize them with the site safety program. Unless otherwise specified, each sub-contractor is responsible for the orientation of their workers.

  • Religious Observance 47.1 The Council shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate an employee who requests time off to fulfill his religious obligations. 47.2 Employees may, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, request annual leave, compensatory leave, leave without pay for other reasons or a shift exchange (in the case of a shift worker) in order to fulfill their religious obligations. 47.3 Notwithstanding clause 47.2, at the request of the employee and at the discretion of the Council, time off with pay may be granted to the employee in order to fulfill his religious obligations. The number of hours with pay so granted must be made up hour for hour within a period of six (6) months, at times agreed to by the Council. Hours worked as a result of time off granted under this clause shall not be compensated nor should they result in any additional payments by the Council. 47.4 An employee who intends to request leave or time off under this Article must give notice to the Council as far in advance as possible but not later than four (4) weeks before the requested period of absence.