Common use of Time Off for Presenting Grievances Clause in Contracts

Time Off for Presenting Grievances. A grievant and Grievance Representative shall be allowed reasonable time to pursue a grievance during their regular tours of duty with prior approval of their respective supervisors, provided that normal Departmental operations shall not thereby be interfered with or interrupted. A grievance meeting at Step Three shall, to the extent possible be held during the grievant’s tour of duty. The Grievance Representative and/or the grievant must obtain prior approval from their respective supervisor(s) before conducting meetings with each other or with other members while on duty, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Grievance Representative shall be allowed reasonable time, as approved by the supervisor, during the Representative’s regular tour of duty, to conduct a proper investigation of each grievance, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Grievance Representative may, with seventy-two (72) hours advance supervisory approval, flex his or her regular shift hours to perform duties related to the processing of grievances. Such supervisory approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The time off so allowed the Grievance Representative shall be charged to the time allotted under Section 4.12 of this Agreement. The withholding of such approval shall result in an automatic, equivalent extension of the time limits within which a grievant must appeal the grievance or have it heard. The Township shall not incur any overtime expense as a result of this provision. Grievance meetings will be held at mutually agreeable times.