Common use of Time Studies Clause in Contracts

Time Studies. 1. The Company agrees to establish courses in time study techniques in order to train Union personnel. No more than two (2) employees will be trained at any one time. The Union will submit the names of the designated employees to the Company. 2. Time lost attending these courses by such employees shall be paid for by the Company at their classified rate. While attending these courses, such employees will be under the supervision of the Control Department. 3. The Union Time Study man shall be provided with or have access to the records (copies) of the Time Study Department. Other than if it be absolutely necessary in the processing of a grievance, the Time Study information and records furnished to the Union Time Study Representative by the Company cannot be removed from the Company premises. In the event that it is deemed necessary in the processing of a grievance to take such records off the premises, the Union Time Study Representative must sign a receipt for such written information and records that he requests to remove from the Company premises. In no event will the records or information being made available to the Union Time Study Representative be passed on to Company competitors. 4. The Union Time Study man will be assigned to regularly work the first shift during the Monday through Friday workweek on a job for which he is qualified. 5. The Union Time Study man and the alternate shall not be subject to the layoff provision of the contract, in effect they will have super-seniority (only to be exceeded by that of the Shop Committee), but shall be subject to all other provisions of the contract.