COURT ALLOWANCE. 11.1 Each member of the Service who is required to attend a court sitting as a witness while off duty, because of his or her duties and status as a Police employee, shall be paid by cheque or by way of time off as set out in Articles 6.3 and 6.4 herein, a minimum of four (4) hours pay at time and one-half (1-1/2) irrespective of the actual period of time which he or she is required to remain in court. The four (4) hour minimum shall apply for each court sitting. A court sitting shall mean a morning sitting, an afternoon sitting, or an evening sitting. Where a court sitting exceeds the four (4) hours minimum, he or she shall be entitled to be paid at the rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) for any period that he or she is required to remain in court for over four (4) hours.
COURT ALLOWANCE. 13.1 Effective January 1, 1990, each member of the Service who is required to attend a Court sitting as a witness while off duty, because of his or her duties and status as a Police Officer, shall be paid by cheque or by way of time off as set out in Articles 6.3 and 6.4 herein, a minimum of four (4) hours pay at time and one-half (1-1/2), irrespective of the actual period of time which he or she is required to remain in Court. The four (4) hour minimum shall apply for each Court sitting. A court sitting shall mean a morning sitting, an afternoon sitting, or an evening sitting. Where a Court sitting exceeds four (4) hours minimum, he or she shall be entitled to be paid at the rate of time and one-half for any period that he or she is required to remain in Court for over four (4) hours.
COURT ALLOWANCE. Members of the bargaining unit who are required to appear in court in criminal proceedings during their off-duty hours shall be guaranteed a minimum of two (2) hours or actual hours worked, whichever is greater. The Employer shall not change the employee’s schedule or scheduled shift to avoid payment for court time incurred during off-duty hours without mutual consent. Payment shall be made in either cash or compensatory time at the discretion of the Employer at the appropriate rate for the employee’s classification. Employees shall notify their immediate supervisor when they are requested or subpoenaed to appear in court. Employees shall not be precluded from retaining witness fees and mileage for appearances in civil actions during their non-duty hours, unless such payment is prohibited by statute.
COURT ALLOWANCE. An Employee who has been placed on stand-by to make themselves available to attend court on departmental business at a time they are not rostered to work or outside their normal contracted hours shall be paid an allowance as per the table below irrespective of the cancellation, deferral or subsequent notice that they do not need to attend at that time: Date of effect Daily Allowance 1 January 2016 $49.45 1 July 2016 $50.20 1 January 2017 $51.10 1 July 2017 $51.85 1 January 2018 $52.75 1 July 2018 $53.55 1 January 2019 $54.50 1 July 2019 $55.30 Child care expenses will be in accordance with clause 39, Section I of this Agreement (Childcare) The Employer shall pay the Employee in accordance with clauses 36, Section I of this Agreement (Overtime) for work performed while on stand-by for court.
COURT ALLOWANCE. Officers appearing in court on behalf of UNM and in connection with their duties will be paid overtime at one and one half times their regular straight-time hourly rate when not on duty. Officers appearing in court on duty time will receive their regular hourly rate.
COURT ALLOWANCE. Effective January each member of the Service who is required to attend a Court sitting as a witness while off duty, because of his or her duties and status as a Police Officer, shall be paid in cash or by cheque or by way of time off as set out in Articles and herein, a minimum of three (3) hours pay at time and one-half irrespective of the actual period of time which he or she is required to remain in Court. The three (3) hour minimum shall apply for each Court sitting. A court sitting shall mean a morning sitting, an afternoon sitting, or an evening sitting. Where a Court sitting exceeds three hours minimum, he or she shall be entitled to be paid at the rate of time and one-half for any period that he or she is required to remain in Court for over three hours. The hourly rate of pay shall be based on the annual salary of each member of Service affected, divided by being the total annual regular hours of work. The provisions of this paragraph with respect to a minimum payment shall not apply to a situation where a member attends Court during a regular tour of duty and is required to remain in Court after the time that the tour of duty is normally over, in which event the member shall receive regular overtime pay. It is further understood and agreed that the members shall be entitled to receive pay on an hourly basis as set forth above, irrespective of the number of different cases in which a member may be required to give evidence in any one day. A member shall be notified prior to hours of the day prior to the court attendance if the said court attendance is cancelled, otherwise the member is to be paid for the scheduled court appearance. For the purpose of this provision, a morning sitting, an afternoon sitting, and an evening sitting shall be defined as follows:
COURT ALLOWANCE. An Employee who has been placed on stand-by to make themselves available to attend court on departmental business at a time they are not rostered to work or outside their normal contracted hours must be paid an allowance: Table 46: Court Allowance Date of effect Amount per day 20 March 2020 $56.15 1 December 2020 $56.85 1 September 2021 $57.70 1 June 2022 $58.40 1 March 2023 $59.30 1 December 2023 $59.85 The Employer must pay the Employee in accordance with clauses 41, Section I of this Agreement (Overtime) for work performed while on stand-by for court.
