Employee Access to Representation Clause Samples

Employee Access to Representation. An employee will be allowed reasonable official time, with sufficient advance notice to the employee’s supervisor, to visit an SSPBA Representative or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at their duty station concerning a complaint or work-related issue. The needs of the Department to provide services to the community are paramount, and the timing of such visits is subject to the demands of work responsibilities. The right to ultimately be allowed such visits shall not be denied. Even if under a confidentiality order from the Department, an employee may engage the SSPBA Representative. If under such a confidentiality order, the employee shall have an obligation to inform the SSPBA Representative of the confidentiality order and the SSPBA Representative shall treat the matter as confidential and only discuss the matter with the employee and/or legal counsel. Confidentiality memoranda or orders shall include the designated SSPBA Representative as a permitted exception to the confidentiality requirement along with the current and any other appropriate exceptions.