EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances.
2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department.
a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time.
b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities such as:
1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues;
2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance;
3) one-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure;
4) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved;
5) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure;
c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on th...
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 13.01 The Employer acknowledges the right of the Alliance to appoint or otherwise select employees as representatives.
13.02 The Alliance and the Employer shall endeavour in consultation to determine the jurisdiction of each representative, having regard to the plan of the organization, the number and distribution of employees at the work place, and the administrative structure implied by the grievance procedure. Where the parties are unable to agree in consultation, then any dispute shall be resolved by the grievance/adjudication procedure.
13.03 The Alliance shall notify the Employer in writing of the name and jurisdiction of its representatives identified pursuant to clause 13.02.
(a) A representative shall obtain the permission of his or her immediate supervisor before leaving his or her work to investigate employee complaints of an urgent nature, to meet with local management for the purpose of dealing with grievances, and to attend meetings called by management. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. Where practicable, the representative shall report back to his or her supervisor before resuming his or her normal duties.
(b) Where practicable, when management requests the presence of an Alliance representative at a meeting, such request will be communicated to the employee’s supervisor.
(c) An employee shall not suffer any loss of pay when permitted to leave his or her work under paragraph (a).
13.05 The Alliance shall have the opportunity to have an employee representative introduced to new employees as part of the Employer’s formal orientation programs, where they exist.
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. (i) All persons covered by this Agreement recognise that Employees have the right and expectation of representation in relation to employment issues from genuine Employee Representatives. The Employer must not interfere in the selection of Employee Representatives.
(ii) The Employer recognises that union members employed by the Employer have a right to be represented by their union, in the consultation and dispute resolution arrangements in this Agreement.
(iii) For clarity, the Employees are free to be represented or not represented by an industrial association.
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 4.1 The Company recognises the role of the employee representative(s) to represent any employee covered by this Agreement, where requested, in accordance with the disputes resolution procedure in Part 1 clause 11.
4.2 The Company will ensure that employee representatives are provided with the necessary access and facilities to promote the resolution of disputes at the plant level, by measures based on consultation, co-operation and discussion.
4.3 Employee representative(s) shall not be docked for attending proceedings relating to the dispute resolution procedure.
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. The Union may, by written notice to the Director of Human Resources and the Director of Health and Human Services, designate the Union Chapter President and five (5) of its members as shop stewards. Shop stewards shall be permitted reasonable time for Union activities. Total employee time in all the Union bargaining units spent on Union business during each week shall not exceed twenty (20) hours and no individual employee shall spend more than four (4) hours of County time on Union business, exclusive of the Professional Performance, Safety, and MOU Cleanup Committees. Union activity shall be defined as participating in resolution of contract disputes during the life of the Agreement and the adjustment of grievances of employees in the bargaining unit, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement. These permitted activities performed during the normal employee duty time of such designated shop stewards shall fall within one of the following categories:
1. Discuss with an employee a grievance or complaint.
2. Make inquiries in order to obtain relevant information related to a grievance, including discussions with supervisors, other employees or other management officials.
3. Assist employees in preparation for, or represent employees and review steps of the grievance procedure or arbitration.
4. Participate in discussions or meetings with supervisors, other management officials, or other involved parties, e.g., the Union, regarding grievances and such other issues directly related to wages, hours or working conditions, and mutually agreed-upon matters.
5. Prepare for scheduled meetings between the County and the Union. When any shop xxxxxxx is conducting business as defined above, the xxxxxxx will request the permission of his/her immediate supervisor in reasonable advance of any meeting, advising the supervisor of his/her destination and when he/she expects to return. Upon returning to his/her duty station, the shop xxxxxxx will notify his/her supervisor. Upon arriving at the work place of an employee to be represented, the shop xxxxxxx shall normally be permitted to contact the employee. The represented employee also shall be required to request permission for time off in reasonable advance of any meeting. To the maximum extent possible, interviews between representatives and the employees will be held away from other employees and away from the public. All union activities shall be conducted in such a manner as not to disrupt departmental busi...
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. (a) The Employer recognises the right of their employees to elect a representative(s) (Delegate) to represent them, and will recognise that the Delegate(s) can represent those employees industrially, provided they receive formal advice from the delegate’s industrial Union that verifies the Union is both satisfied a proper election has occurred and the duly elected Delegate(s) is a person who can represent the industrial interests for employees of the Employer and the members of the respective union.
(b) The Delegate(s) is first and foremost an employee and is therefore required to discharge their normal duties and obligations as an employee. Before leaving their normal duties to perform any delegate duties, the Delegate(s) shall first seek permission from the Employer. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(c) The Employer will not subject any Delegate to any material disadvantage in his/her present employment or future employment opportunities due to them having performed the role of a Delegate on the Project.
(d) The Employer shall, where requested by the Delegate(s), provide him/her with reasonable facilities to produce and store electronic documents, photocopy a reasonable number of documents and send and receive documents via a facsimile or other electronic means, where the Employer possesses such a machine. Nothing in this subclause requires the Employer to supply the Delegate(s) with dedicated office space to perform their delegate duties.
(e) The Employer will, where it needs to consult with the Union and/or its employees, first consult with the appropriate Delegate(s), duly recognised by the Union(s).
(f) Where the Employer is involved in any industrial proceeding that involves a member(s) of the Delegate’s Union, the Delegate(s) shall be entitled to attend those proceedings without deduction from their Ordinary Time Earnings.
(g) The Delegate(s) shall, upon application to the Employer, be permitted to take up to five (5) days of non-cumulative leave in any year to allow them to attend formal courses that promote the practice of sound industrial relations.
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 12.01 The Employer acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint or otherwise select employees as representatives.
12.02 The Union and the Employer shall endeavour in consultation to determine the jurisdiction of each representative, having regard to the plan of organization, the number and distribution of employees at the work place and the administrative structure implied by the grievance procedure. Where the parties are unable to agree in consultation, then any dispute shall be resolved by the grievance/adjudication procedure.
12.03 The Union shall notify the Employer in writing of the name and jurisdiction of its representatives identified pursuant to clause 12.02.
(a) A representative shall obtain the permission of his or her immediate supervisor before leaving his or her work to investigate employee complaints of an urgent nature, to meet with local management for the purpose of dealing with grievances and to attend meetings called by management. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. Where practicable, the representative shall report back to his or her supervisor before resuming his or her normal duties.
(b) Where practicable, when management requests the presence of a Union representative at a meeting, such request will be communicated to the employee's supervisor.
(c) An employee shall not suffer any loss of pay when permitted to leave his or her work under sub-clause 12.04(a).
12.05 The Union shall have the opportunity to have an employee representative introduced to new employees as part of the Employer’s formal orientation programs, where such programs exist. Complaints made to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Pursuant to Section 190(1) of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act
13.01 When operational requirements permit, the Employer will grant leave with pay:
(a) to an employee who makes a complaint on his or her own behalf, before the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board; and
(b) to an employee who acts on behalf of an employee making a complaint, or who acts on behalf of the Union making a complaint.
13.02 The Employer will grant leave without pay:
(a) to an employee who represents the Union in an application for certification or in an intervention; and
(b) to an employee who makes personal representations with respect to a certification.
13.03 The Employer will grant leave with pay:
(a) to an employee called as a witness by the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations...
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. The Employer acknowledges the right of the Alliance to appoint or otherwise select employees as representatives. The Alliance and the Employer shall endeavour in consultation to determine the jurisdiction of each representative, having regard to the plan of organization, the number and distribution of employees at the work place and the administrative structure implied by the grievance procedure. Where the parties are unable to agree in consultation, then any dispute shall be resolved by the procedure. The Alliance shall notify the Employer in writing of the name and jurisdiction of its representatives identified pursuant to clause
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. Pursuant to the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and Employee Relations Ordinance, a reasonable number of stewards or other designated EMPLOYEES may attend during working hours with no loss of pay, meetings scheduled with representatives of the Appointing Officer for the purpose of negotiations and meeting and conferring on terms and conditions of employment, and may participate in the discussions, deliberations and decisions at such meeting.
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 10. The Association may select up to five (5) employees for purposes of meeting and conferring with the City on matters within the scope of representation. If a situation should arise where the Association believes that more than five (5) employee members should be present at such meetings, and the City disagrees, the Association shall take the matter up with the Employee Relations Director and the parties shall attempt to reach agreement as to how many employees shall be authorized to participate in said meetings.
11. 1. The organization's duly authorized representative shall inform in writing the department head or officer under whom each selected employee member is employed that such employee has been selected.
12. 2. No selected employee member shall leave the duty or work station, or assignment without specific approval of appropriate employer representative.
13. 3. In scheduling meetings, due consideration shall be given to the operating needs and work schedules of the department, division, or section in which the employee members are employed.