EMPLOYEE RIGHTS A. Pursuant to Chapter 123, Public Laws of 1975, the Board hereby agrees that every employee shall have the right to organize, join, and support the Association and its affiliates for the purpose of engaging in collective negotiations.
B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny or restrict to any employee such rights as he/she may have under New Jersey School Laws or other applicable laws and regulations.
C. No employee shall be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association or its affiliates.
D. Whenever any employee is required to appear before his/her supervisor for the purpose of formal discipline which could, in the opinion of the supervisor, adversely affect the continuation of that employee's employment, the employee shall be given 48 hours prior written notice of the reasons for such meeting and shall be entitled to representation by a member of the Association.
E. Communications of a professional nature between the administrator and/or Board and an employee, or between employees regarding a student or students, shall remain confidential.
F. Any person who leaves the employ of the Board shall be entitled to request an exit interview, through the Superintendent of Schools, with the Board or sub-committee of the Board, as per Board policy, and shall be entitled to have a member of the Association present.
G. No employee shall be discharged, disciplined, reprimanded or reduced in work or compensation, or deprived of any professional advantage, without just cause. Any such action asserted by the Board, or any agent or representative thereof, shall be subject to the grievance procedure herein set forth.
H. Each teacher shall plan and teach course content in the manner he/she considers most practical and useful within the limits of District philosophy, Board policy, approved curriculum, State and Federal laws, and the Administrative Code.
I. Employees shall be notified one day in advance of any maintenance work to be done in their classrooms during the school day. It is understood that repairs which necessitate immediate attention in order to continue usage of the facilities shall be exempt from prior notification.
Returning Employee Rights Employees returning from authorized leave without pay will be employed in the same position or in another position in the same job classification, as determined by the Employer, provided that such reemployment is not in conflict with other articles in this Agreement. The employee and the Employer may enter into a written agreement regarding return rights at the commencement of the leave.
Employee Relations Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.
Employee Resignation (a) Unless otherwise agreed by the Employer and an Employee, an Employee other than a probationary Employee may resign at any time by giving a minimum of four weeks' written notice to the Employer.
(b) In the event an Employee resigns and elects to leave before serving the required notice period, the balance of the notice period not served will not be paid out by the Employer.
Employee Release 21.1 Employees with 5 years continuous service with the current employer may apply for a one-off continuous period of unpaid Employee Release for a period of three months up to a maximum of twelve months. Such application shall be considered on a case-by- case basis and granted at the discretion of the employer. All service related provisions/ benefits will be put on hold until resumption of normal duties.
21.2 The notification of the employee’s intent to return to normal duties will be the same as Clause 17.7 (Parental Leave).
21.3 Job protection provisions will be the same as in Clause 17.9.1 (Job Protection).
21.4 The provisions of this clause are separate from and in addition to normal unpaid leave provisions and it is acknowledged that employees may apply for unpaid leave at any time during their employment.
Employee Only For medically single employees (Employee Only) who enroll in any health plan offered through the Health Services System, the City shall contribute ninety-three percent (93%) of the total health insurance premium, provided however, that the City’s contribution shall be capped at ninety-three percent (93%) of the Employee Only premium of the second-highest-cost plan.
Employee Representative The employee may choose someone to represent him or her at any step in the procedure. No person hearing a grievance need recognize more than one representative for any employee at any one time, unless he or she so desires.
Employment Option If the State determines that it would be in the State’s best interest to hire an employee of the Contractor, the Contractor will release the selected employee from any non-competition agreements that may be in effect. This release will be at no cost to the State or the employee.
Employee Options A regular employee who is subject to displacement shall have the right to select one of the following options. Upon written presentation of the options, the employee shall have 3 full working days to select an option. This time limit may be extended by the mutual agreement of the Parties:
(a) accept training, if applicable; or
(b) accept placement in a vacant position, either within or outside the bargaining unit, in accordance with the provisions of this Article; or
(c) exercise the bumping rights referred to in this Article; or
(d) accept layoff, retaining the right to recall and to severance pay in accordance with this Agreement; or
(e) accept severance in accordance with Article 9.03 of this Agreement.
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND PROTECTION A. The employee shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship and a private life and no religious or political activities of any employee or the lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination. The parties recognize that the schools' classroom shall not be used to advocate the employee's religious or political beliefs.
B. The provisions of the Agreement and the wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, gender (unless gender is a bona-fide occupational qualification), or marital status.
C. Any case of assault upon an employee shall be promptly reported to the Board. The Board will provide the employee initial legal counsel to advise the individual of her/his rights and obligations with respect to such assault and shall promptly render all reasonable assistance to the employee in connection with handling of the incident by law enforcement and judicial authorities. Time lost by an employee in connection with any incident mentioned in this section shall not be charged against the employee's sick or personal leave and the employee's regular salary shall be maintained until such time the employee becomes compensable under the Michigan Worker's Compensation Law. At the option of an employee, the Board shall pay the difference between the disability benefits provided by the Worker's Compensation Law and the sick leave benefits herein provided. To the extent that the Board makes payment to the employee for that portion of his salary not reimbursed under the Worker's Compensation Law, said partial payments shall be charged pro-rata against the employee's accumulated sick leave.
D. The Board will reimburse employees for any loss, damage, or destruction of clothing or glasses of the employee while fulfilling professional duties and assignments. The Board and Association agree there shall be no duplication of benefits and such reimbursement will be determined after the employee's personal insurance coverage benefits, if any, are deducted from the amount of the claim. This will not include theft.
E. In the event a significant complaint or charge is made by any person or group against any employee, the individual shall be given full information with respect thereto and with respect to any investigation conducted by the Board.
