Common use of Hearings before the Employment Relations Board Clause in Contracts

Hearings before the Employment Relations Board. An employee will be allowed reasonable time to travel to and from management scheduled investigatory interviews, pre-disciplinary meetings, grievance meetings, mediation sessions, and arbitration hearings conducted during his or her normal work hours. Time spent traveling during the employee’s non-work hours in order to attend the meetings will not be considered work time. Employees will also be allowed reasonable paid time for meeting with Association representatives to prepare for these meetings and hearings. An employee must notify his or her supervisor prior to attending any meeting in accordance with this Article. Notification must include the approximate amount of time the employee expects the meeting to take.