Jury Duty and/or Witness Duty Clause Samples
The Jury Duty and/or Witness Duty clause outlines an employee's rights and obligations when they are required to serve on a jury or act as a witness in legal proceedings. Typically, this clause specifies whether the employee will be granted paid or unpaid leave during their absence, and may require the employee to provide official documentation of their summons. Its core function is to ensure that employees can fulfill their civic duties without fear of job loss or penalty, while also clarifying the employer's responsibilities regarding time off and compensation during such periods.
Jury Duty and/or Witness Duty. Any employee who is called to jury duty or who is subpoenaed as a witness will be paid the difference between jury pay and/or witness pay received and his straight time hourly rate for the number of hours normally scheduled to work during his term of jury duty or appearing as a witness. Employees to furnish Company proof of such service and fee received.
Jury Duty and/or Witness Duty. Leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority will be granted to an employee who is required to serve as a juror or court witness. The employee will turn over to the Board the payment he/she received for such service, excluding payment for travel, meals and other expenses. The employee will present proof of service and the amount of pay received. The employee shall make him/herself available to duty at his/her school during regular hours when he/she may not be required at court. 41 Local 110 42 Local 731 [Two Samples]
Jury Duty and/or Witness Duty. Leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority will be granted to an employee who is required to serve as a juror or court witness. The employee will turn over to the Board the payment he/she received for such service, excluding payment for travel, meals and other expenses. The employee will present proof of service and the amount of pay received. The employee shall make him/herself available to duty at his/her school during regular hours when he/she may not be required at court. DISCRETIONARY LEAVE (Personal Leave with Pay) Language 1:55 Effective X, each permanent employee shall be entitled to three (3) days paid discretionary leave in each fiscal year based on the employee’s regularly scheduled daily hours of work. The leave cannot be deferred into the following year. The date for such leave shall be agreed upon between the Superintendent, Department Director or Building Manager, as the case may be, and the employee, and may not be adjacent to any holiday period. Requests must be submitted in writing, at least five (5) days in advance, on the X Form. In situations of an emergent nature where this is not possible the employee must notify the appropriate manager or building supervisor of the absence and complete the necessary forms upon their return. An employee may take one (1) of three (3) discretionary days by giving at least thirty-six (36) hours notice prior to the start of the shift to be missed exclusive of Saturday and Sunday to deal with situations of a non emergent nature. For new employees, leave will be prorated to one (1) day for each four (4) months of service during the fiscal year. In consideration of the Agreement for three (3) discretionary days the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local X, agrees that its members will have no access or right to short leaves of absence as identified in the X section currently numberedSection X of the Leave of Absence Policy XXXX with the exception of Jury Duty and Article X Bereavement Leave. This agreement shall not affect an employee’s ability to apply for or receive unpaid leave of absence days.