JURY DUTY AND WITNESS PAY. (a) Jury Duty When employees are required to be absent from their regularly scheduled work to report for jury duty, as prescribed by applicable law, the Employer shall pay them the difference between the compensation paid to them by the court, excluding travel expenses, if any, at their regular day work rate for the straight-time hours they otherwise would have worked. In addition, employees required to be absent from their regularly scheduled work to report for jury duty interview and orientation, as prescribed by applicable law, shall be paid for time lost. In order to receive such payments, an employee must give the Employer prior notice that they have been summoned for jury duty, must furnish satisfactory evidence that they reported for or performed the jury duty for which they claim payments, and must report back to work promptly after being released or excused by the court. Duties under this Article which extend beyond one (1) week will necessitate a review of the employee's days off to assure some period of rest.
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JURY DUTY AND WITNESS PAY.
(a) Jury Duty When employees are required to be absent from their regularly scheduled work to report for jury duty, as prescribed by applicable law, the Employer shall pay them the difference between the compensation paid to them by the court, excluding travel expenses, if any, at their regular day work rate for the straight-time hours they otherwise would have worked. In addition, employees required to be absent from their regularly scheduled work to report for jury duty interview and orientation, as prescribed by applicable law, shall be paid for time lost. In order to receive such payments, an employee must give the Employer prior notice that they have been summoned for jury duty, must furnish satisfactory evidence that they reported for or performed the jury duty for which they claim payments, and must report back to work promptly after being released or excused by the court. Duties under this Article which extend beyond one (1) week will necessitate a review of the employee's days off to assure some period of rest.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement