Pay During Negotiations. Regular wages for all time spent to attend negotiations for the successor of this agreement up to and including conciliation proceedings will be paid by the Employer for the four (4) members of the Union Negotiating Committee. The Union recognizes the scheduling problems of the Employer; sufficient lead time will be allowed so that work schedules may be properly adjusted. The normal work schedule and all related clauses in this Agreement will be suspended during the period of negotiations should there be a need for emergency meetings. The Employer will recognize and work with the Committeepersons and the Committeepersons will co-operate with the Employer in the administration of this Agreement. A Committeeperson will be given reasonable time off, without loss of wages, to assist an employee in the presentation of a grievance whenever it is necessary to deal with the grievance during working hours beginning with Step 2 of the Grievance Procedure. The Committeeperson must first obtain permission from the Administrator or his/her designate and shall report to his/her supervisor at the time of the Committeeperson’s return to work. The Committeeperson shall not leave the Employer's premises. The Committeeperson shall not make unreasonable requests and permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Pay During Negotiations. The Employer agrees that up to two (2) employees from the bargaining unit shall be authorized to meet and confer with the Employer during contract negotiations. Such times shall be mutually agreed upon. Employees who are off duty at the time of the bargaining sessions shall receive no pay or compensation of any type. For those hours spent in negotiations when the employee is scheduled to work, those employees shall be compensated at the employee’s regular straight time rate of pay.
Pay During Negotiations. (a) Members of the Negotiating Committee shall be excused from scheduled work during the shift immediately preceding, during or following any shift in which negotiations between the Corporation and the Ontario Nurses’ Association have occurred. Said members should not suffer any loss of pay or seniority for such day, up to and including arbitration.
Pay During Negotiations. Subject to the limitations stated in the following paragraph, employees will not suffer loss of regular pay for the time spent in representing their Union in meetings with Company representatives for collective bargaining, or required in traveling to and from such meetings. The provisions stated above will be limited to three (3) employees, not more than one (1) of which shall come from any single job classification. If more than one (1) employee from a single job classification attends any meeting, the Union shall designate which one is to be paid.
Pay During Negotiations. The Union in contract negotiations may be represented by employees selected from within the bargaining unit. The Employer agrees to compensate a maximum of three (3) employees at their regular rate of pay for time lost while meeting with Employer representatives.
