Common use of Reasonable Released Time Clause in Contracts

Reasonable Released Time. Employees shall be entitled to (paid) released time under the following circumstances: 1. When attending negotiations meetings with the County, including a reasonable amount of time before and after such meetings to plan with bargaining team colleagues (generally not to exceed two [2] hours); 2. When attending meetings with County officials regarding employee grievances, discipline or arbitration hearings (See Article X, Section 5.A); 3. When attending Union Board of Directors meetings (as a member of the Board of Directors) An employee who wishes to attend one of the foregoing meetings shall provide his or her supervisor with reasonable advanced notice of the time, location and expected duration of the meeting. An employee may not interrupt or leave his or her job to attend one of the foregoing meetings if his or her supervisor determines that the interruption or absence will unduly interfere with the work of the employee’s unit. However, an effort will be made to grant such time off as soon as it is feasible to do so.

Reasonable Released Time. Employees shall be entitled to (paid) released time under the following circumstances: 1. When attending negotiations meetings with the County, including a reasonable amount of time before and after such meetings to plan with bargaining team colleagues (generally not to exceed two [2] hours); 2. When attending meetings with County officials regarding employee grievances, discipline or arbitration hearings (See Article X, Section 5.A); 3. When attending Union Board of Directors meetings (as a member of the Board of Directors) An employee who wishes to attend one of the foregoing meetings shall provide his or or/ her supervisor with reasonable advanced notice of the time, location and expected duration of the meeting. An employee may not interrupt or leave his or her job to attend one of the foregoing meetings if his or her supervisor determines that the interruption or absence will unduly interfere with the work of the employee’s unit. However, an effort will be made to grant such time off as soon as it is feasible to do so.