Common use of Rights of Representatives Clause in Contracts

Rights of Representatives. Each Association representative shall be allowed to serve in his/her capacity of representative. Representatives shall be allowed time with pay for the time requested unless operational demands preclude permission to leave the work location being granted. Use of representative time off with pay, as provided herein, shall not be abused by the employee, and use of said time will not be unreasonably withheld by the Division Manager or designee. Each representative may participate in any of the duties arising within his/her jurisdictional area, those duties being defined as: 1. The investigation of a bargaining unit member’s grievance; 2. Representation of a member/grievant at any step of the grievance procedure established in Article 12 of this contract; 3. Consultation with duly accredited representatives of the Association who are not employees of the City; 4. Dispute and conflict resolution. Representatives may be allowed to investigate possible conflicts and ways to resolve them. Human Resources and the affected division shall be notified of these investigations prior to commencement. 5. Member representation during a scheduled formal disciplinary hearing.

Rights of Representatives. Each Association representative shall be allowed to serve in his/her capacity of representative. Representatives shall be allowed time with pay for the time requested unless operational demands preclude permission to leave the work location being granted. Use of representative time off with pay, as provided herein, shall not be abused by the employee, and use of said time will not be unreasonably withheld by the Division Manager or designee. Each representative may participate in any of the duties arising within his/her jurisdictional area, those duties being defined as: 1. The investigation of a bargaining unit member’s grievance; 2. Representation of a member/grievant at any step of the grievance procedure established in Article 12 of this contract; 3. Consultation with duly accredited representatives of the Association who are not employees of the City; 4. Dispute and conflict resolution. Representatives may be allowed to investigate possible conflicts and ways to resolve them. Human Resources and the affected division shall be notified of these investigations prior to commencement. 5. Member representation during a scheduled formal disciplinary hearing.