Time Off Work For Union Business. (a) Duly authorized representatives of the Union, as designated by the Union, shall be granted reasonable time off during regular working hours to perform their duties and this time shall be deemed to be time worked.
(b) Requests for time off for Union business pursuant to this Clause 27.02 shall take precedence over any other application for time off on the same day(s).
Time Off Work For Union Business. (iii) All such paid time off work for any Shop Xxxxxxx(s) or any other Union representative(s) and/or any Employee(s) from within the bargaining unit shall be scheduled by a duly authorized representative of the Employer in such manner so as to minimize disruption of the Employer’s operations; however, such paid time off work as prescribed by this Clause 8.02(a) shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(iv) Under no circumstances shall the Employer be obliged, for the purposes of this Clause 8.02(a), to pay: any overtime; or any other premium, penalty or additional pay; or any pay for “deemed-time” worked [except as expressly prescribed otherwise by this Clause 8.02(a)].
(v) Each meeting requested by the Union, or any of its representative(s), with the Employer, or any of its representative(s), that is subject to the provisions of this Clause 8.02(a) must be convened by the Employer within no more than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days, calculated from and including the date of submission of each such request by the Union or, when applicable, within the time limits prescribed by Article 29 with respect to conduct of the grievance procedure.
(b) Except for attending meetings with management as prescribed by and undertaken in accordance with this Clause 8.02: Shop Xxxxxxx(s); and/or any other Union representative(s), be they internal or external; and/or any Employee(s) from within the bargaining unit, shall all conduct Union business outside the working hours of any Employee(s) involved; and under no circumstances shall the Employer’s operations be disrupted and/or the Employer incur any additional cost. For the purposes of this Clause 8.02, “working hours” shall be deemed to include, but not be limited to: any straight-time hours of work; any rest or meal period(s), whether paid or unpaid; any overtime; or any “deemed” work time under this Agreement; or otherwise.
(c) Despite the provisions of Clause 8.02(b) above, an external representative of the Union may be granted access to the Employer’s operations in accordance with Clause 8.04.
Time Off Work For Union Business. The Job Xxxxxxx(s) may, within reason, investigate and process grievances during regular working hours, without loss of pay. Before leaving her place of work or duties to assist an employee or confer with a Union Representative, the Job Xxxxxxx will receive permission from the Employer. The Employer will not unreasonably deny such permission nor will the Job Xxxxxxx(s) unreasonably exercise the privilege.
Time Off Work For Union Business. (a) It is agreed that time off work for any Shop Xxxxxxx or any other Union representative(s) and/or any Employee(s) from within the bargaining unit to attend any meeting(s) with any representative(s) of management with respect to matters covered by this Agreement shall be deemed to be time worked and paid accordingly by the Employer, including paid rest period(s), but excluding any unpaid meal period(s); any “deemed” time worked; and any overtime, subject to the following conditions:
(i) All such paid time off work for any Shop Xxxxxxx or any other Union representative(s) and/or any Employee(s) from within the bargaining unit must be approved in advance and scheduled by a duly authorized representative of the Employer.
(ii) The Employer shall not be obliged to provide such paid time off work to more than a total of two (2) persons from within the bargaining unit, including Employee(s), Shop Xxxxxxx(s) and/or any other Union representative(s), for the purposes of attending any one (1) meeting with any representative(s) of management.
Time Off Work For Union Business. (i) The Union specifically agrees that compensation for time off work for Union representation from within the bargaining unit for the purposes of collective bargaining with the Employer shall remain the sole responsibility of the Union.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Union agrees that they will be responsible for payment in respect of their local representative(s) for any and all lost wages incurred because of involvement in collective bargaining and also for reimbursement in full to the Employer for any contribution(s) made by the Employer for any or their benefit(s) entitlement(s), including, if available under this Agreement, any retirement pay, on a pro rata basis, for any and all of their day(s) off work to participate in the negotiation process.
Time Off Work For Union Business. (without loss of pay)
Time Off Work For Union Business. (without loss of pay): Shop Xxxxxxx(s) may, within reason, investigate and process and present grievances during regular working hours, without loss of pay. Before leaving their place of work or duties to assist an employee or confer with a Union Representative, the Shop Xxxxxxx will provide an estimate of the length of time of absence required and will receive permission from the Employer as long as there is no interference with the business of the Employer. The Employer will not unreasonably deny such permission, nor will the Shop Xxxxxxx(s) unreasonably exercise the privilege.
Time Off Work For Union Business. (a) The Job Xxxxxxx'x first obligation is the fulfilment of his/her responsibilities as an Employee. During his/her working hours, Job Stewards shall not engage in Union activities other than is necessary in order to receive, investigate and resolve grievances. A Job Xxxxxxx shall not leave his/her assigned class to conduct Union business.
(b) A job xxxxxxx shall not take any action or issue any instruction to Employees which will interfere with the operations of Berlitz, that is the classes or lessons, or with the management or direction of the workforce. A job xxxxxxx will exercise his/her rights under this collective agreement in a manner consistent with the requirements of the collective agreement.
(c) A job xxxxxxx shall not be discriminated against or disciplined for the proper performance of his/her duties.
Time Off Work For Union Business. Although, wherever possible, Job Stewards shall carry out their duties outside of regular working hours, if it is necessary for any Job Xxxxxxx to take time off during working hours to attempt to settle a grievance he/she shall make satisfactory arrangements with his/her immediate superior before leaving his/her place of work. A Job Xxxxxxx will not suffer a loss of pay spent in the performance of these duties during regular working hours.
Time Off Work For Union Business. Shop Stewards and other Employees appointed by the Union, shall be granted reasonable time off during regular working hours to perform their duties and this time shall be deemed to be time worked and they shall be kept "whole" by the Employer with respect to all pay, seniority, benefits and other rights and entitlements which would accrue to them under this Agreement had they remained working. Such time off work for duly authorized Union representatives shall be for the purpose of:
