Traveling for Court Purposes Sample Clauses

Traveling for Court Purposes. (a) Where an employee is required by subpoena to attend and give evidence in a Court outside the boundaries of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and where such employee will practically require the use of a commercial airline or other commercial travel, the following provisions shall apply: (1) Each day that the employee is on such duty will be considered as an 8 hour tour of duty. No overtime provision will apply nor will there be any reduction to the consideration of an 8 hour tour of duty if the employee's trip is in fact less than 8 hours in duration; (2) If the employee's trip involves a day of scheduled weekly leave, then the employee will receive twice the employee's 8 hour rate for each scheduled weekly leave day involved; (3) If the employee's trip is during the course of scheduled weekly hours, the employee will receive the straight-time rate but will be relieved of normal duties for at least 8 hours prior to the commencement of the employee's trip and at the conclusion of the trip; (4) In order to accommodate paragraph (3) of this Section G(a), there will be no penalty for the Employer for any shift change required to relieve the employee of duties prior to and after the employee's trip. (b) Where an employee is required by subpoena to attend Court outside the boundaries of the Greater Vancouver Regional District and for such purpose uses his or her motor vehicle to travel from the employee's home to Court and return to the employee's home that employee shall be entitled to be paid a mileage allowance in accordance with the schedule made by the City of Port Xxxxx from time to time for its employees, for the distance traveled in excess of 50 miles. In no event will mileage be paid for Court appearances within the boundaries of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. (c) Where an employee receives a subpoena or a request for such employee's attendance from any tribunal referred to in paragraph 7.5A(4) of the definition of "Court", the employee shall notify the appropriate supervisor immediately. The Department will then determine whether or not the employee should attend. An employee shall not attend such hearing without explicit authorization from a supervisor. (d) Where an employee is required to appear as a witness on behalf of the Employer in any of the tribunals referred to in paragraph 7.5A(4) of the definition of "Court", the employee shall, when so required during off- duty hours, be compensated in accordance with Section 7.3--Exte...