Xxxxxx and Responsibilities of Employee Representatives. The following functions are understood to constitute the complete duties and responsibilities of employee representatives: 1. After obtaining supervisor permission, an employee representative will be permitted to leave his/her normal work area during on-duty time not to exceed four (4) hours per week in order to assist in presentation of a grievance. The representative's workload may be adjusted to the extent the appointing authority feels it is appropriate. To obtain permission to investigate a grievance on on-duty time, the representative shall advise the supervisor of the grievant of his/her investigation of the facts and the general nature of the grievance. The employee is permitted to discuss the problem with all employees immediately concerned and, if appropriate, to attempt to achieve settlement with the supervisory personnel involved. Agencies, wards, clients, detainees and outside interested parties will not be contacted by employee representatives as part of the grievance process. The employee may be represented by an employee representative at such time as a grievance is reduced to writing. 2. If, in the judgment of the supervisor, because of the necessity of maintaining adequate level of services, permission cannot be granted immediately to the employee representative in order to present or investigate a grievance during on-duty time, such permission shall be granted by the supervisor no later than the next working day from the date the employee representative was denied permission. It is agreed that the County shall not attempt to transfer any employee representative of the Association for reasons associated with his/her duties as a representative.
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Xxxxxx and Responsibilities of Employee Representatives. The following functions are understood to constitute the complete duties and responsibilities of employee representatives:
1. After obtaining supervisor permission, an employee representative will be permitted to leave his/her normal work area during on-duty time not to exceed four (4) hours per week in order to assist in presentation of a grievance. The representative's workload may be adjusted to the extent the appointing authority feels it is appropriate. To obtain permission to investigate a grievance on on-duty time, the representative shall advise the supervisor of the grievant of his/her investigation of the facts and the general nature of the grievance. The employee representative is permitted to discuss the problem with all employees immediately concerned and, if appropriate, to attempt to achieve settlement with the supervisory personnel involved. Agencies, wards, clients, detainees Clients and outside interested parties will not be contacted by employee representatives as part of the grievance process. The employee may be represented by an employee representative at such time as a grievance is reduced to writing. Such on-duty time described above will be authorized only during the employee's regularly scheduled work period. No overtime for such on- duty time will be authorized.
2. If, in the judgment of the supervisor, because of the necessity of maintaining an adequate level of services, permission cannot be granted immediately to the employee representative in order to present or investigate a grievance during on-duty time, such permission shall be granted by the supervisor no later than the next two (2) working day days from the date the employee representative was denied permission. It is agreed that the County shall not attempt to transfer any employee representative of the Association for reasons associated with his/her duties as a representative.
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Samples: Memorandum of Agreement, Memorandum of Agreement, Memorandum of Agreement
Xxxxxx and Responsibilities of Employee Representatives. The following functions are understood to constitute the complete duties and responsibilities of employee representatives:.
1. After obtaining supervisor permission, an employee representative representatives will be permitted to leave his/her their normal work area during on-duty time not to exceed four (4) hours per week in order to assist in presentation of a grievance. The representative's workload may be adjusted to the extent the appointing authority feels it is appropriate. To obtain permission to investigate a grievance on during on-duty time, the representative shall advise the supervisor of the grievant of his/her investigation of the facts and the general nature of the grievance. The employee is permitted to discuss the problem with all employees immediately concerned and, if appropriate, to attempt to achieve settlement with the supervisory personnel involved. Agencies, wards, clients, detainees and outside interested parties will not be contacted by employee representatives as part of the grievance process. The employee may be represented by an employee representative at such time as a grievance is reduced to writing.
2. If, in the judgment of the supervisor, because of the necessity of maintaining adequate level of services, permission cannot be granted immediately to the employee representative in order to present or investigate a grievance during on-duty time, such permission shall be granted by the supervisor no later than the next working day from the date the employee representative was denied permission. It is agreed that the County shall not attempt to transfer any employee representative of the Association for reasons associated with his/her duties as a representative.
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Samples: Memorandum of Agreement, Memorandum of Agreement, Memorandum of Agreement
Xxxxxx and Responsibilities of Employee Representatives. The following functions are understood to constitute the complete duties and responsibilities of employee representatives:
1. After obtaining supervisor permission, an employee representative will be permitted to leave his/her normal work area during on-duty time not to exceed four (4) hours per week in order to assist in presentation of a grievance. The representative's workload may be adjusted to the extent the appointing authority feels it is appropriate. To obtain permission to investigate a grievance on on-on- duty time, the representative shall advise the supervisor of the grievant of his/her investigation of the facts and the general nature of the grievance. The employee is permitted to discuss the problem with all employees immediately concerned and, if appropriate, to attempt to achieve settlement with the supervisory personnel involved. Agencies, wards, clients, detainees and outside interested parties will not be contacted by employee representatives as part of the grievance process. The employee may be represented by an employee representative at such time as a grievance is reduced to writing.
2. If, in the judgment of the supervisor, because of the necessity of maintaining adequate level of services, permission cannot be granted immediately to the employee representative in order to present or investigate a grievance during on-duty time, such permission shall be granted by the supervisor no later than the next working day from the date the employee representative was denied permission. It is agreed that the County shall not attempt to transfer any employee representative of the Association for reasons associated with his/her duties as a representative.
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Samples: Memorandum of Agreement