Common use of Release Time and Pay Status Clause in Contracts

Release Time and Pay Status. Whenever an arbitration hearing or a meeting convened to resolve the arbitration is scheduled during the regular work time of an employee who is a grievant or a representative, reasonable release time with pay shall be granted to such employee(s) involved so long as a written request for release time is received at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. Employees so released shall be granted leave with pay. When arbitrations or meetings occur outside an employee’s schedule work time, no employee release time shall be granted. University employees called as witnesses may be released from work for reasonable time spent in meetings convened to resolve the arbitration and for the arbitration hearing. Time spent in investigation and preparation for arbitration shall be on pay status as follows: a. Up to a maximum of ten (10) hours per month not to exceed fifteen (15) hours per case in total will be granted to bargaining unit employees for the preparation of a case that has been scheduled for hearing in arbitration; and b. A request for the release time described in subsection (a) must be made to the grievant’s and/or the representative’s immediate supervisor at least twenty-four