Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 107 - City of Hamilton

any period or periods of paid absence due to sickness (certified by a
medical practitioner), bereavement, jury duty, accident while on duty,
maternity/parental/adoptive leave or leave of absence for Union business.
All other periods of absence, other than those noted above, will reduce an
Employee's vacation entitlement in the same proportion as the factor by
which the period of absence relates to the full calendar year.
ARTICLE 15 - LOSS OF TIME ON CITY (HSR) BUSINESS OR ON JURY
DUTY
15.01 (a) Regular Employees held off on City (HSR) business by
order of the City (HSR)'s officials will be paid what they
would have earned during the period so held off. Spare men,
similarly held from work, will be paid the difference between what
they were able to earn and eight (8) hours at driving rates of pay.
All Employees will be reimbursed in a similar manner when
required to attend any Court of Jurisdiction, whether or not under
subpoena, including pre-trial hearings, wherein the City (HSR) is
co-defendant or plaintiff or when required to appear under
summons by the Crown as a witness in any matter wherein the City
(HSR) is involved, on condition that any witness fee payable to the
Employee shall revert to the City (HSR).
(b)
Off-duty Employees similarly required to attend any Court of
Jurisdiction, whether or not under subpoena, including pre-trial
hearings, wherein the City (HSR) is co-defendant or plaintiff or
when required to appear under summons by the Crown as a
witness in any matter wherein the City (HSR) is involved shall be
reimbursed for personal time lost up to eight (8) hours per day at
straight time on condition that any witness fee payable to the
Employee shall revert to the City (HSR), and on the further
condition that such time shall not be counted in calculating overtime
or guarantee.
15.02 The City (HSR) shall reimburse any permanent Employee who may be
called for Jury Duty in any court of law, in the case of a regular Employee
for time lost from his regular duties, in the case of spare men the
difference between what they are able to earn and eight (8) hours at
driving rates of pay, and nothing in the case of day-off men, on condition
that any fee payable to the Employee shall revert to the City (HSR), and
on the further condition that day-on Employees shall, as court rules permit,
and so far as reasonably practicable, hold themselves available to the
City (HSR) within their normal hours of work.
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