Canadian Blood Services (Transport Unit) Collective Agreement 2017-2021

Article 27: Court Duty

1.  
   1. In the event an employee is required to appear before a court of law as a witness in matters arising out of their employment with the Employer, the employee shall;
      1. suffer no loss of earnings for the scheduled time so missed,
      2. be paid at their basic rate of pay for the hours of attendance at court on their scheduled day(s) of rest, and be granted alternate day(s) of rest as scheduled by the Employer. Such rescheduling of the day of rest shall not be construed to be a violation of the scheduling provisions of Article 9.
   2. Where an employee is called as a witness in matters arising out of their employment, they shall be granted leave of absence, if necessary, to ensure that they have ten hours off duty immediately prior to and immediately after and shall suffer no loss of pay as a result of such leave.
   3. In the event that the time spent appearing before a Court of Law as a witness in matters arising out of their employment with the Employer exceeds the time for which a casual employee was scheduled to work, the employee shall be paid at the appropriate rate for all hours spent appearing before the Court of Law.
2. In the event an employee is required to appear before a court of law as a member of a jury, or for the purpose of jury selection, the employee shall:
   1. notify the Employer as soon as notice is received,
   2. suffer no loss of earnings for the scheduled time so missed,
   3. be paid at their basic rate of pay for the hours of attendance at court on their scheduled day(s) of rest, and be granted an alternate day(s) of rest as scheduled by the Employer. Such rescheduling of the day of rest shall not be construed to be a violation of the scheduling provisions of Article 9.