All employees covered by the Collective Agreement will be granted leave without deduction of salary for court appearances if the employee is subpoenaed to be a witness in a court action or is summoned for jury duty, provided however, the employee shall remit to the Division any remuneration which the employee may receive because of an appearance in court as a witness or as a juror.
To be eligible for leave with pay an employee is required to submit details of the requirement for jury or witness duty at the earliest possible date.
Any time during regular school hours that an employee is not required to be at court the employee shall be available for duties at the school.
The Division shall act reasonably and fairly in regard to all circumstances.
An employee required to attend a court proceeding as a party to that proceeding in relation to the employee’s personal private affairs shall receive a leave of absence without pay for the required absence.