We mutually agreed that there was no interpretive dispute between the parties at the National level as to the meaning and intent of Article XIX of the National Agreement as it relates to the five-minute leeway rule. The dispute over whether an employee may be considered late if he clocks on after his scheduled begin tour has been resolved as a Nationally interpretive issue. Congestion at time clocks or other conditions can sometimes cause clock time to vary slightly from the established work schedule. Therefore, a deviation may be allowed ... up to 5 minutes for this reason. (ELM 432.461). Accordingly, as further agreed, this case is hereby remanded back to Step 3 for further processing based upon the factual
circumstances, i.e., whether congestion or other conditions indicated by the ELM, caused the grievant to be late.
Document Type: Step 4 Agreement
APWU National Grievance Number: H8C5KC21330
Craft: Clerk