Common use of CONSULTATION PROCESSES Clause in Contracts

CONSULTATION PROCESSES. General Where Queensland Health seeks to contract out or lease current services, the union will be consulted as early as possible. Discussions will take place before any steps are taken to call tenders or enter into any otherwise binding legal arrangement for the provision of services by an external provider. For the purpose of consultation the union will be given relevant documents. Queensland Health will ensure that the union is aware of any proposals to contract out or lease current services. It is the responsibility of the union to participate fully in discussions on any proposals to contract out or lease current services. If, after full consultation as outlined above, nurses and midwives are affected by the necessity to contract out or lease current services, Queensland Health will:  negotiate with the union employment arrangements to assist nurses and midwives to move to employment with the contractor;  ensure that nurses and midwives are given the option to take up employment with the contractor;  ensure that nurses and midwives are given the option to accept deployment/redeployment with Queensland Health; and  ensure that as a last resort, nurses and midwives are given the option of accepting voluntary early retirement.

CONSULTATION PROCESSES. General includes: Where Queensland Health seeks to contract out or lease current services, the union will be consulted as early as possible. Discussions will take place before any steps are taken to call tenders or enter into any otherwise binding legal arrangement for the provision of services by an external provider. For the purpose of consultation the union will be given relevant documents. Queensland Health will ensure that the union is aware of any proposals to contract out or lease current services. It is the responsibility of the union to participate fully in discussions on any proposals to contract out or lease current services. If, after full consultation as outlined above, nurses and midwives are affected by the necessity to contract out or lease current services, Queensland Health will:  • negotiate with the union employment arrangements to assist nurses and midwives to move to employment with the contractor;  • ensure that nurses and midwives are given the option to take up employment with the contractor;  • ensure that nurses and midwives are given the option to accept deployment/redeployment with Queensland Health; and  • ensure that as a last resort, nurses and midwives are given the option of accepting voluntary early retirement.