EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES 13.01 The Employer acknowledges the right of the Alliance to appoint or otherwise select employees as representatives.
Employee Representative The employee may choose someone to represent him or her at any step in the procedure. No person hearing a grievance need recognize more than one representative for any employee at any one time, unless he or she so desires.
Employee Representation Clauses 49, 50 and 51 of this Agreement outline the rights for employee representatives and Union Delegates when assisting Employees. For clarity, each Employee has the right to determine whether they wish to be represented by a Union Delegate, Employee Representative, another representative of their choosing, or not at all. Such representatives (or individual Employees) are entitled to the protections of Division 4 of Part 3-1 of the Fair Work Act in relation to their involvement in lawful industrial activities.
Employee Representations The Employee hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
Employee Relations Committee The parties agree to establish and maintain a joint Employee Relations Committee, which shall consist of three (3) representatives of the Association appointed by the President of the Association and three (3) management representatives appointed by the Board of Higher Education acting through the Council of Presidents. The representatives of the parties may be accompanied by advisors of their choosing at any meeting of the Employee Relations Committee. The purposes of this committee shall be (1) to xxxxxx good labor-management relations through the implementation of the terms of this Agreement; (2) to seek to resolve, consistent with this Agreement, problems or disputes arising under this Agreement; (3) where appropriate, to seek the resolution of grievances consistent with the terms of this Agreement; and, (4) where appropriate, subject to the provisions of this Section, to enter into mutual agreements to effectuate the terms of this Agreement. Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, no person or body referenced in this Section C(2) shall have the authority to alter, amend, extend or revise any term of this Agreement. The Association and the Board of Higher Education acting through the Council of Presidents shall each designate a spokesperson who shall be the authorized agent of each party in the discharge of its responsibilities under this Section. Meetings of the Employee Relations Committee will be scheduled monthly, and on the call of either party, through its spokesperson. Special meetings shall be scheduled at mutually agreeable times, but not later than five (5) working days from the date of receipt of the request. Special meeting requests may be made orally or in writing by the spokesperson of either party to the other and shall specify the reasons for which such special meeting is requested. The spokesperson of the Association shall serve and preside as Chair at the first meeting; thereafter, the role of Chair will alternate between the spokesperson of the Association and the spokesperson of the Council of Presidents. A representative of the party not chairing the meeting will take minutes of the meeting. The parties agree that their representatives shall have the authority and power to reach agreements, settlements, and other adjustments on their behalf. Minutes of each meeting should be signed within forty-five (45) days after such meeting. The Committee shall sponsor and arrange for a contract orientation meeting to be held at a State University on October 1, 2019. Each Chapter President and a person appointed by him/her and two (2) persons designated by the President of each University shall attend representing the parties at each University.
Employee Relations Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.
Employee Request Subject to the operational requirements of the service, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that an Employee's written request for vacation leave is approved. Where, in scheduling vacation leave, the Employer is unable to comply with the Employee's written request, the immediate management supervisor shall:
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS The County shall not hinder or discipline an employee for exercising any rights or benefits provided in the Memorandum of Understanding.
Employee Resignation (a) Unless otherwise agreed by the Employer and an Employee, an Employee other than a probationary Employee may resign at any time by giving a minimum of four weeks' written notice to the Employer.
Labor and Employee Relations (i) (A) None of the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is represented in his or her capacity as an employee of such company by any labor organization; (B) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has recognized any labor organization nor has any labor organization been elected as the collective bargaining agent of any of their employees, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries signed any collective bargaining agreement or union contract recognizing any labor organization as the bargaining agent of any of their employees; and (C) to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no active or current union organization activity involving the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor has there ever been union representation involving employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
