Common use of REPRESENTATIVE LEAVE Clause in Contracts

REPRESENTATIVE LEAVE. (i) Leave to attend trade union and union delegate courses/ seminars shall be as follows: (a) To a maximum of four (4) days per year (1 January to 31 December) for each representative at the Hospital for the totality of all applications of paid trade union, union delegate training leave, attendance at association/union conferences, meetings and courses provided that: 1. That two (2) weeks’ notice is provided to the employer; 2. The approval of leave must have regard to the operational requirements of the employer; 3. This leave shall be paid at the ordinary time rate of pay. (ii) The number of representatives, taking into account the size of the hospital, will be agreed between the parties. Provided that the minimum number of agreed representatives shall be not less than two and no more than four representatives. (iii) Reasonable time will be allowed for appointed job delegates to carry out their respective roles. (iv) Leave of absence granted pursuant to this clause shall count as service for all purposes of this Agreement. (v) Trade Union Activities regarded as On-Duty Subject to operational requirements, a Union delegate will be released from the performance of normal duty when required to undertake any of the activities specified at (a) to (f) below. While undertaking such activities on a normal rostered day on duty, the Union delegate will be regarded as being on duty and will not be required to apply for leave. The delegate will not be entitled to overtime at the end of the roster cycle as a consequence of undertaking these activities. In circumstances where a Union delegate is not rostered for duty or is on an allocated/additional day off and is not required by the employer to undertake these activities, such time will not be counted as time worked. (a) Attendance at meetings of the workplace's Work Health and Safety Committee and participation in all official activities relating to the functions and responsibilities of elected Work Health and Safety Committee representatives at a place of work as provided for in the Work Health and Safety Act, 2011. (b) Attendance at meetings with workplace management or workplace management representatives; (c) A reasonable period of preparation time, before: (1) meetings with management; (2) disciplinary or grievance meetings when a Union member requires the presence of a Union delegate; and (3) any other meeting with management, by agreement with management, where operational requirements allow the taking of such time. (d) Giving evidence in court on behalf of the employer; (e) Presenting information on the Union and Union activities at induction sessions for new staff. The Union shall have up to one half-hour made available for a presentation in such a program provided to employees. If such programs are provided to employees by electronic or remote means, the union’s presentation and associated literature will also be included; and (f) Distributing official Union publications or other authorised material at the workplace, provided that a minimum of twenty four hours’ notice is given to workplace management, unless otherwise agreed between the parties. Distribution time is to be kept to a minimum and is to be undertaken at a time convenient to the workplace.