Common use of REPRESENTATIVE LEAVE Clause in Contracts

REPRESENTATIVE LEAVE. (a) Leave required by the Union Delegate to attend trade union and union delegate courses/ seminars shall be as follows: (i) To a maximum of 3 days per year (from 1 January to 31 December each year) for the totality of all applications of trade union, union delegate training leave and attending NSWNA conferences, provided that: (1) two weeks notice is provided in writing by the employee outlining the purpose and the duration of the leave requested; (2) the taking of leave is arranged having regard to the operational requirements of the employer; (b) Where a facility has two NSWNA representatives, the total number of representative leave days prescribed in (i) above may be split equally between two NSWNA representatives only in such a circumstance.