Common use of Stage Five Clause in Contracts

Stage Five. If the matter is not resolved at stage Four the Chief Executive Officer with the assistance of the Industrial Officer from the Local Government Association of South Australia Inc and the relevant Union Industrial Officer shall seek resolution through the appropriate Industrial Relations Commission. This procedure is not intended to preclude ultimate access by either party to the Industrial Relations Commission for conciliation or arbitration purposes. The process contained in Stage One, Two, Three and Four shall be completed within 14 working days of the issue of being raised at Stage One to ensure its expedient resolution. CLAUSE 19 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 18.1 Training & Development It is recognised that active participation in Training and Development programmes by employees has the potential to lead to a multi-skilled workforce which will give benefits to Council in improved productivity as well as providing improved career prospects for employees. As such, Council has a commitment to the ongoing training of its employees. It is acknowledged that change is a part of the ongoing development of the organisation and that training will continue on change management programmes. Training in a team environment is an important component of Council’s training programme to achieve this without disruption to effective operation of Council, some training outside standard working hours is necessary. Council will ensure that all employees have a fair and equitable chance to attend training programmes relevant to their work. Council has a commitment in the budget to ongoing training of employees with the allocation of training funds equitably distributed between all employees. To this end training and development plans will be based on their annual development and performance appraisal balanced against the overall organisational training needs. Notwithstanding the above, Council may offer training opportunities for personal development outside of normal working hours in the employees own time on a voluntary basis.

Stage Five. If the matter is not resolved at stage Four the Chief Executive Officer with the assistance of the Industrial Officer from the Local Government Association of South Australia Inc and the relevant Union Industrial Officer shall seek resolution through the appropriate Industrial Relations Commission. This procedure is not intended to preclude ultimate access by either party to the Industrial Relations Commission for conciliation or arbitration purposes. The process contained in Stage One, Two, Three and Four shall be completed within 14 working days of the issue of being raised at Stage One to ensure its expedient resolution. CLAUSE 19 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 18.1 19.1 Training & Development It is recognised that active participation in Training and Development programmes by employees has the potential to lead to a multi-skilled workforce which will give benefits to Council in improved productivity as well as providing improved career prospects for employees. As such, Council has a commitment to the ongoing training of its employees. It is acknowledged that change is a part of the ongoing development of the organisation and that training will continue on change management programmes. Training in a team environment is an important component of Council’s training programme to achieve this without disruption to effective operation of Council, some training outside standard working hours is necessary. Council will ensure that all employees have a fair and equitable chance to attend training programmes relevant to their work. Council has a commitment in the budget to ongoing training of employees with the allocation of training funds equitably distributed between all employees. To this end training and development plans will be based on their annual development and performance appraisal balanced against the overall organisational training needs. Notwithstanding the above, Council may offer training opportunities for personal development outside of normal working hours in the employees own time on a voluntary basis.. Berri Barmera Council (AWU) Enterprise Bargaining Agreement No. 11, 2014