A Union Delegate. Employee Representative shall, upon notification to the Employer, be recognised as an accredited representative of the employees and, if an employee seeks representation by the representative, that representative will be allowed all necessary time during working hours to submit to the Employer employment related matters affecting the employees he/she represents. At all other times the Union Delegate/Employee Representative will perform productive work within his/her range of qualifications and competence. Further, the Union Delegate/Employee Representative shall be allowed reasonable time during working hours to attend to such matters affecting the employees including the right to attend appropriate meetings, Disputes Board hearings, FWC hearings and the like.
A Union Delegate is an Employee duly elected or appointed by Employees in an enterprise or workplace, or part of an enterprise or workplace.