Committees and Representation Clause Samples

Committees and Representation. The Employer acknowledges the right of the Association to appoint or otherwise select members of the Association to the following committees having to do with the collective bargaining relationship between the Employer and its employees as defined herein, and the Employer agrees to recognize committees and representatives. The Association acknowledges that the members of the negotiating, grievance and pay equity committees will continue to perform their regular duties behalf of the Employer and that such persons will not leave their duties without first obtaining permission from their immediate manager and on completion of such duties shall report back to that official. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. Negotiating Committee, which shall be composed of up to three (3) members of the bargaining unit plus an outside counsel or advisor from the whose duties shall consist of negotiating the renewal or modification the terms of this Agreement with such representative or representatives of the Employer as the Employer may deem appropriate. Grievance Committee, which shall be composed of up to three (3) members of bargaining unit, no more than two of whom shall meet with the Employer at any time with respect to the processing of a grievance arising out of the terms of this Agreement. Pay Equity which shall be composed of up to three (3) members of the bargaining unit plus an outside counsel or advisor from the Association and such representatives of the Employer as the Employer may deem appropriate, whose duties shall consist of ensuring compliance with the Pay Equity Act. The Hospital agrees to recognize Association representatives on further committees where such representation is required by legislation or by the Ministry of Health. The Hospital agrees that employees serving on these committees will suffer no loss of regular earnings. Members of the negotiating, grievance and pay equity committees shall be known as committee members and no employee shall be eligible to serve as a Committee member unless such employee has completed her probationary period. The Association shall notify the Human Resources Department in writing of the names of its committee members and their alternates, and the name or names of its other authorized representatives and the respective dates of their appointments as well as their mailing addresses. With this understanding, time spent for such purpose during the committee member's regular schedule of duties will be ...

Committees and Representation