Delegates Rights. (i) The company shall recognise TWU delegates and shall ensure that TWU Delegates have the following rights: The right to be treated fairly and to perform their role as Union Delegate or workplace Representative without any discrimination in their engagement. The right to formal recognition by the company that endorsed Union Representatives speak on behalf of Union members in the workplace. The right to bargain collectively on behalf of those they represent. The right to consultation, and access to information about the workplace and the business. The right to paid time to represent the interests of members to the company and to attend industrial tribunals. The right to paid time during normal working hours to consult with Union members. The right to paid time off to participate in the operation of the union. The right to paid time off to attend accredited Union education and training. The right to address new transport workers about the benefits of Union membership at the time that they commence work with the company. The right to discuss Union and workplace matters with all transport workers at the workplace. The right to access to a telephone, facsimile, photocopying, internet and email and office facilities for the purpose of carrying out work as a delegate and consulting with workplace colleagues and the Union. The right to place Union information on a notice board in a prominent location in the workplace. The right to up to 3 months paid time off to work with the Union. (ii) The company acknowledges, and will in no way hinder, the following functions of TWU delegates: To provide awareness and understanding of the Union’s aims and achievements whenever possible. To know the profile of Union members in the workplace. To recruit and involve transport workers in the workplace in the Union and its activities. To be approachable and helpful to Union members in the workplace. To seek out and encourage other Union members to take on roles and responsibilities. To provide up to date and relevant Union information to Union members in the workplace To regularly undergo Union education and training. To represent the views of the members. To represent Union members fairly and accurately in negotiations and in relation to individual grievances. To keep in regular contact with the Union Organiser and other Union Representatives in the workplace.
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Samples: Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Agreement
Delegates Rights. (i) The company shall recognise TWU delegates and shall ensure that TWU Delegates have the following rights: ▪ The right to be treated fairly and to perform their role as Union Delegate or workplace Representative without any discrimination in their engagement. ▪ The right to formal recognition by the company that endorsed Union Representatives speak on behalf of Union members in the workplace. ▪ The right to bargain collectively on behalf of those they represent. ▪ The right to consultation, and access to information about the workplace and the business. ▪ The right to paid time to represent the interests of members to the company and to attend industrial tribunals. ▪ The right to paid time during normal working hours to consult with Union members. ▪ The right to reasonable paid time off subject to business requirements to participate in the operation of the union. ▪ The right to reasonable paid time off subject to business requirements to attend accredited Union education and training. ▪ The right to address new transport workers about the benefits of Union membership at the time that they commence work with the company. ▪ The right to discuss Union and workplace matters with all transport workers at the workplace. ▪ The right to access to a telephone, facsimile, photocopying, internet and email and office facilities where Xxxxxx has such facilities at the site of the client or where the client agrees that the delegate may access to the client’s facilities for the purpose of carrying out work as a delegate and consulting with workplace colleagues and the Union. ▪ The right to place Union information on a notice board in a prominent location in the workplace. ▪ The right by mutual agreement between the Union and Xxxxxx, to up to 3 months paid unpaid time off to work with the Union. Such requests will be considered on a case by case basis.
(ii) The company acknowledges, and will in no way hinder, the following functions of TWU delegates: ▪ To provide awareness and understanding of the Union’s aims and achievements whenever possible. ▪ To know the profile of Union members in the workplace. ▪ To recruit and involve transport workers in the workplace in the Union and its activities. ▪ To be approachable and helpful to Union members in the workplace. ▪ To seek out and encourage other Union members to take on roles and responsibilities. ▪ To provide up to date and relevant Union information to Union members in the workplace ▪ To regularly undergo Union education and training. ▪ To represent the views of the members. ▪ To represent Union members fairly and accurately in negotiations and in relation to individual grievances. ▪ To keep in regular contact with the Union Organiser and other Union Representatives in the workplace.
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Samples: Enterprise Agreement
Delegates Rights. (i) The company shall recognise TWU delegates and shall ensure that TWU Delegates have the following rights: ▪ The right to be treated fairly and to perform their role as Union Delegate or workplace Representative without any discrimination in their engagement. ▪ The right to formal recognition by the company that endorsed Union Representatives speak on behalf of Union members in the workplace. ▪ The right to bargain collectively on behalf of those they represent. ▪ The right to consultation, and access to information about the workplace and the business. ▪ The right to paid time to represent the interests of members to the company and to attend industrial tribunals. ▪ The right to paid time during normal working hours to consult with Union members. ▪ The right to paid time off to participate in the operation of the union. ▪ The right to paid time off to attend accredited Union education and training. ▪ The right to address new transport workers about the benefits of Union membership at the time that they commence work with the company. ▪ The right to discuss Union and workplace matters with all transport workers at the workplace. ▪ The right to access to a telephone, facsimile, photocopying, internet and email and office facilities for the purpose of carrying out work as a delegate and consulting with workplace colleagues and the Union. ▪ The right to place Union information on a notice board in a prominent location in the workplace. ▪ The right to up to 3 months one (1) week paid time off to work with the UnionUnion and attend Union Training.
(ii) The company acknowledges, and will in no way hinder, the following functions of TWU delegates: ▪ To provide awareness and understanding of the Union’s aims and achievements whenever possible. ▪ To know the profile of Union members in the workplace. ▪ To recruit and involve transport workers in the workplace in the Union and its activities. ▪ To be approachable and helpful to Union members in the workplace. ▪ To seek out and encourage other Union members to take on roles and responsibilities. ▪ To provide up to date and relevant Union information to Union members in the workplace ▪ To regularly undergo Union education and training. ▪ To represent the views of the members. ▪ To represent Union members fairly and accurately in negotiations and in relation to individual grievances. ▪ To keep in regular contact with the Union Organiser and other Union Representatives in the workplace. ▪ To notify the Union should there be any issues which may impede the Company in any of the above.
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Samples: Enterprise Agreement