Common use of EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a joint committee known as the Employer-Employee Relations Committee. For the duration of the administrative period of the Collective Agreement, the Committee shall be comprised of the negotiation team for each party. Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure continuity of team members. 11.02 The parties agree the Committee may be employed as a forum of meaningful consultation on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest of the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within five (5) days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultation, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within five (5) days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Agreement reached by the Committee shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment of the agreed recommendation shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative and the Employer's representative and distributed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communications. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Act. 11.06 The Committee shall not have power to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Collective Agreement. 11.07 No employee serving on this Committee shall lose salary or other benefits due to an absence or absences from work under this Article. The expenses of the representatives attending a Committee meeting will be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 The Employer shall ensure that all employees and the Union are notified of any policy which effects their terms and conditions of employment. Any such policy may be referred to the Employer-Employee Relations Committee.

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty 12.1.1 A joint Employer/Employee Relations committee shall be established to discuss and resolve matters of interest between the parties. The committee shall consist of two representatives (30or their delegates) days of management and 2 from the Association. Each party may be accompanied by a resources person as needed. 12.2 The objectives of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a joint committee known as the Employer-Employee Relations Committee. For the duration of the administrative period of the Collective Agreement, the Joint Committee shall be comprised of include: (a) establishing and maintaining a positive and constructive relationship between the negotiation team for each party. Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure continuity of team members. 11.02 The parties agree the Committee may be employed as a forum of meaningful consultation on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest of the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within five (5) days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultation, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within five (5) days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Agreement reached by the Committee shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment of the agreed recommendation shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative Association and the Employer's representative ; and, (b) working together to resolve Association and distributed by Employer issues and concerns related to the party or parties through their regular channels of communicationsworkplace. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement 12.3.1 Omit as no longer applicable. 12.3.2 The employee members of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Actcommittee, and a resource person accompanying them, shall be entitled to time off with pay and with no loss of credits for meeting time and for reasonable preparation and travel time. Such time off shall not be unreasonably denied as long as proper notice is given. 11.06 12.3.3 The Committee shall not have power meet monthly or as otherwise agreed. The parties shall endeavour to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Collective Agreementprovide their agenda items. 11.07 No employee serving on 12.3.4 Omit as no longer applicable. 12.4 Omit as no longer applicable. 12.5 Information of a confidential nature disclosed at the Employer/ Employee Relations Committee will be kept confidential by AMAPCEO until the Employer authorizes the disclosure of the information; however this Committee shall lose salary not be construed as preventing the Association from consulting internally with respect to the matter. 12.5.1 to 12.5.5 Omit as no longer applicable. 12.6 to 12.11 Omit as no longer applicable. 12.12.1 Except as provided in article 12.12.2, not less than two weeks prior to a formal public announcement or other benefits due announcement to an absence employees of a decision involving changes to the workplace affecting AMAPCEO–represented employees, including transfers or absences from work under this Articledispositions or reorganizations, the Employer will disclose the decision to the President of AMAPCEO. The expenses President will be provided with the information including the reasons for the decision, when the decision will be implemented, the number and locations of employees affected, and the impact, if any, on employees (layoffs, transfers, reclassifications, hiring, etc.). The Employer has the discretion to make the disclosure earlier than the two weeks set out above. 12.12.2 The Employer may provide less than two (2) weeks notice in the case of: (a) emergencies; (b) decisions contained in the Budget or Financial Statement; (c) legislation. 12.12.3 Information provided under Article 12.12.1 or 12.12.2 will be kept confidential by AMAPCEO until the employer authorizes the disclosure of the representatives attending a Committee meeting will information; however, this shall not be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 The Employer shall ensure that all employees and construed as preventing the Union are notified of any policy which effects their terms and conditions of employment. Any such policy may be referred Association from consulting internally with respect to the Employer-Employee Relations Committeematter.

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a joint committee known as the Employer-Employee Relations Committee. For the duration Committee comprising of a maximum of four (4) representatives of the administrative period Union and employees combined and a maximum of four (4) representatives of the Collective Agreement, the Committee shall be comprised of the negotiation team for each party. Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure continuity of team membersEmployer. 11.02 The parties agree the Committee may be employed as a forum of meaningful consultation on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest of the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within five (5) days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultation, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within five (5) days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Agreement reached by the Committee shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment of the agreed recommendation shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative and the Employer's representative and distributed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communications. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Act. 11.06 The Committee shall not have power to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Collective Agreement. 11.07 No employee serving on this Committee shall lose salary or other benefits due to an absence or absences from work under this Article. The expenses of the representatives attending a Committee meeting will be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 The If the Employer shall ensure that all employees and issues a policy statement which affects the Union are notified interpretation or application of any this Agreement, then a copy of this policy which effects their terms and conditions of employment. Any such policy may should be referred brought to the Employer-Employee Relations Committeeattention of the employees in the Unit. (This does not include specifically confidential memos).

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a. It is agreed that a joint committee known as will be established with two (2) representatives of the Union and up to two (2) representatives of the Employer-. In addition to the respective representatives noted above, a Union staff member and/or employer regional or corporate representative may attend Union Management meetings. b. The committee shall meet at the request of either party to discuss matters of concern at a mutual agreed time. The parties will meet in the ParaMed branch office. Each party shall notify the other party of the proposed agenda items one (1) week in advance of the meeting. The chairperson of the committee shall be selected by the Employer for the first meeting during the term of this Collective Agreement and thereafter shall alternate between a Union member and an Employer member. Employer/Employee relations committee shall meet quarterly or more as mutually agreed. It is further agreed that scheduled Employer/Employee meetings shall be cancelled if there are no agenda items within one week of the scheduled meeting. The Chair of the meeting shall rotate between the Union and the Employer from meeting to meeting. The committee shall concern itself with general matters of mutual interest related but not limited to: • Constructive criticisms of activities to improve relations between the Employer and the Union; • Reviewing suggestions from the Employer, the Union or employees, questions of working conditions, and service (but not grievances); and c. The purpose of the Employer/Employee Relations CommitteeCommittee is to discuss items of concern to management or employees. For The committee shall not have the duration of the administrative period power to add, amend, delete or change any part of the Collective Agreement. d. The minutes shall be produced in a timely manner after each meeting signed by both parties, after which they shall be emailed by the Employer using the corporate email. Employees serving on the Employee- Employer Relations Committee shall be comprised of paid their wage rate for the negotiation team for each party. Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure continuity of team members. 11.02 The parties agree time spent attending the Committee may be employed as a forum of meaningful consultation on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest of the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within five (5) days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultation, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within five (5) days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Agreement reached by the Committee shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment of the agreed recommendation shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative and the Employer's representative and distributed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communications. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Act. 11.06 The Committee shall not have power to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Collective Agreement. 11.07 No employee serving on this Committee shall lose salary or other benefits due to an absence or absences from work under this Article. The expenses of the representatives attending a Committee meeting will be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 The Employer shall ensure that all employees and the Union are notified of any policy which effects their terms and conditions of employment. Any such policy may be referred to the Employer-Employee Relations Committee.

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a. It is agreed that a joint committee known as will be established with 3 representatives of the Union and up to 3 representatives of the Employer-. In addition to the respective representatives noted above, a Union staff member and/or Employer regional or corporate representative may attend Union Management meetings. b. The committee shall meet at the request of either party to discuss matters of concern at a mutual agreed time. The parties will meet in the ParaMed branch office. Each party shall notify the other party of the proposed agenda items one (1) week in advance of the meeting. The chairperson of the committee shall be selected by the Employer for the first meeting during the term of this Collective Agreement and thereafter shall alternate between a Union member and an Employer member. Employer/Employee relations committee shall meet quarterly or more as mutually agreed. It is further agreed that scheduled Employer/Employee meetings shall be cancelled if there are no agenda items within one week of the scheduled meeting. The Chair of the meeting shall rotate between the Union and the Employer from meeting to meeting. The committee shall concern itself with general matters of mutual interest related but not limited to: • Constructive criticisms of activities to improve relations between the Employer and the Union; • Reviewing suggestions from the Employer, the Union or employees, questions of working conditions, and service (but not grievances); and • Attempting to correct conditions causing grievances and misunderstandings. c. The purpose of the Employer/Employee Relations CommitteeCommittee is to discuss items of concern to management or employees. For The committee shall not have the duration of the administrative period power to add, amend, delete or change any part of the Collective Agreement, . d. Employees serving on the Employee-Employer Relations Committee shall be comprised of paid their direct wage rate for time spent attending the negotiation team for each party. Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure continuity of team members. 11.02 The parties agree the Committee may be employed as a forum of meaningful consultation on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest of the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee Committee. e. The minutes shall be convened by the parties within five (5) days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultation, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of produced in a timely manner after each meeting within five (5) days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Agreement reached by the Committee shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment of the agreed recommendation shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative and the Employer's representative and distributed parties, after which they shall be emailed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communicationsEmployer using the corporate email. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Act. 11.06 The Committee shall not have power to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Collective Agreement. 11.07 No employee serving on this Committee shall lose salary or other benefits due to an absence or absences from work under this Article. The expenses of the representatives attending a Committee meeting will be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 The Employer shall ensure that all employees and the Union are notified of any policy which effects their terms and conditions of employment. Any such policy may be referred to the Employer-Employee Relations Committee.

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a joint committee known as the Employer-Employee Relations Committee. For the duration of the administrative period of the Collective Agreement, the Committee shall be comprised of the negotiation team for each party. Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure continuity of bargaining team members. 11.02 The parties agree the Committee may be employed as a forum of meaningful consultation on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest of the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within five (5) days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultation, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within five (5) days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Agreement agreement reached by the Committee shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment of the agreed recommendation shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative and the Employer's ’s representative and distributed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communications. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Act. 11.06 The Committee shall not have power to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Collective Agreement. 11.07 No employee serving on this Committee shall lose salary or other benefits due to an absence or absences from work under this Article. The expenses of the representatives attending a Committee meeting will be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 The Employer shall ensure that all employees and the Union are notified of any policy which effects their terms and conditions of employment. Any such policy may be referred to the Employer-Employee Relations Committee.

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a joint committee known as the Employer-Employee Relations Committee. For the duration of the administrative period of the Collective Agreement, the Committee shall be comprised of the negotiation team for each party. Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure continuity of team members. 11.02 The parties agree the Committee may be employed as a forum of meaningful consultation on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest of the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within five (5) days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultation, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within five (5) days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Agreement agreement reached by the Committee shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment of the agreed recommendation shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative and the Employer's representative and distributed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communications. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Act. 11.06 The Committee shall not have power to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Collective Agreement. 11.07 No employee serving on this Committee shall lose salary or other benefits due to an absence or absences from work under this Article. The expenses of the representatives attending a Committee meeting will be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 The Employer shall ensure that all employees and the Union are notified of any policy which effects their terms and conditions of employment. Any such policy may be referred to the Employer-Employee Relations Committee.

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty (30) days 52.01 A Provincial Labour Management Committee made up of representatives for each party shall meet at the request of either party during the administration of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a joint committee known as the Employer-Employee Relations Committee. For the duration of the administrative period of the Collective Agreement, the Committee shall be comprised of the negotiation team for each partycollective agreement. Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure continuity of team members. 11.02 membership during the life of the current collective agreement. The parties agree the Committee may be employed as a forum committee shall deal with matters of meaningful consultation on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions collective agreement and any other matters of mutual interest of the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within five (5) days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultation, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within five (5) days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Agreement reached by the Committee shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment of the agreed recommendation shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative and the Employer's representative and distributed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communications. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Act. 11.06 The Committee shall concern. This committee does not have the power to alter, amend, add to, change or modify this collective agreement. The committee shall be constituted within 30 days of signing of the terms of this Collective Agreementcollective agreement. 11.07 52.02 No employee serving on this Committee shall lose salary or other benefits due to an absence or absences from work under this Article. The expenses of the representatives attending a Committee meeting Meeting will be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 52.03 The Employer parties agree that the Committee shall ensure that all employees and be employed as a forum of meaningful dialogue on the Union are notified interpretation of any policy which effects their terms and Article of the collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment. Any such policy may employment of working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest to the parties. 52.04 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within ten (10) working days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Clause 52.02 needs to be referred to joint discussion, and it shall be incumbent upon the Employer-Employee Relations party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within the ten (10) working days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 52.05 Where an Agreement is reached by the Committee, it shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfilment of the agreed recommendations shall be distributed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communications. 52.06 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute, either party may refer its differences in accordance with the provisions of the grievance procedure, Article 13.07.

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a joint committee known as the Employer-Employee Relations Committee. For the duration of the administrative period of the Collective Agreement, the The Committee shall be comprised of one (1) representative of the negotiation team for each party. Every reasonable effort will Association and no more than four (4) Bargaining Unit representatives, and one (1) representative of the Board of Management and no more than four (4) other Employer representatives, of which at least two (2) shall be made to ensure continuity of team membersfrom the negotiating team. 11.02 The parties agree the Committee may be employed as a forum of meaningful consultation on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest of the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within five (5) days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultation, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within five (5) days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Agreement reached by the Committee shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment of the agreed recommendation shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative and the Employer's representative and distributed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communications. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Act. 11.06 The Committee shall not have power to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Collective Agreement. 11.07 No employee serving on this Committee shall lose salary or other benefits due to an absence or absences from work under this Article. The expenses of the representatives attending a Committee meeting will be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 The Employer shall ensure that all employees and the Union Association are notified of any policy which effects their terms and conditions of employment. Any such policy may be referred to the Employer-Employee Relations Committee.

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty (30) working days of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a joint committee known as the Employer-Employee Relations Committee. For the duration of the administrative period of the Collective Agreement, the Committee The committee shall be comprised of one representative of the negotiation team for each partyUnion and no more than three members of the Bargaining Unit negotiating team, and one representative of the Board of Management and no more than three members of the Employer negotiating team. Every reasonable effort will Whenever possible these meetings should be made to ensure continuity of team membersconducted by telephone conference. 11.02 The parties agree that the Committee may shall be employed as a forum of meaningful consultation dialogue on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or of working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest of to the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within five ten (510) working days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article Clause 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultationdiscussion, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within five the ten (510) working days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Where an Agreement is reached by the Committee Committee, it shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment fulfilment of the agreed recommendation recommendations shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative and the Employer's representative and distributed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communications. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Act. 11.06 The Committee shall not have power to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Collective Agreement. 11.07 11.06 No employee serving on this Committee shall lose salary or other benefits due to an absence or absences from work under this Article. The expenses of the representatives attending a Committee meeting will be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 The Employer shall ensure that all employees and 11.07 Should the Union are notified Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of any policy which effects their terms and conditions interpretation or settlement of employment. Any such policy a dispute, either party may be referred to refer its differences in accordance with the Employer-Employee Relations Committeeprovisions of the grievance procedure, Article 49.05.

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 11.01 Within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement there shall be constituted a joint committee known as the Employer-Employee Relations Committee. For the duration Committee comprising of a maximum of four (4) representatives of the administrative period Union and employees combined and a maximum of four (4) representatives of the Collective Agreement, the Committee shall be comprised of the negotiation team for each party. Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure continuity of team membersEmployer. 11.02 The parties agree that the Committee may shall be employed as a forum of meaningful consultation on the interpretation of any Article of the Collective Agreement whenever required, contemplated changes in conditions of employment or working conditions and any other matters of mutual interest of the parties. 11.03 A meeting of the Committee shall be convened by the parties within five (5) days of the date that either party receives an agenda from the other that any matter as outlined under Article 11.02 needs to be referred to joint consultation, and it shall be incumbent upon the party receiving notice to establish the date of meeting within five (5) days or make such other arrangements as is acceptable to the party that issued the notice. 11.04 Any Agreement reached by the Committee shall be binding on the parties to this Agreement for the term of the Agreement and any directive required to ensure fulfillment of the agreed recommendation shall be signed by both the Bargaining Agent's representative and the Employer's representative and distributed by the party or parties through their regular channels of communications. 11.05 Should the Committee fail to reach agreement on a matter of interpretation or settlement of a dispute either party may pursue other avenues for settlement of the dispute available through the Agreement or under the Public Service Labour Relations Act. 11.06 The Committee shall not have power to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Collective Agreement. 11.07 11.06 No employee serving on this Committee shall lose salary or other benefits due to an absence or absences from work under this Article. The expenses of the representatives attending a Committee meeting will be borne by their respective parties. 11.08 The Employer shall ensure that all employees and the Union are notified of any policy which effects their terms and conditions of employment. Any such policy may be referred to the Employer-Employee Relations Committee.