Common use of Labour Relations Committee Clause in Contracts

Labour Relations Committee. a) The parties agree that the purpose of the Labour Relations Committee will be to discuss and resolve, if possible, all matters of concern to the two (2) parties. The parties agree that the Labour Relations Committee will also act as a Health and Safety Committee and will be as such recognized as being formed in virtue of article 82 of the Health and Safety Act and the representatives benefit from all the rights as recognized under Chapter IV and V of said Act. b) The Committee consists of six (6) members, three (3) of whom will be nominated by the Union and three (3) by the University. When issues pertaining to Health and Safety are being discussed, both parties may have their respective Health and Safety representatives present at the meeting. The committee determines its own rules of procedure as well as the meeting agenda. An account of the issues discussed, as well as the decisions reached or necessary follow-ups, is produced by the committee members. c) The Committee does not have the power to alter or amend the Collective Agreement. d) The committee meets on a regular basis at least every second month at a time and place agreed to between the parties. Exceptionally, the committee may meet at the request of either party, at an agreed time and place within ten (10) days of the request. The University informs the Union, within reasonable delay, of the answer given to its proposals. e) When the Committee's attention is drawn to a problem, a Union representative from the committee may verify on site with the employees concerned the working conditions which form the basis of the problem. f) Before each Committee meeting, the Union representatives have one (1) hour without loss of pay, to prepare. g) A Union representative who attends a meeting of the Labour Relations Committee, or who is liberated under the provisions of paragraphs e) or f) above suffers no loss of pay. h) The Parties shall inform one another in writing of the names of their representatives on the Labour Relations Committee as well as any subsequent change.