Common use of Peak Consultative Group Clause in Contracts

Peak Consultative Group. (a) The Peak Consultative Group will take the place of the Joint Consultative Committee established under the WaterNSW Enterprise Agreement 2018. The Peak Consultative Group will focus on strategic issues that relate to the purpose and functioning of WaterNSW, issues that affect the relationship between WaterNSW, employees and the unions, and workplace change. The Peak Consultative Group will endeavour to use the interest-based approach and members will undertake training in the use of the interest-based problem-solving process. (b) The purpose of the Peak Consultative Group is to: (i) enable WaterNSW to keep its employees, and the unions representing them informed; (ii) enable unions and their members to keep WaterNSW informed; (iii) allow employees to have input in the decisions of management; (iv) facilitate the exchange of views between employees, unions and management; (v) provide a forum for the exploration and understanding of “best practice” and its application within WaterNSW; (vi) raise ideas and concepts and provide a forum to discuss improvements in WaterNSW’s performance and efficiency; (vii) enable the establishment of mechanisms to gauge and report on productivity; (viii) receive regular briefings on the status of employment of WaterNSW employees; (ix) undertake consultation and collaboration concerning workplace change in accordance with clause 2.1 – Consultation about workplace change; and (x) monitor the implementation of the Agreement. (c) The Peak Consultative Group will not address individual employee matters that are to be addressed in accordance with clause 2.4 – Dispute resolution. (d) The Peak Consultative Group’s Terms of Reference will be developed during the life of this Agreement.

Peak Consultative Group. (a) The Peak Consultative Group will take the place of the Joint Consultative Committee established under the WaterNSW Enterprise Agreement 2018. The Peak Consultative Group will focus on strategic issues that relate to the purpose and functioning of WaterNSW, issues that affect the relationship between WaterNSW, employees and the unions, and workplace change. The Peak Consultative Group will endeavour to use the interest-based approach and members will undertake training in the use of the interest-based problem-solving process. (b) The purpose of the Peak Consultative Group is to: (i) enable WaterNSW to keep its employees, and the unions representing them informed; (ii) enable unions and their members to keep WaterNSW informed; (iii) allow employees to have input in the decisions of management; (iv) facilitate the exchange of views between employees, unions and management; (v) provide a forum for the exploration and understanding of “"best practice” " and its application within WaterNSW; (vi) raise ideas and concepts and provide a forum to discuss improvements in WaterNSW’s 's performance and efficiency; (vii) enable the establishment of mechanisms to gauge and report on productivity; (viii) receive regular briefings on the status of employment of WaterNSW employees; (ix) undertake consultation and collaboration concerning workplace change in accordance with clause 2.1 – — Consultation about workplace change; and (x) monitor the implementation of the Agreement. (c) The Peak Consultative Group will not address individual employee matters that are to be addressed in accordance with clause 2.4 – — Dispute resolution. (d) The Peak Consultative Group’s Terms of Reference will be developed during the life of this Agreement.