Common use of REPRESENTATION, MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANISATION Clause in Contracts

REPRESENTATION, MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANISATION. ‌ (a) The national joint consultation committee shall comprise six representatives from each of the two parties. There will be two co-chairs, one from each of the two parties. A quorum shall consist of a minimum of three representatives from each of the two parties, of which one shall be a Chief Executive. (b) Each of the two parties will determine their own representation on the national joint consultation committee. The parties’ representatives will include persons with the ability to facilitate decision- making. (c) The Association’s representatives shall include senior medical/dental officers employed by DHBs (whose actual and reasonable travel and accommodation costs will be met by the DHBs) who will be entitled to paid leave under Clause 29 of the national DHB collective agreement. (d) The Association’s representatives shall include its Executive Director (or where unable the Assistant Executive Director). (e) The DHBs’ representatives shall include at least one chief executive. (f) Agreed experts and advisers may be invited to participate from time to time. (g) The national joint consultation committee shall meet at least quarterly and may contribute to the work programme of individual DHB-ASMS Joint Consultation Committees. (h) The Committee’s decisions require the agreement of the two parties. (i) Communications from the Committee shall be jointly agreed by the two parties prior to publication. (j) All actual and reasonable costs will be met by the district health boards. Schedules‌ Schedule 1 Availability Allowance (Clause 14)‌ Availability on-call is remunerated by allowance calculated by the addition of the applicable session-based supplement to the job size from the following table: Roster Frequency Immediate < 15 mins Immediate < 30 mins 30 mins > 30 mins > 1:4...................30 .................... 20..................... 10 ..................5 1:4...................30 .................... 20..................... 10 ..................5 1:3...................35 .................... 25..................... 15 ............... 10 1:2...................40 .................... 30..................... 20 ............... 15 1:1...................45 .................... 35..................... 25 ............... 20 (a) Where there is inadequate resident medical officer cover (as agreed between the relevant general manager, clinical director and affected employees) and the availability required for the position is immediately < 15 minutes the allowance paid is increased by 5 sessions. (b) Where the roster frequency increases for reasons other than scheduled leave the employer will make every reasonable endeavour to recruit locums or permanent staff to minimise such occurrences. In the absence of a locum: (i) where the period of roster frequency is in excess of 4 weeks the availability allowance paid is increased by 5 sessions throughout the period of higher frequency rostering; or (ii) reach agreement with effected employees on the compensation payable during that period. (c) Where immediacy of availability and frequency of callback is onerous, extra sessions may be granted in recognition of these factors. For the purposes of this clause "Benchmark" means 10 four-hour sessions per week (520 per annum) inclusive of sessional payments for on-call work, excluding availability allowance, and "Session" means four hours. The employer shall pay an employee on a roster an availability allowance calculated in accordance with the following formula, as a percentage of salary (full-time equivalent).

REPRESENTATION, MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANISATION. ‌ (a) The national joint consultation committee shall comprise six representatives from each of the two parties. There will be two co-chairs, one from each of the two parties. A quorum shall consist of a minimum of three representatives from each of the two parties, of which one shall be a Chief Executive. (b) Each of the two parties will determine their own representation on the national joint consultation committee. The parties’ representatives will include persons with the ability to facilitate decision- making. (c) The Association’s representatives shall include senior medical/dental officers employed by DHBs (whose actual and reasonable travel and accommodation costs will be met by the DHBs) who will be entitled to paid leave under Clause 29 of the national DHB collective agreement. (d) The Association’s representatives shall include its Executive Director (or where unable the Assistant Executive Director). (e) The DHBs’ representatives shall include at least one chief executive. (f) Agreed experts and advisers may be invited to participate from time to time. (g) The national joint consultation committee shall meet at least quarterly and may contribute to the work programme of individual DHB-ASMS Joint Consultation Committees. (h) The Committee’s decisions require the agreement of the two parties. (i) Communications from the Committee shall be jointly agreed by the two parties prior to publication. (j) All actual and reasonable costs will be met by the district health boards. Schedules‌ Schedule 1 Availability Allowance (Clause 14)‌ Availability on-call is remunerated by allowance calculated by the addition of the applicable session-based supplement to the job size from the following table: Roster Frequency Immediate < 15 mins Immediate < 30 mins 30 mins > 30 mins > 1:4...................30 .................... 20..................... 10 ..................5 1:4...................30 .................... 20..................... 10 ..................5 1:3...................35 .................... 25..................... 15 ............... 10 1:2...................40 .................... 30..................... 20 ............... 15 1:1...................45 .................... 35..................... 25 ............... 20 (a) Where there is inadequate resident medical officer cover (as agreed between the relevant general manager, clinical director and affected employees) and the availability required for the position is immediately < 15 minutes the allowance paid is increased by 5 sessions. (b) Where the roster frequency increases for reasons other than scheduled leave the employer will make every reasonable endeavour to recruit locums or permanent staff to minimise such occurrences. In the absence of a locum: (i) where the period of roster frequency is in excess of 4 weeks the availability allowance paid is increased by 5 sessions throughout the period of higher frequency rostering; or (ii) reach agreement with effected employees on the compensation payable during that period. (c) Where immediacy of availability and frequency of callback is onerous, extra sessions may be granted in recognition of these factors. For the purposes of this clause "Benchmark" means 10 four-hour sessions per week (520 per annum) inclusive of sessional payments for on-call work, excluding availability allowance, and "Session" means four hours. The employer shall pay an employee on a roster an availability allowance calculated in accordance with the following formula, as a percentage of salary (full-time equivalent).

REPRESENTATION, MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANISATION. ‌ (a) The national joint consultation committee shall comprise six representatives from each of the two parties. There will be two co-chairs, one from each of the two parties. A quorum shall consist of a minimum of three representatives from each of the two parties, of which one shall be a Chief Executive. (b) Each of the two parties will determine their own representation on the national joint consultation committee. The parties’ representatives will include persons with the ability to facilitate decision- making. (c) The Association’s representatives shall include senior medical/dental officers employed by DHBs the employer (whose actual and reasonable travel and accommodation costs will be met by the DHBsemployer) who will be entitled to paid leave under Clause 29 of the national DHB collective this agreement. (d) The Association’s representatives shall include its Executive Director (or where unable the Assistant Executive Director). (e) The DHBs’ employer’s representatives shall include at least one the chief executive. (f) Agreed experts and advisers may be invited to participate from time to time. (g) The national joint consultation committee shall meet at least quarterly and may contribute to the work programme of individual DHB-ASMS district Joint Consultation Committees. (h) The Committee’s decisions require the agreement of the two parties. (i) Communications from the Committee shall be jointly agreed by the two parties prior to publication. (j) All actual and reasonable costs will be met by the district health boardsemployer. Schedules‌ Schedule 1 Availability Allowance (Clause 14)‌ Availability on-call is remunerated by allowance calculated by the addition of the applicable session-based supplement to the job size from the following table: Roster Frequency Immediate < 15 mins Immediate < 30 mins 30 mins > 30 mins > 1:4...................30 .................... 20..................... 10 ..................5 1:4...................30 .................... 20..................... 10 ..................5 1:3...................35 .................... 25..................... 15 ............... 10 1:2...................40 .................... 30..................... 20 ............... 15 1:1...................45 .................... 35..................... 25 ............... 20 (a) Where there is inadequate resident medical officer cover (as agreed between the relevant general manager, clinical director and affected employees) and the availability required for the position is immediately < 15 minutes the allowance paid is increased by 5 sessions. (b) Where the roster frequency increases for reasons other than scheduled leave the employer will make every reasonable endeavour to recruit locums or permanent staff to minimise such occurrences. In the absence of a locum: (i) where the period of roster frequency is in excess of 4 weeks the availability allowance paid is increased by 5 sessions throughout the period of higher frequency rostering; or (ii) reach agreement with effected employees on the compensation payable during that period. (c) Where immediacy of availability and frequency of callback is onerous, extra sessions may be granted in recognition of these factors. For the purposes of this clause "Benchmark" means 10 four-hour sessions per week (520 per annum) inclusive of sessional payments for on-call work, excluding availability allowance, and "Session" means four hours. The employer shall pay an employee on a roster an availability allowance calculated in accordance with the following formula, as a percentage of salary (full-time equivalent).