School-Based Consultation. 9.3.1 As the employer’s representative, the principal, has ultimate responsibility for decisions at the school level.
9.3.2 Appropriate workplace consultative arrangements exist in many work places. They are established to ensure that the principal’s responsibility to make school-based decisions, as the Employer’s representative, is carried out in a framework that enables employees to have input into the decisions that affect their working life.
9.3.3 The consultative arrangements must allow for either the direct input of staff at the school or representation by elected representatives.
9.3.4 There is to be consultation where changes in work arrangements and practices that are likely to have significant effects on employees are being planned or proposed.
9.3.5 As part of the consultative arrangements the principal, as the Employer’s representative, will ensure that information is available to staff to allow informed consultation to occur.
9.3.6 The nature, purpose and intent of the consultation will be clearly described prior to commencement. This will include a description of the origins including responding to a Department of Education policy and/or guideline or addressing a local school need.
School-Based Consultation. Staff morale and employee job satisfaction are enhanced where the views of all employees are taken into account before decisions are made. Consultative arrangements will be established that ensure the principal’s responsibility, as the Employer’s representative, to make school based decisions is carried out in a framework that enables staff to have input into the decisions that affect their working life.
School-Based Consultation.
3.1.1 LCCs are the principal workplace level consultative forum for industrial organisations and the employer and, where one is established, the LCC shall be representative of all employee groups.
3.1.2 A LCC shall be established in all workplaces with 20 or more employees although smaller workplaces are not prevented from establishing an LCC where this is desirable.
3.1.3 Where the formation of an LCC is required, a formal record of meetings shall be maintained.
3.1.4 LCC shall meet at least once a term and on an ongoing basis as required.
3.1.5 Membership of LCC shall comprise equal representation of employees nominated by management and by the Unions. While the size of the LCC is not prescribed, an LCC will usually consist of eight members: that is, four management representatives and four Union representatives provided that two Union representatives are QTU members.
3.1.6 Management representatives on a LCC shall include the Principal and other members as nominated by the Principal.
3.1.7 Union representatives on a LCC shall be determined by the relevant union through whatever processes they deem appropriate.
3.1.8 Broadly, the role of the LCC shall include at least the following:
(a) to act as the school’s management/staff/union consultative forum;
(b) to oversee the implementation and application of the terms of this Agreement within the school;
(c) to resolve, wherever possible at a local level, disputes on the general application of matters contained within this Agreement;
(d) to contribute to the planning of smooth change management (including significant changes to work practices) at a school level, wherever possible, towards fulfilment of the parties’ commitment to cooperate in the implementation of the model of school-based management; and
(e) other roles as agreed by the parties.
3.1.9 The LCC will be a key mechanism for managing workload issues at the workplace level.
3.1.10 Matters requiring consultation with LCC shall include: flexible student free days; school staffing proposals; bus and playground duty staffing needs; meal break variations; extensions to spread of school hours and areas as required by Joint Statements between the Department and the QTU.
3.1.11 Without limiting the provisions of the Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2006 (Qld), the purpose, frequency and duration of staff meetings will be subject to consultation with the LCC.
3.1.12 All representatives shall have access to training on the principles and processes...
School-Based Consultation. (i) As the Employer’s representative, the principal has ultimate responsibility for decisions at the school level.
(ii) Appropriate workplace consultative arrangements exist in many work places. They are established to ensure that the principal’s responsibility to make school-based decisions, as the Employer’s representative, is carried out in a framework that enables employees to have input into the decisions that affect their working life.
(iii) The consultative arrangements must allow for either the direct input of staff at the school or representation by elected representatives.
(iv) There is to be consultation where changes in work arrangements and practices that are likely to have significant effects on employees are being planned or proposed.
(v) As part of the consultative arrangements the principal, as the Employer’s representative, will ensure that information is available to staff to allow informed consultation to occur.
(vi) The nature, purpose and intent of the consultation will be clearly described prior to commencement. This will include a description of the origins including responding to an Employer policy and/or guideline or addressing a local school need. 00 XXXXXXXXX XXXXX DELEGATES
(i) The right to be treated fairly and to perform the role as workplace union delegates without any discrimination in employment, and the right to be treated with respect and without victimisation by management representatives.
(ii) The right to formal recognition by the Employer that endorsed workplace union delegates speak on behalf of union members in their workplaces and that issues raised by workplace union delegates will be dealt with promptly and appropriately.
(iii) The right to have workplace union structures, such as workplace union delegates and worksite committees, recognised and respected.
(iv) The right to represent members on workplace issues.
(v) The right to representation on consultative committees, genuine consultation and reasonable access to information about the workplace.
(vi) The right to reasonable paid time:
(a) to represent the interests of members to the Employer;
(b) to represent the interests of members in industrial tribunals;
(c) to consult with union members;
(d) to participate in the operation of the union;
(e) to research and prepare prior to all negotiations with management;
(f) an opportunity to explain the benefits of union membership to employees including new employees at the time they enter into employment.
(vii) The ...
School-Based Consultation. 3.1.1 The Local Consultative Committees (“LCC”) are the principal workplace level consultative forum for industrial organisations and the employer and, where one is established, the LCC shall be representative of all employee groups.
School-Based Consultation. Staffing Flexibility
3.2.1 The LCC will be consulted with respect to school staffing proposals in accordance with the following terms:
(a) funds allocated to staff must be used for the employment or professional development of employees;
(b) the effect of any proposed change on class size;
(c) changes to staffing mix only occur in the event of a substantive vacancy; and
(d) where the staffing proposal seeks to vary the role, or the fraction of that role as performed immediately prior to the substantive vacancy arising, workload management considerations are to form part of the consultation.
3.2.2 Staffing proposal decisions will be made by consensus, wherever possible.
3.2.3 The parties commit to use their best endeavours to resolve any issue preventing consensus being reached at the school level.
3.2.4 Where consensus cannot be reached, the LCC views are to be noted by the final decision-maker, being the Chief Executive or their nominee.
3.2.5 Copies of the staffing proposal considered and endorsed by the LCC shall be kept on record at the school and forwarded to the Department for distribution to the Unions who are a party to the Education Consultative Committee (ECC).
