Common use of Time off for trade union activities Clause in Contracts

Time off for trade union activities. Employees who are members of the Union are entitled to take reasonable time off during working hours to take part in trade union activity and to take reasonable time off during working hours for the purposes of accessing the services of a Union Learning Representative. Requests for time off will not be unreasonably refused and subject to approval of the relevant line manager. In normal circumstances time off taken will be unpaid. However, in circumstances where the active participation of members may be in both the employers’ and trade unions interest, e.g.: attendance at workplace meetings to discuss and vote on the outcome of negotiations; and meetings with management, payment for time off may be made, subject to the prior agreement of the employer. The Organisation and Union also recognise that it is in the interests of the effective and democratic operation of the Union that representatives or officials are able to participate in other activities of the Trade Union. Reasonable time off during working hours may be granted for these purposes, which could include:  Participation, as a representative, in meetings of official policy making and consultative bodies of the Trade Unions such as annual conferences or regional meetings (the Council will allow paid time off for the delegate appointed by the branch to attend the UNISON annual conference);  Representing the Union on external bodies such as committees or working parties within the official Trade Union structure;  Holding office on official bodies of the Trade Union;  The Union will notify the Organisation at the beginning of each year of the anticipated calendar of such events wherever possible and the likely number of representatives who will be required to attend. Requests for time off will not be unreasonably refused and subject to approval of the relevant line manager.

Time off for trade union activities. Employees who are members of the Trade Union are entitled to take representatives/stewards shall be granted reasonable time off during working hours to take part in trade union activity activities. The University will facilitate:-  Four meetings of Branch Officers over a twelve-month period. The scheduling of these meeting over the year will be subject to annual agreement and will take place between 12 noon and 2.00pm and will include the individual Officers taking their lunch break during this period.  Six meetings of the Branch Executive, two per term, of two hours duration, commencing at 9.00am and finishing at 11.00am. Trade Union activities shall also include : -  branch, area, regional or national meetings where the business of the union is under consideration.  meetings of official policy making bodies such as executive committees  attendance at workplace meetings to take reasonable vote on the outcome of negotiations Such time off during working hours shall, normally, be unpaid. However the university will provide paid time off for four delegates to attend the UNISON National Higher Education Sector Conference. (1 day) In the event that this facility time is not used due to the timing of the Sector conference the University will allow the time to be utilised by delegates attending the UNISON Annual Conference. In addition, time off with pay will be provided for delegates attending the National Higher Education Service Group Executive where the current pay offer/claim is an agenda item. The arrangements for the purposes UNISON Annual General Meeting will be discussed and agreed annually. The discussions will include the amount of accessing time off, paid or unpaid, to be provided to Trade Union Officers, representatives/stewards and UNISON members to attend the services of a Union Learning Representativemeeting. Requests for time off will not for all trade union activities including attendance at external meetings regional or national should be unreasonably refused and subject submitted to approval of the relevant line manager. In normal circumstances Employee Relations Manager as far as practicable in advance so that the time off taken implications may be considered. All such requests will be unpaid. However, in circumstances where the active participation of members may be in both the employers’ and trade unions interest, e.g.: attendance at workplace meetings to discuss and vote considered on the outcome of negotiations; and meetings with management, payment for time off may be made, subject to the prior agreement of the employer. The Organisation and Union also recognise that it is in the interests of the effective and democratic operation of the Union that representatives or officials are able to participate in other activities of the Trade Union. Reasonable time off during working hours may be granted for these purposes, which could include:  Participation, as a representative, in meetings of official policy making and consultative bodies of the Trade Unions such as annual conferences or regional meetings (the Council will allow paid time off for the delegate appointed by the branch to attend the UNISON annual conference);  Representing the Union on external bodies such as committees or working parties within the official Trade Union structure;  Holding office on official bodies of the Trade Union;  The Union will notify the Organisation at the beginning of each year of the anticipated calendar of such events wherever possible and the likely number of representatives who will be required to attend. Requests for time off will not be unreasonably refused and subject to approval of the relevant line managertheir merits.

Time off for trade union activities. Employees who are members of the Union are entitled to take reasonable time off during working hours to take part in trade union activity and to take reasonable time off during working hours for the purposes of accessing the services of a Union Learning Representative. Requests for time off will not be unreasonably refused and subject to approval of the relevant line manager. In normal circumstances time off taken will be unpaid. However, in circumstances where the active participation of members may be in both the employers’ and trade unions interest, e.g.: attendance at workplace meetings to discuss and vote on the outcome of negotiations; and meetings with management, payment for time off may be made, subject to the prior agreement of the employer. The Organisation and Union also recognise that it is in the interests of the effective and democratic operation of the Union that representatives or officials are able to participate in other activities of the Trade Union. Reasonable time off during working hours may be granted for these purposes, which could include:  • Participation, as a representative, in meetings of official policy making and consultative bodies of the Trade Unions such as annual conferences or regional meetings (the Council will allow paid time off for the delegate appointed by the branch to attend the UNISON annual conference);  • Representing the Union on external bodies such as committees or working parties within the official Trade Union structure;  • Holding office on official bodies of the Trade Union;  • The Union will notify the Organisation at the beginning of each year of the anticipated calendar of such events wherever possible and the likely number of representatives who will be required to attend. Requests for time off will not be unreasonably refused and subject to approval of the relevant line manager.