Trade Union Duties. An official may take time off during his/her working hours for the purpose of carrying out duties concerned with negotiations with the employer (collective bargaining). The duties may include: Terms and conditions of employment, engagement or non-engagement or termination or suspension of employment or duties of employment, allocation of work or the duties of employment as between workers or groups of workers, matters of discipline, trade union membership and machinery for negotiation or consultation and any other procedures. An official is also permitted time off to undergo training in aspects of industrial relations relevant to the official’s collective bargaining responsibilities and approved by his/her union or the TUC. A youth or community worker acting as a representative of the Union should be permitted reasonable time off during working hours to take part in any trade union activity. The ACAS Code of Practice (see note below) has guidance on what is deemed “reasonable” time off for trade union activities. These are defined as nay activities of the Union or activities in relation to which an employee is acting as a representative of the Union, excluding industrial action.
Trade Union Duties. These are concerned with negotiations with the Council that are related or connected with:
1. Terms and conditions of employment, or the physical conditions in which workers are required to work
2. Engagement or non-engagement, or termination or suspension of employment or the duties of employment, of one or more workers
3. Allocation of work or the duties of employment as between workers or groups of workers
4. Matters of discipline
5. Trade union memberships or non-membership
6. Facilities for officials of trade unions
7. Machinery for negotiation or consultation and other procedures
8. Health & Safety functions as set out in Section 2(4) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Xxx 0000 and Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977. Examples of trade union duties of accredited trade union representatives include:
Trade Union Duties. 7.1 The relevant roles and duties covered by the Agreement within the City Council include: terms and conditions of employment, or the physical conditions in which workers are required to work Collective bargaining – including terms and conditions of employment, termination or suspension of employment, allocation of work or the duties of employment, disciplinary and grievance, facilities for union representatives, machinery for negotiation or consultation; Accompanying members at relevant stages of procedural hearings – (for example, disciplinary, grievance and sickness hearings); Specific consultation and negotiations – for example, TUPE and restructures Union learning representatives Equality representatives Health and Safety representatives
7.2 Senior representatives are required to: Lead on negotiations and consultation Represent their school employees at joint meetings including the Education JCNC, HR Working Party and other City Council working groups and forums Be the first line of contact in relation to school employee relations matters Coordinate the work of local representatives
Trade Union Duties. The NJNC Trade Union Facilities Time Agreement specifies the amount of time off with pay (including remission) provided for trade union representatives carrying out duties associated with National Bargaining. The college shall be responsible for the appropriate teaching cover. Colleges will establish local agreements to cover the amount of time with pay (including remission) that will be provided for trade union representatives carrying out duties associated with local bargaining and representation. The college shall be responsible for the appropriate teaching cover.
Trade Union Duties. The principles of Procedure Agreement 5 – Time off for Trade Union Duties and Activities (from 1992/94 Procedures) will apply to the release of individuals for Trade Union Duties. Individuals released for Trade Union Duties will be paid the “normal” salary but where those duties are for a shorter period than their shift, they will be expected to complete the remainder of their shift, or where this is not possible authorisation should be sought for the time to be used appropriately for other representative activity. In the case of individuals released for Trade Union Duties on a Rest day an alternative rest day will be rostered as soon as possible. Under normal circumstances release for Trade Union training purposes must be requested and authorised 4 weeks in advance.
Trade Union Duties. Trade union representatives will be allowed to take reasonable paid time off for duties concerned with negotiations or for duties concerned with other functions related to or connected with the subjects of collective bargaining related to the Trust. The subjects connected with collective bargaining may include one or more of the following:
a) Terms and conditions of employment, or the physical conditions in which any employees are required to work (e.g., pay, learning & training, equality & diversity).
b) Engagement or non-engagement, or termination or suspension of employment or the duties of employment, of one or more employees (e.g., recruitment and selection, redundancy and dismissal arrangements).
c) Allocation of work or the duties of employment as between employees or groups of employees (e.g., job evaluation, job descriptions, work-life balance);
d) Matters of discipline (e.g., disciplinary procedures, representing members at hearings or appearing on behalf of members at appeals).
e) Trade union membership or non-membership (e.g., representational arrangements, involvement in induction of new employees).
f) Facilities for trade union representatives (e.g., equipment, names of new starters).
g) Machinery for negotiation and consultation, and other procedures (e.g., collective bargaining at Trust level, communicating with members, joint consultation). The duties of trade union representatives must be connected with or related to the Trust both in time and subject matter. Reasonable time off will be provided under the provisions within this agreement for preparation for negotiations including attending meetings, informing members of progress and outcomes and preparing for meetings with the Trust. Trade union duties are also related to the receipt of information and consultation related to the handling of collective redundancies where the Trust is proposing to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days, and where the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Earnings) Regulations apply.
Trade Union Duties. The employer affords facilities to recognised Union representatives to take reasonable time off with pay, subject to the needs of the school, to carry out duties concerned with employee relations between the employer and the employees they represent. The purpose for this time off must be either:
Trade Union Duties. The University will grant reasonable time with pay (see point 7 below) to trade union officers to carry out duties concerned with negotiations for which the AUT and OUBUCU are recognised by the OU, or bodies to which the OU has delegated responsibility for the purposes of collective bargaining or employment relations between the University and members. Examples as set out in the ACAS Code of Practice on time off for trade union activities include:- • terms and conditions of employment and the working environment • appointment, termination or suspension of individual(s) • allocation of work • representing individual(s) in disciplinary or grievance cases • preparing for and attending meetings with University representatives on employee relations matters A more detailed list is attached as Appendix I. A total of 200 days will be the allocation for distribution between OUBUCU Officers for trade union duties (see point 7 below).
Trade Union Duties. 2.1. Examples of the type of circumstances for which paid time off for Trade Union duties might be granted are set out in para. 2 of the Guidance (Section 2). The amount and frequency of time off should be reasonable in all the circumstances.
2.2. Where possible, a mutually convenient time should be agreed which minimises the impact on service delivery. In making any request a shop xxxxxxx should provide management with as much notice as possible, together with details of the purpose of the time off, the amount of time likely to be required and the location where the duty will take place.
2.3. Management will make other facilities available to Trade Union representatives necessary for them to perform their duties efficiently. Advice on dealing with such requests is set out in para. 5 of the Guidance.
2.4. The payment applied to a Trade Union representative for time off for Trade Union duties will be the remuneration the representative would have received had they been engaged in their normal work. Where normal remuneration varies with work done, the representative shall be paid an amount calculated by reference to an average hourly earnings figure for that work.
2.5. Paid time off shall be treated as time worked for the purposes of any calculation under the Working Time Regulations (1998).
Trade Union Duties. 1.1. Examples of the type of circumstances for which paid time off for trade union duties might be granted to a representative are set out below. (These are neither exclusive nor exhaustive). Meetings with Management A paid time off allowance, commensurate with the business agenda. may be granted. Trade Union Meetings pre/post Joint Meetings Consultation with Members on matters discussed at joint meetings Consultation with other Council Trade Union representatives on matters of collective bargaining in which other representatives have been involved } } } Paid time off will be granted. } Composition and duration will be } determined by what is reasonable } given the complexity of the subject } matter } } }
g. Trade Union Representatives Committee/ Employee Side) A paid time off allowance, commensurate with business agenda, will be granted on a quarterly basis Interviews with, or acting as advocate/ representative on behalf of, fellow employee within the Council’s procedures Paid time off. Duration determined by process which is management led. Reasonable preparatory time allowed Represent a (former) employee at an Employment Tribunal in connection with Employment with the Council. Paid time off will be granted. Duration determined by ET. Carrying out Health and Safety Representative duties. Statutory paid time off is granted under Safety Representatives and Safety Committee regulations 1977. Paid time off only applies to persons appointed by a recognised trade union and notified to the Council. Any rep shall be appointed to cover a defined group of workers. Paid time off will be granted for attendance at: • Safety Committee meetings • Workplace inspections • Undergoing appropriate training
