Trade union representative leave Clause Samples
The 'Trade union representative leave' clause grants employees who serve as trade union representatives the right to take time off from work to perform their union duties. Typically, this leave covers activities such as attending union meetings, negotiating with management, or participating in training relevant to their representative role. By formalizing the process for requesting and granting such leave, the clause ensures that union representatives can fulfill their responsibilities without risking disciplinary action or loss of pay, thereby supporting effective employee representation and industrial relations.
Trade union representative leave. 9.11.1 For the purpose of attending training courses and/or seminars and/or meetings arranged by the trade unions which are parties to this Agreement, trade union representatives shall be entitled to 7 days’ paid leave per annum and senior trade union representatives shall be entitled to 11 days’ paid leave per annum. ONLY for the purpose of attending official meetings of the Bargaining Council, trade union representatives shall be entitled to additional leave for which the Council shall reimburse the trade union representative’s establishment for the actual loss of working hours by the trade union representative, which shall be paid to the trade union representative by the establishment together with his normal weekly wages as if the trade union representative worked on the day he attended an official meeting of the Bargaining Council, subject to the following conditions:
9.11.1.1 The leave cycle shall commence on 1 July of each year. Leave not taken by a senior trade union representative and/or trade union representative shall accrue to the newly elected senior trade union representative and/or trade union representative during any one leave cycle. Leave will not be cumulative or be transferable from one employer to another.
9.11.1.2 The trade union shall make the training course and/or seminar content and/or agenda of meetings available to the employer at least seven days in advance.
9.11.1.3 Prior arrangements shall be made by the trade union with an employer for the release of key personnel. Not more than 50% of elected senior trade union representatives and/or trade union representatives at any particular establishment shall attend the training course and/or seminar and/or meeting on any particular day.
9.11.1.4 The number of trade union representatives elected at any particular establishment shall be at a ratio of not more than 1 representative for every 30 trade union members.
9.11.1.5 The names of the senior trade union representatives and/or trade union representatives elected shall be conveyed to the employer by the senior trade union representative, in writing, immediately after their names are known.
9.11.1.6 The trade union shall furnish the employer with written proof that the training course and/or seminar and/or meeting for which purpose the paid leave was granted was attended by the particular senior trade union representatives and/or trade union representatives.