Union Delegates Training Leave Sample Clauses

Union Delegates Training Leave. 22.1. Upon application, RCC may provide five (5) days each calendar year for each accredited Union delegate to attend approved Union training. Additional days may be requested to attend special or one-off training course(s)/conference(s)/meeting(s). This request must be made in writing to the accredited Union Delegates’ manager/supervisor, with supporting documentation, and approval will not be unreasonably withheld. 22.2. The five (5) days approved Union training offered each calendar year are non-accumulative.
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Union Delegates Training Leave. (a) In a calendar year, delegates will, upon application in writing to the Company, be granted up to 10 days of leave with pay at the applicable minimum ordinary hourly rate to attend union training courses (Delegate Training), subject to clause 19.5. (b) Delegate Training is capped at a total of 10 days each calendar year across the business in respect of all delegates. Any Delegate Training days not utilised expire at the end of the calendar and do not cumulate from year to year. (c) For the purposes of this clause, ‘union training courses' include any courses, union conferences, councils/committees, forums, seminars and other matters, that are relevant to the role of the delegates, and which are organised and facilitated by the Union.
Union Delegates Training Leave. 20.1 Each employee elected to perform the role of Union delegate and who is covered by this Agreement and nominated by the Union shall be allowed to participate in paid training to attend Trade Union courses conducted or approved by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) or the Union. There will be a pool of 10 days paid leave available to the group of union delegates per annum. 20.2 The Union will give the Employer a minimum of 14 days notice in writing of its intention tohold delegate training and the Employer will respond within 7 days to the Union as to whether it accepts or rejects the request. The Employer will not unreasonably reject the request except in circumstances where, in the opinion of the Employer customer and/or operational requirements will be adversely affected.
Union Delegates Training Leave. (a) An employee will be entitled to up to 5 days paid leave per annum. If leave is not accessed, up to 10 days leave may be accumulated. Delegates can carry the accumulated leave into the next agreement however it is not transferable to a new delegate and cannot exceed 10 days in total. This paid leave is to attend courses conducted by an accredited training provider and approved by the parties on the following conditions: I. the scope, content and level of the courses are directed to the enhancement of the delegate’s ability to represent the interests of members of the relevant union including but not limited to the settlement of industrial dispute/dispute resolution procedures, and II. reasonable notice is given to the employer by the employee; III. the taking of leave is arranged having regard to the operational requirements of the employer, including the number of delegates attending or having attended the training; IV. the employee taking such leave, will be paid for the full time taken in attendance at the training;
Union Delegates Training Leave. (a) An employee will be entitled to up to 5 days paid leave per annum. If leave is not accessed, up to 10 days leave may be accumulated. Similarly, if the need arises, 10 days leave may be taken over the course of the first two years. Delegates can carry the accumulated leave into the next agreement however it is not transferable to a new (b) This paid leave is to attend courses conducted by an accredited training provider and approved by the parties on the following conditions: I. the scope, content and level of the courses are directed to the enhancement of the delegate’s ability to represent the interests of members of the relevant union including but not limited to the settlement of industrial dispute/dispute resolution procedures, and II. reasonable notice is given to the employer by the employee; III. the taking of leave is arranged having regard to the operational requirements of the employer, including the number of delegates attending or having attended the training; IV. the employee taking such leave, will be paid for the full time taken in attendance at the training;

Related to Union Delegates Training Leave

  • UNION TRAINING LEAVE 46.1 An Employee elected as Union Delegate shall, upon application in writing to the Employer, be granted up to five days paid leave each calendar year to attend relevant Union Delegate courses. Such courses shall be designed and structured with the objective of promoting good industrial relations within the building and construction industry. 46.2 Consultation may take place between the parties in the furtherance of this objective. 46.3 The application for leave shall be given to the Employer in advance of the date of commencement of the course. The application for leave shall contain the following details: (a) The name of the Union Delegate seeking the leave (b) The period of time for which the leave is sought (including course dates and the daily commencing and finishing times); and (c) A general description of the content and structure of the course and the location where the course is to be conducted. 46.4 The Employer shall advise the Union Delegate within seven clear working days (Monday to Friday) of receiving the application as to whether or not the application for leave has been approved. 46.5 The time of taking leave shall be arranged to minimise any adverse effect on the Employer's operations. The onus shall rest with the Employer to demonstrate an inability to grant leave when an eligible Union Delegate is otherwise entitled. 46.6 The Employer shall not be liable for any additional expenses associated with an Employee's attendance at a course other than the payment of ordinary time earnings for such absence. For the purpose of this clause ordinary time earnings shall be defined as the relevant agreement classification rate including, shift work loadings where relevant plus Site Allowance where applicable. 46.7 Leave rights granted in accordance with this clause will not result in additional payment for alternative time off to the extent that the course attended coincides with a Union Delegate's RDO or with any concessional leave. 46.8 A Union Delegate on request by the Employer shall provide proof of their attendance at any course within 7 days. If an Employee fails to provide such proof, the Employer may deduct any amount already paid for attendance from the next week's pay or from any other moneys due to the Union Delegate.

  • Trade Union Training Leave Subject to all qualifications in this clause, an employee appointed or elected as an accredited representative of the union to which he/she belongs will, upon application in writing to the Enterprise, be granted up to 5 days leave with pay each calendar year non-cumulative to attend courses conducted or approved by the Union.

  • Industrial Relations Training Leave Union Delegate/Employee Representative shall have access to industrial relations training in accordance with Appendix E hereof.

  • Employment and Training Administration The ratio of trainees to journeymen on the job site shall not be greater than permitted under the plan approved by the Employment and Training Administration. Every trainee must be paid at not less than the rate specified in the approved program for the trainee's level of progress, expressed as a percentage of the journeyman hourly rate specified in the applicable wage determination. Trainees shall be paid fringe benefits in accordance with the provisions of the trainee program. If the trainee program does not mention fringe benefits, trainees shall be paid the full amount of fringe benefits listed on the wage determination unless the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division determines that there is an apprenticeship program associated with the corresponding journeyman wage rate on the wage determination which provides for less than full fringe benefits for apprentices. Any employee listed on the payroll at a trainee rate who is not registered and participating in a training plan approved by the Employment and Training Administration shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the classification of work actually performed. In addition, any trainee performing work on the job site in excess of the ratio permitted under the registered program shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the work actually performed. In the event the Employment and Training Administration withdraws approval of a training program, the contractor will no longer be permitted to utilize trainees at less than the applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable program is approved.

  • Employment Relations Education Leave Employment Relations Education Leave will be allowed in accordance with the Employment Relations Act.

  • Union Delegates The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to designate Union Delegates who shall be authorized to take up employee or group grievances through the grievance procedure. A Union Delegate who is a bargaining unit employee and is processing a grievance in accordance with the grievance procedure shall be permitted a reasonable time to assist in the resolution of legitimate employee grievances on the Employer's property without loss of pay. Such time off for processing grievances shall be granted by supervision following a request, but in consideration of any job responsibilities.

  • Personal/Carer’s Leave 18.1 Entitlement to paid personal/carer’s leave a) Paid personal leave will be available to an Employee (other than casual Employees) when they are absent due to: (i) personal illness or injury (sick leave); or (ii) for the purposes of caring for an immediate family or household member who is sick and requires the Employee's care and support (carer's leave). b) The amount of personal leave to which an Employee is entitled is as follows: (i) Upon commencement of employment Employees will automatically be credited with 5 days Personal and/or Xxxxx’s leave. After 6 months of employment, the leave will begin to accrue progressively up until it reaches 10 days at the conclusion of 12 months employment. (ii) Once the Employee has completed one year of continuous employment, the Employee shall be credited with a further ten days personal leave entitlement at the beginning of the Employee's second and subsequent year, which subject to clause 18.1(f) hereof, shall commence on the anniversary of engagement. c) In any year unused personal leave accrues. d) An Employee will inform the Company of the Employee's inability to attend for duty, and need to take personal leave, as soon as practicable. e) An Employee shall prove to the Company's satisfaction that the Employee’s Personal/Xxxxx’s leave is/was justified. Such evidence may be a medical practitioner’s certificate, or a statutory declaration. An Employee will not be required to provide such evidence for single days of absence but only where two or more consecutive days of absence are taken. f) If an Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company and is re-engaged within a period of six months, then the Employee's unclaimed balance of sick leave shall continue from the date of re-engagement. In such case the Employee's next year of service will commence after a total of twelve months has been served with that Company excluding the period of interruption in service from the date of commencement of the previous period of employment or the anniversary of the commencement of the previous period of employment, as the case may be. g) Unpaid carer’s leave will be in accordance with the NES. 18.2 Immediate family or household a) The entitlement to use personal leave for the purpose of carer's or compassionate leave is subject to the person being either: (i) a member of the Employee's immediate family; or (ii) a member of the Employees' household. b) The term immediate family includes: (i) a spouse, de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the Employee; or (ii) a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of a spouse or de facto partner of the Employee.

  • Union Delegate Where an Employee is elected by Employees of the Employer as a Union Delegate, and the Union notifies the Employer of this election, the Employee will be classified as the higher of CW4, or the Employees usual classification. In addition, a Union Delegate is entitled to an all- purpose hourly allowance for the life of this agreement as per the table at Appendix 2 – Delegate Allowance.

  • Paid Education Leave The Company agrees to pay into a special fund effective January 1st, 2013 and each year thereafter, two thousand ($2,000.00) for the purpose of providing Paid Education Leave. Said Paid Education Leave will be for the purpose of upgrading the Dependent Contractor’s skills in all aspects of trade union functions. Such monies will be paid into a trust fund established by the National Union, Unifor and sent by the Company to the following address: Unifor Education Leave Program c/o Unifor 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0 The Company further agrees that members of the bargaining unit selected by the Union to attend such courses will be granted a Leave of Absence without pay for twenty (20) days class time, plus travel time where necessary, with said Leave of Absence to be intermittent over a twelve (12) month period from the first day of leave. Dependent Contractors on such leave will continue to accrue seniority and benefits during such leave.

  • Professional Leave Professional leave without pay will be granted to full-time and regular part-time Nurses who are elected to the College of Nurses to attend regularly scheduled meetings of the College of Nurses. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Nurses who are elected to the RNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Practical Nurses who are elected to the RPNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings.

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