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CONSULTATIVE STRUCTURE. The parties to this Agreement will observe the Consultative Committee Constitution set out in Appendix “A” in relation to consultation.
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CONSULTATIVE STRUCTURE. At the Hospital a Local Consultative Committee – Support Services (‘LCC– Support Services’) will continue to operate in accordance with its terms of reference, comprising of nominated employee representatives workplace employee representation and Hospital representatives to achieve the objectives of this Agreement. The LCC– Support Services will promote the development and implementation of modern work practices, which will improve the quality of work and outcomes, and the quality of working life, productivity, efficiency and job security of employees at the Hospital during the life of this Agreement. The role of the LCC – Support Services will be to: • ensure staff are educated and informed in relation to this Agreement; • ensure fair, consultative and participative practices are implemented throughout the negotiations and during the implementation of this Agreement; • promote the development and implementation of efficient and effective work practices with specific reference to training and professional development; • act as a consultative mechanism for issues of workload management submitted to it; and • provide a consultative mechanism for the Hospital, and its employees. A key objective of the LCC– Support Services is to achieve a more co-operative workplace culture. The Hospital will provide resources and training as reasonably required to enable the LCC– Support Services members to carry out their responsibilities as set out in this Agreement. Such resources and training can include, but are not limited to: payment of an employee’s time to be reimbursed through the administration budget; necessary backfilling and other resources such as photocopying and telephone access; etc. The LCC– Support Services shall meet quarterly or more often as required.
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CONSULTATIVE STRUCTURE. At the Hospital a Local Consultative Committee – Nursing (‘LCC - Nursing’) and Focus Group will continue to operate in accordance with its terms of reference, comprising of Employee representation and Hospital representatives to achieve the objectives of this Agreement. The LCC – Nursing will promote the development and implementation of modern work practices, which will improve the quality of work and outcomes, and the quality of working life, productivity, efficiency and job security of employees at the Hospital during the life of this Agreement. The role of the LCC – Nursing will be to: • successfully negotiate a replacement Agreement (negotiations to begin at least three (3) months prior to the expiration of the Agreement); • ensure staff are educated and informed in relation to this Agreement; • ensure fair, consultative and participative practices are implemented throughout the negotiations and during the implementation of this Agreement; • promote the development and implementation of efficient and effective work practices with specific reference to training and professional development; • act as a consultative mechanism for issues of workload management submitted to it; and • provide a consultative mechanism for the Hospital, its employees and the employee representatives. A key objective of the LCC - Nursing is to achieve a more co-operative workplace culture. The Hospital will provide resources and training as reasonably required to enable the LCC - Nursing members to carry out their responsibilities as set out in this Agreement. Upon application to the employer, an employee can be granted up to 5 working days leave (non- cumulative) on ordinary pay each calendar year to attend courses and seminars in regard to issues or processes of direct relevance to the matters to be dealt with by local consultative groups. The granting of such leave shall be subject to the employer being able to release the employee concerned from duty without unduly affecting the normal operation of the employer's facility. An employer shall not be required to grant any application for such leave which would lead to a total of more than 10 days of such leave being taken in a year. An application for leave should, when possible, be made 8 weeks prior to the date of commencement of the course. If less than 4 weeks notice is given leave need not be granted. At any one time not more than one employee shall be granted such leave unless otherwise agreed by the employer. For the p...
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