Common use of Trade Union Representatives Clause in Contracts

Trade Union Representatives. (1) Trade Union representatives shall be granted ten days' paid time off per annum, pooled for each workplace and to be divided between various trade union representatives at the discretion of the union: Provided that- (a) all such leave shall be subject to the operational requirements of the workplace; (b) in the case of employers employing five or fewer employees, the union shall give the employer ten days' written notice of the activity for which it seeks time off in terms of this clause; (c) in the case of employers not referred to in paragraph (b), the union shall give the employer one days' notice of the activity for which it seeks time off in terms of this clause; and (d) all leave granted in terms of this clause shall be used to attend bona fide industry-related trade union activities. (2) Shopstewards Time Off (a) For all areas, paid time off for head shop stewards for union activities shall be improved by 1 additional day’s pay per annum. Any day or part thereof used for attending bargaining council or related meetings shall not be debited from normal shop stewards time off for trade union activities. Payment for such days or hours shall be the responsibility of the relevant regional chamber of the NBC.