Common use of UNION REPRESENTATION AND MEMBERSHIP Clause in Contracts

UNION REPRESENTATION AND MEMBERSHIP. 6.1 The Trust recognises the Staff Side as the trade unions with which it will consult and/or negotiate with, in relation to all matters 6.2 The Trust recognises the Staff Side as the body representing the Trusts workforce for the purposes of informing, consulting and negotiation. This activity with employees will take place in agreement with Staff Side representatives and the Trust recognises that it is for Staff Side unions to determine how decisions which are representative of employee opinion are reached and cascaded. It will be incumbent upon Staff Side unions to fully reflect the views of the workforce by demonstrating a purpose to seek and represent the views of their members. 6.3 The Trust accepts that the Staff Side’s members will elect representatives in accordance with their constitution and individual union’s rules, to act as a spokesperson representing their interests. 6.4 The Staff Side agrees to inform the Trust of the names of all elected representatives in writing within five working days of their election and to inform the Trust in writing of any subsequent changes within five working days of the change having taken place. Persons whose names have been notified to the Trust shall be the representatives of that Union and the representatives of the workforce for the purposes of information and consultation. 6.5 The Trust recognises that Staff Side representatives fulfil an important role and that the discharge of their duties as union representatives will in no way prejudice their career prospects or employment with the Trust. Furthermore, the Trust will encourage and support employees to become Staff Side representatives. 6.6 The Trust will inform all new employees of this agreement and will provide them with information on how to join their respective union. 6.7 Disciplinary action will not be taken against elected representatives of any Staff Side organisation until the Trust has discussed the matter with a full-time officer of the Staff Side organisation concerned. 6.8 The Trust will undertake the check-off of payment of trade union subscriptions for any employee requesting this facility via a completed union membership application form.