Workplace Delegates Sample Clauses
The Workplace Delegates clause establishes the rights and responsibilities of employee representatives, often union delegates, within the workplace. It typically outlines the ability of these delegates to represent employees in discussions with management, access certain workplace areas, and communicate with staff regarding employment matters. This clause ensures that employees have a recognized channel for raising collective concerns and facilitates effective communication between staff and management, thereby supporting fair representation and dispute resolution.
Workplace Delegates. A workplace delegate is a person appointed or elected, in accordance with the rules of the Union to be a delegate or representative for members of the Union who work in the School.
Workplace Delegates. An employee elected as a union delegate shall, upon notification to the company by the union, be recognised as the accredited union representative and shall be allowed necessary time during working hours to interview employees and or relevant company representatives on matters affecting employees of the company. The union delegate shall, with the agreement of the company, be afforded time to hold union meetings to discuss industrial issues affecting the employees of the company.
Workplace Delegates.
10.1. A reference in this clause to:
Workplace Delegates. 7.1 Before exercising entitlements under this clause, a workplace delegate must give the Company written notice of their appointment or election as a workplace delegate. If requested, the workplace delegate must provide the Company with evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of their appointment or election.
7.2 An Employee who ceases to be a workplace delegate must give written notice to the Company within 14 days.
7.3 A workplace delegate may represent the industrial interests of Employees who wish to be represented by the workplace delegate in matters including:
(a) consultation about major workplace change;
(b) consultation about changes to rosters or hours of work;
(c) resolution of disputes;
(d) disciplinary processes;
(e) enterprise bargaining where the workplace delegate has been appointed as a bargaining representative under section 176 of the Act or is assisting the Union with enterprise bargaining; and
(f) any process or procedure within this Agreement or policy of the Company under which Employees are entitled to be represented and which concerns their industrial interests.
7.4 A workplace delegate may communicate with Employees for the purpose of representing their industrial interests under clause 7.3. This includes discussing membership of the Union and representation with Employees.
7.5 A workplace delegate may, subject to clause 7.3 above, communicate with Employees during working hours or work breaks, or before or after work.
7.6 The Company must provide a workplace delegate with access to or use of the following workplace facilities:
(a) a room or area to hold discussions that is fit for purpose, private and accessible by the workplace delegate and Employees;
(b) a physical or electronic noticeboard;
(c) electronic means of communication ordinarily used in the workplace by the Company to communicate with Employees and by Employees to communicate with each other, including access to Wi-Fi;
(d) a lockable filing cabinet or other secure document storage area; and
(e) office facilities and equipment including printers, scanners and photocopiers.
7.7 The Company is not required to provide access to or use of a workplace facility under clause 7.6 if:
(a) the workplace does not have the facility;
(b) due to operational requirements, it is impractical to provide access to or use of the facility at the time or in the manner it is sought; or
(c) the Company does not have access to the facility at the enterprise and is unable to obtain acc...
Workplace Delegates. Council recognises the role that Union workplace delegates play in promoting understanding of industrial arrangements, knowledge of industrial arrangements (including awards and agreements) and dispute resolution. On being notified in writing by a union that is party to this agreement that an employee has been appointed as a workplace delegate the Council will recognise the employee as a Union workplace delegate and allow them the following.
(a) reasonable time in working hours, without loss of pay, to perform the task required to effectively represent the union members in the workplace;
(b) reasonable private access to union members to discuss union business and to non-union members for recruitment purposes;
(c) reasonable access to representatives of the Council for the purpose of resolving issues of concern to union members;
Workplace Delegates. 37.1.1 Clause 37 provides for the exercise of the rights of workplace delegates set out in section 350C of the FW Act.
37.1.2 In clause 37:
a) employer means the employer of the workplace delegate;
b) delegate’s organisation means the employee organisation in accordance with the rules of which the workplace delegate was appointed or elected; and
c) eligible employees means members and persons eligible to be members of the delegate’s organisation who are employed by the employer in the enterprise.
37.1.3 Before exercising entitlements under clause 37, a workplace delegate must give the employer written notice of their appointment or election as a workplace delegate. If requested, the workplace delegate must provide the employer with evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of their appointment or election.
37.1.4 An employee who ceases to be a workplace delegate must give written notice to the employer within 14 days.
Workplace Delegates. The role of union and other workplace delegates will be respected and facilitated in accordance with the principles outlined at Attachment A. Protocols relating to the rights of union workplace delegates will be agreed between Cancer Australia and the unions in a collaborative manner within two months of commencement of this agreement.
Workplace Delegates.
33.1 The Agreement incorporates the terms of the Award in relation to workplace delegates rights and responsibilities.
33.2 The workplace delegate/s, upon application to and approved by the Employer, will be permitted up to five (5) days paid leave (non-cumulative) in each year to allow the delegate/s to attend courses structured to promote fulfillment of their representative duties effectively. An eligible Employee must give the Employer at least one (1) month’s notice of Employees intention to attend such courses and the leave days required to do so. Should workplace delegate training leave entitlements be greater in the Award, than the Award entitlements will apply.
33.3 Notwithstanding the number of employees, up to two delegate positions (where duly elected) will be supported by the company for this site.
Workplace Delegates. Workplace delegates’ rights NOTE: Under section 350C(4) of the Act, the employer is taken to have afforded a workplace delegate the rights mentioned in section 350C(3) if the employer has complied with clause 33A.
Workplace Delegates. Council recognises the role that workplace delegates play in promoting understanding of industrial arrangements, knowledge of industrial arrangements (including awards and agreements) and dispute resolution. On being notified in writing by the relative Union that an employee has been appointed as a workplace delegate, the Council will recognise the employee as a workplace delegate and provide the following:
a. reasonable time in working hours, without loss of pay, to perform the task required to effectively represent the Union members in the workplace;
b. Council shall not unnecessarily hinder accredited Union delegates in the reasonable and responsible performance of their duties; and
c. reasonable access to Management representatives of the Council for the purposes of resolving issues of concern to Union members.