Maintain the status quo definition

Maintain the status quo means that the action giving rise to the dispute will be withdrawn, and the situation immediately prior to the action giving rise to the dispute will apply until the dispute is resolved. • Employees are entitled to a representative of their choice, including a Union representative, for the purposes of this clause. • Employees to whom a dispute directly relates and who are necessarily required to participate in the procedure provided for in this clause are entitled to do so without loss of pay. • Employees who are required to attend as a witness in an arbitration are entitled to do so without loss of pay. • In the event that the parties to the dispute fail to agree on the identity or number of persons who qualify under this clause, the question will be determined by the VBIDP or the FWC (whichever is then dealing with the dispute) as part of the dispute.