AN120684 – Plumbers and Gasfitters (State) Consolidated Award
(a) An employee appointed as a job steward upon notification by the union to the employer be recognised as the accredited representative of the union to which he/she belongs and he/she shall be allowed all necessary time during working hours to submit to the employer matters affecting the employees he/she represents and further shall be allowed reasonable time during working hours to attend to job matters affecting his/her union. A job steward shall notify the principal contractor's representative and his/her union prior to the calling of any stop work meeting.
(b) Prior to dismissal or transfer two days' notice shall be given to any shop steward and his/her appropriate union. Payment in lieu of notice shall not be given. In the event of the union disputing the decision of management to transfer or terminate the services of the job steward he/she shall remain on the job during which time the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales shall deal with the matter.
