AN140293 – Tanning Industry Award - State 2004
11.4 TRADE UNION TRAINING LEAVE
11.4.1 A Union delegate or duly elected or appointed union representative will, upon written application by the Union to the employer, such application being endorsed by the Union and given to the employer at least 2 months in advance (or such lesser period as mutually agreed between the Union and employer/s), be granted up to 5 working days' leave (non-cumulative) on Ordinary Pay each calendar year to attend courses or seminars conducted by the Union. The scope, content and level of such courses or seminars will be such as to contribute to a better understanding of industrial relations within the employer's operations.
Other courses mutually agreed between a union party to this Award and an employer, or employers, may be included under clause 11.4.
11.4.2 Any written application by a Union seeking release of a delegate or representative to attend a course will include details of the type and content of the course to be attended as well as the dates upon which the course is proposed to be conducted.
11.4.3 For the purposes of clause 11.4 "Ordinary Pay" will mean the ordinary time earnings paid to the employee exclusive of any allowances, penalty rates or travelling time and fares.
11.4.4 The granting of such leave will be subject to the following conditions:
(a) The employee must have at least 12 month' continuous service with the employer prior to such leave being granted and be the elected Union delegate/representative.
11.4.5 Unless otherwise agreed the maximum number of employees of one and the same employer attending a training course or seminar each year will be as follows:
Where the employer employs between 10-50 employees |
1 |
Where the employer employs between 51-100 employees |
2 |
Where the employer employs over 100 employees |
4 |
11.4.6 Where an employer has more than one place of employment in Queensland then the maximum number of employees entitled to attend a course at the same time will be 2. This will not prevent an employer from agreeing to release additional employees.
11.4.7 The granting of such leave will be subject to the convenience of the employer so that the operations of the Enterprise will not be adversely affected.
11.4.8 Where an employer approaches the Union and demonstrates genuine difficulties with respect to the release of a particular Union delegate or representative at a particular time (including where the employer might have previously advised of its ability to release such union delegate or representative) the Union will not unreasonably press its request for the release of that delegate/representative at that time. If the matter is not amicably resolved, it will be processed in accordance with clause 3.1
11.4.9 In granting such paid leave, the employer is not responsible for any additional costs except the payment of extra remuneration where relieving arrangements are instituted by the employer to cover the absence of the employee.
11.4.10 Leave granted to attend such training courses will not incur any additional payment or alternate time off if such course coincides with an employee's day off in a 19 day month working arrangement, or with any other concessional leave.
11.4.11 Such paid leave will not affect other leave granted to employees under this Award.
11.4.12 On completion of the course the employee will, upon request, provide to the employer proof of their attendance at the course. Except in the case of sick leave or other authorised leave, non-attendance at a training course will result in the employee not being paid for such time.
