AN170010 – Building and Construction Industry Award

PART XI - AWARD COMPLIANCE AND UNION RELATED MATTERS 

49. JOB STEWARDS

(a) An employee appointed as a job steward shall upon notification by the union to the employer be recognised as the accredited representative of the union to which he/she belongs, and 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 day's notice shall be given to any job steward and to the 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 service of the job steward, he/she shall remain on the job during which time the matter shall be referred to the Commission for determination.

(c) The appropriate union shall, within three working days of notifying the management that it disputes the decision to transfer or terminate the job steward, request the Commission in writing to appoint a person to deal with the matter.