AN170068 – Mobile Crane Hire Award
(a) An employee nominated by the union may be granted leave on ordinary pay to attend approved union training courses, subject to:
(i) the employer shall receive written notification from the union setting out the times, dates, content and venue of the course.
(ii) the scope, content and level of the course shall be such as to contribute to a better understanding of industrial relations.
(iii) an employer shall not be liable to pay an employee attending such course for more than five days in any one year;
(iv) leave shall not be cumulative.
(b) The granting of such leave shall be subject to the employer's convenience and shall not unduly affect the employer's operations.