AN170088 – Retail Trades Award

29. RIGHT OF ENTRY OF UNION OFFICIALS

(a) For the purposes of interviewing employees on legitimate union business, an officer of an organisation of employees, accredited as hereinafter provided, may enter the employer's premises during regular meal or crib-time of employees on each day of the week on the following conditions:-

(i) That he produces his authority to the gatekeeper or such other person as may be appointed by the employer for that purpose;

(ii) That he interviews employees only at recognised places where they are taking their meal or crib;

(iii) That not more than one representative of each of not more than 3 unions be on the premises at any one time;

(iv) That no one representative visits the premises more than once in each week; and

(v) That if the employer alleges that a representative is unduly interfering with his work or is offensive in his methods or is creating dissatisfaction amongst his employees, or is committing a breach of the previous conditions, the employer may refuse the right of entry, but the representative shall have the right to bring such refusal before the Industrial Commission.

(b) An officer shall be a duly accredited representative of an organisation if he be the holder for the time being of a certificate which has not been cancelled or revoked, signed by the Secretary and bearing the seal of the organisation and bearing the signature of the holder. The certificate shall be in the following form or in a form not materially different therefrom:-

(Name of Organisation)

This is to certify that.....................................whose signature appears hereunder, is a duly accredited representative of the abovenamed organisation for the purpose of the Retail Trades Award.

...............……………......
Secretary
(seal)

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Signature of Holder of Certificate
(This certificate is strictly not transferable)