AN170120 – Metal and Engineering Industry Award
An employee appointed shop steward in the factory, office or department in which the employee is employed shall, upon notification thereof to their employer, be recognised as the accredited representative of the union to which the employee belongs and shall be allowed the necessary time during working hours to interview the employer or their representative on matters affecting employees whom they represent.
PROVIDED that a shop steward shall not unnecessarily call meetings or disrupt production on work continuity in the performance of union duties.
