AN170096 – Silviculture and Afforestation Award
(a) An employee who, pursuant to the Constitution and General Rules of the union, is appointed or elected to the position of job representative shall be recognised as such by the employer and shall be allowed all reasonable time without loss of pay during working hours to attend to industrial matters on the site or to attend hearings and conferences before an appropriate industrial tribunal; provided that such industrial matters, hearings, and conferences relate to the job representative's employer.
(b) An employer shall, where possible, allow the job representative reasonable access to telephone and facsimile facilities and shall also ensure privacy.
