Law 10: The Employment of Staff

The Employment Of Staff

10.1

The Board of Trustees shall have sole and exclusive authority to act on behalf of the Union in the employment of staff.

10.2

To this end the Board of Trustees shall:

(i) ensure the maintenance of a human resource plan for the Union within which context the Board of Trustees shall delegate to the General Manager authority to enter into contracts of employment on behalf of the Union.

(ii) approve and monitor the terms and conditions of employment to apply to the employment of staff within which context the Board of Trustees shall delegate to the General Manager authority to apply those terms and conditions

(iii) approve and monitor the human resource procedures and practices as operated by the Union within which context the Board of Trustees shall delegate authority to the General Manager to manage the employed staff

(iv) act as the final body of appeal in cases of staff discipline.

(v) ensure in co-operation with the recognised staff trade union the maintenance of a protocol which provides for an appropriate process in the event of a complaint by a member of the Union as to the conduct of an employed member of staff

(vi) ensure in co-operation with the recognised staff trade union the maintenance of a protocol that determines the proper role relationship between the employed staff and the elected representatives of the Union.

10.3

Members of the Board of Trustees shall treat as confidential any matter relating to the employment of individual members of staff.

10.4

Where matters relating to the employment of the General Manager and the Deputy General Manager are considered by the Board of Trustees then the individual concerned shall absent themselves during those discussions.