Trade Union Recognition (Method of Collective Bargaining) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001

Facilities and Time Off

21.  If they are employed by the employer, union members of the JNB:

• shall be given paid time off by the employer to attend JNB meetings;

• shall be given paid time off by the employer to attend a two hour pre-meeting of the Union Side before each JNB meeting; and

• shall be given paid time off by the employer to hold a day-long meeting to prepare the claim at Step 1 in the bargaining procedure.

The union members of the JNB shall schedule such meetings at times which minimise the effect on production and services. In arranging these meetings, the union members of the JNB shall provide the employer and their line management with as much notice as possible and give details of the purpose of the time off, the intended location of the meeting and the timing and duration of the time off. The employer shall provide adequate heating and lighting for these meetings, and ensure that they are held in private.