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Time off for trade union duties and activities

The general purpose of the statutory provisions and this Code of Practice is to aid and improve the effectiveness of relationships between employers and trade unions.

Employers and unions have a joint responsibility to ensure that agreed arrangements work to mutual advantage by specifying how reasonable time off for union duties and activities and for training will work. This may be particularly important in the case of Union Learning Representatives where the lack of such an understanding may result in duplication of functions concerning employees’ training needs.

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