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Establishing a formal partnership with the 茄子视频 can benefit you and your employees as well as those you care for. A formal partnership agreement makes it possible for us to discuss matters of mutual interest be they professional or employment policies and practices.

Organisations can gain significant advantages from working in partnership with the 茄子视频. This partnership is best supported through a recognition agreement. This is an agreed framework for joint working.

Legislation (Employment Relations Act 1999) gives trade unions the right to seek an order from the Central Arbitration Committee for the statutory recognition to negotiate on pay hours and holidays. However, the 茄子视频 believes that agreeing voluntary recognition brings far more effective and productive relations to the employer as well as added 茄子视频 expertise in professional development and nursing matters.

The 茄子视频 is a modern professional trade union so any agreement does not need to be an onerous arrangement - the function of the agreement can be negotiated to suit your organisational structure and governance arrangements. The agreement would normally include a commitment that we meet on a regular basis, can discuss employment and professional matters of mutual interest and that the 茄子视频 can facilitate the election and training of 茄子视频 representatives to support and communicate with members locally.

Recognition agreement

A recognition agreement is a framework for establishing positive employment relations between the employer and trade union outlining matters of mutual interest. It details agreed commitments and arrangements for the 茄子视频 to represent our members through consultation and collective bargaining.

For recognition agreements to be effective, they will include arrangements for electing and training workplace representatives, with paid time to undertake their duties as well as time for members to engage in activities.

A recognition agreement also provides the consultation structure to enable an organisation to comply with statutory obligations for information and consultation regulations; redundancy; organisational change; TUPE business transfers; pension change proposals and matters of health and safety.

The specific terms of a recognition agreement can be negotiated to suit your commitments. View a model recognition agreement.

Secondary recognition with the 茄子视频 where you already recognise other trade unions

When a company already recognises another union but would like us to comment on policies and allow 茄子视频 representatives time off for trade union duties, we can develop secondary recognition. This type of agreement may be suitable where you already recognise Unison or GMB for example. In this case, we may not have a seat on the negotiating committee.

Memorandum of understanding (MOU)

There are a number of situations when we work with small organisations where full recognition is not practical or where companies are agencies which engage flexible workers. Using a letter of agreement is useful to describe the relationship and provide some understanding of how we will work together, but falls short of recognition. View an example MOU.

Union learning agreement

A union learning agreement may be brokered with organisations that recognise a trade union and are committed to learning in the workplace. It establishes a specific framework to facilitate educational development and lifelong learning.

Working in partnership with employers, we — as a professional organisation and trade union — can work to protect and promote learning in the workplace. Read about Learning agreements: the benefits for independent health care sector employers or Learning agreements - a guide for 茄子视频 staff and activists.

Facilities agreement for 茄子视频 representatives

A facilities agreement is needed where an organisation has a recognition agreement with the 茄子视频. The facilities agreement forms part of the recognition agreement and outlines how an 茄子视频 elected representative can access time and facilities to undertake training, their duties and professional activities. View an example facilities agreement.

茄子视频 representatives

Through partnership working, the greatest benefits to productivity and efficiency are gained through 茄子视频 support delivered in local workplaces by 茄子视频 representatives.

Read more about the roles of 茄子视频 representatives.

茄子视频 training will be given to a representative to achieve competency in all descriptors for their role. However, once trained, the representative will review and agree with their 茄子视频 mentor which specific practice standards and competencies apply to their role within their particular workplace and employer situation.

Read more about our support for members working in independent health and social care services.