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75: Union to notify employer of maximum number of days of employment relations education leave calculated
or “The union tells the boss how many days workers can take off to learn about their job rights.”
You could also call this:

“A union can share learning time between workers from different companies if everyone agrees.”

This law is about how unions can share special leave for learning about work relationships. If a union works with more than one employer, they might want to give this leave to workers from different companies.

You can only use this leave at a different company if all the employers agree to it. The employers can also set rules about how this works. It’s like borrowing something from one friend and giving it to another, but only if both friends say it’s okay.

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Next up: 77: Allocation of employment relations education leave to eligible employee

or “A union tells a worker and their boss about special days off for learning about work rules.”
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Part 7 Employment relations education leave

76Allocation of employment relations education leave calculated in respect of another employer

  1. This section applies to a union that is a party to a collective agreement with 2 or more employers.

  2. A union may allocate employment relations education leave calculated in respect of an employer to 1 or more eligible employees of another employer only if, and to the extent that, the employers concerned agree, and subject to any terms and conditions agreed with the employers.