Trade Union: The Committee’s Powers

The trade union committee has the following powers:

• Freedom to display and distribute communications of a professional nature;
• A meeting of trade union representatives once a month outside working hours in premises made available to them by the company director;
• A meeting with the company manager at their request.

In the course of their duties, in accordance with ILO Convention No. 135 and Recommendation No. 143, they are also entitled to the following facilities:

• A limited amount of time off is granted to them without loss of pay or social security benefits and entitlements, to attend trade union meetings, training courses, seminars, conferences and congresses.
• Access to all workplaces must be granted to them by the company’s management to enable them to carry out their duties properly.

Time off for the performance of their duties may not exceed 15 hours per month and is considered working time and remunerated as such. This time must be used exclusively for tasks relating to trade union activities.