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Meetings of Employees
1.7 Meetings of Employees
Meetings of employees shall not be held during working hours except with prior permission of the employer’s authorised representative, following arrangement with an authorised representative of the Union recognised for bargaining purposes.
The foregoing provisions are subject to any relevant Codes of Practice.