Recognition Agreement At Southwest University

RECOGNITION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY AND SAPTU

In this report there will looked at the recognition and procedural agreement. In this recognition agreement it is stated that both parties (the university and the union) negotiated till a new agreement was found and everyone is happy with the terms and conditions of the agreement. In this report recommendations will be made and we will look at the clauses and identify and improvements that we feel could be made.

The following points will be looked at:

- The reader is informed that the recognition and procedural agreement is attached as Appendix A. It is indicated that this recognition agreement will take the place of the previous agreement.

- Under the Statement of Intent

Motivation: Employees must be made aware of the consequences of taking part in victimising or intimidating a fellow employee and this must be implemented in the University’s and the SAPTU’s policies so that fair action can be taken accordingly.

Clause 4 – Scope of Application

4.5 All parties should be made aware of the fact that there is no law within the Act which stipulates the need to bargain however there is an expectation for parties to bargain in good faith.

Motivation: In order to promote a positive atmosphere before negotiations and collective bargaining commence, all parties should be in agreement that they are present and bargaining in good faith. To refuse to bargain in good faith results in a negative representation for either of the parties concerned.

4.5.6 Employment Organisation Representatives will be required to communicate with their immediate heads or supervisors three (3) days prior to attending institutional consultation and negotiations about their intended absence from

The University will inform all new employees of this agreement and will encourage them to join the union and provide facilities for them to talk to a workplace representative as part of their induction procedure. The University will supply union representatives with new starter details to enable them to contact new employees.

The University will undertake the check -off of trade union subscriptions for any employee requesting this facility.

Motivation: The reason why this should be stipulated in the document is that is shows the University’s acknowledgement and agreement with SAPTU’s representation within the workplace. This also signifies that the University and SAPTU will to the best of their abilities keep each other up-to-date on any changes made by either party.

Maintenance of good labour