Chapter 2 - Facilities agreement

Appendix 2 - Examples of activities for which time-off may be granted to trade union members

Attendance as a delegate or trainee delegate at a conference of a trade union recognised by the CPS.

Voting at the workplace.
Attendance at an annual general meeting, or any other general meeting, of a trade union branch.
Attendance at a training course organised by a recognised trade union or the Trade Union Congress.

Where it is necessary for a trade union to hold meetings of members for the purposes set out above, the trade union should agree the arrangements with management as far in advance as possible.
Where a meeting necessarily involves a large proportion of employees at any one time, management and the trade union concerned should agree on a convenient time which minimises the disruption of official work and allows services to the public to be maintained - eg towards the end of the working day or just before or just after the lunch break.
Where a flexible working hours system is in operation, the appropriate credit should be allowed for attendance at any such meeting.