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RECOGNITION\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>This is an agreement between B&M Retail Limited, hereafter referred to\nas the Company, and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers,\nhereafter referred to as the Union.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>The Company agrees to deal exclusively with the Union (and no other union)\non all matters within the scope of this Agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>2. SCOPE\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>i.This Agreement shall apply to all non-management Company colleagues\nlocated at all B&M Distribution Centres (hereafter referred to as\ncolleagues).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>ii.The Company is committed to working jointly with the Union over the next\n12 months following the signing of this agreement with a view to agreeing how\nbest to implement arrangements for pay negotiations for colleagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>3. GENERAL PRINCIPLES\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>i. The Company and the Union are committed to working together in a spirit\nof partnership to the mutual benefit of the Company and its colleagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>ii. The partners to this agreement recognise that they have a mutual\nobjective in ensuring the success of the Company as the basis on which\nimprovements to pay and conditions can be achieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>iii. The partners agree that good relations between them are helpful to the\nsuccess of the Company and that this is achieved through mutual respect,\nopenness and trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>iv. The partners recognise each other's legitimate and separate functions.\nThe Union recognises the Company’s right and responsibility to manage the\nbusiness and the Company recognises the Union's right to represent the views\nand interests of its members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>v. In order to assist the Union to be fully representative of all\ncolleagues, the Company agrees to bring to the attention of all new colleagues\nthe benefits of membership of the Union.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>vi. The Union will have the opportunity to explain the benefits of\nmembership to new colleagues as part of the induction process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>vii. The Company will deduct Union subscriptions from salaries of colleagues\nwho wish to pay their subscriptions this way, subject to completion of the\nappropriate form and will encourage use of this facility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>4. REPRESENTATION\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>Colleagues of the Company who are members of the Union may be elected as\nworkplace representatives to represent Union members in accordance with the\nterms of this agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>4.1. Appointment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>i. The Company and the Union will agree the number of representatives\nrequired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>ii. Representatives will be permanent colleagues and should have not less\nthan one year’s service with the Company prior to nomination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>iii. As soon as a Colleague ceases to be a member of the Union, or ceases to\nbe employed by the Company as a non-management Distribution Centre employee,\ntheir appointment as a Union representative will cease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>iv. AN representatives must be mutually acceptable to the Union and the\nCompany. The Company will not unreasonably object to a choice of\nrepresentative. In the event that the Company objects to a specific nomination,\ntheir objections will be put in writing to the Area Organiser concerned. The\nArea Organiser can appeal against the objection to the Area Manager, following\nwhich a meeting will be held to resolve the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>v. The Union will provide the Company with a list of appointed\nrepresentatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"cbaClause highlight focus\" id=\"clause-trainingprogrammes\">\u003Cp>vi. The Company and the Union recognise that it is in the interests of their\npartnership for Union representatives to receive relevant training. The Company\nagrees to provide union representatives with reasonable time off work without\nloss of earnings to attend approved Usdaw training in accordance with the\nprovisions set out in the ACAS code of practice “Time off for Trade Union\nDuties and Activities”. The Union undertakes to give the Company reasonable\nnotice of all requests for training leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\u003Cp>vii. Area Organisers will have the opportunity to meet with newly appointed\nRepresentatives to outline ways of working between the Company and the Union.\nMeetings will normal take approximately 2 hours and the last 30 minutes will be\na joint meeting including the appropriate manager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>4.2. Facilities\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>i. The Company will give access to reasonable facilities comprising office\naccommodation (not sole use), telephone and mail and will also provide secure\nstorage for Representatives’ Union documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>ii. The Company will, wherever possible, make available reasonable\naccommodation for meetings of Union members. The dates and times of such\nmeetings will be agreed between the parties and will be arranged to minimise\ndisruption to the activities of the Company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>iii. Union representatives will be permitted to take reasonable time off\nwithout loss of earnings to carry out their duties and responsibilities under\nthis agreement in accordance with the provisions the ACAS code of practice\n“Time off for Trade Union Duties and Activities”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>iv. Representatives seeking time off for union duties will request paid time\noff from work from management as far as possible in advance giving the reason\nand likely length of absence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>v. Should the Company request that such time off be postponed for\noperational reasons, the partners will endeavour to agree a suitable\nalternative. Neither party will act unreasonably on the question of\npostponement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>vi. The Company will provide union representatives with reasonable\nfacilities to communicate with other colleagues, for example notice boards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>5. RECRUITMENT\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>- B&M will inform all new and existing employees covered by this\nagreement about the benefits of joining Usdaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>® Usdaw Representatives\u002FArea Organisers will be invited to attend induction\nsessions for new employees covered by this agreement to promote the benefits of\nUsdaw\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>membership and wifi be allowed around 30 minutes to make an appropriate\npresentation (including questions and answers).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>® Usdaw recruitment literature and a membership application form will be\ngiven out with the induction pack to new starters as part of the Company’s\ninduction programme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>« The Company will notify the Usdaw National Officer of any new\ndistribution centre openings a minimum of three months or at the earliest\nopportunity prior to opening with details of site address and contact\ndetails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>« In the event of a new distribution centre opening, an Usdaw\nRepresentative\u002FOfficial will be allowed around 45 minutes to make an\nappropriate presentation (including questions and answers) as part of the\ninduction programme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>- B&M will also provide reasonable recruitment time and facilities for\nrecognised Usdaw Officials to meet existing employees covered by this\nagreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>® From time to time, Usdaw may request that an Usdaw Representative is\nstood down from their normal role. Wages for all periods of stand down will be\npaid by the Company and reimbursed monthly by Usdaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>6. LEARNING\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>6.1 Academy\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Usdaw currently runs an Organising Academy secondment and local Reps may\nrequest the opportunity to participate in this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>6.2 Usdaw’s Annual Delegate Meeting\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>The Company will support one Usdaw Representatives from each Distribution\nCentre to attend the Usdaw Annua! Delegate Meeting with pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Usdaw’s National Officer will advise the Company in writing of the paid\nattendees to the ADM no later than six weeks before the date of the meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Favourable consideration will be given for further Usdaw Representatives to\nattend ADM by taking holidays or unpaid leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>6.3 Lifelong Learning\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>All partners recognise the benefits of lifelong learning and development and\nthat it is essential to the successful future of the organisation and\nindividuals who work there. Therefore, all parties are committed to working in\npartnership to promote and support Lifelong Learning across the Company and\nensure equal access to learning opportunities for all employees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>7. CONSULTATION\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>i. Both partners recognise that regular communication between the Company\nand its colleagues is vital. The Company and the Union are committed to\neffective, ongoing communications and to fully involving colleagues in the\nissues discussed under this agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>ii. Consultative mechanisms will be established to ensure that the views of\nall colleagues are consistently listened to and acted on. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>iii. To facilitate this process each Distribution Centre will have a Joint\nConsultation Committee (hereafter referred to as the JCC) made up of appointed\nUnion representatives for the Distribution Centre and a local Company manager.\nThe JCC will discuss employee relations, health and safety issues and other\nmatters relevant to employment relations. The JCC will meet once every other\nmonth (6 per year) and the minutes will be circulated to all JCC\nrepresentatives and made available to all relevant colleagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>iv. Prior to each JCC Meeting the Union will hold a pre-meeting with all JCC\nReps and supported by the full time Area Organiser to discuss issues raised by\nmembers and to agree what items are submitted to the Company for inclusion on\nthe agenda for the JCC Meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>v.In addition, the Company will support two meetings each year, involving 2\nappointed Union representatives from each Distribution Centre along with the\nUsdaw National Officer, the Distribution Director, senior site management and\nHR support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Ch2>8. HEALTH AND SAFETY\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"cbaClause highlight\" id=\"clause-healthandsafetypolicy\">\u003Cp>Both the Company and the Union recognise the necessity for having an\neffective and comprehensive health and safety policy and will follow the\nprocedures laid down in the Health and Safety at Work Act.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\u003Ch2>9. SECURITY OF EMPLOYMENT\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\u003Cp>The Usdaw National Officer will be given notification of any site closures\nor proposals to make 20 or more redundancies as soon as is reasonably\npracticable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>SIGNATORIES TO THE AGREEMENT\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>All those who have signed below signify their acceptance of this agreement\nbetween B&M Retail Limited and Usdaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>This agreement is not intended to be contractual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>This Agreement becomes effective between the parties from the date of\nsignature and will be reviewed on an annual basis. If either partner wishes to\nterminate the agreement, they must give six months’ notice in writing, to the\nHead Office of the Company or Union as appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>- Signed on behalf of B&M Retail Limited - \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Karen Hubbard \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Chief Operating Officer\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>- Signed on behalf of the Union of Shop,Distributive And Allied Workers\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Paddy Lillis\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Usdaw Deputy General Secretary\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n            ",{"healthandsafetypolicy":44,"trainingprogrammes":48},{"bindId":45,"name":46,"text":47},"healthandsafetypolicy","Both the Company and the Union recognise","Both the Company and the Union recognise the necessity for having an\neffective and comprehensive health and safety policy and will follow the\nprocedures laid down in the Health and Safety at Work Act.",{"bindId":49,"name":50,"text":51},"trainingprogrammes","vi. 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