Time off for trade union duties and activities - a guide to facility time (August 2017)

Chapter 4

Representatives of employee safety (ROES)

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Employees who are not represented by union safety reps have the right to be consulted on matters relating to their health and safety at work under the Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996. However, employees who take on the role of being an ROES do not have the statutory investigatory or inspection functions of union safety reps, nor the right to receive certain information from inspectors, or attend health and safety committee meetings.


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