The Local Council (Lokaal Overleg, LO) is a consultation that takes place five times a year between representatives of the unions and the university (Executive Board). The unions act on behalf of all the employees at Radboud University. Each university specifies national collective labour agreements (cao) into local policy and regulations on working conditions and legal status of employees. For instance, agreements such as leave, working hours, social security, working cost arrangements and employment support funds (arbeidsvoorwaardengelden). The Local Council also plays an important role in the event of reorganizations.
The Local Council is not an open meeting. What is discussed is confidential and minutes are not shared. The unions collect opinions and share the outcome with their own members. The HR department communicates the results from the Local Council as Radboud policy and regulations to all employees via the weekly bulletin and on www.ru.nl.
Becoming a member of a trade union
