5. A person is considered to not have links with the employer or the union where, in the year preceding the person’s appointment, the person(1) was not an employee, an officer or otherwise a representative of an employer, an employees’ association or a group of employers or of employees’ associations in the municipal sector; and
(2) has not exercised an employer or union function as part of labour relations in a sector other than the municipal sector.
Those persons may come from(1) the Québec public service or government bodies, in particular the Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale and the Ministère de la Justice;
(2) the university community, in particular in the fields of labour relations, law, administration or economy; or
(3) research organizations in labour relations, remuneration or public administration, or organizations in the fields of economy, taxation, auditing, or in any other relevant field.