5. The conditions of employment of the personnel of the Commission shall be determined at the provincial level.
If the conditions of employment are determined by way of negotiation, the collective agreement shall not be valid unless it is negotiated and approved on behalf of the personnel by representatives authorized by the association certified under the Labour Code (chapter C-27) and, on behalf of the Commission, by its representatives and by the Government or its representatives.
The conditions of employment of the personnel not governed by a collective agreement shall be fixed by the Commission in accordance with the standards it establishes by regulation which requires the approval of the Government.
If functionaries of the Government are assigned to the Commission, the chairman, with regard to them, shall exercise the powers of the chief executive officer of an agency within the meaning of the Public Service Act (chapter F-3.1.1).
The functionaries employed by the Commission shall benefit by a leave of absence without pay for the period during which they are in the employ of the Commission.
1975, c. 51, s. 2; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1978, c. 15, s. 133; 1983, c. 55, s. 161; 1986, c. 89, s. 50; 1988, c. 35, s. 3.