Assignment of business operations. The status of a chief shop xxxxxxx and a labour protection delegate shall continue as such notwithstanding assignment of business operations if the assigned business or part thereof retains its independence. If a business or part thereof to be assigned loses its independence, then the chief shop xxxxxxx and labour protection delegate shall be entitled to the subsequent protection referred to in Paragraph 4.3 of this agreement as of the end of the term of office arising from the assignment of business operations. After the term of office of a chief shop xxxxxxx or labour protection delegate has ended, said employee and the employer shall jointly determine whether maintenance of the employee’s vocational skills requires vocational training for the employee’s former duties or for correspond- ing duties. The employer shall arrange any training that is required by said determination. When deciding the content of such training attention shall be paid to release from work, to the length of the term of office as an elected representative, and to any changes in working meth- ods that have occurred during said period. When arranging vocational training the employer shall enable elected representatives and xx- xxxx protection delegates to participate in vocational training during their terms of office in the same way as other staff.
