Flexibility 6.1 An Employer and an Employee covered by this Agreement may agree to make an individual flexibility arrangement to vary the effect of terms of the Agreement if:
(a) the Agreement deals with one or more of the following matters:
(i) overtime rates;
(ii) penalty rates;
(iii) arrangements about when work is performed;
(iv) allowances; and
(v) leave loading.
(b) the arrangement meets the genuine needs of the Employer and Employee in relation to one or more of the matters mentioned in paragraph (a); and
(c) the arrangement is genuinely agreed to by the Employer and Employee.
6.2 The Employer must ensure that the terms of the individual flexibility arrangement:
(a) are about permitted matters under section 172 of the Act; and
(b) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the Act; and
(c) result in the Employee being better off overall than the Employee would be if no arrangement was made.
6.3 The Employer must ensure that the individual flexibility arrangement:
(a) is in writing; and
(b) includes the name of the Employer and Employee; and
(c) is signed by the Employer and Employee and if the Employee is under 18 years of age, signed by a parent or guardian of the Employee; and
(d) includes details of:
(i) the terms of the Agreement that will be varied by the arrangement; and
(ii) how the arrangement will vary the effect of the terms; and
(iii) how the Employee will be better off overall in relation to the terms and conditions of his or her employment as a result of the arrangement; and
(e) states the day on which the arrangement commences.
6.4 The Employer must give the Employee a copy of the individual flexibility arrangement within 14 days after it is agreed to.
6.5 The Employer or the Employee may terminate the individual flexibility arrangement:
(a) by giving no more than 28 days written notice to the other party to the arrangement; or
(b) if the Employer and Employee agree in writing — at any time.
Agreement Flexibility 8.1 An employer and employee covered by this enterprise agreement may agree to make an individual flexibility arrangement to vary the effect of terms of the agreement if:
(a) the agreement deals with 1 or more of the following matters:
(i) arrangements about when work is performed;
(ii) overtime rates;
(iii) penalty rates;
(iv) allowances;
(v) leave loading; and
(b) the arrangement meets the genuine needs of the employer and employee in relation to 1 or more of the matters mentioned in paragraph (a); and
(c) the arrangement is genuinely agreed to by the employer and employee.
8.2 The employer must ensure that the terms of the individual flexibility arrangement:
(a) are about permitted matters under section 172 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and
(b) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and
(c) result in the employee being better off overall than the employee would be if no arrangement was made.
8.3 The employer must ensure that the individual flexibility arrangement:
(a) is in writing; and
(b) includes the name of the employer and employee; and
(c) is signed by the employer and employee and if the employee is under 18 years of age, signed by a parent or guardian of the employee; and
(d) includes details of:
(i) the terms of the enterprise agreement that will be varied by the arrangement; and
(ii) how the arrangement will vary the effect of the terms; and
(iii) how the employee will be better off overall in relation to the terms and conditions of his or her employment as a result of the arrangement; and
(e) states the day on which the arrangement commences.
8.4 The employer must give the employee a copy of the individual flexibility arrangement within 14 days after it is agreed to.
8.5 The employer or employee may terminate the individual flexibility arrangement:
(a) by giving no more than 28 days written notice to the other party to the arrangement; or
(b) if the employer and employee agree in writing—at any time.
WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY The employer must ensure that any Individual Flexibility Agreement (IFA) is genuinely agreed to by the employer and the employee and result in the employee being better off overall at the time the IFA is made than the employee would have been if no IFA had been agreed to.
8.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, the employer and an individual employee may agree to vary the application of certain terms of the Agreement to meet the genuine individual needs of the employer and the individual employee. The terms the employer and the individual employee may agree to vary are the application of those permitted under Section 172 of the FW Act, and relates only to:-
8.1.1 arrangements for when work is performed;
8.1.2 salary sacrifice arrangements;
8.1.3 reduction in ordinary hours; and
8.1.4 are not unlawful terms under Section 194 of the FW Act.
8.2 The employer and the individual employee must have genuinely made the IFA without coercion or duress. An IFA can only be entered into after the individual employee has commenced employment with the employer.
8.3 The IFA between the employer and the individual employee must:
8.3.1 be confined to a variation in the application of one or more of the terms listed in Clause 8.1; and
8.4 The IFA between the employer and the individual employee must also:
8.4.1 be in writing, name the parties to the IFA and be signed by the employer and the individual employee and, if the employee is under eighteen (18) years of age, the employee’s parent or guardian;
8.4.2 state each term of the Agreement that the employer and the individual employee have agreed to vary;
8.4.3 detail how the application of each term has been varied by agreement between the employer and the individual employee;
Individual Flexibility Arrangement 12.1 The Employer and an Employee covered by this Agreement, may agree to make an Individual Flexibility Arrangement to vary the following terms of this Agreement if:
(a) the arrangement deals with one or more of the following matters:
(i) arrangements about where and when work is performed;
(ii) overtime rates;
(iii) penalty rates;
(iv) allowances; or
(v) annual leave loading;
(b) the arrangement must meet the genuine needs of the Employer and Employee in relation to one or more of the matters mentioned in subclause 14.1 (a); and
(c) the arrangement is genuinely agreed to by the Employer and the Employee.
12.2 The Employer must ensure that the terms of the Individual Flexibility Arrangement:
(a) are about permitted matters under section 172 of the Act;
(b) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the Act;
(c) result in the Employee being better off overall than the Employee would be if no agreement was made.
12.3 The Employer must ensure that the Individual Flexibility Arrangement:
(a) is in writing;
(b) includes the name of the Employer and the Employee;
(c) is signed by the Employer and the Employee, and if the Employee is under 18 years of age, signed by a parent or guardian of the Employee;
(d) Includes details of:
(i) the terms of the Agreement that will be varied by the arrangement;
(ii) how the arrangement will vary the effect of the terms;
(iii) how the Employee will be better off overall in relation to the terms and conditions of their employment as a result of the arrangement; and
(e) states the day on which the arrangement commences;
12.4 The Employer must give the Employee a copy of the Individual Flexibility Arrangement within 14 days after it is agreed to.
12.5 The Employer or Employee may terminate the Individual Flexibility Arrangement;
(a) by giving no more than 28 days written notice to the other party to the arrangement; or
(b) if the Employer and the Employee agree in writing – at any time.
Flexibility Arrangements 10.1 The Employer and an Employee may agree to make an individual flexibility arrangement to vary a term of the Agreement if the arrangement:
(a) only varies the effect of
(i) clause 47 Parental Leave
(ii) clause 44 Compassionate Leave
(iii) clause 46 Jury Service
(b) meets the genuine needs of the Employer and Employee in relation to the matter mentioned in clause 10.1
(a) above:
(i) is genuinely agreed to by the Employer and Employee; and
(ii) is not inconsistent with section 55 of the Fair Work Act.
10.2 The Employer must ensure that the terms of the individual flexibility arrangement:
(a) are about permitted matters under section 172 of the Fair Work Act;
(b) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the Fair Work Act; and
(c) result in the Employee being better off overall than the Employee would be if no arrangement was made.
10.3 The Employer must ensure that the terms of the individual flexibility arrangement:
(a) is in writing;
(b) includes the name of the Employer and the Employee;
(c) is signed by the Employer and the Employee (if the Employee is under the age of 18, signed by a parent or guardian of the Employee;
(d) includes details of:
(i) the terms of this Agreement that will be varied by the arrangement;
(ii) how the arrangement will vary the effect of the terms;
(iii) how the Employee will be better off overall in relation to the terms and conditions of his or her employment as a result of the arrangement; and
(iv) states the day on which the arrangement commences.
10.4 The Employer must give the Employee a copy of the individual flexibility arrangement within fourteen (14) days.
10.5 Upon request by the relevant Employee/s, the Employer must provide copies of all flexibility arrangements made under this clause to the Union/Union Delegate/Employee Representative.
10.6 The Employer or Employee may terminate the individual flexibility arrangement by giving not more than twenty-eight (28) days’ written notice to the other Party to the arrangement; or if the Employer and Employee agree in writing at any time.
Individual Flexibility Arrangements 38.1 Where the Employer wants to enter into a individual flexibility arrangement (IFA) it must provide a written proposal to the Employee. Where the Employee’s understanding of written English is limited, the Employer must take measures, including translation into an appropriate language, to ensure the Employee understands the proposal.
38.2 The Employer and an Employee covered by this Agreement may agree to make an IFA to vary the effect of terms of the Agreement if:
(a) it deals with one or more of the following matters:
(i) Time between which ordinary hours are worked;
(ii) Salary sacrifice Agreements;
(iii) Reduction in ordinary hours;
(iv) Increase in annual leave accrual each year;
(v) Increase in rate of accrual of Rostered days off;
(vi) Increase in wages;
(vii) Increase in training leave (Union or otherwise);
(b) The IFA meets the genuine needs of the Employer and the Employee covered by this Agreement in relation to one or more of the matters mentioned in paragraph (a) above; and
(c) The IFA is genuinely agreed to by the Employer and the Employee.
38.3 The Employer must ensure that the terms of the IFA:
(a) are about permitted matters under section 172 of the FW Act; and
(b) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the FW Act; and
(c) result in the Employee being better off overall than the Employee would be if no IFA was made.
38.4 The Employer must also ensure that any such IFA is:
(a) in writing (including details of the terms that will be varied, how the IFA will vary the effect of the Enterprise Agreement terms, how the Employee will be better off overall in relation to the terms and conditions of his or her employment as a result of the IFA, and the day on which the IFA commences);
(b) includes the name of the Employer and Employee;
(c) signed by the Employer and the Employee, and if the Employee is under 18, by a parent or guardian of the Employee; and
(d) provided to the Employee within 14 days after it is agreed to.
38.5 The Employer or Employee may terminate the IFA by either the Employer or Employee giving written notice of not more than 28 days, or at any time by both parties agreeing in writing.
38.6 Where any of the requirements of ss 202 and 203 of the FW Act are not met, the IFA is of no effect.
Background and Narrative of Budget Reductions 2. Assumptions Used in the Deficit Reduction Plan: - EBF and Estimated New Tier Funding: - Equal Assessed Valuation and Tax Rates: - Employee Salaries and Benefits: - Short and Long Term Borrowing: - Educational Impact: - Other Assumptions: - Has the district considered shared services or outsourcing (Ex: Transportation, Insurance) If yes please explain:
BUDGET REDUCTIONS In the event that the County’s Board of Supervisors adopts, in any fiscal year, a County Budget which provides for reductions in the salaries and benefits paid to the majority of County employees and imposes similar reductions with respect to County Contracts, the County reserves the right to reduce its payment obligation under this Contract correspondingly for that fiscal year and any subsequent fiscal year during the term of this Contract (including any extensions), and the services to be provided by the Contractor under this Contract shall also be reduced correspondingly. The County’s notice to the Contractor regarding said reduction in payment obligation shall be provided within thirty (30) calendar days of the Board’s approval of such actions. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, the Contractor shall continue to provide all of the services set forth in this Contract.
Local Circuit Switching Capability, including Tandem Switching Capability 4.2.1 Local circuit switching capability is defined as: (A) line-side facilities, which include, but are not limited to, the connection between a loop termination at a main distribution frame and a switch line card; (B) trunk-side facilities, which include, but are not limited to, the connection between trunk termination at a trunk-side cross-connect panel and a switch trunk card; (C) switching provided by remote switching modules; and (D) all features, functions, and capabilities of the switch, which include, but are not limited to: (1) the basic switching function of connecting lines to lines, line to trunks, trunks to lines, and trunks to trunks, as well as the same basic capabilities made available to BellSouth’s customers, such as a telephone number, white page listings, and dial tone; and (2) all other features that the switch is capable of providing, including but not limited to customer calling, customer local area signaling service features, and Centrex, as well as any technically feasible customized routing functions provided by the switch. Any features that are not currently available but are technically feasible through the switch can be requested through the BFR/NBR process.
4.2.2 Notwithstanding BellSouth’s general duty to unbundle local circuit switching, BellSouth shall not be required to unbundle local circuit switching for Louisville Telephone when Louisville Telephone serves an end-user with four (4) or more voice-grade (DS-0) equivalents or lines served by BellSouth in one of the following MSAs: Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; Orlando, FL; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC; Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC; Nashville, TN; and New Orleans, LA, and BellSouth has provided non- discriminatory cost based access to the Enhanced Extended Link (EEL) throughout Density Zone 1 as determined by NECA Tariff No. 4 as in effect on January 1, 1999.
4.2.3 In the event that Louisville Telephone orders local circuit switching for an end user with four (4) or more DS0 equivalent lines within Density Zone 1 in an MSA listed above, BellSouth shall charge Louisville Telephone the market based rates in Exhibit B for use of the local circuit switching functionality for the affected facilities.
EPP service availability Refers to the ability of the TLD EPP servers as a group, to respond to commands from the Registry accredited Registrars, who already have credentials to the servers. The response shall include appropriate data from the Registry System. An EPP command with “EPP command RTT” 5 times higher than the corresponding SLR will be considered as unanswered. If 51% or more of the EPP testing probes see the EPP service as unavailable during a given time, the EPP service will be considered unavailable.