Company Employees Each Party shall not, directly or indirectly solicit for employment, any employee of the other Party who has been directly involved in the performance of this Agreement during the Term and for one year after the earlier of the termination or expiration of this Agreement or the termination of such individual's employment, with the other Party. It shall not be a violation of this provision if any employee responds to a Party's general advertisement of an open position.
Transferred Employees Effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser or one of its Affiliates shall make an offer of employment to each Applicable Employee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and except as provided in an individual employment Contract with any Applicable Employee or as required by the terms of an Assumed Plan, offers of employment to Applicable Employees whose employment rights are subject to the UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement as of the Closing Date, shall be made in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement and Purchaser’s obligations under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1974, as amended. Each offer of employment to an Applicable Employee who is not covered by the UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement shall provide, until at least the first anniversary of the Closing Date, for (i) base salary or hourly wage rates initially at least equal to such Applicable Employee’s base salary or hourly wage rate in effect as of immediately prior to the Closing Date and (ii) employee pension and welfare benefits, Contracts and arrangements that are not less favorable in the aggregate than those listed on Section 4.10 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, but not including any Retained Plan, equity or equity-based compensation plans or any Benefit Plan that does not comply in all respects with TARP. For the avoidance of doubt, each Applicable Employee on layoff status, leave status or with recall rights as of the Closing Date, shall continue in such status and/or retain such rights after Closing in the Ordinary Course of Business. Each Applicable Employee who accepts employment with Purchaser or one of its Affiliates and commences working for Purchaser or one of its Affiliates shall become a “Transferred Employee.” To the extent such offer of employment by Purchaser or its Affiliates is not accepted, Sellers shall, as soon as practicable following the Closing Date, terminate the employment of all such Applicable Employees. Nothing in this Section 6.17(a) shall prohibit Purchaser or any of its Affiliates from terminating the employment of any Transferred Employee after the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions of the UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement. It is understood that the intent of this Section 6.17(a) is to provide a seamless transition from Sellers to Purchaser of any Applicable Employee subject to the UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement. Except for Applicable Employees with non- standard individual agreements providing for severance benefits, until at least the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Purchaser further agrees and acknowledges that it shall provide to each Transferred Employee who is not covered by the UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement and whose employment is involuntarily terminated by Purchaser or its Affiliates on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, severance benefits that are not less favorable than the severance benefits such Transferred Employee would have received under the applicable Benefit Plans listed on Section 4.10 of the Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule. Purchaser or one of its Affiliates shall take all actions necessary such that Transferred Employees shall be credited for their actual and credited service with Sellers and each of their respective Affiliates, for purposes of eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual (except in the case of a defined benefit pension plan sponsored by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates in which Transferred Employees may commence participation after the Closing that is not an Assumed Plan), in any employee benefit plans (excluding equity compensation plans or programs) covering Transferred Employees after the Closing to the same extent as such Transferred Employee was entitled as of immediately prior to the Closing Date to credit for such service under any similar employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements of any of Sellers or any Affiliate of Sellers; provided, however, that such crediting of service shall not operate to duplicate any benefit to any such Transferred Employee or the funding for any such benefit. Such benefits shall not be subject to any exclusion for any pre-existing conditions to the extent such conditions were satisfied by such Transferred Employees under a Parent Employee Benefit Plan as of the Closing Date, and credit shall be provided for any deductible or out-of-pocket amounts paid by such Transferred Employee during the plan year in which the Closing Date occurs.
Business Employees (a) Schedule 1.1(a) contains a complete and accurate list of all the Business Employees as of the date specified in such list (which in any event shall be no more than ten (10) business days prior to the date hereof), showing for each Business Employee, the name, title, location, service date, annual salary or wages as of such date and aggregate annual compensation for Seller's 2002 fiscal year. None of the Business Employees is covered by any union, collective bargaining agreement or other similar labor agreement, formal or informal, nor, to Seller's knowledge, has there been any labor union organizing activities relating to the Business Employees within the past five years.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10(b), with respect to the Business Employees, Seller does not currently maintain, contribute to or have any liability under any Benefit Plan. With respect to each Benefit Plan identified on Schedule 3.10(b), Seller has made available to Buyer true and complete copies of the most recent summary plan or other written description thereof. Each Benefit Plan listed on Schedule 3.10(b) has been operated in material compliance with all applicable Laws, including ERISA. Each Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter, or has pending or has time remaining in which to file an application for such determination, from the IRS, and Seller is not aware of reason why any such determination letter should be revoked or not issued or reissued. Any amount that could be received (whether in cash, property, or vesting of property) as a result of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement by any officer, director, employee or independent contractor of Seller, who is a "disqualified individual" (as defined in proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1), under any Contract that will be assumed by the Buyer, would not be characterized as an "excess parachute payment" (as defined in Section 280G of the Code).
(c) With respect to the CATV Business, there is not presently pending or existing, and, to Seller's knowledge, there is not threatened, (i) any strike, slowdown, picketing, or work stoppage, (ii) any application for certification of a collective bargaining agent, or (iii) any controversies pending, or to Seller's knowledge, threatened between Seller or any Subsidiary and any of its employees that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
Seller's Employees Purchaser will interview and evaluate in accordance with its normal employment procedures those Persons employed as field personnel in the capacity of pumper, foreman, operator, technician, mechanic, superintendent, repairman, utility man, or other similar field classifications by Seller in connection with the Subject Properties and identified by letter of even date herewith from Seller to Purchaser who desire to be considered for employment by Purchaser, and will offer in writing employment to those Persons for whom Purchaser in its sole discretion determines a need. If Purchaser fails to offer such employment to all of such Persons, Purchaser shall not, as a result of such failure, otherwise be in default under this Agreement, but shall be required to reimburse Seller for severance benefits paid by Seller to each such Person not offered employment by Purchaser; provided, that such reimbursement shall not exceed that amount determined by multiplying each such employee's normal weekly wage by twelve (12). Persons offered employment with Purchaser will be offered employment at their current work location with compensation and benefits comparable to those provided to Purchaser's current employees performing similar tasks, or, if none, with compensation and benefits comparable to those provided by Seller Such offers shall be made prior to Closing, but shall be contingent upon the occurrence of Closing and such employment shall not commence until Closing. If any such Person employed by Purchaser is terminated by Purchaser within six (6) months of Closing, Purchaser shall pay such Person a severance benefit equal to the amount determined by multiplying each such employee's normal weekly wage by ten (10). Purchaser shall have no obligation under this Section 13.19 with respect to Persons offered employment by Purchaser pursuant to this Section 13.19 who decline such employment, except that the foregoing provisions shall apply to the extent that such Person accepts employment with Purchaser or any of its Affiliates within twelve (12) months of Closing.
Existing Employees Existing employees who are covered by the coverage clause of this Agreement may become union members at any time. Employees shall, from the date of becoming union members, be bound by all the benefits and obligations relating to employees under this Agreement.
New Employees The Employer agrees to acquaint new Employees with the fact that a Union Agreement is in effect.
Former Employees All Employees terminating service with the Employer during the Plan Year and who have satisfied the eligibility requirements based on the terms of the Employer's accumulated benefits plans checked below (select all that apply; leave blank if no exclusions):
a. [ ] The Former Employee must be at least age (e.g., 55)
b. [ ] The value of the sick and/or vacation leave must be at least $ (e.g., $2,000)
c. [ ] A contribution will only be made if the total hours is over (e.g., 10) hours
d. [ ] A contribution will not be made for hours in excess of (e.g., 40) hours
Shift Employees Employees who work rotating shift patterns or those who work qualifying shifts shall be entitled, on completion of 12 months employment on shift work, to up to an additional 5 days annual leave, based on the number of qualifying shifts worked. The entitlement will be calculated on the annual leave anniversary date. Qualifying shifts are defined as a shift which involves at least 2 hours work performed outside the hours of 8.00am to 5.00pm, excluding overtime. Number of qualifying shifts per annum Number of days additional leave per annum 121 or more 5 days 96 – 120 4 days 71 – 95 3 days 46 – 70 2 days 21 – 45 1 day
Defined Contribution Plans The Company does not maintain, contribute to or have any liability under (or with respect to) any employee plan which is a tax-qualified "defined contribution plan" (as defined in Section 3(34) of ERISA), whether or not terminated.
Savings Plans (A) ASSUMPTION OF SPINCO SAVINGS PLANS AND RELATED LIABILITIES Effective no later than the Close of the Distribution Date, Spinco or a member of the Spinco Group shall take all action necessary to assume and become the plan sponsor of the Spinco Savings Plans and shall be responsible for all Liabilities relating to the Spinco Savings Plans. The Spinco Savings Plans shall recognize and maintain all contribution and investment elections made by Transferred Individuals under the Spinco Savings Plans as such elections were last in effect during the period immediately prior to the Distribution Date and shall apply such elections under the Spinco Savings Plans for the remainder of the period or periods for which such elections are by their terms applicable (subject in all cases to applicable election change rights of the Transferred Individuals).
(B) TRANSFER OF LIABILITIES UNDER NSI CORPORATE 401(K) PLAN Effective no later than the Close of the Distribution Date: (i) all Liabilities to or relating to Retained Corporate Employees under the National Service Industries Retirement and 401(k) Plan ("Corporate 401(k) Plan") shall cease to be Liabilities of the Corporate 401(k) Plan and shall be assumed in full and in all respects by one or more NSI Savings Plans; (ii) the appropriate NSI Savings Plan(s) shall assume and be solely responsible for all ongoing rights of or relating to these Retained Corporate Employees for future participation (including the right to make contributions through payroll deductions in the NSI Savings Plan(s); and (iii) the accounts of the Retained Corporate Employees under the Corporate 401(k) Plan which are held by its related trust shall be transferred to the account(s) of the appropriate NSI Savings Plan under the NSI Master Savings Trust.
(C) SAVINGS PLAN TRUST Effective no later than the Close of the Distribution Date, Spinco shall establish, or cause to be established, the Spinco Master Savings Trust which shall be qualified under Code ss. 401(a), be exempt from taxation under Code ss. 501(a)(1), and form part of the Spinco Savings Plans. Spinco shall, prior to the end of the remedial amendment period for the Spinco Savings Plans, apply for determination letters from the Internal Revenue Service that shall provide that the Spinco Savings Plans and the Spinco Master Savings Trust satisfy the requirements for qualification under Code sections 401(a) and 501(a), and Spinco shall take all actions necessary or appropriate to obtain such letters.