Common use of COMMUNICATION PROGRAMME Clause in Contracts

COMMUNICATION PROGRAMME. 13.1 The Authority and Operator shall jointly agree a strategy for communication with all stakeholders, the Authority Personnel and the Staff during the Exit Period as a part of the Exit Plan. The strategy shall set out the most effective vehicles for such communications and the assignment of responsibility to the party best placed to manage such communications. For the avoidance of doubt, the Operator shall only be permitted to charge the Authority for effecting such communications where the Operator can demonstrate that it will incur additional cost, over and above that deemed by the Authority as reasonable in such circumstance, and that such communications fall outside its obligations under this agreement and provided always that it does not relate to communications with the Staff. 13.2 Arrangements for communication with all stakeholders, the Authority Personnel and the Staff shall be made so as to avoid any detrimental impact upon the parties’ respective business as a result of undertaking any transfer contemplated by the Exit Plan. The parties shall share the responsibility for release of information in connection therewith. Schedule 9 EMPLOYEES‌ In this Schedule, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set out below:- Regulations the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (2006/246) and/or any other regulations enacted for the purpose of implementing the Acquired Rights Directive (Council Directive 23/2001/EEC) into English law; Relevant Transfer a relevant transfer of an undertaking for the purposes of the Regulations; Returning Staff the meaning ascribed in Paragraph 1.1; Subsequent Transfer Date each date on which there is a transfer of responsibility for the provision of the Services between the Operator and the Authority and/or a New Operator;

COMMUNICATION PROGRAMME. 13.1 The Authority and Operator shall jointly agree a strategy for communication with all stakeholders, the Authority Personnel and the Staff during the Exit Period as a part of the Exit Plan. The strategy shall set out the most effective vehicles for such communications and the assignment of responsibility to the party best placed to manage such communications. For the avoidance of doubt, the Operator shall only be permitted to charge the Authority for effecting such communications where the Operator can demonstrate that it will incur additional cost, over and above that deemed by the Authority as reasonable in such circumstance, and that such communications fall outside its obligations under this agreement and provided always that it does not relate to communications with the Staff. 13.2 Arrangements for communication with all stakeholders, the Authority Personnel and the Staff shall be made so as to avoid any detrimental impact upon the parties’ respective business as a result of undertaking any transfer contemplated by the Exit Plan. The parties shall share the responsibility for release of information in connection therewith. Schedule 9 EMPLOYEES‌ In this Schedule, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set out below:- Regulations the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (2006/246) and/or any other regulations enacted for the purpose of implementing the Acquired Rights Directive (Council Directive 23/2001/EEC) into English law; Relevant Transfer a relevant transfer of an undertaking for the purposes of the Regulations; Returning Transferring Staff the meaning ascribed in Paragraph 1.1; Subsequent Transfer Date each date on which there is a transfer of responsibility for the provision of the Services between the Operator and the Authority and/or a New Operator;

COMMUNICATION PROGRAMME. 13.1 The Authority and Operator shall jointly agree a strategy for communication with all stakeholders, the Authority Personnel and the Staff during the Exit Period as a part of the Exit Plan. The strategy shall set out the most effective vehicles for such communications and the assignment of responsibility to the party best placed to manage such communications. For the avoidance of doubt, the Operator shall only be permitted to charge the Authority for effecting such communications where the Operator can demonstrate that it will incur additional cost, over and above that deemed by the Authority as reasonable in such circumstance, and that such communications fall outside its obligations under this agreement and provided always that it does not relate to communications with the Staff. 13.2 Arrangements for communication with all stakeholders, the Authority Personnel and the Staff shall be made so as to avoid any detrimental impact upon the parties’ respective business as a result of undertaking any transfer contemplated by the Exit Plan. The parties shall share the responsibility for release of information in connection therewith. Schedule SCHEDULE 9 EMPLOYEES‌ In this Schedule, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set out below:- Regulations the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (2006/246246/2006) and/or any other regulations enacted for the purpose of implementing the Acquired Rights Directive (Council Directive 23/2001/EEC) into English law; Relevant Transfer a relevant transfer of an undertaking for the purposes of the Regulations; Returning Staff the meaning ascribed in Paragraph 1.1; Subsequent Transfer Date each date on which there is a transfer of responsibility for the provision of the Services between the Operator and the Authority and/or a New Operator;