Common use of Communications with Employees Clause in Contracts

Communications with Employees. All Parties to this agreement commit to:  Include and agree a service wide communications plan in all joint projects.  Communicate jointly with employees on all matters which may affect their terms and conditions of service or significantly affect their role in the delivery of SPS business.  Accept, where a joint communication cannot be produced, that each Party will share with the other the text of its own prepared communication prior to it being issued. Both Parties agree to consider, but not necessarily adopt, suggested amendments to the text by either Party.  Acknowledge that routine communications between Trade Unions and their members and SPS and their employees will not require to be shared.  In relation to joint initiatives: joint input to defining questions that might be put to member ballot and joint input to the information package that will fully inform employees and members of the issue (recognising that it is for each Trade Union to independently decide on recommendations to its membership).  Provide regular communication updates to employees on matters subject to on-going discussions between SPS and the TUS.  Provide clearly evidenced rationale for all decisions taken.  Communicate clearly, succinctly and timeously.  Provide an accurate reflection of events following resolution of an issue by using constructive terminology and not destructive rhetoric.  Convey agreement and not victory on matters resolved.  Provide regular ‘Partnership’ employee information bulletins.  Provide a joint explanatory note or road show to employees requested to participate in a ballot in respect of jointly recommended outcomes of negotiations. Partnership Accord #7

Communications with Employees. All Parties to this agreement commit to:  • Include and agree a service wide communications plan in all joint projects.  • Communicate jointly with employees on all matters which may affect their terms and conditions of service or significantly affect their role in the delivery of SPS business.  • Accept, where a joint communication cannot be produced, that each Party will share with the other the text of its own prepared communication prior to it being issued. Both Parties agree to consider, but not necessarily adopt, suggested amendments to the text by either Party.  • Acknowledge that routine communications between Trade Unions and their members and SPS and their employees will not require to be shared.  • In relation to joint initiatives: joint input to defining questions that might be put to member ballot and joint input to the information package that will fully inform employees and members of the issue (recognising that it is for each Trade Union to independently decide on recommendations to its membership).  • Provide regular communication updates to employees on matters subject to on-going discussions between SPS and the TUS.  • Provide clearly evidenced rationale for all decisions taken.  • Communicate clearly, succinctly and timeously.  • Provide an accurate reflection of events following resolution of an issue by using constructive terminology and not destructive rhetoric.  • Convey agreement and not victory on matters resolved.  • Provide regular ‘Partnership’ employee information bulletins.  • Provide a joint explanatory note or road show to employees requested to participate in a ballot in respect of jointly recommended outcomes of negotiations. Partnership Accord #7