Common use of CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT Clause in Contracts

CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT. The parties have recognised the value of working more cooperatively and constructively together to achieve the over-arching goal of maintaining and advancing an Anaesthetic Technician workforce that takes shared responsibility for providing high quality healthcare on a sustainable basis. To this end we have agreed to progress the ongoing interests and issues of the parties outside of bargaining. The objectives of the constructive engagement are: • To ensure the parties’ dealings with each other are in accord with the principles of good faith and are characterised by constructive engagement based on honesty, openness, respect and trust; • That the principles, processes, procedures and goals adopted enable exploration of matters in a meaningful solution focused approach with the group being empowered to implement appropriately agreed solutions; • That efforts are made to improve their relationship, decision making and inter party cooperation; • To co-ordinate the trialing, and where appropriate, introduction of innovative initiatives which will improve healthcare delivery; The principles that have been agreed include promoting the provision of a safe, healthy and supportive work environment with a particular requirement to take account of the work and recommendations of the “Safe Staffing and Healthy Workplaces Committee of Inquiry”. The parties also recognise that environmental and fiscal challenges may impinge on work practices and accept that there needs to be constant evaluation to improve productivity and cost effectiveness and to ensure the efficient, sustainable delivery of high-quality health services.

CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT. The parties have recognised the value of working more cooperatively and constructively together to achieve the over-arching goal of maintaining and advancing an Anaesthetic Technician workforce that takes shared responsibility for providing high quality healthcare on a sustainable basis. To this end we have agreed to progress the ongoing interests and issues of the parties outside of bargaining. The objectives of the constructive engagement are: •  To ensure the parties’ dealings with each other are in accord with the principles of good faith and are characterised by constructive engagement based on honesty, openness, respect and trust; •  That the principles, processes, procedures and goals adopted enable exploration of matters in a meaningful solution focused approach with the group being empowered to implement appropriately agreed solutions; •  That efforts are made to improve their relationship, decision making and inter party cooperation; •  To co-ordinate the trialing, and where appropriate, introduction of innovative initiatives which will improve healthcare delivery; The principles that have been agreed include promoting the provision of a safe, healthy and supportive work environment with a particular requirement to take account of the work and recommendations of the “Safe Staffing and Healthy Workplaces Committee of Inquiry”. The parties also recognise that environmental and fiscal challenges may impinge on work practices and accept that there needs to be constant evaluation to improve productivity and cost effectiveness and to ensure the efficient, sustainable delivery of high-high quality health services.

CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT. The parties have recognised the value of working more cooperatively and constructively together to achieve the over-arching goal of maintaining and advancing an Anaesthetic Technician workforce that takes shared responsibility for providing high quality healthcare on a sustainable basis. To this end we have agreed to progress the ongoing interests and issues of the parties outside of bargaining. The objectives of the constructive engagement are: • To ensure the parties’ dealings with each other are in accord with the principles of good faith and are characterised by constructive engagement based on honesty, openness, respect and trust; • That the principles, processes, procedures and goals adopted enable exploration of matters in a meaningful solution focused approach with the group being empowered to implement appropriately agreed solutions; • That efforts are made to improve their relationship, decision making and inter party cooperation; • To co-ordinate the trialing, and where appropriate, introduction of innovative initiatives which will improve healthcare delivery; The principles that have been agreed include promoting the provision of a safe, healthy and supportive work environment with a particular requirement to take account of the work and recommendations of the “Safe Staffing and Healthy Workplaces Committee of Inquiry”. The parties also recognise that environmental and fiscal challenges may impinge on work practices and accept that there needs to be constant evaluation to improve productivity and cost effectiveness and to ensure the efficient, sustainable delivery of high-high quality health services.