Employment Arrangements Section 3.15 of the Diablo Disclosure Schedule contains a true, accurate and complete list of all Diablo employees involved in the ownership or operation of the Diablo Assets or the conduct of the Diablo Business (the "Diablo Employees"), together with each such employee's title or the capacity in which he or she is employed and the basis for each such employee's compensation. Diablo has no obligation or liability, contingent or other, under any Employment Arrangement with any Diablo Employee, other than those listed or described in Section 3.15 of the Diablo Disclosure Schedule. Except as described in Section 3.15 of the Diablo Disclosure Schedule, (i) none of the Diablo Employees is now, or, to Diablo's knowledge, since January 1, 1993, has been, represented by any labor union or other employee collective bargaining organization, and Diablo is not, and has never been, a party to any labor or other collective bargaining agreement with respect to any of the Diablo Employees, (ii) there are no pending grievances, disputes or controversies with any union or any other employee or collective bargaining organization of such employees, or threats of strikes, work stoppages or slowdowns or any pending demands for collective bargaining by any such union or other organization, (iii) neither Diablo nor any of such employees is now, or, to Diablo's knowledge, has since January 1, 1993 been, subject to or involved in or, to Diablo's knowledge, threatened with, any union elections, petitions therefore or other organizational or recruiting activities, in each case with respect to the Diablo Employees and (iv) none of the Diablo Employees has notified Diablo in writing that he or she does not intend to continue employment with Diablo until the Closing or with ATS following the Closing. Diablo has performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed under all Employment Arrangements and is not in material breach or violation of or in material default or arrears under any of the terms, provisions or conditions thereof.
Equity Arrangements Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of the Amended and Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan, the Second Amended and Restated 1996 Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan or the 2003 Equity Incentive (or any plans that may become the successors to such plans) and any equity incentive agreements entered into between the Company and the Executive pursuant to such plans or otherwise, cause any unexercisable installments of any equity of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company held by the Executive pursuant to any such equity incentive agreement on the Executive’s last date of employment with the Company that have not expired to become exercisable, or, in the case of any then effective restrictions on the vesting of any equity of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company held by the Executive pursuant to any such equity incentive agreement, to cause such restrictions to lapse, as the case may be, on such last date of employment; and
Employee Arrangements Except as set forth in Section 5.20 of the Hanover Disclosure Letter, and except as required (i) pursuant to any collective bargaining agreements in effect as of the date hereof, (ii) as contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) by applicable laws, Hanover shall not, nor shall it permit its Subsidiaries to:
(A) grant any increases in the compensation of any of its current, former or prospective directors, officers, consultants or employees;
(B) pay or agree to pay to any current, former or prospective director, officer, consultant or key employee of Hanover or its Subsidiaries, whether past or present, any pension, retirement allowance or other material employee benefit not required or contemplated by any of the existing Hanover Benefit Plans as in effect on the date hereof;
(C) enter into any new, or amend any existing employment, severance or termination agreement or arrangement with any current, former or prospective director, officer, consultant or key employee or current or prospective employee of Hanover or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(D) become obligated under any collective bargaining agreement, new pension plan, welfare plan, multiemployer plan, employee benefit plan, severance plan, benefit arrangement or similar plan or arrangement of Hanover or any of its Subsidiaries that was not in existence on the date hereof, including any plan that provides for the payment of bonuses or incentive compensation, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of any current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants or any of their beneficiaries, or amend any such plan or arrangement in existence on the date hereof.
Transitional Arrangements 1. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, no Member shall be obliged to apply the provisions of this Agreement before the expiry of a general period of one year following the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.
2. A developing country Member is entitled to delay for a further period of four years the date of application, as defined in paragraph 1, of the provisions of this Agreement other than Articles 3, 4 and 5.
3. Any other Member which is in the process of transformation from a centrally-planned into a market, free-enterprise economy and which is undertaking structural reform of its intellectual property system and facing special problems in the preparation and implementation of intellectual property laws and regulations, may also benefit from a period of delay as foreseen in paragraph 2.
4. To the extent that a developing country Member is obliged by this Agreement to extend product patent protection to areas of technology not so protectable in its territory on the general date of application of this Agreement for that Member, as defined in paragraph 2, it may delay the application of the provisions on product patents of Section 5 of Part II to such areas of technology for an additional period of five years.
5. A Member availing itself of a transitional period under paragraphs 1, 2, 3 or 4 shall ensure that any changes in its laws, regulations and practice made during that period do not result in a lesser degree of consistency with the provisions of this Agreement.
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.
Tax Arrangements 47.1 Where the Contractor is liable to be taxed in the UK in respect of consideration received under this contract, it shall at all times comply with the Income Tax (Earnings and Xxxxxxxx) Xxx 0000 (ITEPA) and all other statutes and regulations relating to income tax in respect of that consideration.
47.2 Where the Contractor is liable to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) in respect of consideration received under this Framework Agreement, it shall at all times comply with the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Xxx 0000 (SSCBA) and all other statutes and regulations relating to NICs in respect of that consideration.
47.3 The Authority may, at any time during the term of this Framework Agreement, request the Contractor to provide information which demonstrates how the Contractor complies with sub-clauses 47.1 and 47.2 above or why those clauses do not apply to it.
47.4 A request under sub-clause 47.3 above may specify the information which the Contractor must provide and the period within which that information must be provided.
Prior Employment Agreements The Executive represents that he/she has not executed any agreement with any previous employer which may impose restrictions on Executive’s employment with the Employer.
Business Arrangements Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has granted rights to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products to any other person and is not bound by any agreement that affects the exclusive right of the Company or such subsidiary to develop, manufacture, produce, assemble, distribute, license, market or sell its products.
Severance Arrangements Grant or pay, or enter into any Contract providing for the granting of any severance, retention or termination pay, or the acceleration of vesting or other benefits, to any Person (other than payments or acceleration that have been disclosed to Acquirer and are set forth on Schedule 4.2(q) of the Company Disclosure Letter);
Consulting Arrangement At the Company’s option, the Company and Employee will enter into a consulting arrangement for a period of six (6) months from the date of such termination the “Consulting Period”), which arrangement will provide for (A) payment by the Company based upon a full-time monthly rate equal to 100% of Employee’s monthly base salary as of the date of such termination and (B) such other terms of service as shall be negotiated in good faith by the Company and Employee; provided, however, that if the Company determines not to enter into the negotiation of a consulting arrangement, or the Company and Employee cannot, following good-faith negotiation, agree upon the terms of such consulting arrangement, then promptly following such determination or the termination of such negotiations, as the case may be, Employee will be paid a lump-sum amount of cash equal to six (6) months of Employee’s base salary as of the date of such termination, less applicable withholding; provided further, however, that if during the Consulting Period Employee engages in Competition or breaches the covenants in Section 6 or in the separation agreement and release of claims, all payments pursuant to this subsection will immediately cease.
