CONSULTATION PROCESSES. The parties agree that they will consult each other about matters involving changes to the organisation or performance of work in the workplace covered by the Agreement. Such consultation will include matters relating to: structural efficiency; training; termination; change and redundancy. In addition the parties may develop further consultative arrangements as required from time to time.
CONSULTATION PROCESSES. General
(a) Where the employer seeks to contract out or lease current services, the union will be consulted as early as possible. Discussions will take place before any steps are taken to call tenders or enter into any otherwise binding legal arrangement for the provision of services by an external provider.
(b) For the purpose of consultation, the union will be given relevant documents. The employer will ensure that the union is aware of any proposals to contract out or lease current services. It is the responsibility of the union to participate fully in discussions on any proposals to contract out or lease current services.
(c) If, after full consultation as outlined above, nurses and midwives are affected by the necessity to contract out or lease current services, the employer will:
(i) negotiate with the union employment arrangements to assist nurses and midwives to move to employment with the contractor;
(ii) ensure that nurses and midwives are given the option to take up employment with the contractor;
(iii) ensure that nurses and midwives are given the option to accept deployment/redeployment with the employer; and
(iv) ensure that as a last resort, nurses and midwives are given the option of accepting voluntary early retirement.
CONSULTATION PROCESSES. Emergent Circumstances
(a) The employer can contract out or lease current services without full consultation with the union in cases where any delay would cause immediate risks to patients and/or detriment to the delivery of public health services to the Queensland public.
(b) In all cases information must be provided to the union for review in relation to these cases and to assist in determining strategies to resolve any issues that arise. These circumstances would include:
(i) in the event of critical shortages of skilled staff; or
(ii) extraordinary or unforeseen circumstances.
CONSULTATION PROCESSES. The parties are committed to utilising consultative processes throughout the organisation and to this end we will continue the current practice which created an atmosphere of mutual trust and cooperation. Management will continue to communicate and consult with employees of the Authority.
CONSULTATION PROCESSES. General Where Queensland Health seeks to contract out or lease current services, the union will be consulted as early as possible. Discussions will take place before any steps are taken to call tenders or enter into any otherwise binding legal arrangement for the provision of services by an external provider. For the purpose of consultation the union will be given relevant documents. Queensland Health will ensure that the union is aware of any proposals to contract out or lease current services. It is the responsibility of the union to participate fully in discussions on any proposals to contract out or lease current services. If, after full consultation as outlined above, nurses and midwives are affected by the necessity to contract out or lease current services, Queensland Health will: negotiate with the union employment arrangements to assist nurses and midwives to move to employment with the contractor; ensure that nurses and midwives are given the option to take up employment with the contractor; ensure that nurses and midwives are given the option to accept deployment/redeployment with Queensland Health; and ensure that as a last resort, nurses and midwives are given the option of accepting voluntary early retirement.
CONSULTATION PROCESSES. (i) Consultation Process Pertaining to Access Right Royalty Information. As often as necessary, but in no event less than once per calendar quarter, the Licensee Representatives or their designees shall be given access to members of Clearwire's management and/or technical staff to review the process and content of <PAGE> information sharing pursuant to this Section 20, and to address any questions or concerns about the manner, timeliness and completeness of the information received, in addition to questions about its content.
(ii) Process for Altering Definitions/Formulae to Maintain Integrity of Relationship. At the call of any Party Representative, the Party Representatives shall meet, together with such other employees or advisors as may facilitate such meeting, to discuss concerns over the operation of the formulas and the scope of defined terms as a result of one or more changes in Clearwire's technology and/or business practices that individually or collectively produce a material adverse change to the Access Right Royalties or other material benefits that Licensee receives pursuant to this Agreement, and to determine if a reformation of this Agreement should be implemented to prevent or reverse such material adverse change(s).
A. The Parties agree to share such information and to provide such technical assistance in collecting and evaluating such information as may be useful or necessary to facilitate the process required by Section 20(e)(i) and (ii). In connection with such consultation, any Party Representative may propose altering the scope of a term or formula under this Agreement (a "REFORMATION PROPOSAL") to achieve the goals set forth in Section 20(a) and to preserve the Licensee benefits set forth Section 7 or elsewhere in this Agreement. If the Parties agree on the change, they shall take such action as is necessary to amend this Agreement. If the Parties cannot agree on a proposed modification in a timely manner, any Party Representative may invoke the Special Dispute Resolution Procedure identified for this purpose in Section 21(d)(xii). Any Party Representative may invoke for the first time Special Dispute Resolution Procedure set forth above at any time following the Commencement Date.
B. No Party Representative may invoke the Special Dispute Resolution Procedure in support of a Reformation Proposal on the same principal grounds more frequently than every five (5) years during the Term of this Agreement. By way of example but not limita...
CONSULTATION PROCESSES. 7.1 Consultation regarding major workplace change
(a) Employer to notify
(i) Where the Company has made a definite decision to introduce major changes in production, program, organisation, structure or technology that are likely to have significant effects on Employees, the Company must notify the Employees Skretting (Cambridge Operations) Enterprise Agreement 2023 who may be affected by the proposed changes and their representatives, if any.
(ii) Significant effects include:
A) termination of employment;
B) major changes in the composition, operation or size of the Company’s workforce or in the skills required;
C) the elimination or diminution of job opportunities, promotion opportunities or job tenure;
D) the alteration of hours of work;
E) the need for retraining or transfer of employees to other work or locations; and the restructuring of jobs.
(iii) The Company will discuss with the Employees affected and their representatives, if any issues including:
A) the introduction of the changes,
B) the effects the changes are likely to have on Employees;
C) measures to avert or mitigate the adverse effects of such changes on Employees;
D) and will give prompt consideration to matters raised by the Employees and/or their representatives in relation to the changes.
(iv) The discussions will commence as early as practicable after a definite decision has been made by the Company to make the changes.
(v) For the purposes of such discussion, the Company must provide in writing to the Employees concerned and their representatives, if any, all relevant information about the changes including the nature of the changes proposed, the expected effects of the changes on employees and any other matters likely to affect Employees but the Company will not disclose confidential information the disclosure of which would be contrary to its interests.
7.2 Consultation about changes to rosters or hours of work
(a) Where the Company proposes to change an Employee’s regular roster or ordinary hours of work, the Company must consult with the Employees affected and their representatives, if any, about the proposed change.
(b) The Company will:
(i) provide to the Employees affected and their representatives, if any, all relevant Skretting (Cambridge Operations) Enterprise Agreement 2023 information about the proposed change, but the Company will not disclose confidential information the disclosure of which would be contrary to the its interests;
(ii) invite Employees affected to give ...
CONSULTATION PROCESSES. Emergent Circumstances
(a) The employer can contract out or lease current services without full consultation with the union in cases where any delay would cause immediate risks to students and/or detriment to the delivery of the State School Nursing Service.
(b) In all cases information must be provided to the union for review in relation to these cases and to assist in determining strategies to resolve any issues that arise. These circumstances would include:
(i) in the event of critical shortages of skilled staff; or
(ii) extraordinary or unforeseen circumstances.
CONSULTATION PROCESSES. Emergent Circumstances The employer can contract out or lease current services without reference to the BEMS SBU in cases where any delay would cause immediate risks to patients and/or detriment to the delivery of public health services to the Queensland public. In all cases information must be provided to the next BEMS SBU for review in relation to these cases and to assist in determining strategies to resolve any issues that arise. These circumstances would include: in the event of critical shortages of skilled staff; or extraordinary or unforeseen circumstances.
7.2.3 BEMS SBU Approval Regarding the lack of available infrastructure capital and the cost of providing technology, and where it can be clearly demonstrated that it is in the public interest that such services should be contracted out, contracting out cannot occur until agreement is sought at the BEMS SBU, provided that such agreement shall not unreasonably be withheld.
CONSULTATION PROCESSES. General
(a) Where the employer is considering contracting out or leasing current services, the union will be consulted as early as possible. Discussions will take place before any steps are taken to call tenders or enter into any otherwise binding legal arrangement for the provision of services by an external provider.
(b) For the purpose of consultation, the union will be given relevant documents. The employer will ensure that the union is aware of any proposals to contract out or lease current services. It is the responsibility of the union to participate fully in discussions on any proposals to contract out or lease current services.
