Common use of Culture Clause in Contracts

Culture. 6.1 AEM will deliver annual mandatory cross-cultural training to all workers whose total engagement at the Whale Tail Project is expected to last for more than six (6) months. AEM will offer such training at least twice per Year. Attendance by workers will be mandatory, except that any worker who has already attended at least two (2) such courses may be excused. 6.2 Cross-cultural training programs will be submitted to the Employment and Culture Committee for review and will include cultures other than Inuit culture if deemed appropriate by the Employment and Culture Committee. 6.3 AEM shall, to the extent possible without unduly interfering with the Whale Tail Project’s efficient and safe operation, recognize and support Inuit family values by: (a) making reasonable accommodations for workers who wish to take leave, without pay, to attend functions such as funerals; (b) making reasonable efforts to grant requests for vacation to allow Inuit workers to engage in traditional activities, including hunting; (c) supporting workers’ attendance at extended family functions by allowing workers (who must give reasonable advance notice) to be dropped off or picked up at alternate points of hire whenever possible without jeopardizing travel arrangements for other workers; (d) holding an annual “family day” at the site, including transportation from and to workers’ points of hire, for a member of workers’ families, the workers to be selected by AEM on an annual and rotational basis, giving priority to long-term workers; (e) holding an annual family day in Xxxxx Lake and Chesterfield Inlet; and in other Kivalliq Communities on a rotational basis; and (f) holding an annual Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit day on-site to facilitate the sharing of cultural identity and values among Whale Tail Project workers. 6.4 AEM shall recognize and support Inuit culture by: (a) providing, without cost to workers, on-site internet, email and telephone facilities for workers to communicate with family members; (b) providing an office for an on-site elder or peer who is fluent in Inuktitut with whom workers can discuss concerns and who can provide cultural support and counselling on a confidential basis; (c) offering on-site recreational programming that includes cultural activities; (d) ensuring that the provision of food at the mine site includes offering country food on a regular basis, in accordance with Applicable Laws; (e) maintaining a freezer and separate eating area on-site for use by Inuit who wish to store and consume country food, in accordance with Applicable Laws; (f) incorporating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit principles into Human Resources policies for the Whale Tail Project, and into such other areas governing the operation of the Whale Tail Project as may be reasonable; and (g) maintaining an on-site “quiet room” designed for workers to have a quiet place within which they may hold religious or spiritual functions or similar activities.

Culture. 6.1 AEM will deliver annual mandatory cross-cultural training to all workers whose total engagement at the Whale Tail Meliadine Project is expected to last for more than six (6) months. AEM will offer such training at least twice per Year. Attendance by workers will be mandatory, except that any worker who has already attended at least two (2) such courses may be excused. 6.2 Cross-cultural training programs will be submitted to the Employment and Culture Committee ECC for review and will include cultures other than Inuit culture if deemed appropriate by the Employment and Culture Committee. 6.3 AEM shall, to the extent possible without unduly interfering with the Whale Tail Meliadine Project’s efficient and safe operation, recognize and support Inuit family values by: (a) making reasonable accommodations for workers who wish to take leave, without pay, to attend functions such as funerals; (b) making reasonable efforts to grant requests for vacation to allow Inuit workers to engage in traditional activities, including hunting; (c) supporting workers’ attendance at extended family functions by allowing workers (who must give reasonable advance notice) to be dropped off or picked up at alternate points of hire whenever possible without jeopardizing travel arrangements for other workers; (d) holding an annual “family day” at the site, including transportation from and to workers’ points of hire, for a member of workers’ families, the workers to be selected by AEM on an annual and rotational basis, giving priority to long-term workers; (e) holding an annual family day in Xxxxx Lake Xxxxxx Inlet and Chesterfield Inlet; and in other Kivalliq Communities on a rotational basis; and (f) holding an annual Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit day on-site to facilitate the sharing of cultural identity and values among Whale Tail Meliadine Project workers. 6.4 AEM shall recognize and support Inuit culture by: (a) providing, without cost to workers, on-site internet, email and telephone facilities for workers to communicate with family members; (b) providing an office for an on-site elder or peer who is fluent in Inuktitut with whom workers can discuss concerns and who can provide cultural support and counselling on a confidential basis; (c) offering on-site recreational programming that includes cultural activities; (d) ensuring that the provision of food at the mine site includes offering country food on a regular basis, in accordance with Applicable Laws; (e) maintaining a freezer and separate eating area on-site for use by Inuit who wish to store and consume country food, in accordance with Applicable Laws; (f) incorporating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit principles into Human Resources policies for the Whale Tail Meliadine Project, and into such other areas governing the operation of the Whale Tail Meliadine Project as may be reasonable; and (g) maintaining an on-site “quiet room” designed for workers to have a quiet place within which they may hold religious or spiritual functions or similar activities.

Culture. 6.1 AEM will deliver annual mandatory cross-cultural training to all workers whose total engagement at the Whale Tail Meadowbank Project is expected to last for more than six (6) months. AEM will offer such training at least twice per Year. Attendance by workers will be mandatory, except that any worker who has already attended at least two (2) such courses may be excused. 6.2 Cross-cultural training programs will be submitted to the Employment and Culture Committee for review and will include cultures other than Inuit culture if deemed appropriate by the Employment and Culture Committee. 6.3 AEM shall, to the extent possible without unduly interfering with the Whale Tail Meadowbank Project’s efficient and safe operation, recognize and support Inuit family values by: (a) making reasonable accommodations for workers who wish to take leave, without pay, to attend functions such as funerals; (b) making reasonable efforts to grant requests for vacation to allow Inuit workers to engage in traditional activities, including hunting; (c) supporting workers’ attendance at extended family functions by allowing workers (who must give reasonable advance notice) to be dropped off or picked up at alternate points of hire whenever possible without jeopardizing travel arrangements for other workers; (d) holding an annual “family day” at the site, including transportation from and to workers’ points of hire, for a member of workers’ families, the workers to be selected by AEM on an annual and rotational basis, giving priority to long-term workers; (e) holding an annual family day in Xxxxx Lake and Chesterfield Inlet; and in other Kivalliq Communities on a rotational basis; and (f) holding an annual Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit day on-site to facilitate the sharing of cultural identity and values among Whale Tail Meadowbank Project workers. 6.4 AEM shall recognize and support Inuit culture by: (a) providing, without cost to workers, on-site internet, email and telephone facilities for workers to communicate with family members; (b) providing an office for an on-site elder or peer who is fluent in Inuktitut with whom workers can discuss concerns and who can provide cultural support and counselling on a confidential basis; (c) offering on-site recreational programming that includes cultural activities; (d) ensuring that the provision of food at the mine site includes offering country food on a regular basis, in accordance with Applicable Laws; (e) maintaining a freezer and separate eating area on-site for use by Inuit who wish to store and consume country food, in accordance with Applicable Laws; (f) incorporating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit principles into Human Resources policies for the Whale Tail Meadowbank Project, and into such other areas governing the operation of the Whale Tail Meadowbank Project as may be reasonable; and (g) maintaining an on-site “quiet room” designed for workers to have a quiet place within which they may hold religious or spiritual functions or similar activities.

Culture. 6.1 AEM will deliver annual mandatory cross-cultural training to all workers whose total engagement at the Whale Tail Meliadine Project is expected to last for more than six (6) months. AEM will offer such training at least twice per Year. Attendance by workers will be mandatory, except that any worker who has already attended at least two (2) such courses may be excused. 6.2 Cross-cultural training programs will be submitted to the Employment and Culture Committee for review and will include cultures other than Inuit culture if deemed appropriate by the Employment and Culture Committee. 6.3 AEM shall, to the extent possible without unduly interfering with the Whale Tail Project’s efficient and safe operation, recognize and support Inuit family values by: (a) making reasonable accommodations for workers who wish to take leave, without pay, to attend functions such as funerals; (b) making reasonable efforts to grant requests for vacation to allow Inuit workers to engage in traditional activities, including hunting; (c) supporting workers’ attendance at extended family functions by allowing workers (who must give reasonable advance notice) to be dropped off or picked up at alternate points of hire whenever possible without jeopardizing travel arrangements for other workers; (d) holding an annual “family day” at the site, including transportation from and to workers’ points of hire, for a member of workers’ families, the workers to be selected by AEM on an annual and rotational basis, giving priority to long-term workers; (e) holding an annual family day in Xxxxx Lake Xxxxxx Inlet and Chesterfield Inlet; and in other Kivalliq Communities on a rotational basis; and (f) holding an annual Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit day on-site to facilitate the sharing of cultural identity and values among Whale Tail Meliadine Project workers. 6.4 AEM shall recognize and support Inuit culture by: (a) providing, without cost to workers, on-site internet, email and telephone facilities for workers to communicate with family members; (b) providing an office for an on-site elder or peer who is fluent in Inuktitut with whom workers can discuss concerns and who can provide cultural support and counselling on a confidential basis; (c) offering on-site recreational programming that includes cultural activities; (d) ensuring that the provision of food at the mine site includes offering country food on a regular basis, in accordance with Applicable Laws; (e) maintaining a freezer and separate eating area on-site for use by Inuit who wish to store and consume country food, in accordance with Applicable Laws; (f) incorporating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit principles into Human Resources policies for the Whale Tail Meliadine Project, and into such other areas governing the operation of the Whale Tail Meliadine Project as may be reasonable; and (g) maintaining an on-site “quiet room” designed for workers to have a quiet on- place within which they may hold religious or spiritual functions or similar activities.