Employees Availability a) The Employer shall provide the Statement of Availability form one and a half (1.5) month before the start of the session. The employees must submit a signed Statement of Availability via electronic means to the immediate supervisor or his or her designate by the 10th day of receiving the Form. Seniority shall prevail in shift assignment
b) Any changes in availability must be negotiated and mutually agreed upon between the Employer and Employee. Agreement to such changes shall not be unreasonably withheld.
c) Once the shift is accepted by an employee it is considered committed unless excused due circumstances beyond her control.
Employees Availability. Employee agrees to make himself reasonably available to the Company to respond to requests for information related to Employee’s employment with the Company. Employee will cooperate with the Company in connection with existing or future litigation or investigations brought by or against the Company or any of its affiliates whether administrative, civil or criminal in nature including making himself available for consultation, document review and live testimony if requested by Company, subject to Employee’s business and personal commitments. The Company will reimburse Employee for reasonable out-of- pocket expenses that Employee incurs directly as a result of such cooperation including reasonable travel and related expenses based on substantially the same parameters as would be applicable as of the Anticipated Separation Date (and reasonable legal fees incurred by independent counsel in connection with such cooperation if Employee in good faith believes such independent counsel to be appropriate and subject to the reasonable approval of the Company’s Chief Legal Officer). Employee shall not be required to cooperate against Employer’s own legal interests. In addition to the immediately following paragraph, employee shall continue to be covered by the applicable indemnification agreement. In the event Employee is named personally as a defendant in any lawsuit involving actions Employee may have taken during the course of Employee’s employment, which were reasonable, in the scope of Employee’s job duties, and not in violation of any Company policies and/or any Company practices and procedures, the Company will, consistent with applicable laws and Company policies and practices, provide Employee with reasonable legal defenses in any such lawsuit.
