EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY. Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, the Chief Executive Officer and an individual employee may mutually agree to vary the application of specific clauses of this agreement. No employee shall be disadvantaged by any flexible arrangements entered into.
EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY. 16.1 Virgin Australia is committed to providing flexibility in its employment arrangements. Virgin Australia recognises that flexibility in this context is essential to cater for individual circumstances (e.g. family responsibilities and work life balance) and operational needs.
16.2 To help achieve this flexibility, Virgin Australia and an individual Team Member may agree on an Individual Flexibility Agreement (IFA) which alters or amends any of the provision of this Agreement, so long as the arrangement:
(a) is genuinely agreed to by the Team Member and Virgin Australia, without coercion or duress; and
(b) results in the Team Member being better off overall than the Team Member would have been if no IFA was entered into; and
(c) can be cancelled with no more than 28 days written notice by either party; and
(d) is otherwise in accordance with the Act.
EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY. A team member shall have the flexibility to perform duties outside of the Meat department by agreement between the team member and the Company. If a Meat Service Assistant agrees to be engaged in another department of the store their base hourly rate will be paid at the Service Assistant rate of pay or the Meat Service Assistant rate of pay whichever is higher. All other Meat department team members will continue to be paid in accordance with the rates of pay as outlined in Clause 4.1.1 of the Agreement when performing such work outside of the Meat Department. Additionally the Sunday loading for performing ordinary of work on Sunday as outlined in Clause 4.2.1 shall apply, where such work is performed on a Sunday as part of ordinary hours.
EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY. 2.1.1 It is recognised by the parties that by nature of business, there may be the requirement for ZNX to build the business beyond its traditional work within industries. In such cases the Employees agree to engage in other works, as directed by the Employer, where such work is in keeping with their qualifications, skill, training and safety requirements.
EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY. 2.1.1 It is recognised by the parties that by the nature of the business, there may be the requirement for Jemena to build the business beyond its traditional work within industries. In such cases the Employees agree to engage in other works, as directed by the Employer, where such work is in keeping with their qualifications, skills, training and safety requirements.
EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY. (1) An employer and employee covered by this enterprise agreement may agree to make an individual flexibility arrangement to vary the effect of terms of the agreement if:
(a) the agreement deals with 1 or more of the following matters:
(i) arrangements about when work is performed;
(ii) overtime rates;
(iii) penalty rates;
(iv) allowances;
(v) leave loading; and
(b) the arrangement meets the genuine needs of the employer and employee in relation to 1 or more of the matters mentioned in paragraph (a); and
(c) the arrangement is genuinely agreed to by the employer and employee.
(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 Xxx 0000; and
(b) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the Fair Work Xxx 0000; and
(c) result in the employee being better off overall than the employee would be if no arrangement was made.
(3) The employer must ensure that the individual flexibility arrangement:
(a) is in writing; and
(b) includes the name of the employer and employee; and
(c) is signed by the employer and employee and if the employee is under 18 years of age, signed by a parent or guardian of the employee; and
(d) includes details of:
(i) the terms of the enterprise agreement that will be varied by the arrangement; and
(ii) how the arrangement will vary the effect of the terms; and
(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
(e) states the day on which the arrangement commences.
(4) The employer must give the employee a copy of the individual flexibility arrangement within 14 days after it is agreed to.
(5) The employer or employee may terminate the individual flexibility arrangement:
(a) by giving no more than 28 days written notice to the other party to the arrangement; or
(b) if the employer and employee agree in writing, at any time.
EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY. The parties agree that a competitive business requires employees to support each other in the performance of work and in meeting customer needs. Therefore, employees should be ready, willing and able to help in emergency situations, by carrying out duties that are within their classification skills, competence and training. It is recognised that such work must be carried out in a safe manner. The company agrees that this work if performed by employees who are not covered by this Agreement (referred to as “staff”) will only be of a nature of assistance to the employees now performing that employment. Such flexibility will not be used to reduce employment performed be employees who are covered by this agreement. It is agreed that any difficulties in implementing this clause will be dealt with through the disputes procedure detailed in Clause 22. Grievance Procedure of this agreement. Previously agreed flexibilities between trades production and distribution employees will also continue.
EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY. The University recognises the importance for employees to maintain a healthy balance between their personal and professional lives. Flexible arrangements enable employees to achieve an appropriate balance whilst also assisting the University in maximising the productivity of its staff. The University provides a range of employment flexibility measures including secondments, exchanges, job sharing, and conversion from full-time to part-time and back, and change of employment fraction.
EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY. 11.1 Virgin Australia and an individual Pilot may agree to alter or amend certain terms of this Agreement to meet the genuine needs of the company and the individual Pilot. To this end, Virgin Australia and an individual Pilot may agree on an Individual Flexibility Agreement (IFA) which alters or amends the provisions referred to in clause 11.2 below, so long as the arrangement:
(a) Does not disadvantage other Pilots (directly or indirectly);
(b) Is genuinely agreed to by the Pilot and Virgin Australia, without coercion or duress;
(c) Results in the Pilot being better off overall than the Pilot would have been if no IFA was entered into;
(d) Is able to be terminated by Virgin Australia or the Pilot by providing not more than 28 days written notice or at any other time as agreed, in writing; and
(e) Is otherwise in accordance with the Fair Work Xxx 0000 (Cth) as amended from time to time (Fair Work Act).
11.2 The following provisions of this Agreement can be altered or amended by an IFA:
(a) Provisions relating to salary sacrificing;
(b) Provisions relating to the bond repayment scheme; and
(c) Any other provision of this Agreement so long as the alteration/amendment is limited to a pro-rating of the relevant provision/entitlement to allow for a reduced or different pattern of work (for example, a reduced annual salary and overtime trigger for a Pilot who works on a roster on, roster off arrangement).
EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY. 4.6.1 An employee may work up to 49% of their ordinary contracted hours (for casual employees, 49% of their hours), in the main body of the supermarket, following prior discussion and agreement with the employee and a nominated representative of the employees choice.
4.6.2 The purpose of this clause is to overcome issues associated with weekly employees potentially having to reduce their ordinary hours due to new or additional competition, refurbishments, cyclical downturns or any other relevant factor.
4.6.3 Where an employee is required to work part of their hours in the main body of the supermarket, the employee will continue to receive the same pay rates, penalty rates and other conditions of employment, as if they were working all of their hours within the meat department.
4.6.4 Where an employee has requested additional hours, the employee will be paid in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement applicable to the department within which they work. If the employee has not requested additional hours under this clause then the provisions of this Agreement would otherwise apply.
4.6.5 Not withstanding clause 4.1.1 an employee working in accordance with clause 4.6.4 will not be entitled to the 75% loading for working on a Saturday and the loading will remain at 25%.
