Copyees If Schedule 1 specifies any person to whom copies of notices shall also be sent:
(a) the party giving a notice in the manner required by this Clause 18.4 shall send a copy of the notice to such person at the address for sending copies as specified in Schedule 1, or to such other person or address as may, from time to time, have been notified by the party to be notified to the notifying party under this Clause 18.4; and
(b) such copy notice shall be sent immediately after the original notice.
Access to Employees Staff representatives of the Union shall be allowed to visit work areas of employees during working hours and confer on conditions of employment to the extent that such visitations do not disrupt the work activities of the area being visited. Prior to entering the work area, the representative shall receive permission from the appropriate department head or his/her designee stating the reason(s) for such visitations. Permission shall not be unreasonably denied.
Company Employees Each Party shall not, directly or indirectly solicit for employment, any employee of the other Party who has been directly involved in the performance of this Agreement during the Term and for one year after the earlier of the termination or expiration of this Agreement or the termination of such individual's employment, with the other Party. It shall not be a violation of this provision if any employee responds to a Party's general advertisement of an open position.
Contractor’s Employees Contractor may, in its discretion and at its own expense, employ such assistants as Contractor deems necessary to perform the Services. If any specific employee is designated in Schedule 1 to perform the Services, Contractor may only replace such designated employee with SMUD’s prior written approval, and with a replacement satisfactory to SMUD. SMUD may not control, direct, or supervise Contractor or Contractor’s Representatives in the performance of the Services. Contractor agrees to assume full responsibility for the payment and deduction of all state and federal taxes and benefits from Contractor’s Representatives, including but not limited to any applicable payroll and income taxes, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, retirement, workers’ compensation, pension, or other social security benefits for all persons or entities employed or retained by Contractor in the performance of the Services under this Agreement, and if applicable for all self-employment and other taxes incurred by Contractor in the performance of the Services.
Seller's Employees Purchaser will interview and evaluate in accordance with its normal employment procedures those Persons employed as field personnel in the capacity of pumper, foreman, operator, technician, mechanic, superintendent, repairman, utility man, or other similar field classifications by Seller in connection with the Subject Properties and identified by letter of even date herewith from Seller to Purchaser who desire to be considered for employment by Purchaser, and will offer in writing employment to those Persons for whom Purchaser in its sole discretion determines a need. If Purchaser fails to offer such employment to all of such Persons, Purchaser shall not, as a result of such failure, otherwise be in default under this Agreement, but shall be required to reimburse Seller for severance benefits paid by Seller to each such Person not offered employment by Purchaser; provided, that such reimbursement shall not exceed that amount determined by multiplying each such employee's normal weekly wage by twelve (12). Persons offered employment with Purchaser will be offered employment at their current work location with compensation and benefits comparable to those provided to Purchaser's current employees performing similar tasks, or, if none, with compensation and benefits comparable to those provided by Seller Such offers shall be made prior to Closing, but shall be contingent upon the occurrence of Closing and such employment shall not commence until Closing. If any such Person employed by Purchaser is terminated by Purchaser within six (6) months of Closing, Purchaser shall pay such Person a severance benefit equal to the amount determined by multiplying each such employee's normal weekly wage by ten (10). Purchaser shall have no obligation under this Section 13.19 with respect to Persons offered employment by Purchaser pursuant to this Section 13.19 who decline such employment, except that the foregoing provisions shall apply to the extent that such Person accepts employment with Purchaser or any of its Affiliates within twelve (12) months of Closing.
Maintenance Employees The normal hours of work for full-time Maintenance employees are 72 ½ hours over a two (2) week period, not to exceed eight (8) hours per day.
Former Employees All Employees terminating service with the Employer during the Plan Year and who have satisfied the eligibility requirements based on the terms of the Employer's accumulated benefits plans checked below (select all that apply; leave blank if no exclusions):
a. [ ] The Former Employee must be at least age (e.g., 55)
b. [ ] The value of the sick and/or vacation leave must be at least $ (e.g., $2,000)
c. [ ] A contribution will only be made if the total hours is over (e.g., 10) hours
d. [ ] A contribution will not be made for hours in excess of (e.g., 40) hours
Employees 8.1 The Parties acknowledge that the Employees' contracts of employment shall automatically transfer to the Purchaser pursuant to the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 (as amended) (the “Regulations”). Additionally, the Seller acknowledges that (i) no employee of the Purchaser has an employment agreement; and (ii) no employee of the Seller shall be granted an employment agreement.
8.2 The Purchaser shall be responsible for and undertakes to indemnify and keep the Seller indemnified from and against all accrued holiday pay entitlements and accrued holiday entitlements of the Employees which have accrued prior to the Closing Date.
8.3 Unless actions for the claim(s) arise before the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall have no recourse against the Seller in respect of any claim made by or in relation to the Employees whether by virtue of the assumption of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981, the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 or arising under contract, statute, regulation, directive or otherwise.
8.4 Beginning on the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of all wages and salaries due, any related pay-as-you-earn, National Insurance or deductions in respect of the Employees.
8.5 The Seller undertakes to indemnify and keep the Purchaser indemnified from and against all liabilities, obligations, costs, claims and demands arising from or in respect of any of the Employees, insofar as and to the extent that the same was caused by any act or omission by the Seller prior to the Closing Date.
8.6 All the obligations of the Seller under or in connection with the contracts of employment of the Employees arising in respect of any event or period on or prior to the Closing Date shall be performed and discharged by the Seller and the Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser from and against any and all actions, proceedings, costs, claims, expenses, demands, damages, awards (whether of compensation or otherwise), fines, penalties, judgements, order and liabilities whatsoever (including, without limitation, national insurance and pension entitlements and any liability to pay accrued holiday pay) which:
8.6.1 relate to or arise out of or in connection with the employment or dismissal of any of the Employees or any other employee by the Seller or any other person or any act or omission by the Seller or any associate of the Seller or any other event occurring on or prior to the Closing Date for which the Purchaser is liable by reason of the operation of the Regulations or other measure having the force of law; or
8.6.2 (whether or not in respect of a period before or after the Closing Date) relate to any contract of employment of any employee of the Seller or any other person (other than any of the Employees) in respect of which the Purchaser is liable as a result of the Regulations or Directive 77/187 of the Council of European Communities or the termination of any such contract (and in this connection the Purchaser shall terminate such contacts of employment promptly on becoming aware of the same); or
8.6.3 arise from any failure by the Seller to comply with its obligations made or contemplated by the Regulations.
8.7 The Seller undertakes to authorise and hereby authorises each of the Employees to disclose to the Purchaser after the Closing Date all information in his or her possession relating to the Business notwithstanding any term of his or her employment with the Seller (whether express or implied) which would otherwise preclude him or her from so doing.
8.8 Should any liabilities, obligations, costs, claims and demands arising from or in respect of any of the Employees, insofar as and to the extent that the same was caused by any act or omission by the Seller prior to the Closing Date (the “Employee Liabilities”), arise on or after the Closing Date, the Employee Liabilities shall be subject to the Offset defined in Section 3.1.
Business Employees (a) Schedule 1.1(a) contains a complete and accurate list of all the Business Employees as of the date specified in such list (which in any event shall be no more than ten (10) business days prior to the date hereof), showing for each Business Employee, the name, title, location, service date, annual salary or wages as of such date and aggregate annual compensation for Seller's 2002 fiscal year. None of the Business Employees is covered by any union, collective bargaining agreement or other similar labor agreement, formal or informal, nor, to Seller's knowledge, has there been any labor union organizing activities relating to the Business Employees within the past five years.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10(b), with respect to the Business Employees, Seller does not currently maintain, contribute to or have any liability under any Benefit Plan. With respect to each Benefit Plan identified on Schedule 3.10(b), Seller has made available to Buyer true and complete copies of the most recent summary plan or other written description thereof. Each Benefit Plan listed on Schedule 3.10(b) has been operated in material compliance with all applicable Laws, including ERISA. Each Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter, or has pending or has time remaining in which to file an application for such determination, from the IRS, and Seller is not aware of reason why any such determination letter should be revoked or not issued or reissued. Any amount that could be received (whether in cash, property, or vesting of property) as a result of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement by any officer, director, employee or independent contractor of Seller, who is a "disqualified individual" (as defined in proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1), under any Contract that will be assumed by the Buyer, would not be characterized as an "excess parachute payment" (as defined in Section 280G of the Code).
(c) With respect to the CATV Business, there is not presently pending or existing, and, to Seller's knowledge, there is not threatened, (i) any strike, slowdown, picketing, or work stoppage, (ii) any application for certification of a collective bargaining agent, or (iii) any controversies pending, or to Seller's knowledge, threatened between Seller or any Subsidiary and any of its employees that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
Auxiliary Employees
(a) An auxiliary employee shall receive a letter of appointment clearly stating their employment status and expected duration of employment.
(b) Auxiliary employees who have worked 1827 hours in 33 pay periods and who are employed for work which is of a continuous full-time or continuous part-time nature, shall be converted to regular status effective the beginning of the month following the month in which they attain the required hours.
(c) For the purposes of (b) above and Clauses 31.6—Application of Agreement, 31.9—Medical, Dental and Group Life Insurance, 31.11—Annual Vacations and 31.12—Eligibility Requirements for Benefits, hours worked shall include:
(1) hours worked at the straight-time rate;
(2) hours compensated in accordance with Clause 31.10—Designated Paid Holidays;
(3) hours that a seniority rated auxiliary employee cannot work because they are on a recognized WCB claim arising from their employment with the government to a maximum of 420 hours of missed work opportunity within 14 calendar weeks from the beginning of the claim;
(4) annual vacation pursuant to Clause 31.11(d)—Annual Vacations;
(5) compensatory time off provided the employee has worked 1827 hours in 33 pay periods;
(6) missed work opportunities during leaves pursuant to Clause 2.10
(a) Time Off for Union Business—Without pay, except that during the first 33 pay periods of employment such credit shall be limited to 105 hours;
(7) leaves pursuant to Clause 2.10(b)—Time Off for Union Business—With pay; Notwithstanding (3) above, an auxiliary employee eligible for conversion to regular status shall not be converted until the employee has returned to active employment for 140 hours. The effective date of such conversion shall be the first of the month following the date on which eligibility for conversion occurs.
(d) For the purposes of (b) above and Clauses 31.6—Application of Agreement, 31.9—Medical, Dental and Group Life Insurance, 31.11—Annual Vacations and 31.12—Eligibility Requirements for Benefits, hours beyond the 420 hours in (c)(3) above, that an auxiliary employee cannot work because they are on a recognized WCB claim arising from their employment with the government are not added to the 1827 or 1200 hours nor are the days charged against the 33 or 26 pay periods.