Flexibility 7.1 The Employer and an Employee covered by this Schedule may agree to make an individual flexibility arrangement to vary the effect of terms of this Schedule if: 7.1.1 the agreement deals with 1 or more of the following matters: (i) arrangements about when work is performed - such arrangements may be made to vary the operation of clause 24 Hours of Work; (ii) Salary Packaging – an employee may elect a salary packaging arrangement in accordance with clause 21 of this Schedule; and 7.1.2 the arrangement meets the genuine needs of the Employer and Employee in relation to 1 or more of the matters mentioned in 7.1.1; and 7.1.3 the arrangement is genuinely agreed to by the Employer and Employee. 7.2 The Employer must ensure that the terms of the individual flexibility arrangement: (i) are about permitted matters under section 172 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and (ii) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and (iii) result in the Employee being better off overall than the Employee would be if no arrangement was made. 7.3 The Employer must ensure that the individual flexibility arrangement: 7.3.1 is in writing; and 7.3.2 includes the name of the Employer and Employee; and 7.3.3 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 7.3.4 includes details of: (i) the terms of the Schedule 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 7.3.5 states the day on which the arrangement commences. 7.4 The Employer must give the Employee a copy of the individual flexibility arrangement within 14 days after it is agreed to. 7.5 The Employer or Employee may terminate the individual flexibility arrangement: 7.5.1 by giving no more than 28 days written notice to the other party to the arrangement; or 7.5.2 if the Employer and Employee agree in writing — at any time.
Agreement Flexibility 8.1 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. 8.2 The employer must ensure that the terms of the individual flexibility arrangement: (a) are about permitted matters under section 172 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and (b) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and (c) result in the employee being better off overall than the employee would be if no arrangement was made. 8.3 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. 8.4 The employer must give the employee a copy of the individual flexibility arrangement within 14 days after it is agreed to. 8.5 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.
WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY The employer must ensure that any Individual Flexibility Agreement (IFA) is genuinely agreed to by the employer and the employee and result in the employee being better off overall at the time the IFA is made than the employee would have been if no IFA had been agreed to. 8.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, the employer and an individual employee may agree to vary the application of certain terms of the Agreement to meet the genuine individual needs of the employer and the individual employee. The terms the employer and the individual employee may agree to vary are the application of those permitted under Section 172 of the FW Act, and relates only to:- 8.1.1 arrangements for when work is performed; 8.1.2 salary sacrifice arrangements; 8.1.3 reduction in ordinary hours; and 8.1.4 are not unlawful terms under Section 194 of the FW Act. 8.2 The employer and the individual employee must have genuinely made the IFA without coercion or duress. An IFA can only be entered into after the individual employee has commenced employment with the employer. 8.3 The IFA between the employer and the individual employee must: 8.3.1 be confined to a variation in the application of one or more of the terms listed in Clause 8.1; and 8.4 The IFA between the employer and the individual employee must also: 8.4.1 be in writing, name the parties to the IFA and be signed by the employer and the individual employee and, if the employee is under eighteen (18) years of age, the employee’s parent or guardian; 8.4.2 state each term of the Agreement that the employer and the individual employee have agreed to vary; 8.4.3 detail how the application of each term has been varied by agreement between the employer and the individual employee;
Forecast Customer shall provide Flextronics, on a monthly basis, a rolling [***] forecast indicating Customer’s monthly Product requirements. The first [***] of the forecast will constitute Customer’s written purchase order for all Work to be completed within the first [***] period. Such purchase orders will be issued in accordance with Section 3.2 below.
Forecasting Manager and Sprint PCS will work cooperatively to generate mutually acceptable forecasts of important business metrics including traffic volumes, handset sales, subscribers and Collected Revenues for the Sprint PCS Products and Services. The forecasts are for planning purposes only and do not constitute Manager's obligation to meet the quantities forecast.
Testing Capabilities 7.2.2.10.2.1 LIS Acceptance Testing is provided where equipment is available, with the following test lines: seven-digit access to balance (100 type), milliwatt (102 type), nonsynchronous or synchronous, automatic transmission measuring (105 type), data transmission (107 type), loop-around, short circuit, open circuit, and non-inverting digital loop-back (108 type), and such other acceptance testing that may be needed to ensure that the service is operational and meets the applicable technical parameters. 7.2.2.10.2.2 In addition to LIS acceptance testing, other tests are available (e.g., additional cooperative acceptance testing, automatic scheduled testing, cooperative scheduled testing, manual scheduled testing, and non-scheduled testing). Charges for such testing are identified in Section 7.3.5.
TRUNK FORECASTING 57.1. CLEC shall provide forecasts for traffic utilization over trunk groups. Orders for trunks that exceed forecasted quantities for forecasted locations will be accommodated as facilities and/or equipment are available. Sprint shall make all reasonable efforts and cooperate in good faith to develop alternative solutions to accommodate orders when facilities are not available. Company forecast information must be provided by CLEC to Sprint twice a year. The initial trunk forecast meeting should take place soon after the first implementation meeting. A forecast should be provided at or prior to the first implementation meeting. The semi-annual forecasts shall project trunk gain/loss on a monthly basis for the forecast period, and shall include: 57.1.1. Semi-annual forecasted trunk quantities (which include baseline data that reflect actual Tandem and end office Local Interconnection and meet point trunks and Tandem-subtending Local Interconnection end office equivalent trunk requirements) for no more than two years (current plus one year); 57.1.2. The use of Common Language Location Identifier (CLLI-MSG), which are described in Telcordia documents BR 000-000-000 and BR 000-000-000; 57.1.3. Description of major network projects that affect the other Party will be provided in the semi-annual forecasts. Major network projects include but are not limited to trunking or network rearrangements, shifts in anticipated traffic patterns, or other activities by CLEC that are reflected by a significant increase or decrease in trunking demand for the following forecasting period. 57.1.4. Parties shall meet to review and reconcile the forecasts if forecasts vary significantly.
Flexibility Arrangements 9.1 The Employer and an Employee may agree to make an individual flexibility arrangement to vary a term of the Agreement if the arrangement: (a) only varies the effect of (i) Clause 45 Parental Leave and Dad and Partner Pay (ii) Clause 42 Compassionate Leave
Individual Flexibility Arrangements 38.1 Where the Employer wants to enter into a individual flexibility arrangement (IFA) it must provide a written proposal to the Employee. Where the Employee’s understanding of written English is limited, the Employer must take measures, including translation into an appropriate language, to ensure the Employee understands the proposal. 38.2 The Employer and an Employee covered by this Agreement may agree to make an IFA to vary the effect of terms of the Agreement if: (a) it deals with one or more of the following matters: (i) Time between which ordinary hours are worked; (ii) Salary sacrifice Agreements; (iii) Reduction in ordinary hours; (iv) Increase in annual leave accrual each year; (v) Increase in rate of accrual of Rostered days off; (vi) Increase in wages; (vii) Increase in training leave (Union or otherwise); (b) The IFA meets the genuine needs of the Employer and the Employee covered by this Agreement in relation to one or more of the matters mentioned in paragraph (a) above; and (c) The IFA is genuinely agreed to by the Employer and the Employee. 38.3 The Employer must ensure that the terms of the IFA: (a) are about permitted matters under section 172 of the FW Act; and (b) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the FW Act; and (c) result in the Employee being better off overall than the Employee would be if no IFA was made. 38.4 The Employer must also ensure that any such IFA is: (a) in writing (including details of the terms that will be varied, how the IFA will vary the effect of the Enterprise Agreement terms, 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 IFA, and the day on which the IFA commences); (b) includes the name of the Employer and Employee; (c) signed by the Employer and the Employee, and if the Employee is under 18, by a parent or guardian of the Employee; and (d) provided to the Employee within 14 days after it is agreed to. 38.5 The Employer or Employee may terminate the IFA by either the Employer or Employee giving written notice of not more than 28 days, or at any time by both parties agreeing in writing. 38.6 Where any of the requirements of ss 202 and 203 of the FW Act are not met, the IFA is of no effect.
Individual Flexibility Arrangement 12.1 The Employer and an Employee covered by this Agreement, may agree to make an Individual Flexibility Arrangement to vary the following terms of this Agreement if: (a) the arrangement deals with one or more of the following matters: (i) arrangements about where and when work is performed; (ii) overtime rates; (iii) penalty rates; (iv) allowances; or (v) annual leave loading; (b) the arrangement must meet the genuine needs of the Employer and Employee in relation to one or more of the matters mentioned in subclause 14.1 (a); and (c) the arrangement is genuinely agreed to by the Employer and the Employee. 12.2 The Employer must ensure that the terms of the Individual Flexibility Arrangement: (a) are about permitted matters under section 172 of the Act; (b) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the Act; (c) result in the Employee being better off overall than the Employee would be if no agreement was made. 12.3 The Employer must ensure that the Individual Flexibility Arrangement: (a) is in writing; (b) includes the name of the Employer and the Employee; (c) is signed by the Employer and the Employee, and if the Employee is under 18 years of age, signed by a parent or guardian of the Employee; (d) Includes details of: (i) the terms of the Agreement that will be varied by the arrangement; (ii) how the arrangement will vary the effect of the terms; (iii) how the Employee will be better off overall in relation to the terms and conditions of their employment as a result of the arrangement; and (e) states the day on which the arrangement commences; 12.4 The Employer must give the Employee a copy of the Individual Flexibility Arrangement within 14 days after it is agreed to. 12.5 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 the Employee agree in writing – at any time.