MEASURES TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY Sample Clauses

MEASURES TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY. 7.1 To secure and grow the Company's competitive position in satisfying customer needs, it is agreed that employees must be allowed to safely make full use of their existing or acquired capabilities directed at improving productivity. 7.2 The Company, the Union, where the Union is the chosen representative of the employees, and all employees shall work to identify opportunities, participate in solving problems and complete the work necessary to continually improve the Company's competitive position. 7.3 In an emergency, after consultation between: 7.3.1 The line manager 7.3.2 The senior operator / leading hand / or like role 7.3.3 The senior operator / leading hand / or like role may involve the Union, in the consultation process, where the Union is the chosen representative of the employees. 7.4 If it is agreed possible and only when it is safe to do so, equipment that would have otherwise been shut may be kept operating with reduced crewing for a period of no more than four hours. 7.5 The following situations are the only occasions in which this clause may be invoked: 7.5.1 Where an injury has occurred and medical attention is being sought 7.5.2 Where an employee has gone home to due to illness 7.5.3 Where an employee has gone home due to a family emergency 7.5.4 Where there is no overtime cover available 7.6 In cases where overtime cover is unavailable the line manager will consult and agree that all alternatives have been exhausted in regard to providing full coverage for the equipment. 7.7 It is agreed that these provisions will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. This will result in a quarterly analysis of events and any need to invoke this clause. In order to conduct a thorough review, the responsible manager will document the circumstances under which it was required to invoke this clause. The circumstances may include items such as: 7.7.1 Utilisation of labour, 7.7.2 Product running at the time, 7.7.3 Attempts made to cover on overtime, 7.7.4 Time of incident, 7.7.5 Other details as appropriate. 7.8 Copies of these documents will be made available to employees and the manufacturing manager after each incident. 7.9 If this clause is invoked more than 5 times in any 6 month rolling period, these provisions will cease until the circumstances have been reviewed. 7.10 The review shall investigate the reasons and the parties will agree on practical changes to allow the continuation of these provisions.

MEASURES TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY. 8.1 The parties are committed to ensuring that the productivity improvements contained in this agreement lead to measurable gains in productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. 8.2 The parties agree to adopt a broad approach to productive performance incorporating management and labour efficiency, quality and training issues. 8.3 The parties shall use specific performance indicators as part of the process of improving productivity, quality and service to customers and benchmarking productivity improvements. 8.4 It is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that a spirit of harmony and cooperation will prevail- It is expected that all employees' work will include identifying opportunities, participating in solving problems and completing the work necessary to improve the company's competitive position. 8.5 The adoption and implementation of self managing work teams where appropriate and practical, together with the provision of appropriate training. 8.6 No demarcations or work restrictions to apply where employees are trained or competent in what they are doing as agreed by both parties and complies with any legal requirement 8.7 Working to the full range of skills. 8.8 Acquisition of vertical and broad skills. 8.9 Appropriate consultative mechanisms to provide a Company/Employee and employee representatives role in the management of this Agreement. 8.10 Flexible work practices to ensure the continued operation of machinery, where appropriate during tea breaks and meal breaks and where a member of the team is temporarily absent. Such work practices will be consistent with appropriate training and without compromise to the safety of operations, product or quality. These arrangements are not intended to cover long-term absenteeism. 8.11 The parties agree to renew their commitment to the sub-clause above and further agree, that during a machine break-down, they will work through a meal-break, if required to attempt to get it running again. Their meal-break shall then be taken at a later time, ensuring that no more than 5 hours has passed, since the last rest/meal break. The parties agree that meal breaks for all employees will be staggered throughout the day by agreement, so that there is adequate coverage for production by employees covered by this Agreement. 8.12 The parties agree that Rostered Days Off, may be changed following consultation and by agreement, as long as the RDO is taken within the same cycle as the original RDO was scheduled. It is rec...

MEASURES TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY. The parties are committed to ensuring that the measures contained in this Agreement lead to real gains in productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. The parties agree to adopt a broad approach to productive performance incorporating management and labour efficiency, quality, training and equity issues. Specific measures for consideration would be: 9.1 An hourly wage rate no less than the current hourly wage rate. 9.2 Continued implementation of self managed work groups. 9.3 Removal of demarcation barriers. 9.4 Working to the full range of skills. 9.5 Acquisition of vertical and broad skills. 9.6 Appropriate consultative mechanisms to provide a company-employee-Union role in the management of this Agreement as follows: 9.6.1 Consultation and Negotiation (a) Site Consultative Committee