OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES Sample Clauses

OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 3.1 The purpose of this agreement is to determine trade union recognition and representation within the organisation and establish a framework for consultation and collective bargaining. 3.2 The parties have identified common objectives they wish to pursue and achieve. These are: 3.2.1 to establish a relationship of mutual respect, support and partnership; 3.2.2 to ensure that employment practices at the Employer are conducted to the highest possible standards; 3.2.3 to enhance effective communication with all Staff throughout the organisation; 3.2.4 to achieve greater participation and involvement of all Staff on the issues to be faced in running and developing the Employer; 3.2.5 to provide effective and prompt resolution of issues and disputes; 3.2.6 to ensure that equality of opportunities are offered to all Staff or prospective staff and that the treatment of Staff will be fair and equitable in all matters of dispute. 3.3 The Union recognises the Employer’s responsibility to plan, organise and manage the work of the Employer in order to achieve the best possible results in pursuing its overall aims and objectives, and in accordance with statutory responsibilities. 3.4 The Employer recognises the Union’s responsibility to represent and protect the interests of its members, to work for improved terms and conditions of employment for them, and to campaign publically to further the interests of its members. 3.5 The Employer believes that representative trade unions help ensure good employee relations and will encourage employees to become and remain members of an appropriate union in accordance with this agreement. 3.6 The Employer and the Union recognise their common interest and joint purpose in furthering the aims and objectives of the Employer and in achieving reasonable solutions to all matters which concern them. 3.7 The Employer and the Union declare their commitment to maintain good industrial relations. 3.8 The Employer and the Union accept the need for joint consultation and collective bargaining in securing their objectives. They acknowledge the value of up to date information on important changes that affect employees of the Employer. 3.9 The Employer and the Union accept that the terms of this agreement are binding in honour upon them but do not constitute a legally enforceable agreement.
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OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 2.1 Both the University and UNISON have a common interest in ensuring that the work of the institution is effectively and efficiently conducted in the closest co- operation, in the interests of the students, the staff and the Community. Specifically, both will aim to work in ways, which enhance the student experience and will, at all times, seek to avoid disruption to the educational programmes of the University, so as not to adversely affect students. This will require both the University and UNISON to interact in a constructive manner at all times, always seeking to resolve issues of difference or potential difference, through dialogue. Any industrial action will only be used as a last resort, and in this respect, the University and UNISON have committed to a protocol for the resolution of legitimate disputes. This procedure is appended to the Recognition Agreement. Additionally, where differences arise, it is agreed that neither side will seek external publicity, including engaging with the media, until such time as all stages of the protocol have been worked through. 2.2 It is the University’s responsibility to plan, organise and manage its activities to achieve its strategic objectives and corporate plans. 2.3 The University recognises UNISON’s responsibility to carry out collective bargaining and to represent the interests of it's members who are covered by this agreement. 2.4 The University recognises that effective bargaining is based upon mutually understood relevant information and acknowledges the ACAS Code of Practice relating to the disclosure of information for collective bargaining purposes. 2.5 The University acknowledges that UNISON is recognised to represent it's members and has negotiating and consultative rights for those employees. The University also recognises the right of UNISON to recruit appropriate employees into membership. 2.6 Both sides agree that the methods to achieve the common objective of this recognition agreement shall be by: * Information: for keeping each side fully informed of all relevant matters * Consultation: the process by which management and UNISON discuss employment proposals and issues of mutual concern, through a genuine exchange of views and information. * Negotiation: the process of discussion between the University and UNISON with a view to reaching agreement. 2.7 Both the University and UNISON agree that this procedure in no way detracts from or lessens the requirement for direct and constructive relati...
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OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 1, The objective of this Chapter is to contribute to the efforts of the Parties to streamline and simplify the procedures associated with import, export and transit operations of goods, through the development and implementation of measures aimed at facilitating the movement and free cross-border circulation of goods, promoting legitimate and secure trade, stimulating cooperation and dialogue between the Parties in matters related to trade facilitation.
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OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES. This Memorandum of Understanding has been established in the context of the JEREMIE initiative and aims at setting out the principles for a coordinated approach and cooperation between the Commission and the EIF, in close cooperation with the Member States, to the preparation, programming and implementing of the JEREMIE initiative in the context of operational programmes co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (hereinafter ERDF) for the period 2007-2013. The coordinated action of the parties hereto shall be manifested through the joint work in the Steering Committee (c.f. item 4), regular exchanges of information and the adoption of a common approach, in close cooperation with Member States, aiming at improving access to finance for micro to medium enterprises in the regions supported by the ERDF.
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OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 1. The objectives of this Chapter are to promote good regulatory practices and regulatory cooperation between the Parties with the aim to enhance bilateral trade and investment by: (a) discussing regulatory measures, practices or approaches of a Party which affect or may affect bilateral trade or investment; (b) promoting an effective, transparent and predictable regulatory environment; (c) promoting compatible regulatory approaches and reducing unnecessarily burdensome, duplicative or divergent regulatory requirements; (d) reinforcing Parties’ bilateral cooperation in international fora. 2. Nothing in this Chapter shall affect the right of either Party to define or regulate its own levels of protection in pursuit or furtherance of its public policy objectives in areas such as: (a) public health; human, animal and plant life and health; health and safety; labour conditions; animal welfare; (b) the environment; (c) consumers; (d) social protection and social security; (e) personal data and cybersecurity; (f) cultural diversity; (g) financial stability. 3. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as to hinder a Party to: a) adopt, maintain and apply regulatory measures in accordance with its legal framework, principles, in particular the precautionary principle, and deadlines, to achieve its public policy objectives at the level of protection it deems appropriate; b) provide or support services of general interest, including those related to water, health, education or social services. 4. Regulatory measures shall not constitute a disguised barrier to trade. 5. This Chapter shall not be construed as obliging the Parties to achieve any particular regulatory outcome. 6. This Chapter does not apply to regulatory authorities and regulatory measures, practices or approaches of the Member States of the European Union.
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OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 2.1 The Parties acknowledge that the Services are part of a complete vehicle outsourcing project. Service Provider recognizes and acknowledges that the Services are vital and of utmost importance to Purchaser’s business and have a direct impact on the potential success of Purchaser’s business. 2.2 Service Provider acknowledges that the Purchaser’s general requirements for the Polestar Vehicle primarily are: • Polestar Vehicle to meet Purchaser’s brands respected premium quality, safety and sustainability standards according to Appendix 1. • Polestar Vehicle to meet Purchaser’s Product Attribute Profile according to Appendix 1. • Polestar Vehicle to meet all global and regulatory requirements in all relevant markets, i.e. the markets where the Polestar Vehicles will be offered, in accordance with Appendix 1. • Material cost target both as specified in this Service Agreement and the License Agreements according to Appendix 1. • Seamless integration of the Services with the PMA-1 and [***] architecture licensed by Zhejiang Liankong Technologies Co., Ltd., and the top-hat carry-over technology licensed by Zhejiang Zeekr Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. • Seamless integration of Infotainment and connectivity solution (including OTA) provided, partly relying on Purchaser’s contributions in according to Appendix 1.10 RASIC.
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  • Objectives and Scope 1. The Parties confirm their joint objective of strengthening and deepening their relations in all fields covered by this Agreement by developing their political dialogue and reinforcing their co-operation. 2. The Parties confirm their joint objective of working towards creating conditions under which, building on the outcome of the Doha Work Programme, a feasible and mutually beneficial Association Agreement, including a Free Trade Agreement, could be negotiated between them. 3. Implementation of this Agreement should help to create these conditions by striving for political and social stability, deepening the regional integration process and reducing poverty within a sustainable development framework in the Andean Community. 4. This Agreement governs the political dialogue and co-operation between the Parties and contains the necessary institutional arrangements for its application. 5. The Parties undertake to periodically assess progress, taking account of progress achieved before the entry into force of the Agreement.

  • Policies, Guidelines, Directives and Standards Either the Funder or the Ministry will give the HSP Notice of any amendments to the manuals, guidelines or policies identified in Schedule C. An amendment will be effective in accordance with the terms of the amendment. By signing a copy of this Agreement the HSP acknowledges that it has a copy of the documents identified in Schedule C.

  • OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) AUDIT REQUIREMENTS The parties shall comply with the requirements of the Single Audit Act of 1984, P.L. 98-502, ensuring that the single audit report includes the coverage stipulated in 2 CFR 200.

  • GENERAL WORKING CONDITIONS Section 18-1. Employment begins and ends at each project site. Section 18-2. The selection of craft foremen and/or general foremen and the number of foremen required shall be entirely the responsibility of the Employer, it being understood that in the selection of such foremen and/or general foremen the Employer will give primary consideration to the qualified individuals available in the local area. After giving such consideration, the Employer may select such individuals from other areas. All foremen shall take orders from the designated Employer representatives. Craft foremen shall be designated working foremen at the request of the Employer. Section 18-3. There shall be no limit on production by employees nor restrictions on the full use of tools or equipment. Employees using tools shall perform any of the work of the trade and shall work under the direction of the craft foremen. There shall be no restrictions on efficient use of manpower other than as may be required by safety regulations. Section 18-4. Employees shall be at their place of work at the starting time and shall remain at their place of work performing their assigned functions under the supervision of the Employer until quitting time. The parties reaffirm their policy of a fair day’s work for a fair day’s wage. Section 18-5. All equipment assigned to a project shall be under the control of the Employer. The Employer shall have the right to determine how many pieces of equipment an individual employee shall operate. In an emergency, foremen shall operate any equipment assigned by the Employer, and there shall be no restriction on foremen in the use of the tools of his or her craft in such emergency. The foremen shall be from the craft normally operating the equipment. In accordance with currently recognized craft jurisdiction, the Employer shall determine the assignment of employees to start, stop, and maintain small portable construction equipment. Such work may be assigned to craft employees within a reasonable distance of their primary duties or an employee may be assigned full time to start, stop and maintain the Employer’s small, portable equipment on the job site. There shall be no over xxxxxxx of this type of equipment. The number of employees assigned to rigging and scaffolding operations shall be at the sole discretion of the Employer. The ratio of journeyperson to welders shall be determined solely by the Employer. Section 18-6. The Employer may utilize the most efficient methods or techniques of construction, tools or other labor saving devices to accomplish the work. Practices not a part of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, stand by crews and feather bedding practices will not be recognized. Section 18-7. It is recognized that specialized or unusual equipment may be installed and/ or serviced by individuals who have special training, skill, or qualifications and are not covered by this Agreement. Testing, inspection, or service performed on plant equipment under warranty may be performed by the vendor’s personnel. Section 18-8. Neither the Union nor its local unions shall coerce or in any way interfere with the Owner’s personnel, operation or facilities at the plant site. The Owner’s right to contract directly with other companies for work at the plant site shall not be limited, and the Union shall cooperate and not interfere with the Employer’s operations. Section 18-9. It is agreed that overtime is undesirable and not in the best interest of the industry or the employees; therefore, except in unusual circumstances, overtime will not be worked. Where unusual circumstances do exist, however, the Employer will have the right to assign specific employees and/or crews to perform such overtime work as is necessary to accomplish the job. Section 18-10. There will be no rest periods, organized coffee breaks or other non-working time established during working hours. Section 18-11. Individual seniority shall not be recognized or applied to employees working on projects under this Agreement. Section 18-12. The Employer shall establish such reasonable project rules as the Employer deems appropriate. These rules will be reviewed at the pre-job conference and posted at the project site by the Employer, and may be amended thereafter as necessary.

  • Specifications and Standards a) All articles supplied shall strictly conform to the specifications, trademark laid down in the bidding document and wherever articles have been required according to ISI/ ISO/ other applicable specifications/ certifications/ standards, those articles should conform strictly to those specifications/ certifications/ standards. The supply shall be of best quality and description. The decision of the competent authority/ purchase committee whether the articles supplied conforms to the specifications shall be final and binding on the supplier/ selected bidder.

  • Objectives and Commitments 7.1 The Objectives of the Parties to this Agreement are: (a) to promote fair, cooperative and productive workplace relations in the building and construction industry; (b) to provide a detailed set of agreed employment benefits, conditions, rights and obligations; (c) to explore the potential for innovation and new technologies; (d) to consider any benefits of alternative hours of work; (e) to support the establishment of consultative bodies to consider the impact of climate change on the working conditions in the industry; (f) to establish practices that support opportunities for a diversified workforce; (g) to support the implementation of highest possible levels of OHS practices, procedures and training; (h) to ensure that fair and equitable employment practices are applied in the workplace; (i) to improve efficiency in the workplace; (j) to provide for the establishment and observance of an effective disputes settlement procedure that involves Employees and their representatives, when requested, at the earliest stage of any dispute or potential dispute. 7.2 The Parties to this Agreement commit themselves to ensuring that: (a) The efficiency measures contained in this Agreement are implemented and lead to real gains in productivity. (b) The principles of industry modernisation are realised during the life of this Agreement (in accordance with Part 11). (c) Productivity gains will not be achieved at the expense of health and safety standards. (d) The disputes settlement procedures provided herein are strictly adhered to. (e) Employment should wherever possible be full time and on going.

  • Regulatory Requirements and Governing Law 43 14.1 Regulatory Requirements. 43 14.2 Governing Law 44 ARTICLE 15. NOTICES 44 15.1 General. 44 15.2 Xxxxxxxx and Payments. 44 15.3 Alternative Forms of Notice 44 15.4 Operations and Maintenance Notice 44 ARTICLE 16. FORCE MAJEURE 45 16.1 Force Majeure 45 ARTICLE 17. DEFAULT 45 17.1 Default. 45 ARTICLE 18. INDEMNITY, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND INSURANCE 46 18.1 Indemnity. 46 18.2 No Consequential Damages. 47 18.3 Insurance 47 ARTICLE 19. ASSIGNMENT 49 19.1 Assignment. 49 ARTICLE 20. SEVERABILITY 49 20.1 Severability. 49 ARTICLE 21. COMPARABILITY 50 21.1 Comparability. 50 ARTICLE 22. CONFIDENTIALITY 50 22.1 Confidentiality. 50 ARTICLE 23. ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASES 53 23.1 Developer and Connecting Transmission Owner Notice 53 ARTICLE 24. INFORMATION REQUIREMENT 53 24.1 Information Acquisition. 53 24.2 Information Submission by Connecting Transmission Owner 54 24.3 Updated Information Submission by Developer 54 24.4 Information Supplementation 54 ARTICLE 25. INFORMATION ACCESS AND AUDIT RIGHTS 55 25.1 Information Access. 55 25.2 Reporting of Non-Force Majeure Events. 55 25.3 Audit Rights. 56 25.4 Audit Rights Periods. 56 25.5 Audit Results. 56 ARTICLE 26. SUBCONTRACTORS 56 26.1 General. 56 26.2 Responsibility of Principal. 57 26.3 No Limitation by Insurance 57 ARTICLE 27. DISPUTES 57 27.1 Submission 57 27.2 External Arbitration Procedures. 57 27.3 Arbitration Decisions. 58 27.4 Costs. 58 27.5 Termination 58 ARTICLE 28. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS 58 28.1 General. 58 ARTICLE 29. MISCELLANEOUS 59 29.1 Binding Effect. 59 29.2 Conflicts. 59 29.3 Rules of Interpretation 59 29.4 Compliance 60 29.5 Joint and Several Obligations. 60 29.6 Entire Agreement. 60 29.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries. 60 29.8 Waiver 60 29.9 Headings. 61 29.10 Multiple Counterparts. 61 29.11 Amendment. 61 29.12 Modification by the Parties. 61 29.13 Reservation of Rights. 61 29.14 No Partnership 62 29.15 Other Transmission Rights. 62 Appendices STANDARD LARGE GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT THIS STANDARD LARGE GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT

  • Design Criteria and Standards All Projects/Services shall be performed in accordance with instructions, criteria and standards set forth by the Director.

  • STANDARDS OF MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS In performing its obligations hereunder, during the term of this ESA, the Competitive Supplier shall exercise reasonable care to assure that its facilities are prudently and efficiently managed; that it employs an adequate number of competently trained and experienced personnel to carry out its responsibilities; that it delivers or arranges to deliver a safe and reliable supply of such amounts of electricity to the Point of Delivery as are required under this ESA; that it complies with all relevant industry standards and practices for the supply of electricity to Participating Consumers; and that, at all times with respect to Participating Consumers, it exercises good practice for a Competitive Supplier and employs Commercially Reasonable skills, systems and methods available to it.

  • Conference requirement and procedure (i) The Employer, or the Employer’s representative, shall, when requested by the Employees or their Employee Representative/ Union Delegate, confer (within a reasonable period of time which should not exceed 1/2 hour) for the purpose of determining whether or not conditions are inclement. (ii) Provided that if the Employer or the Employers’ representative refuses to confer within such reasonable period, Employees shall be entitled to cease work for the rest of the day and be paid inclement weather.

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