Construction of Agreement The parties mutually acknowledge that they and their attorneys have participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. In cases of uncertainty this Agreement shall be construed without regard to which of the parties caused the uncertainty to exist.
ALTERATION OF AGREEMENT A. It is hereby agreed that any alteration or modification of this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties only if agreed to in writing by both parties.
B. The waiver of any condition of this Agreement by either party shall not constitute a precedent in the future enforcement of all terms and conditions herein.
SCOPE, WAIVER AND ALTERATION OF AGREEMENT (1) No agreement, alteration, understanding, variation, waiver or modification of any of the terms and conditions or covenants herein shall be made by any employee or group of employees with the Board unless executed in writing between the parties hereto and the same has been ratified by the Union and the Board.
(2) The waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement by either party shall not constitute a precedent in the future enforcement of the terms and conditions herein.
(3) If any Article or Section of this Agreement or any supplement thereto should be held invalid by operation of law or by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction, or if compliance with or enforcement of any Article or Section should be restrained by such tribunal, the remainder of this Agreement and supplements shall not be affected thereby and the parties shall enter into immediate collective bargaining negotiations for the purpose of arriving at a mutually satisfactory replacement for such Article or Section.
CERTIFICATION OF AGREEMENT In accordance with section 170LT of the Workplace Relations Act 1996, I now certify the attached written agreement. This agreement shall come into force from 16 February 2004 and shall remain in force until 31 October 2005. BY THE COMMISSION: Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer <Price code 70> TABLE OF CONTENTS Subject Matter Clause No. Page No. Accident Pay 29 32 All-In Payments 34 34 Alpine Areas 14.1.(b) 15 Altona Area Allowance 14.2.(a) 16 Amenities 37 35 Apprentices 22.(a) 23 Australian Materials 41 37 Casual Labour 12.2 13 Classification Structure & Rates of Pay, Allowances 13 14 Clothing Issue & Safety Footwear 40 36 Co-Invest (Long Service Leave) 27 31 Commitments 3 5 Consultation 8 7 Demolition Work 14.1.(d) 16 Dispute Settlement Procedure 9 8 Drugs & Alcohol 38 35 Employment & Termination 12 12 Fares & Travel Allowance 15 17 Fast Food Allowance 14.1.(a) 15 Further Flexibilities 23 24 Geelong, Altona, Portland, etc Metals Agreements 14.3 16 Geographic Area, and Sector Specific Allowances, Conditions and Exceptions 14 15 Hearing Tests 11.(2) 10 Heavy Blocks 11.(9) 12 Hours Of work, Rostered Days Off, and Protection of Leisure Time 17 17 Inclement Weather 24 24 Income Protection 28.1 31 Income Protection & Trauma Insurance 28 31 Induction Procedures 11.(4) 11 Job Stewards/Delegates 36 34 Job Xxxxxxx/Delegate Facilities 36.2 35 Journey Accidents 30 32 Latrobe Valley Allowance 14.2.(b) 16 Leisure Time Protected 17.3 18 Living Away from Home Allowance 16 17 Major Events 14.1.(c) 15 Metal Trades Labour Hire Agreement 14.4 16 Negotiation of a Subsequent Agreement 43 37 No Extra Claims 44 38 Objectives of the Agreement 2 5 Overtime 17.2 18 Parties and Persons Bound 4 6 Payment of Wages 19 21 Period of Operation 6 6 Picnic Day 31 33 Project Agreements 5.2 6 Project Pre-Commencement Conference 18 21 Protective Clothing & Equipment 11.(3) 10 Pyramid Subcontracting 35 34 Redundancy 25 30 Rehabilitation Program 39 35 Relationship to Parent Award and Victorian Building Industry Agreement 7 6 Right of Entry & Representation 33 33 Rostered Days Off 17.4 19 Safety Dispute Resolution 10 8 Scope & Application 5 6 Security & Continuity of Employment 32 33 Service Core Allowance 14.2.(c) 16 Signatories 45 39 Superannuation 26 30 Termination of Employment 12.3 13 Time & Wages Records 19.1 21 Title 1 5 Tool Storage 20 22 Toxic Substances 11(8) 11 Training & Related Matters 22 23 Trauma Insurance 28.2 32 Waste Minimisation, Recycling and Environmental Issues 42 37 Workplace Safety 11 10 Appendix A – Classification Structure 40 Appendix B – Rates of Pay 1. From 1 December 2002 2. From 1 March 2003 3. From 1 March 2004 4. From 1 March 2005 41 Appendix C – Site Allowances 51 Appendix D – Drugs & Alcohol Policy 54 Appendix E – Passenger and Material Lifts 61 Appendix F – Amenities 63 Appendix G – Shopping Centres 66 Appendix H – Trade Union Training Leave 67 Appendix I – Sector Appendix 70
Representations Relating to Documents and Legal Compliance Borrower represents and warrants to Silicon as follows: All statements made and all unpaid balances appearing in all invoices, instruments and other documents evidencing the Receivables are and shall be true and correct and all such invoices, instruments and other documents and all of Borrower's books and records are and shall be genuine and in all respects what they purport to be, and all signatories and endorsers have the capacity to contract. All sales and other transactions underlying or giving rise to each Receivable shall fully comply with all applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations. All signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating to all Receivables are and shall be genuine, and all such documents, instruments and agreements are and shall be legally enforceable in accordance with their terms.
Operation of Agreement This Agreement will be effective and binding immediately upon its execution, but, anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement will not be operative unless and until a Change in Control occurs. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control at any time during the Term, without further action, this Agreement shall become immediately operative.
Application of Agreement If the Company has secured work outside of the County of Cumberland, an employee whom normally works within the County of Cumberland:
i) Will be paid at the rates outlined in this agreement if specifically requested by the Company to work on that site.
ii) May be offered work at that location at the rates that apply for that area and if applicable, taking into account clause 27, Distant Work.
iii) May determine that redundancy would be more appropriate. Where there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Parent Award, the Agreement shall prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
Payment of Legal Fees All reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by Executive pursuant to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed by the Holding Company, if Executive is successful pursuant to a legal judgment, arbitration or settlement.
Interpretation of Lease The captions preceding the articles and sections of this Lease and in the table of contents have been inserted for convenience of reference only and such captions shall in no way define or limit the scope or intent of any provision of this Lease. This Lease has been negotiated at arm’s length and between persons sophisticated and knowledgeable in the matters dealt with herein and shall be interpreted to achieve the intents and purposes of the parties, without any presumption against the party responsible for drafting any part of this Lease. Provisions in this Lease relating to number of days shall be calendar days. Use of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation.” References to statutes, sections, ordinances or regulations are to be construed as including all statutory, ordinance, or regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, succeeding or supplementing the statute, section, ordinance or regulation. Whenever the singular number is used in this Lease and when required by the context, the same includes the plural, the plural includes the singular, and the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders, and the word “person” shall include corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, and association.
Inspection of Agreement A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent for inspection by the holder of any Warrant Certificate. The Warrant Agent may require such holder to submit his Warrant Certificate for inspection by it.
