Subterfuge Sample Clauses

A Subterfuge clause prohibits parties from using deceptive or indirect means to circumvent the terms or obligations of an agreement. In practice, this clause applies to actions such as disguising the true nature of a transaction, misrepresenting facts, or employing loopholes to avoid contractual responsibilities. Its core function is to ensure that all parties act in good faith and uphold the spirit of the contract, thereby preventing attempts to undermine the agreement through dishonest or evasive tactics.
Subterfuge. Contractors who pay any production employee ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ scale, paid holiday, paid vacation, sick leave, subsistence, travel time, gifts, bonuses or overtime compensation not arrived at by negotiated contract with the Union and as a subterfuge, or who engage in other subterfuge to violate the uniform wage and hours limitations under this Agreement, shall be cited before the Joint Conference Board for violation of the intent of this Agreement and shall be required by the Union to compensate in money all employees employed by him under this Agreement an amount equivalent to that paid to any employee under this Agreement or the amount paid any plasterer. It shall not be deemed a violation of this Agreement for the Union to use economic action against any Contractor found guilty by the Joint Conference Board or impartial arbiter and who then fails immediately to comply with the above paragraph or any other terms of this Agreement.
Subterfuge. The Employer will not use these sections as a subterfuge to reduce hours or to abuse the seniority provisions of Article X.