Terms of Participation by Transferred Employees. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each of the SpinCo Plans is and shall be, with respect to Transferred Employees who are participants in such plan, in all respects, the successor in interest to and shall recognize all rights and entitlements that are accrued as of the Interim Transfer Date, under the corresponding Parent Plan in which such Transferred Employee participated prior to the Interim Transfer Date or as of the Effective Time, as applicable. With respect to Transferred Employees, each SpinCo Plan shall provide that all service, all compensation, and all other factors affecting benefit determinations that, as of the Interim Transfer Date or the date on which the Effective Time occurs, as applicable, were recognized under the corresponding Parent Plan (for periods immediately before the Interim Transfer Date or the date on which the Effective Time occurs, as applicable) have received or shall receive corresponding recognition and credit and have been or shall be taken into account under such SpinCo Plan to the same extent as though arising under such SpinCo Plan, except to the extent that duplication of benefits would result. All beneficiary designations made by Transferred Employees under the corresponding Parent Plans have, to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by applicable Law, been or shall be transferred to and be in full force and effect under the corresponding SpinCo Plans until such beneficiary designations are replaced or revoked by the Transferred Employee who made the beneficiary designation. Prior to and after the Effective Time, Parent and SpinCo agree to cooperate with each other and to provide, or cause to be provided, all reasonably requested data, documents, or other information necessary to avoid such duplication of benefits, to the extent permitted by applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, where employee benefits provided to a Transferred Employee by a member of the Parent Group must be preserved or maintained pursuant to applicable Law (e.g., pursuant to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246)) or pursuant to an agreement with an employee representative body (e.g., a works council), such benefits shall be provided in accordance with such applicable Law or agreement.
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Samples: Employee Matters Agreement (Sylvamo Corp), Employee Matters Agreement (Sylvamo Corp), Employee Matters Agreement (Sylvamo Corp)
Terms of Participation by Transferred Employees. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each of the SpinCo Plans is and shall be, with respect to Transferred Employees who are participants in such plan, in all respects, the successor in interest to and shall recognize all rights and entitlements that are accrued as of the Interim Transfer Date, under the corresponding Parent Plan in which such Transferred Employee participated prior to the Interim Transfer Date or as of the Effective Time, as applicable. With respect to Transferred Employees, each SpinCo Plan shall provide that all service, all compensation, and all other factors affecting benefit determinations that, as of the Interim Transfer Date or the date on which the Effective Time occurs, as applicable, were recognized under the corresponding Parent Plan (for periods immediately before the Interim Transfer Date or the date on which the Effective Time occurs, as applicable) have received or shall receive corresponding recognition and credit and have been or shall be taken into account under such SpinCo Plan to the same extent as though arising under such SpinCo Plan, except to the extent that duplication of benefits would result. All beneficiary designations made by Transferred Employees under the corresponding Parent Plans have, to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by applicable Law, been or shall be transferred to and be in full force and effect under the corresponding SpinCo Plans until such beneficiary designations are replaced or revoked by the Transferred Employee who made the beneficiary designation. Prior to and after the Effective Time, Parent and SpinCo agree to cooperate with each other and to provide, or cause to be provided, all reasonably requested data, documents, documents or other information necessary to avoid such duplication of benefits, to the extent permitted by applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, where employee benefits provided to a Transferred Employee by a member of the Parent Group must be preserved or maintained pursuant to applicable Law (e.g., pursuant to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246)) or pursuant to an agreement with an employee representative body (e.g., a works council), such benefits shall be provided in accordance with such applicable Law or agreement.
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