Common use of Change in Structure Clause in Contracts

Change in Structure. Duty to inform when intending to implement a change in structure 1. The employer who intends to implement a change in structure shall notify the board of the NVJ accordingly as soon as possible, but at the latest as soon as the expectation is justified that the change in structure will take effect. 2. For the purposes of this article and the following articles, a change in structure shall be taken to mean: discontinuation of an independent free local newspaper, as well as transfer of title to the newspaper for which the journalist works, amalgamation of or collaboration with another company, or any other comparable changes to the organisation that have important consequences for the legal position of the journalist. 3. As soon as the decision to implement a change in structure has been taken, the employer shall be under the obligation to notify the board of the NVJ of such decision and to inform the editorial team(s) involved. 4. If the change in structure results in a drastic change in the legal position of the journalists, the board of the NVJ shall be consulted as to the details of the decision taken. The resulting consequences for the legal position of the journalists involved shall be provided for in more detail in a redundancy scheme to be agreed between the NVJ and the employer. 5. As soon as a change in structure has been decided in principle, the composition of the editorial team can only be changed upon consulting the editor-in-chief.