Common use of Conference Requirement and Procedure Clause in Contracts

Conference Requirement and Procedure. The employer, or the employer’s representative, shall, when requested by the employees or a representative of the employees, confer (within a reasonable period of time which should not exceed 30 minutes) for the purpose of determining whether or not conditions are inclement. Weather shall not be regarded as inclement unless it is agreed at such conference. If the employer and the employee agree the area they are working in is unsafe, the following shall apply; Where practical employees will accept being transferred to an area or site that is not affected by inclement weather, if in the opinion of the Employer that useful work can be carried out at the alternative area or site. When the above is not possible, employees will be encouraged to use non-productive time in further skills training or job planning when the situation permits this to occur. Such training shall be relevant and meaningful and will be carried out by a suitably competent person and where practicable shall be completed to an appropriate stage. The training shall include: * Quality Assurance, * Safety, * Environmental, * Industry recognised programmes, * NBCITC Accredited Modules, * Other training relevant to the project. Subject to compliance with the above, employees will continue to be paid during periods of inclement weather, even where employees either remain on site or are sent home. Employees are not expected to remain on site for more than half of the remainder of the day where inclement weather is agreed.

Conference Requirement and Procedure. 45.2.1. The employerCompany, or the employerCompany’s representative, shall, when requested by the employees Employees or a representative of the employeesEmployees, confer (within a reasonable period of time which should not exceed 30 minutes) for the purpose of determining whether or not conditions are inclement. Weather shall not be regarded as inclement unless it is agreed at such conference. If the employer Company and the employee Employee agree the area they are working in is unsafe, the following shall apply; apply:- i. Where practical employees Employees will accept being transferred to an area or site that is not affected by inclement weather, if in the opinion of the Employer Company that useful work can be carried out at the alternative area or site. ii. When the above is not possible, employees Employees will be encouraged to use non-productive time in further skills training or job planning when the situation permits this to occur. iii. Such training shall be relevant and meaningful and will be carried out by a suitably competent person and where practicable shall be completed to an appropriate stage. The training shall include: * : (a) Quality Assurance, * (b) Safety, * (c) Environmental, * (d) Industry recognised programmes, * (e) NBCITC Accredited Modules, * (f) Other training relevant to the project iv. Subject to compliance with the above, employees Employees will continue to be paid during periods of inclement weather, even where employees Employees either remain on site or are sent home. . v. Employees are not expected to remain on site for more than half of the remainder of the day where inclement weather is agreed.