Employee Relations Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.
Employee Release 21.1 Employees with 5 years continuous service with the current employer may apply for a one-off continuous period of unpaid Employee Release for a period of three months up to a maximum of twelve months. Such application shall be considered on a case-by- case basis and granted at the discretion of the employer. All service related provisions/ benefits will be put on hold until resumption of normal duties. 21.2 The notification of the employee’s intent to return to normal duties will be the same as Clause 17.7 (Parental Leave). 21.3 Job protection provisions will be the same as in Clause 17.9.1 (Job Protection). 21.4 The provisions of this clause are separate from and in addition to normal unpaid leave provisions and it is acknowledged that employees may apply for unpaid leave at any time during their employment.
Employee Retention Engineer agrees to maintain the organizational and administrative capacity and capabilities to carry out all duties and responsibilities under this Agreement. The personnel Engineer assigns to perform the duties and responsibilities under this Agreement will be properly trained and qualified for the functions they are to perform. If specific qualifications are set forth in job descriptions required by the funding entity and/or in this Agreement, unless a written waiver is granted, Engineer shall only assign personnel with the required qualifications to fulfill those functions. Notwithstanding transfer or turnover of personnel, Engineer remains obligated to perform all duties and responsibilities under this Agreement without degradation and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.