Common use of Four-Day Workweek Clause in Contracts

Four-Day Workweek. Within a reasonable period of time following the completion of the 1996 negotiations, the parties will meet to discuss the feasibility of implementing a four-day workweek with an emphasis on Graphics and Good Morning America. The parties agree that any decision to implement such a program shall be mutual. A deci- sion on the part of the Company not to implement such a program will not be subject to Article IX of the Agreement. This will confirm our understanding that the Decision and Award of Arbitrator ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ dated November 26, 2001 in the ABC NewsOne case shall be null and void. In New York Network Radio only, in the event an employee calls in sick, the Company will make best efforts to replace the absent employee subject to time exigencies and specific operational considerations. The following shall apply with respect to any staff show producers and staff sports seg- ment producers for news programs at WABC-TV covered by this Agreement by virtue of performing writing services within the exclusive jurisdiction of this Agreement (hereinafter “Producers”), provided the Company offers such Producers a personal services contract including the following: (i) an annual salary of not less than $140,000 for Producers in such positions as of January 26, 2010 and $120,000 for Producers first engaged under a personal services contract after January 26, 2010; and (ii) a minimum term of fifty-two (52) weeks (with cycles, notice and other provisions to be freely negotiable between the Station and the Producer), subject to the minimums set forth below.

Four-Day Workweek. Within a reasonable period of time following the completion of the 1996 negotiations, the parties will meet to discuss the feasibility of implementing a four-day workweek with an emphasis on Graphics and Good Morning America. The parties agree that any decision to implement such a program shall be mutual. A deci- sion on the part of the Company not to implement such a program will not be subject to Article IX of the Agreement. This will confirm our understanding that the Decision and Award of Arbitrator ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ dated November 26, 2001 in the ABC NewsOne case shall be null and void. In New York Network Radio only, in the event an employee calls in sick, the Company will make best efforts to replace the absent employee subject to time exigencies and specific specif- ic operational considerations. The following shall apply with respect to any staff show producers and staff sports seg- ment producers for news programs at WABC-TV covered by this Agreement by virtue of performing writing services within the exclusive jurisdiction of this Agreement (hereinafter “Producers”), provided the Company offers such Producers a personal services contract including the following: (i) an annual salary of not less than $140,000 for Producers in such positions as of January 26, 2010 and $120,000 for Producers first engaged under a personal person- al services contract after January 26, 2010; and (ii) a minimum term of fifty-two (52) weeks (with cycles, notice and other provisions to be freely negotiable between the Station and the Producer), subject to the minimums set forth below.