Common use of Interpretation of the Clause in Contracts

Interpretation of the. The Committee will discuss the meaning of provisions of the Agreement as appropriate for the purpose of attempting to reach consensus on the interpretation of the Agreement. The interpretation stated by any person shall not be precedent setting or binding on other members of the Committee. Committee members shall not be empowered to alter any terms of the Agreement nor shall a consensus reached by the Committee have any effect on management rights. The Employer may adopt a position arrived at by the Committee on any given occasion but such adoption shall not be binding or considered a precedent on future occasions. Both parties recognize the overall advantages of technological change. Both parties will therefore encourage and promote technological change and improvements. With this in view, and recognizing the extensive lead time required for the selection, instaliation and providing of sophisticated equipment, the Employer agrees to provide as much advance notice as is practicable but not less than four (4) months notice to the Union of any major technological change in equipment which would result in changes in the employment status or in this Agreement. In addition, the Employer agrees to consult with the Union with a view to resolving problems, which may arise as a result of the introduction of such technological change. In cases where employees may require retraining the Employer will make every reasonable effort to offer training courses. time employees, other than casual employees, who have been employed for

Interpretation of the. The Committee will discuss the meaning of provisions of the Agreement as appropriate for the purpose of attempting to reach consensus on the interpretation of the Agreement. The interpretation stated by any person shall not be precedent setting or binding on other members of the Committee. Committee members shall not be empowered to alter any terms of the Agreement nor shall a consensus reached by the Committee have any effect on management rights. The Employer may adopt a position arrived at by the Committee on any given occasion but such adoption shall not be binding or considered a precedent on future occasions. Both parties recognize the overall advantages of technological change. Both parties will therefore encourage and promote technological change and improvements. With this in view, and recognizing the extensive lead time required for the selection, instaliation installation and providing of sophisticated equipment, the Employer agrees to provide as much advance notice as is practicable but not less than four (4) months notice to the Union of any major technological change in equipment which would result in changes in the employment status or in this Agreement. In addition, the Employer agrees to consult with the Union with a view to resolving problems, which may arise as a result of the introduction of such technological change. In cases where employees may require retraining the Employer will make every reasonable effort to offer training courses. time employees, other than casual employees, who have been employed for.