Common use of JOINT DECLARATION Clause in Contracts

JOINT DECLARATION. (1) The central bargaining parties especially wish to emphasise the importance of ensuring that the employees are given an opportunity, through their Union Representatives, to co-determination on matters concerning their employment and working conditions. (2) The Union Representatives and the company’s representatives are obliged to strive for local cooperation that is reassuring in nature, while also rational and efficient. Such cooperation requires that the parties show mutual respect and trust for each other’s tasks and points of view. Management’s general right and obligation to make final decisions shall be observed in connection with the cooperation between the parties. (3) Through co-determination and cooperation, the employees are to contribute with their experience and insight to ensure secure and good workplaces in the company, in which the employees are also given opportunities for personal development. It is important in this connection that management and the Union Representatives create conditions for ensuring that the objective of gender equality is met. (4) The central bargaining parties further agree that efforts shall be made centrally and locally to facilitate the conditions for diversity in the industry and in the individual company. The central bargaining parties agree that diversity contributes to innovation and value creation. (5) The central bargaining parties agree that management and employees shall contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals through co-determination and cooperation.