LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING Between: And:
Letter of Understanding Grievance Commissioner System This is to confirm the discussion of the parties during collective bargaining that they are committed to encouraging early discussion and resolution of labour relations issues at the local level and seek to resolve grievances in a timely and cost-efficient manner. To that end, this is to confirm that pursuant to Article 8, the parties agree that the Employer and Union at individual Homes may agree to utilize the following process in order to resolve a particular grievance through the utilization of a joint mediation-arbitration procedure:
Statement of Understanding By executing this Agreement, Employee acknowledges that (a) Employee has had at least twenty-one (21) or forty-five (45) days, as applicable in accordance with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, (the “ADEA”) to consider the terms of this Agreement (and any attachment necessary or desirable in accordance with the ADEA) and has considered its terms for such a period of time or has knowingly and voluntarily waived Employee’s right to do so by executing this Agreement and returning it to Company; (b) Employee has been advised by Company to consult with an attorney regarding the terms of this Agreement; (c) Employee has consulted with, or has had sufficient opportunity to consult with, an attorney of Employee’s own choosing regarding the terms of this Agreement; (d) any and all questions regarding the terms of this Agreement have been asked and answered to Employee’s complete satisfaction; (e) Employee has read this Agreement and fully understands its terms and their import; (f) except as provided by this Agreement, Employee has no contractual right or claim to the benefits and payments described herein; (g) the consideration provided for herein is good and valuable; and (h) Employee is entering into this Agreement voluntarily, of Employee’s own free will, and without any coercion, undue influence, threat, or intimidation of any kind or type whatsoever.
Business Contracts (a) Schedule 2.13(a) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of the following Contracts (x) to which any of the Companies are a party as of the date of this Agreement or (y) by which any of the Companies are otherwise bound (other than (I) Contracts for commercially available software or any clickwrap, shrinkwrap or other similar standard form electronic Contracts and Company Benefit Plans and (II) the Leases) (the “Business Contracts”): (i) any Contract providing for aggregate annual payments to or by the Companies in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000); (ii) any Contract that relates to the sale of any of the Companies, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, or a material portion of the Companies’ assets, other than the sale of tangible personal property in the Ordinary Course of Business; (iii) any property management, leasing, brokerage or similar Contract with respect to the Real Property; (iv) any Contract relating to indebtedness (including, without limitation, guarantees) of any Company, in each case having an outstanding principal amount in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), other than indebtedness that is being paid in full at the Closing; (v) all collective bargaining agreements or agreements with any labor organization, union or association to which any Company is a party; (vi) any Contract under which any Company grants any exclusive rights, noncompetition rights, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer or rights of first negotiation to any Person; (vii) any Contract that contains a covenant not to compete that restricts the Business of the Companies or their Subsidiaries in any geographic location; (viii) all partnership agreements, limited liability company agreements and joint venture agreements relating to the Companies; and (ix) any Contract relating to the acquisition or sale of a business (or all or substantially all of the assets thereof) by the Companies. (b) HoldCo has made available or has caused to be made available to the Buyer Parties, prior to the date hereof, true, correct and complete copies of each Business Contract, together with all amendments or supplements thereto. There exist no defaults under any Business Contract by any of the Companies, or, to HoldCo’s Knowledge, by any other Person that is a party to any Business Contract. To HoldCo’s Knowledge, no party to any Business Contract other than the Companies intends to terminate any Business Contract.
LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING Any Letter of Understanding negotiated between the Company and the Union shall be deemed to form part of this Agreement as if it had been incorporated herein. A Letter of Understanding shall be identified by a heading and a number, and must be signed by representatives of both parties at the Headquarters level.