Consecutive Employment. “Modify the provisions of Schedules A, B, and C of the CBA that pertain to Consecutive Employment as follows: A. A performer engaged by the day on an episode of an episodic series or a part of a multi-part, closed-end picture may be recalled for any purpose in connection with performer’s work on such episode or part after a lapse of ten (10) days without the payment for intervening time. A soft pick-up date for such subsequent call needs to be given at the time of the performer's original employment, and shall operate as follows: i. If performer obtains a bona fide offer of employment that would conflict within four (4)five (5) days prior to or four (4)five (5) days after the soft pick-up date, performer shall promptly notify the Producer and Producer will use best efforts to either guarantee a pick-up date or modify the soft pick-up date so as not to interfere with performer’s bona fide offer of employment by the end of the day that performer notifies Producer if the notification occurs before noon or by noon on the following day if the notification occurs after noon on the preceding day, but Producer must in any event exercise its rights, as specified in this subparagraph, within twenty four (24) hours from receipt of the notice. ii. Soft pick-up dates may be utilized up to three (3) times per performer per episode or part. However, if Producer modifies a performer’s soft pick-up date to accommodate a performer (including if a modification is in accordance with subparagraph (i) above), such soft pick-up date shall not count as one of the three (3) soft pick-up dates for such episode or part. iii. The second soft pick-up date does not need to be provided to performer until the completion of services of the work period associated with the first soft pick-up date. The third soft pick-up date(s) does not need to be provided to performer until the completion of services of the work period associated with the second soft pick-up date. iv. Soft pick-up dates are subject to performer’s professional availability. v. If a performer is picked up as a three-day or weekly performer during any of the three (3) soft pick-ups, the performer’s negotiated three-day or weekly rate, but no less than the applicable scale rates, and contract provisions for such employment will apply to performer during that employment period. B. A freelance performer engaged by the week on an episodic series or on a multi-part, closed-end picture may be recalled for any purpose in connection with performer’s work on such episode after a lapse of ten
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