Non-Solicitation of Company Employees Executive shall not, at any time during the Restricted Period (as defined below), without the prior written consent of the Company, engage in the following conduct (a "Solicitation"):
(i) directly or indirectly, contact, solicit, recruit or employ (whether as an employee, officer, director, agent, consultant or independent contractor) any person who was or is at any time during the previous six months an employee, representative, officer or director of the Company; or
(ii) take any action to encourage or induce any employee, representative, officer or director of the Company to cease his or her relationship with the Company for any reason. A "Solicitation" does not include any recruitment of employees for the Company.
Treatment of Company Equity Awards (a) At the Effective Time, each compensatory option to purchase Company Common Shares (a “Company Option”) that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested: (i) that has an exercise price per Company Common Share that is less than the Cash Equivalent Merger Consideration shall be cancelled by virtue of the Initial Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, in consideration for the right to receive, as promptly as practicable (but no later than five Business Days) following the Effective Time, a cash payment (without interest and less such amounts as are required to be withheld or deducted under applicable Tax Law with respect to the making of such payment) with respect thereto equal to the product of (A) the number of Company Common Shares subject to such Company Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the excess, if any, of the Cash Equivalent Merger Consideration over the exercise price per Company Common Share subject to such Company Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, or (ii) that has an exercise price per Company Common Share greater than or equal to the Cash Equivalent Merger Consideration shall be cancelled for no consideration.
(b) At the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit award in respect of Company Common Shares (a “Company RSU Award”), each performance-based restricted stock unit award in respect of Company Common Shares (a “Company PSU Award”), and each deferred stock unit award in respect of Company Common Shares (a “Company DSU Award”) that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled by virtue of the Initial Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, in consideration for the right to receive a cash payment (the “Cash Award Amount”) (without interest and less such amounts as are required to be withheld or deducted under applicable Tax Law with respect to the making of such payment) with respect thereto equal to the product of (i) the number of Company Common Shares subject to such Company RSU Award, Company PSU Award, or Company DSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (with respect to each Company PSU Award, such number of shares shall equal the greater of the number of shares that would be earned based upon target performance and the number of shares determined in accordance with the applicable award agreement, with any associated performance determinations to be made by the Company Board) and (ii) the Cash Equivalent Merger Consideration (or, if higher, a cash amount equal to the average of the opening and closing prices per Company Common Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the trading day immediately preceding the Closing Date). Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.3(b)(i) or 2.3(b)(ii) below, each Cash Award Amount shall be paid as promptly as practicable (but no later than five Business Days) following the Effective Time.
(i) Each Cash Award Amount payable in respect of a Company RSU Award or Company PSU Award that was granted on or after March 31, 2016 (other than any such Company RSU Award or Company PSU Award that is held by a non-employee director or that becomes vested at the Effective Time pursuant to the terms of an applicable Contract) will remain unvested as of the Effective Time and continue to vest and be paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement (including the terms relating to accelerated vesting upon a qualifying termination of employment).
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that any such Company RSU Award, Company PSU Award or Company DSU Award constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Cash Award Amount related thereto shall be paid at the earliest time permitted under the terms of such award that will not result in the application of a tax or penalty under Section 409A of the Code.
Permanent Employees The allocations outlined in paragraphs b) and c) above will be provided on the first day of each fiscal year, or the first day of employment, subject to the exceptions below: Where a permanent Employee is accessing sick leave and/or the short-term disability plan in a fiscal year and the absence continues into the following fiscal year for the same medical condition, the permanent Employee will continue to access any unused sick leave days or short-term disability days from the previous fiscal year’s allocation. A new allocation will not be provided to the permanent Employee until s/he has returned to work and completed eleven (11) consecutive working days at their regular working hours. The permanent Employee’s new sick leave allocation will be eleven (11) days at 100% wages. The permanent Employee will also be allocated one hundred and twenty (120) short term disability days payable at ninety percent (90%) of regular salary reduced by any paid sick days already taken in the current fiscal year. If a permanent Employee is absent on his/her last regularly scheduled work day and the first regularly scheduled work day of the following year for unrelated reasons, the allocation outlined above will be provided on the first day of the fiscal year, provided the employee submits medical documentation to support the absence, in accordance with paragraph (h).
Permanent Part-Time Employees (1) Pay and benefits will be computed on a prorated monthly or pay period basis, such as one-half (½) monthly or pay period pay for a half-time employee, or pay will be computed on an hourly basis, and pay and benefits will be normally prorated on a pay period, pay status basis. Permanent part-time employees in permanent full-time positions will be treated as permanent part-time for purposes of this Article.
(2) Employees paid on a fixed partial monthly basis shall have all extra hours worked over the regular part-time schedule paid at the hourly rate. Employees paid on a fixed partial monthly basis who work less than the regular part-time schedule shall have time deducted at the hourly rate.
DISCIPLINE OF EMPLOYEES Section 1 Employees may be disciplined, suspended, and discharged only for a reason that is not arbitrary or capricious. The employer shall utilize corrective, progressive, discipline in such cases and shall initiate action within thirty (30) days of becoming aware of an employee’s conduct giving rise to such action. The progressive discipline steps may include: verbal warning, written warning or written reprimand, suspension with or without pay, and discharge. It is understood and agreed that corrective progressive discipline allows the Board to skip lower levels of discipline and impose higher levels of discipline, including discharge, so long as there is just cause for the discipline which is imposed based upon the employee’s conduct or disciplinary history. Notice of verbal warning shall be documented in writing and labeled “verbal warning” with a copy presented to the employee and a copy placed in the employee’s personnel file. All forms of written discipline shall be presented to the employee and a copy shall be placed in the employee’s personnel file. Verbal warning notices shall be removed from the personnel file two (2) years after their issuance, providing there is no further disciplinary action during the two (2) year period. If there is further disciplinary action within this two-year period, the verbal warning notice permanently will remain in the personnel file.
Section 2 All employees shall be entitled upon request to have present an Association representative during any disciplinary action or any investigation that may lead to disciplinary action.
Section 3 When any material, other than necessary employment information, is to be placed in a bargaining unit member’s personnel file, the affected bargaining unit member shall review and sign and date said material. Such signature shall be understood to indicate awareness of the material but in no instance shall said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. The preceding statement shall be placed on any such material to be placed in an employee’s personnel file immediately adjacent to the employee signature. If an employee refuses to sign such material, the refusal shall be noted on the material and the material shall be placed in the employee’s personnel file.
