FOREIGN TOURING Clause Samples
FOREIGN TOURING a) The Musicians’ Union shall be consulted over the terms of each foreign tour prior to final agreement.
b) The Company shall comply with the Code of Practice for Foreign Touring in the planning and execution of foreign tours (refer to the Players’ Handbook).
c) The Musician may ask to be released from his/her obligations to participate in a foreign tour by the Orchestra without financial loss, on grounds of conscience, domestic situation or health.
d) The Company shall in good time before any foreign tour discuss the schedule with the Orchestra and consult them about the itinerary.
e) Any necessary subsistence payments shall be negotiated within a reasonable time before the beginning of the tour to take account of exchange rates and costs.
f) The Company shall ensure that the Musician’s position with regard to health insurance and other cover for death, disablement, medical expenses and treatment arising during or as a result of the tour is no less favourable than when the Musician is in the UK.
g) The Company shall throughout the tour insure the Musician’s instruments at the value for which they are insured in the UK and shall also insure the Musician’s personal belongings up to an agreed limit.
h) The Company shall consult the Orchestra about the type and method of travel.
FOREIGN TOURING. 5.1 Work outside the United Kingdom (“foreign touring”) shall be deemed to form part of the Musicians’ normal duties (as defined in clause 2.1 above). In exceptional circumstances, as agreed by the Trust, a request for the Musician to be released from his/her obligation to participate in an engagement by the Orchestra outside of the United Kingdom without the Musician suffering a deduction in salary will not be unreasonably refused.
5.2 A working party consisting of two members of the Orchestra Committee and the orchestra management shall be convened at the earliest opportunity to consider the terms and conditions of any proposed foreign tour.
5.3 At least six weeks prior to the commencement of a foreign tour, the Trust and the members of the Orchestra shall agree the tour schedule, the type and location of accommodation, the methods of travel, the subsistence payments and the main details of the itinerary, although subsequently the itinerary may be subject to minor amendment for legitimate logistical and operational reasons. The Musicians’ Union shall be consulted on the terms of each foreign tour at the time of agreement.
5.4 The Trust may require the Musician not to participate in a foreign tour without the musician suffering any deduction in salary.
5.5 The Trust shall ensure that the Musician has adequate insurance cover with regard to health and cover for death, disablement, medical expenses and treatment arising during or as a result of the tour is no less favourable than his/her position when in the UK. Nothing herein shall impose upon the Trust an obligation to meet the cost of any treatment that could have been foreseen by the Musician before the tour, nor any obligation to maintain or extend to overseas any private UK medical insurance that the Musician may have. The Musician shall inform the Trust of any pre-existing or recently diagnosed medical condition that could affect his/her ability to undertake the tour.
5.6 Prior to the commencement of any foreign tour, the Musician shall ensure that he/she is in possession of a valid passport and, where applicable, a valid UK Global Health Insurance Card.
5.7 The Trust shall, throughout the tour, insure the Musician’s clothing and suitcase up to
5.8 On the Orchestra’s standard schedule the Trust shall specify the number of hours of work which are allocated for the whole tour within each four-week period of work. During a tour abroad the schedule may be amended at less notice than that prescribed in Cl...
FOREIGN TOURING. (A) Touring in the United States
(B) Touring Outside Continental United States
FOREIGN TOURING. Arrangements regarding all aspects of foreign touring shall be subject to separate local agreement.
FOREIGN TOURING. (a) The Company will agree in advance substantive arrangements concerning schedule, itinerary, travel, accommodation and additional payments for engagements outside the United Kingdom.
(b) The Company will provide comprehensive travel insurance for foreign touring.
(c) Any Foreign touring agreement under clause (a) shall be binding on all Musicians.
(d) The Company may call the Musician’s services for a basic week of 50 working hours in a week involving a tour of not less than 2 concerts outside the UK without additional payment. Touring involving a long haul flight with be subject to discussion.
(e) The Musician is responsible for holding, and travelling with, a current valid passport. Arrangements for absence from the Company including Compassionate, Special Leave, time off for Dependants, Domestic Emergencies, Sabbaticals and Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental Leave are detailed in the Employee Handbook. The Musician is entitled to request unpaid release for up to 8 days per calendar year (1 January to 31 December), subject to a deduction of salary at the individual day rate for the role or position. All musicians are required to give a minimum of 28 days’ notice of such requests and requests will be dealt with on a first come first served basis. This is detailed in the Unpaid Release Policy which is in the Employee Handbook.