Common use of Parallel Agreement Clause in Contracts

Parallel Agreement. The Parties have agreed that they will participate in partnership in developing changes and modifications to the way work is performed to exhibit a number of characteristics that are not often found in traditional workplaces that provide desirable advantages for the business and its employees. These characteristics include: • A shared commitment to continuous improvement in quality, efficiency, skill development and the work environment. • The need to respond rapidly to changes in the market place, in products, and in customer needs. • The ability to structure the workplace to provide business flexibility and utilize the applied and developed skills of individuals. • Individual and group responsibility for performance, job design, and training. • An open environment that shares knowledge and information. • Team problem solving. • Pay systems that recognize individual education, skill and experience, and reward business and individual performance. These changes will be developed through the guidance and approval of the Parallel Agreement Committee, which will meet on a quarterly basis or more frequently if required. Typical agenda items that will be reviewed at each quarterly meeting are as follows: • Business updates. • Technology change. • Potential increasing or decreasing forces. • Other issues/actions. It is understood that this committee shall have the authority to recommend amendments to the provisions of the Agreement to the extent necessary to reflect their collective decisions. This committee is the Union Bargaining Committee, a manager from each Seniority Department, and Human Resources. Decisions will be by consensus. The proposed amendments agreed to by Parties will be formalized in writing and taken to their respective principals for ratification.