Principles, Purpose and Statement of Intent Sample Clauses

Principles, Purpose and Statement of Intent. ‌ 2.1 The flex agreement reflects the Department’s commitment to ensure that all roles are flexible on an “if not, why not” basis. Doing this will assist us to realise the benefits of using flexible working to improve service delivery and customer satisfaction as well as employee work/life balance. Flexible working enables the Department to attract people with the best skills and attributes to develop a workforce whose diversity reflects that of our customer and the people of NSW. 2.2 The purpose of this agreement is to provide flexible working hours. The Department, Association and employees commit to fostering the practice of flexible working hours within the Department in line with this flex agreement. 2.3 The intention of the flex agreement is to provide greater flexibility to manage workloads, deadlines and work/life balance. All parties are committed to managing work, facilitating flexibility and avoiding the forfeiture of accrued hours. 2.4 When utilising the provisions of the flex agreement and determining the hours of work, managers and employees should consider the balance between meeting the Department’s operational requirements, in maintaining customer service and individual employee needs and requests. This should be done in a manner that ensures equitable access to the provisions of the flex agreement. 2.5 Parties to the flex agreement recognise that operational requirements will vary depending on the work demands and work performed by individual business units. The flex agreement promotes a team approach in relation to how work is distributed amongst a team, on a fair and equitable basis. 2.6 The flex agreement is to be read in conjunction with the Premier’s Memorandum C2020-12
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  • Principles of Interpretation and Definitions (1) The singular includes the plural and the plural the singular. The pronouns “it” and “its” include the masculine and feminine. References to statutes or regulations include all statutory or regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, or replacing the statute or regulation. References to contracts and agreements shall be deemed to include all amendments to them. The words “include,” “including,” etc. mean include, including, etc. without limitation. (2) References to a “Section” or “section” shall mean a section of this contract. (3) “Contract” and “Agreement,” whether or not capitalized, refer to this instrument. (4) “Duties” includes obligations.

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