Release from Availability Sample Clauses

Release from Availability a) Employees may be released from availability duty as a result of Utilities Management agreeing to release the employee from their employment obligations in relation to availability duty, on a case by case basis. b) The Distribution Licence requires the provision of essential services and the release of an employee from availability duty by Utilities Management must take into consideration the minimum operational numbers of personnel required to staff availability rosters on a location by location basis. c) Eligibility for release must be taken into consideration by Utilities Management for reasons such as family circumstances, employee health, persons of mature age, personal circumstances and other valid reasons. d) All reasonable effort shall be made to expedite release from availability duty once agreement for release has been granted. e) In cases where it has been agreed for an employee to be released and the release is not immediately possible, a sharing arrangement of the availability roster by other employees may be undertaken to allow for skills upgrade to occur.