Joint Benefits Committee. In order to achieve benefit cost reductions, or at a minimum, cost containment, the parties agree to establish and aggressively participate in a Joint Benefits Committee. The parties agree that the Joint Benefits Committee shall explore all potential options or changes that could generate cost reductions to the Benefit Plans with the following order of priorities:
Joint Benefits Committee. (1) The District will form a Joint Employee-Employer Benefits Committee, comprised of four (4) appointees each of the Association, the District, and CSEA and one (1) appointee from PAMA.
Joint Benefits Committee. The University and UPTE will establish a Joint Benefits Committee that will meet at least four times annually to discuss employee benefits. The Joint Benefits Committee will review benefits plans prior to their finalization with benefits providers.
Joint Benefits Committee. The parties agree to maintain a standing joint committee which will meet at the request of either party. The committee will discuss any matter related to the benefits contained in this agreement.
Joint Benefits Committee. (A) The Joint Benefits Committee shall be composed of two (2) employees appointed by the Union, two (2) members of FUNSCAD Unit II appointed by the Union, two (2) administrators appointed by the Employer, two (2) staff persons appointed by the NSGEU Staff Bargaining Unit, and two (2) persons from the Exclusions.
Joint Benefits Committee. The parties will continue the standing JBC with four (4) members appointed by the Association and four (4) members appointed by the District. Each party shall designate one of their appointees as a co-chair of the JBC. The JBC decisions shall be by consensus. The JBC is responsible for designing and managing the unit members' benefit programs, the reserve fund, and communication with unit members on benefit issues. The JBC will annually recommend to the District a budget for its operating expenses which shall include but is not limited to consultant fees, substitute release time, printing, and postage. The JBC will annually use JBC managed insurance reserve funds to pay one-half of the operating costs and management expenses of the certified insurance plans up to sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00). JBC members shall have equal access to all committee consultants.
Joint Benefits Committee. (a) A Joint Benefits Committee was established as of January 1, 1995, for the purpose of reviewing Medical, Benefit and Dependent Care costs, issues and trends and to make non- binding recommendations for improving savings and enhancing Medical, Benefit and Dependent Care Programs/Policies and to assist employees in dealing with Child/Elder Care issues. The Joint Benefits Committee meets at least quarterly unless mutually agreed to meet more often when necessary. Direct payroll costs for Bargaining Unit members are shared equally by Local #1245 and Company. Either party may cancel this agreement with 30 days notice. (Amended 6/11/03)
Joint Benefits Committee. 38.2.1 The Parties recognize that the Joint Benefits Committee (JBC) is the decision‐ making body for the negotiation and development of benefit plan design. The MSA is an equal partner in decision making on the JBC and shares accountability for the outcome, implementation, and improvements to the benefits plan. Employee eligibility for benefits and financial contribution levels by the employer remain items subject to negotiation in the Collective Agreement. If the JBC is dissolved, or its terms of reference or decision‐making structure are fundamentally changed, the Parties agree that plan design may be referred back to collective bargaining.
Joint Benefits Committee. The Company and the Union are committed to ensuring that 39 employees have access to cost effective, quality health care coverage, and other competitive benefits.
Joint Benefits Committee. The parties agree that there shall be a Joint Benefits Committee to oversee the benefits, including but not limited to those set out in Article 22 of this Collective Agreement, with the exception of pensions. The Committee shall have as its composition six (6) persons, consisting of three (3) persons representing the Employer, and three (3) persons representing the Association. The quorum shall be two (2) members from each party. The Committee shall monitor existing benefit plans; consider new benefit plans; recommend to the Collective Negotiating Committee changes in benefit plans; and seek to resolve complaints from members regarding benefit plans. The Committee shall report to the Faculty Association and the Employer.
