Haddington Road Agreement 2013 - 2016 and Financial ... - TUI

HADDINGTON ROAD AGREEMENT 2013 - 201614• In line with previous agreedarrangements, each individual’s worksharingarrangements will be formallyreviewed on an annual basis (or earlier ifrequired). Where such a review has notyet taken place a review must becompleted by the end of 2013.• Management’s discretion to alter or changean individual’s work-sharing arrangements,on the giving of due notice (3 months), isconfirmed. Management reserves the right,on reasonable business grounds and withreasonable notice, to refuse access to thescheme, to require a person to vary theirwork-sharing arrangements, or to require aperson to resume full time work.Flexible Working Arrangements(Flexitime)3.16 The Parties agree that management has theresponsibility and the right to activelymanage flexible working arrangements intheir organisations. This will help to buildon the work done to date in reviewing andrevising work practices to ensure that, in acontext of reduced resources and numbers,as well as additional working hours, thePublic Service will continue to provide therequired level of service to the public and tocontribute to economic recovery.3.17 While the rationale for this flexibility isacknowledged, it is now necessary toupdate the arrangements to better reflect thecurrent needs of organisations, in thecontext of falling numbers in the PublicService, changing demands in terms ofservices to the public and the additionalworking hours under this Agreement. Inthis context, it may be necessary to amendthe core time bands to reflect the extendedhours of working and to meet businessneeds following local consultation. FlexibleWorking Arrangements (FWA) are onlypossible so long as they support andenhance the efficient operation ofDepartments/Offices. In particular, all areasmust always be appropriately staffed duringthe working day, including lunch breaks; allarrangements must ensure that this isconsistently the case.3.18 The current FWA will continue to applysubject to the following amendments:• FWA will continue to be available forstaff up to Higher Executive Officer(HEO) grade and its equivalents in theCivil Service and other sectors, asappropriate.• FWA will not apply to staff at theAssistant Principal Officer (APO) gradeand its equivalents in the Civil Serviceand other sectors, except for those staffwho already have this arrangement.• With effect from 1st July 2014, themaximum amount of flexi leave allowedin any flexi period is one day.• No change is proposed to the existingterms of the Flexitime Agreements withregard to the amount or the use of hoursto be carried over.Outsourcing3.19 The Parties reaffirm that the principles andprocedures set out in the Appendix: ServiceDelivery Options to the Public ServiceAgreement 2010-2014 will continue toapply, and in that context the relevant TradeUnions will be consulted on all aspects ofthe public procurement process, includingthe tendering process, at key stages beforedecisions are made, consistent with therequirements ofEU and national procurement law andcommercial sensitivity. The Parties alsonote in this regard the mechanismestablished under paragraph 13 of theAgreement.3.20 Management will put in place engagementbetween the Union Side and the NationalProcurement Office to review mechanismsin place to ensure compliance with theterms of the Agreement and to achieve ajoint understanding on arrangements todeliver on the commitments of the Parties.The Official Side also agree to ongoingengagement over the lifetime of theAgreement.3.21 The Chairman of the Construction NationalJoint Industrial Council and the Chairmanof the Electrical Industry National JointIndustrial Council will convene anengagement between the two Councils andthe relevant senior officials on the officialcontract management side to engage inrelation to the effective compliance inpublic contracts with the terms ofemployment law, including with the termsof relevant Registered Employment