Contract 2010-2013 - American Guild of Musical Artists

for the subsequent season, such offer shall include the applicable StandardIndividual Artist’s Contract [“Contract], together with the written notification, forthe ARTIST to review and consider. The offer will be considered to bewithdrawn unless the ARTIST has returned a signed Contract to the EMPLOYERby the second Saturday in March. An individual ARTIST may make a request foran extension of the deadline if he/she makes the request in writing prior to thesecond Saturday in March. Any extension request is within the sole discretion ofthe Artistic Director. The EMPLOYER will be available for individualARTIST/EMPLOYER discussions during the first week after Contracts have beenoffered to ARTISTS, or the next employment week in the event said week is alay-off week. Thereafter, the EMPLOYER will make every reasonable effort tobe available to an ARTIST for such discussions prior to the deadline for returningsigned contracts.(c)(d)(e)In the event an ARTIST continuously employed on a Annual Employment basisby the EMPLOYER for ten (10) or more years is given a notice of nonreengagement,said notice shall be effective for a period of twelve (12) monthsfrom the following June 30 th . It is understood that the ARTIST will fulfill his/herobligations to the EMPLOYER and will abide by the rules and regulations setforth in the Agreement for the remaining period of his/her employment.Any ARTIST who has been notified of non-reengagement may receive up to five(5) additional personal days, such days to be subtracted from sick days, ifavailable. The ARTIST shall not receive fewer than five (5) days, regardless ofwhether or not a sufficient number of sick days remain. The ARTIST shall notifythe EMPLOYER at least fourteen (14) calendar days in advance of taking thesepersonal days. All notifications shall be in writing and submitted to theEMPLOYER’s Company Manager. The Artistic Director shall have discretion onwhether or not to grant such a request, and permission shall not be unreasonablywithheld.By no later than March 31 st , the EMPLOYER will furnish AGMA with a list ofthose weekly ARTISTS whose contracts expire at the end of the then currentseason and whom the EMPLOYER does not plan to re-engage for the followingseason or tour.7. LOWERING OF MINIMUMS AND WAIVERS PROHIBITEDThe EMPLOYER agrees that the minimum terms and conditions governing the employment ofARTISTS by the EMPLOYER are those contained herein, and the EMPLOYER further agreesthat it will not enter into any contract with or employ any ARTIST upon terms and conditionsless favorable to the ARTIST than those set forth herein. The EMPLOYER agrees that no waiverby an ARTIST of any provision of this Agreement or any contract between any ARTIST and theEMPLOYER shall be requested by the EMPLOYER or be effective unless the written consent ofAGMA to the making of such request or such waiver is first had and obtained. The EMPLOYERagrees to submit such waiver request to AGMA in writing and in sufficient time to allow the5