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2 — The contract.,identifies the pay plan, occupational series, and grade of the employee's current position as well as the major duties and responsabilities of the job which are listed in the position description.

3 — The terms of the work contract may be changed in accordance with appropriate procedures as described in the Work Regulation.

Article 7 Recruitment

1 — The commander, Air Base Number 4, through the Civilian Personnnel Recrutment Section, (SRPC), is responsible for referral of USFORAZORES Portuguese national employees.

2 — Such referral shall be exercised upon request by USFORAZORES in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Work Regulation.

Article 8

Rights and responsibilities of the employees

As recognized by this Agreement and the Work Regulation:

1 — The employees have the following rights:

a) To exercise their rights freely without fear of penalty or reprisal; and

b) To engage in outside activities of their own choice without being required to report them to USFORAZORES, unless such activities interfere with their official duties or are construed to conflict with USFORAZORES mission requirements.

2 — The employees-have the following responsibilities:

a) To treat their employer, their superiors, other employees, and all personnel who are related to USFORAZORES, with loyalty and respect;

b) To report assiduously and punctually to work and perform their duties with loyalty and dedication;

c) To comply with USFORAZORES directives pertaining to perfomance and job discipline, unless such directives are incompatible with their rights;

d) Not to divulge restricted information concerning the USFORAZORES organization;

e) To maintain in good condition all material provided by USFORAZORES for the accomplishment of their jobs;

f) To promote actions aimed at improving the productivity of USFORAZORES;

g) To comply fully with the terms of his/her individual work contract and its guiding rules;

h) To. strictly observe hygiene and safety rules; and

i) To comply with military security regulations.

3 — Special provisions for female employees will be prescribed in die Work Regulation.

Article 9

Rights and responsibilities of the employer

As recognized by this Agreement and the Work Regulation:

1 —The employer has the following rights:

a) To determine its mission, budget, organization and number of employees;

b) To hire, assignn, direct, lay-off and retain employees;

c) To take disciplinary action; and

d) To assign work, make selections for appointment, and determine qualifications of employees.

2 — The employer has the following responsibilities:

0) To respect the employees as an integral element of the organization and to treat them with civility;

. b) To pay a fair wage to the employees;

c) To provide employees with good working conditions, from both a physical as well as morale standpoint;

d) To contribute to the increase of the level of employee productivity;

e) To compensate employees for damages caused by occupational disease or injuries sustained from on-the-job accidents; USFORAZORES may transfer this Yesponsabilify to an insurance company;

f) Not to deny the rights of the employees;

g) To provide the employee, upon request, with documents for official purposes which must be issued by USFORAZORES;

h) To present awards to the employees who have distinguished themselves for their competence, zeal or dedication; ,

1) To allow employees to.hold office in labor union organizations and in the Committee of Employee Representatives;

j) To provide, whenever feasible, professional training

and improvement to the employees; and k) To comply fully with the work contract.

3 — Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, USFORAZORES may take the necessary actions to carry out its mission during emergencies.

Article 10 Committee of Employee Representatives

1 — The employees, whenever they deem appropriate, may be represented by the Committee of Employee Representatives, hereinanfter referred to as CRT.

2 — The composition, rights and responsibilities, and the procedural and electoral rules of the CRT are stipulated in die WorktRegulation.

Article 11 Work schedule

The regular work period for full-time employees shall be eight hours per day, forty hours per week, unless a different period is prescribed in the Work Regulation.

Article 12

Social security contributions

USFORAZORES and its employees will submit contributions to social security as set forth in Portuguese law.