Payment of Benefit
4.—(a) When there is no work due to:—
(i)a fall-off in orders,
(ii)a shortage or restriction in raw materials or other vital services,
(iii)industrial action by any group of workers not covered by this Agreement,
(iv)industrial action by any group of workers in membership of Unions signatory to this Agreement but not working in the Industry;
then benefit will be payable to an individual employee of up to a maximum of an amount equal to 160 hours for full-time employees (pro-rata for part-timers) at basic time rate plus, where appropriate, shift differential in a period of 52 weeks commencing on 1st September.
(b)When there is no work due to industrial action within the plant or outside the plant but within the industry by any group of workers covered by this Agreement or in membership of Unions signatory to this Agreement impracticable then benefit will not be payable.
(c)Where circumstances arise outside the control of Management and employees of such a nature as to make payment under this Agreement impracticable then benefit will not be payable.