Working Environment

How is Working Environment defined in a legal contract?

• Working Environment means the traditional and usual methods of conducting job tasks which may require substantial physical efforts such as significant lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, and crouching. Generally, the tasks require 10% sitting, 45% walking, and 45% standing.
  Seen in 2 SEC filings
• Working Environment means all places of work, including all sites and areas where work is conducted. This definition encompasses not just permanent, indoor, fixed workplaces, but also temporary workplaces and mobile work sites.
  Seen in 10 SEC filings
• Working Environment means any place where the business is conducted.
  Seen in 3 SEC filings
• Working Environment means the interplay between the nature of tasks, and the physical surroundings and overall conditions in which the worker performs their duties.
  Seen in 2 SEC filings
• Working Environment means the minimal workspace, support facilities, administrative and secretarial support, tools, and computer access required to carry out the services.
  Seen in 1 SEC filing

Please note that all definitions citing specific organizations have been omitted for global applicability and clarity.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

• Working Environment means the customary methods and locations of performing task functions, requiring certain physical demands.

Relevant Contract Types

• Employment Agreements
• Consultancy Agreements
• Instructor or Trainer Service Agreements

Relevant Circumstances

• The contracting out of services that require a physical presence
• The set-up of off-site or remote work arrangements
• The structuring of the physical demands and workspace requirements within an employment contract.

Relevant Sectors

• Health and fitness industry
• Construction Industry
• Retail Industry

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Genie Definition 2

• Working Environment means any location where a business's activities are conducted.

Relevant Contract Types

• Office Lease Agreement
• Commercial Lease Agreement
• Remote Work Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• Securing an office or commercial lease for a business's operations
• Establishing acceptable places for conducting business in a remote work agreement

Relevant Sectors

• Real Estate
• Information Technology/Software services
• Consulting Services

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