Common use of Employees and Offers of Employment Clause in Contracts

Employees and Offers of Employment. Effective as of the Effective Time, Buyer shall (i) offer employment to each Employee, at a base salary or wage that is at least equal to that provided the applicable Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time; (ii) have the right to offer employment to each Albertson’s corporate employee, field manager, field-based marketing manager and divisional pharmacy manager, in each case to the extent dedicated solely to the Standalone Drug Business, including, without limitation, those employees specified in Schedule 9.02 (a) (so long as they are so dedicated) at a base salary or wage that is at least equal to that provided to such Albertson’s corporate employee, field manager, field-based marketing manager or divisional pharmacy manager immediately prior to the Effective Time and (iii) have a right to hire certain of the category managers, real estate personnel, field-based marketing managers and divisional pharmacy managers in each case who have shared responsibilities between the Standalone Drug Business and the New Diamond Business (as defined in the Separation Agreement) (collectively, the “Shared Personnel”) to the extent specified in Schedule 9.02(b) as determined in cooperation between Sellers and Buyer by allocating a proportionate number of Shared Personnel to Buyer based on the ratio of (x) the total number of pharmacy counters in Stores covered by such Shared Personnel to (y) the total number of pharmacy counters in Stores and grocery stores operated by Sellers collectively covered by such Shared Personnel as set forth on such Schedule 9.02(b). Sellers may update, and deliver to Buyer, Schedule 9.02(a) and Schedule 9.02(b) within fourteen days following the date of this Agreement. SUPERVALU and Buyer shall cooperate in good faith to determine the accuracy of Schedule 9.02(a) and Schedule 9.02(b) and agree to update each such Schedule as appropriate. The term “Employee” includes any Person who, immediately prior to the Effective Time, is actively employed by any Seller at a Facility or who is on short-term disability leave, authorized leave of absence, military service or lay-off with recall rights as of the Effective Time (such inactive employees shall be offered employment by Buyer as of the date they return to active employment but only if such employee returns to active service within 180 days after the Effective Time or such later time as their reemployment rights are protected by applicable Laws), but shall exclude any other inactive or former employee including any Person who is on long-term disability leave or unauthorized leave of absence as of the Effective Time. The employees who accept and commence employment with Buyer (including the employees described in this Section 9.02 and the employees set forth on Schedule 7.09) are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Transferred Employees.”