Performance Review Where a performance review of an employee’s performance is carried out, the employee shall be given sufficient opportunity after the interview to read and review the performance review. Provision shall be made on the performance review form for an employee to sign it. The form shall provide for the employee’s signature in two (2) places, one (1) indicating that the employee has read and accepts the performance review, and the other indicating that the employee disagrees with the performance review. The employee shall sign in only one (1) of the places provided. No employee may initiate a grievance regarding the contents of a performance review unless the signature indicates disagreement. An employee shall, upon request, receive a copy of this performance review at the time of signing. An employee’s performance review shall not be changed after an employee has signed it, without the knowledge of the employee, and any such changes shall be subject to the grievance procedure of this Agreement. The employee may respond, in writing, to the performance review. Such response will be attached to the performance review.
Performance Reviews The Employee will be provided with a written performance appraisal at least once per year and said appraisal will be reviewed at which time all aspects of the assessment can be fully discussed.
Performance and Compliance Purchaser shall have performed all of the covenants and complied, in all material respects, with all the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing.
DURATION, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION A. Effective Date: The effective date of this agreement is November 11, 2023, provided that SSA reported the proposal to re-establish this matching program to the Congressional committees of jurisdiction and OMB in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 552a(o)(2)(A) and OMB Circular A-108 (December 23, 2016), and SSA published notice of the matching program in the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(12).
B. Duration: This agreement will be in effect for a period of 18 months.
C. Renewal: The DIBs of VA and SSA may, within 3 months prior to the expiration of this agreement, renew this agreement for a period not to exceed 12 months if VA and SSA can certify to their DIBs that:
1. The matching program will be conducted without change; and
2. VA and SSA have conducted the matching program in compliance with the original agreement. If either party does not want to continue this program, it must notify the other agency of its intention not to continue at least 90 days before the end of the period of the agreement.
Termination of Review If a Review is in process and the Notes will be paid in full on the next Payment Date, the Servicer will notify the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Indenture Trustee no less than ten days before that Payment Date. On receipt of notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer will terminate the Review immediately and will not be obligated to deliver a Review Report.
Annual Performance Review The Employee’s performance of his duties under this Agreement shall be reviewed by the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors at least annually and finalized within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the annual audited financial statements. The Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors shall additionally review the base salary, bonus and benefits provided to the Employee under this Agreement and may, in their discretion, adjust the same, as outlined in Addendum B of this Agreement, provided, however, that Employee’s annual base salary shall not be less than the base salary set forth in Section 4(A) hereof.
Duration and Termination This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Fund as of the corresponding effective date indicated in Appendix A and, unless sooner terminated with respect to a Fund as provided herein, shall continue in effect for a period of two years as to such Fund. Thereafter, if not terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to the Fund for successive periods of 12 months, provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by both (a) the vote of a majority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund at the time outstanding and entitled to vote, and (b) the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by the Trust at any time as to a Fund, without the payment of any penalty, upon giving the Advisor 60 days’ notice (which notice may be waived by the Advisor), provided that such termination by the Trust shall be directed or approved (x) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust in office at the time or by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting securities of the Fund at the time outstanding and entitled to vote, or (y) by the Advisor on 60 days’ written notice (which notice may be waived by the Trust). This Agreement will also immediately terminate in the event of its assignment. (As used in this Agreement, the terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “interested person” and “assignment” shall have the same meanings of such terms in the 1940 Act.)
Effective Date Term and Termination 1.1 The effective date ("EFFECTIVE DATE") of this Agreement shall be the date first above written.
1.2 The term of this Agreement ("TERM") commences on the Effective Date, and unless the Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 1.3 or 1.4, it shall continue in force until "Completion Date" (as defined in Section 3.2).
1.3 Each party may terminate this Agreement (effective immediately upon written notice) if the other party materially breaches any provision of this Agreement if such breach continues and is not cured within [***] after written notice thereof by the non-breaching party, including the nature of the breach upon which such notice is based. SVI may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Customer if Customer fails to pay, within [***] of a Payment Date, any amount payable hereunder. SVI may suspend its performance of services under the terms of this Agreement pending receipt of such payment. Any such termination by SVI shall not affect SVI and Customer's respective rights with respect to any Deliverables and/or Professional Services delivered or performed and fully paid during the Term.
1.4 Customer may terminate this Agreement during the Term (a) upon written notice to SVI after [***] prior written notice, provided that Customer shall remain obligated to pay to SVI all amounts due SVI to such termination date (b) upon [***] written notice to SVI after a change of control (as defined in Section 13.1), or (c) on the occurrence of any of the following: (i) an assignment by SVI for the benefit of creditors; (ii) the appointment of a trustee or receiver for substantially all of SVI's assets; or (iii) to the extent termination is enforceable under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a proceeding in bankruptcy is instituted against SVI which is acquiesced in, is not dismissed within [***], or results in an adjudication of bankruptcy.
1.5 After expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, other than related to Customer's breach, SVI shall promptly deliver any partially-created Deliverable that exists as of the expiration or termination date; provided that Customer pays SVI all amounts then due SVI. Upon delivery, such Deliverable shall be considered a "Deliverable" for all purposes hereunder.
1.6 Subject to each party's rights, remedies and defenses relating to any breach by the other party, the provisions of Sections 1.5, 1.6, 6 (with respect to Deliverables delivered in the Term, subject to Section 1.5), 9.1 (with respect to fees accrued prior to expiration or termination), 9.3, 12.2(a), 12.3-12.7, 14-33 shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement (including the Revenue Sharing Term in Section 17.1) for any reason. [***] = Confidential Treatment Requested
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND EMPLOYEE FILES 19.01 (a) When a formal assessment of an employee’s performance is made, the employee concerned must be given an opportunity to discuss and then sign the assessment form in question upon its completion to indicate that its contents have been read. A copy of the assessment form will be provided to the employee at that time. An employee’s signature on his or her assessment form will be considered to be an indication only that its contents have been read and shall not indicate the employee’s concurrence with the statements contained on the form.
Contract Term and Termination 14.1 The Contract becomes effective when the Holder / Authorized user receives the card and the PIN and is valid for a period of 60 months with the possibility of being automatically extended for new successive periods of 60 months. If neither party sends the other party a written notification at least 30 days before the expiry of the initial term or of any of the extended terms, specifying that it does not wish to extend the Contract.
