Long Service Leave (1) Subject to subclause (3) of this clause, an employee who has completed ten years’ continuous service with the employer shall be entitled to
(a) up to 31 December 2006, ten weeks’ long service leave
(b) from 1 January 2007, thirteen weeks’ long service leave
(c) For each subsequent period of ten years’ service an employee shall be entitled to an additional thirteen weeks’ long service leave.
(2) An employee who has accrued a minimum entitlement of ten weeks’ long service leave shall be entitled to take such leave.
(3) Employees are entitled to take long service leave in minimum periods of one week.
(4) In calculating an employee’s entitlement under this clause, continuous service with the employer prior to the 1st day of January 1997 shall be taken into account in the following manner:
(a) In the case of an employee who has already accrued an entitlement to long service leave with the employer prior to the 1st day of January, 1997, the employee shall continue to accrue subsequent entitlements to long service leave in accordance with the provisions of subclause (1) of this clause.
(b) In the case of an employee who, at the 1st day of January 1997, had not accrued an entitlement to long service leave, the employee’s entitlement shall be calculated on the following basis: For any period of continuous employment prior to the 1st day of January 1997, an amount calculated on the basis of 13 weeks’ long service leave on full pay for each 15 years of continuous service, in accordance with the relevant award.
(c) In the case of employees who have worked less than full-time during the accrual period, long service leave shall be paid at the rate of the average of hours worked over the accrual period.
(5) The expression “continuous service” includes any period during which the employee is absent on full pay from their duties, but does not include:
(a) Any period exceeding two weeks during which the employee is absent on leave without pay. In the case of leave without pay which exceeds eight weeks in a continuous period, the entire period of that leave is excised in full;
(b) Any service of an employee who resigns or is dismissed, other than service prior to such resignation or prior to the date of any offence in respect of which they are dismissed by the employer, when that prior service has actually entitled the employee to long service leave under this clause.
(6) Any entitlement to annual leave that falls due during the period of long service leave shall be recognised as extra leave and not included in the long service leave.
(7) Any public holiday which occurs during the period an employee is on long service leave shall be treated as part of the long service leave and extra days in lieu thereof shall not be granted.
(8) Where an employee has become entitled to a period of long service leave in accordance with this clause, the employee shall commence such leave as soon as possible after the accrual date, or in a manner mutually agreed between the employer and employee.
(9) Payment for long service leave shall be made;
(a) in full before the employee goes on leave, or
(b) by the normal fortnightly payment intervals;
(c) or by agreement between the employee and the employer.
(10) Where an employee has completed at least 7 years’ service but less than 10 years’ service and employment is terminated-
(a) by their death;
(b) in any circumstances, other than serious misconduct, the amount of leave shall be such proportion to the number of completed years of such service bears to 10 years.
(11) In the case to which subclause (8) of this clause applies and in any case in which the employment of the employee who has become entitled to leave hereunder is terminated before such leave is taken or fully taken the employer shall, upon termination of employment otherwise than by death, pay to the employee and upon termination by death, pay to the personal representative of the employee upon request by the personal representative, a sum equivalent to the amount which would have been payable in respect of the period of leave to which they are entitled or deemed to have been entitled and which would have been taken but for termination. Such payment shall be deemed to have satisfied the obligation of the employer in respect of leave hereunder.
(12) Where an employee is ill during a period of long service leave and produces at the time, or as soon as practicable thereafter, medical evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person that as a result of illness or injury the employee was confined to their place of residence or a medical facility for a period of at least fourteen (14) consecutive days, the employer shall grant sick leave for the period the employee was so confined and reinstate long service leave equivalent to the period of confinement.
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Service Plans 2.1 Standard Price Service Standard Price Term Home Basic Broadband 100 HK$168 Monthly Plan 24 consecutive months HomeFibre 500 HK$178 Monthly Plan 24 consecutive months HomeFibre 1000 HK$198 Monthly Plan 24 consecutive months
a) WiFi service is only applicable at the Company’s designated wireless hotspots, for details, please visit www. xxxxxxxx.xxx
b) No first time installation fee required.
2.2 Switch-in Offer
a) Customer who accepts Switch-in Offer is entitled to up to 6 free service months provided the total Term will be
(i) number of free service months; plus
(ii) 24 months For example, if a customer opts in for 6 free service months, the total Term will be 30 months (6 free service months + 24 months = 30 months in total). The free months will be on 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th months of the Term.
b) The monthly service fee waiver cannot be returned or exchanged for cash.
c) The Company may request the Customer to present his existing broadband service contracts or bills with the other operator as verification.
d) The Company has the final decision on the number of free service months to be offered.
2.3 Super Value Price
a) Super Value Price is calculated based on Standard Price minus the cash bonus for the respective service plans. The cash bonus for Home Basic Broadband 100, HomeFibre 500 and HomeFibre 1000 is $20/month respectively.
b) The cash bonus will be credited to the monthly bill of the Customer’s Account. The first Credit Amount will be credited to the 1st monthly bill after the service effective date.
c) The Super Value Price service plan is subject to change from time to time.
d) Customer who has registered for the Service and simultaneously subscribed to a designated monthly plan for the Company’s mobile telephone services (“Monthly Mobile Plan”) or HomePhone+ (“HomePhone+”) will be eligible for the Super Value Price in place of the Standard Price for the Term subject to the following conditions.
e) The Service and the designated Mobile Monthly Plan should be registered under the same name and account; for HomePhone+, the Service and the HomePhone+ should be registered with same HKID. Otherwise the Customer will not be entitled to the Super Value Price.
f) The Super Value Price will apply according to the bill date of the Service provided that the designated Mobile Monthly Plan or HomePhone+ is active. Cash bonus will be credited to the monthly bill. If the designated Mobile Monthly Plan or HomePhone+ is terminated/disconnected for whatsoever reason on the bill date of the Service, the Super Value Price of that month will not apply and the Customer will be charged the Standard Price. The Company will check the account status of the designated Mobile Monthly Plan or HomePhone+ on every bill date of the Service to determine whether Super Value Price or the Standard Price will be charged for the Service to the Customer.
g) One designated Mobile Monthly Plan or HomePhone+ is entitled to one Super Value Price in a bill month.
h) If the Customer subscribes to two Services and one designated Mobile Monthly Plan or HomePhone+, only the Super Value Price with the higher amount will be given to the Customer.
i) For customer who has enjoyed the Switch-in Offer, the cash bonus (as described in Clause 2.3(a)) will take effect after the end of the free service months.
2.4 The Customer can change to a higher service plan during the Term and contract period shall remain the same. Customer who change to a lower value service plan is required to pay liquidated damages (as described in Clause 7 below) and also sign a new fixed term contract for the service plan. In both cases, the Customer shall pay an installation fee (if applicable) at the Company’s prevailing rate of charges for the Service from time to time.
2.5 The Service Plan is charged on a monthly basis. The monthly charges for the first month will be charged on a non pro-rata basis from the service effective date to the first bill date. The monthly charges are payable in advance and non-refundable under whatever circumstances.
2.6 Unless otherwise specified by the Customer, the Service will continue to be provided to the Customer after the expiry of the Term and such service will be charged at the same Monthly Service Plan that is chargeable to the Customer on the expiry date of the Term.
2.7 Free Three Months Offer
a) This offer is only applicable to Home Basic Broadband 100.
b) The offer can be used in conjunction with Switch-in Offer described in Clause 2.2.
c) The free service months of this offer are 3rd, 6th, 9th month after the free months of the Switch-in Offer. For example, if a customer opts in for 6 free service months, the total Term will be 30 months (6 free service months + 24 months = 30 months in total). All the free months will be on 3rd, 6th, 9th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30thmonths of the Term.
d) No cash bonus will be credited on the free service months.
e) All monthly service fee waivers are not transferable and exchangeable for cash.
f) The offer is subject to change from time to time.
Consultation Services The company hereby employs the consultant to perform the following services in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement: The consultant will consult with the officers and employees of the company concerning matters relating to the management and organization of the company, their financial policies, the terms and conditions of employment, and generally any matter arising out of the business affairs of the company.
Consultancy 2.1 The Consultancy's obligation to provide the Consultancy Services shall be performed by one or more employees of the Consultancy as the Consultancy may consider appropriate (“the Staff”), subject to the Employment Business and the Client being reasonably satisfied that the Staff has the required skills, qualifications and resources to provide the Consultancy Services to the required standard.
2.2 The Consultancy has the right, at its own expense, to enlist additional or substitute Staff in the performance of the Consultancy Services or may, sub-contract all or part of the Consultancy Services, provided that the consultancy provides details, whenever practicable, of the proposed substitute or sub contractor, ahead of the planned substitution and subject to the Employment Business and the Client being reasonably satisfied that such additional Staff or any such sub-contractor has the required skills, qualifications, resources and personnel to provide the Consultancy Services to the required standard.
2.3 Where the Consultancy provides a substitute or sub-contracts all or part of the Consultancy Services pursuant to clause 2.2 above, the Consultancy shall be responsible for paying the substitute or sub contractor and shall ensure that any agreement between the Consultancy and any such substitute or sub-contractor shall contain obligations which correspond to the obligations of the Consultancy under the terms of this Agreement and the Consultancy shall remain responsible for the acts or omissions of any such substitute or sub-contractor.
2.4 The Consultancy shall take all reasonable steps to avoid any unplanned changes of Staff assigned to the performance of the Consultancy Services but if the Consultancy is unable for any reason to perform the Consultancy Services the Consultancy should inform the Employment Business on the first day of unavailability and in such case shall provide a substitute subject to the provisions of clause 2.2.
2.5 Due to the specialised nature of the work there may be a lengthy learning process for any Staff prior to becoming familiar with the work. As a result where substitute or additional staff are provided or where the performance of all or part of the Consultancy Services is sub-contracted, the Consultancy shall provide wherever possible, at its own expense, an overlap period for such substitute or additional Staff or any such subcontractor.
2.6 In the event that the Consultancy is unable to supply either the original personnel or acceptable substitutes or sub contractors then the Employment Business is entitled to cancel this Agreement forthwith.
2.7 The Confirmation Note shall specify the Client, the fee payable by the Employment Business and such disbursements as may be agreed, and any other relevant information.
2.8 Save as otherwise stated in this Agreement, the Employment Business and the Client acknowledge and accepts that the Consultancy is in business on its own account and the Consultancy shall be entitled to seek, apply for, accept and perform contracts to supply its services to any third party during the term of this Agreement <<provided that this in no way compromises or is to the detriment to the performance of the Consultancy Services>>.
Consulting If the Executive agrees to the provisions of Section 14(e) above, then the Executive shall have the obligation to provide consulting services to the Company as an independent contractor, commencing on the Date of Termination and ending on the second anniversary of the Date of Termination (the “Consulting Period”). The Executive shall hold himself available at reasonable times and on reasonable notice to render such consulting services as may be so assigned to him by the Board or the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer; provided, however, that unless the parties otherwise agree, the consulting services rendered by the Executive during the Consulting Period shall not exceed twenty (20) hours each month; and, provided, further, that the consulting services rendered by the Executive during the Consulting Period shall in no event exceed twenty percent (20%) of the average level of services performed by the Executive for the Company over the thirty-six (36) month period immediately preceding the Executive’s Separation from Service (or the full period of services to the Company, if the Executive has been providing services to the Company for less than thirty-six (36) months). The Company agrees to use its best efforts during the Consulting Period to secure the benefit of the Executive’s consulting services so as to minimize the interference with the Executive’s other activities, including requiring the performance of consulting services at the Company’s offices only when such services may not be reasonably performed off-site by the Executive.
Service Plan 2.1 The Customer shall use the following applicable Service Plan and services during the Term:
a) the Service Plan specified in the Sales and Services Agreement or a service plan with monthly fee above the Service Plan amount specified in the Sales and Agreement (not applicable to SIM Only service plan & SuperCare Unbundled Smartphone Plan); and any of the services (“Selected Services”) specified in the Company’s web site “Terms and Conditions” relating to this offer and the aggregate monthly fee (after deduction of any rebate) of such Selected Services is equal to or above the amount specified in the Sales and Services Agreement (if applicable); or
b) A Service Plan within the “iPhone SuperCare Smartphone Plans” (applicable to upgrade to a higher monthly fee during the Term) as specified in the Company’s web site “Terms and Conditions” relating to this plan group.
2.2 Service Plan with specified data usage
2.2.1 Whenever the local data usage of the Customer under the relevant Service Plan nearly reaches the specified local data usage (“Specified Data Usage”) the Company will notify the Customer by SMS. The Customer may by return SMS purchase a top-up at the charge as specified in the SMS received (“Top Up”). If the Customer does not wish to purchase the Top Up, local data service under the relevant Service Plan will be automatically suspended when the data usage has reached the Specified Data Usage. The Customer may purchase the Top Up at that time or wait until the beginning of the next bill month for the new Specified Data Usage allowance under the relevant Service Plan. Any unused top-up local mobile data can be carried forward for free and can be used before the end of the next bill month. This is only applicable to designated service plans (1GB or above) with an “Advise & Consent” mechanism for the purchase of top-up data.
2.2.2 Where the Customer has registered more than one Service Plan in an Account, the Company will notify Customer's primary service number (i.e. the first registered service number) by SMS whenever a Top Up is confirmed.
2.3 Applicable to Customer who stacks a new iPhone Contract：
2.3.1 Under Term (i.e. outstanding months under unexpired Previous Contract Term + iPhone Contract Term), the monthly fee and entitlement of new iPhone Contract takes effect immediately and will apply until the expiration of the new iPhone Contract.
2.3.2 If Customer has an existing contract of FUP Unlimited Data Plan stacks a new iPhone Contract, Customer is required to sign a new contract for FUP Unlimited Data Plan. The monthly fee of new FUP Unlimited Data Plan specified in the Sales and Services Agreement takes effect simultaneously when the new iPhone Contract commences and will apply until the expiration of the Term.
2.3.3 (If applicable) If the Customer has a Multi-SIM Plan under an unexpired Previous Contract Term stacks a new iPhone Contract, the monthly fee and service entitlement under the unexpired Previous Contract Term will be superseded and replaced by the monthly fee and service entitlement of the prevailing Multi-SIM Plan at the time of the stacking of the new iPhone Contract (“New Multi-SIM Plan”). The New Multi-SIM Plan shall take effect simultaneously when the new iPhone Contract commences and will apply until the expiration of the Previous Contract Term of the Multi-SIM Plan.
2.4 This Service Plan is charged on a monthly basis. The monthly charges for the first month will be charged on a pro-rata basis from the service effective date to the first bill date. The monthly charges are payable in advance and non-refundable under whatever circumstances.
2.5 This Service Plan is not applicable to 2G phones / connected devices or any phones / connected devices which have manually opted for 2G network. However, if customers opt for FUP unlimited data, in addition to the above conditions, the plan will also not applicable to other connected devices (including but not limited to USB modem / pocket wi-fi / TV box).
2.6 Offer detail Credit offer Credit Amount Wi-Fi Service Plan* full credit back during the Term WiFi Service monthly fee $60 *Customer is required to register for WiFi service
2.7 If the Customer does not notify the Company of termination of the WiFi services specified above prior to the expiry of the Term, the Company shall automatically charge the Customer for the free services specified above at the prevailing monthly fee after the expiry of the Term.
2.8 The Customer shall use Credit Card auto pay to settle monthly fee during the Term. If the Customer does not settle his monthly payment by credit card autopay or uses a 3rd party credit card for payment, a prepayment is required (if applicable).
Hosting Services 13.1 If Supplier or its subcontractor, affiliate or any other person or entity providing products or services under the Contract Hosts Customer Data in connection with an Acquisition, the provisions of Appendix 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein, apply to such Acquisition.
13.2 If the Hosting of Customer Data by Supplier or its subcontractor, affiliate or any other person or entity providing products or services under the Contract contributes to or directly causes a Data Breach, Supplier shall be responsible for the obligations set forth in Appendix 1 related to breach reporting requirements and associated costs. Likewise if such Hosting contributes to or directly causes a Security Incident, Supplier shall be responsible for the obligations set forth in Appendix 1, as applicable. 14 Change Management
In-Service Education The parties recognize the value of in-service both to the employee and the Employer and shall encourage employees to participate in in-service. All employees scheduled by the Employer to attend in-service seminars shall receive regular wages.
Service Level Expectations Without limiting any other requirements of the Agreement, the Service Provider shall meet or exceed the following standards, policies, and guidelines:
