Executive Perquisites, Benefits and Other Compensation Executive shall be entitled to receive additional benefits and compensation from the Company in such form and to such extent as specified below:
(i) Payment of all premiums for coverage for Executive and his dependent family members under health, hospitalization, disability, dental, life and other insurance plans that the Company may have in effect from time to time, benefits provided to Executive under this clause (i) to be at least equal to such benefits provided to Metals executives.
(ii) Reimbursement for all business travel and other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in the performance of his services pursuant to this Agreement. All reimbursable expenses shall be appropriately documented in reasonable detail by Executive upon submission of any request for reimbursement, and in a format and manner consistent with the Company's expense reporting policy.
(iii) The Company shall provide Executive with other executive perquisites as may be available to or deemed appropriate for Executive by the Board and participation in all other Company-wide employee benefits as are available from time to time.
Payment of Employment Taxes and Other Expenses Should City, in its discretion, or a relevant taxing authority such as the Internal Revenue Service or the State Employment Development Division, or both, determine that Contractor is an employee for purposes of collection of any employment taxes, the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced by amounts equal to both the employee and employer portions of the tax due (and offsetting any credits for amounts already paid by Contractor which can be applied against this liability). City shall then forward those amounts to the relevant taxing authority. Should a relevant taxing authority determine a liability for past services performed by Contractor for City, upon notification of such fact by City, Contractor shall promptly remit such amount due or arrange with City to have the amount due withheld from future payments to Contractor under this Agreement (again, offsetting any amounts already paid by Contractor which can be applied as a credit against such liability). A determination of employment status pursuant to the preceding two paragraphs shall be solely for the purposes of the particular tax in question, and for all other purposes of this Agreement, Contractor shall not be considered an employee of City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor agrees to indemnify and save harmless City and its officers, agents and employees from, and, if requested, shall defend them against any and all claims, losses, costs, damages, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from this section.
Compensation and Other Benefits Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall pay and provide the following compensation and other benefits to the Executive during the Term as compensation for services rendered hereunder:
Salary and Other Compensation As compensation for the services to be rendered by the Employee to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Employee shall be paid the following compensation and other benefits:
Vacation and Other Benefits Each Contract Year, Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation in accordance with Employer’s applicable policies and procedures for executive-level employees. Executive shall also be eligible to participate in and receive the fringe benefits generally made available to other executive-level employees of Employer in accordance with and to the extent that Executive is eligible under the general provisions of Employer’s fringe benefit plans or programs; provided, however, that Executive understands that these benefits may be increased, changed, eliminated or added from time to time during the Term as determined in Employer’s sole and absolute discretion.
Labor and Other Employment Matters (a) (i) Neither the Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement or work rules or practices with any labor union, works council, labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, nor are there any negotiations or discussions currently pending between the Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries and any union, work counsel, labor organization, or employee association, (ii) there have been no strikes, work stoppages, shutdowns, or lockouts with respect to any Parent Employee during the last five (5) years, (iii) to the knowledge of the Parent, there is no effort pending or threatened against the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, (iv) there is no unfair labor practice, labor dispute (other than routine individual grievances) or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened with respect to Parent Employees, and (v) there is no slowdown, work stoppage or similar labor activity in effect or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened with respect to Parent Employees; except, with respect to clauses (ii) through (v) hereof, as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are, and have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting (i) employment and employment practices, (ii) terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, including the obligations of the WARN Act, (iii) unfair labor practices, and (iv) occupational safety and health and immigration, except as set forth in Section 5.12(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has implemented, conducted or experienced a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” as defined in the WARN Act (or any similar group personnel action requiring advance notice under the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 5.12(c) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, there are no proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries in any forum by or on behalf of any present or former Parent Employee or any present or former employee of any Person providing services to any Parent Entity for which Parent could reasonably be expected to be liable that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, any applicant for employment or classes of the foregoing alleging unpaid or overdue wages or compensation due, breach of any express or implied employment contract, violation of any Law or regulation governing employment or the termination thereof, or any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct on the part of the Parent of any of the Parent Subsidiaries in connection with the employment relationship that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Each individual who renders service to the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary who is classified by the Parent or such Parent Subsidiary, as applicable, as having the status of an independent contractor or other non-employee status for any purpose (including for purposes of taxation and tax reporting and under any Parent Employee Benefit Plans) is properly so classified and treated in accordance with applicable Laws and for purposes of all Parent Employee Benefit Plans and perquisites.
Other Employment Benefits During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to the following employment benefits:
(a) four (4) weeks of paid vacation in each fiscal year of EDGEN while the Executive is employed hereunder (one week of which, if not used by the Executive in any given fiscal year, may be carried over to the next fiscal year; provided, that the Executive shall not have more than five (5) weeks of paid vacation in any given fiscal year as a result of such carry over), and sick leave in accordance with EDGEN’s policies from time to time in effect for executive officers of EDGEN; provided, that, except as provided herein, vacation and/or sick leave time not used in any year may not be carried over or transferred from one year to another or converted to cash, except in a year in which there is a Change of Control (as hereinafter defined) where the Executive is no longer employed;
(b) participation, subject to qualification requirements, in medical, life or other insurance or hospitalization plans and long-term disability policies which are presently in effect or hereinafter instituted by EDGEN and applicable to its executive officers generally;
(c) participation, subject to classification requirements and continued maintenance thereof by EDGEN in other Executive benefit plans, such as pension and profit sharing plans, which are from time to time applicable to EDGEN’s executive officers generally;
(d) an automobile allowance of $1,200 per month, which shall be used by the Executive to cover all lease and insurance payments with respect to one automobile of the Executive’s choice for business purposes, which automobile’s retail value shall not exceed $75,000. The Executive shall provide proof of insurance in limits and with a company approved by EDGEN. EDGEN shall also be listed as a “named insured” under the policy. EDGEN shall reimburse the Executive, upon the presentation of appropriate receipts, for all reasonable and necessary maintenance, repair and gasoline costs incurred by the Executive in connection with the use of such automobile; provided, that such costs are directly related to the performance by the Executive of his obligations to EDGEN and/or to Parent hereunder;
(e) EDGEN shall purchase (subject to the insurability of the Executive at standard rates) a life insurance policy in the amount of $1,000,000 on the life of the Executive to provide benefits under Section 5.2 (b) hereof; and
(f) a supplemental payment of $9500 per annum (the “Supplemental Payment”), which shall be paid in accordance with EDGEN’s customary payroll practices which are in effect from time to time during the Employment Term.
Expense Reimbursement and Other Benefits (a) During the term of Executive’s employment hereunder, pursuant to Applica’s Travel and Expense Policy and upon the submission of proper substantiation by the Executive, including copies of all relevant invoices, receipts or other evidence reasonably requested by Applica, Applica shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses actually paid or incurred by the Executive in the course of and pursuant to the business of Applica or any Affiliates.
(b) Executive shall participate in Applica’s Group Health and Hospitalization Plan, Group Life Insurance Plan, Group Disability Insurance Plan and all other insurances, or insurance plans (collectively, the “Welfare Benefits”), and executive benefits and bonuses covering Applica’s executive officers as are now or may in the future be in effect, subject to applicable eligibility requirements. Additionally, Applica shall provide the Executive with life insurance in an amount equal to five times his Base Salary. During the Term, Applica shall pay for (i) the Executive’s annual dues in a country club and (ii) tax preparation and financial planning for the Executive on an annual basis up to a maximum of 1% of his base salary.
(c) During the Term, Applica shall provide Executive with a monthly automobile allowance of $975.
(d) During the Term, the Executive will be entitled to four weeks’ paid vacation for each year. The Executive will also be entitled to the paid holidays and other paid leave set forth in Applica’s policies. Vacation days and holidays during any fiscal year that are not used by the Executive during such Fiscal Year may not be carried over and used in any subsequent Fiscal Year.
Employment Benefits In addition to the Salary payable to the Executive hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits:
Employment Period Compensation In consideration of the other provisions of this Agreement, and the Executive’s agreement to execute a Release Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, in the event of his termination under relevant circumstances pursuant to which he would be paid severance benefits, ESC shall provide the Executive with the following payments and benefits, both those set forth in this section and elsewhere in this Agreement:
