Executive Services Agreement
Between:
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Virtual
Medical Xxxxxx.xxx (ABN 12 097 593 587)
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And:
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Xxx
Xxxxx
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Position:
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General
Manager of Virtual Medical Xxxxxx.xxx and Secretary, Board of
Directors
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Location:
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Xxxxx
0, 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx WA
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Reporting
to:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Managing Director
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Commencement
date:
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1
June 2007
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Employment
status:
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You
are employed on a permanent full-time basis. As there is a
significant amount of travel required of the role, you can expect to work
outside of normal business hours and on weekends in order to meet the
expectations of the role.
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Position
description:
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Your
responsibilities as General Manager are to ensure the success of the
business by planning, directing and coordinating the operations of the
business. Duties and responsibilities include formulating
policies, managing daily operations, coordinating site maintenance,
research and administrative services, contract management, and planning
the effective use of finances, materials, assets, IT and human
resources.
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Gross
base salary:
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$150,000
per annum (paid weekly) plus statutory superannuation upon appointment
PLUS
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$30,000
per annum as an Office Holder on the Board of Directors
(Secretary)
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Salary
increases:
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You
will be entitled to a 9% salary increase each year, on the anniversary of
your appointment. Such increases will be paid to you at a time
when the company has sufficient working capital.
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Performance
bonuses:
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Please
refer to Attachment 1.
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Equipment
provided:
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You
will be provided with a mobile phone and laptop
computer.
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Allowances:
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Car
allowance of up to $30,000 per annum.
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Other
benefits:
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Car
space provided outside the office.
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Your
personal Private Health Insurance will be paid at a fund of our
choice.
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Travel
Insurance and Directors and Company Office Holders Insurance will be
paid.
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Memberships
to the following organisations:
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o
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Qantas
Frequent Flyer and The Qantas Club
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o
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HISA
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o
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CHICK
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Annual
leave:
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6
weeks paid pro-rata annual leave per year,
cumulative.
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Termination
of employment:
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This
Executive Services Agreement may be terminated by either party as
follows:
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·
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By
Xx Xxxxx providing 3 months written notice.
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By
Virtual Medical Xxxxxx.xxx:
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Providing
3 months written notice should Xx Xxxxx be unable to perform his duties
due to incapacitation or illness for a total of 9 months in any 12 month
period.
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o
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Providing
1 month’s notice if Xx Xxxxx is found guilty of any serious breach of this
Agreement or unreasonably neglects to perform his duties under this
Agreement.
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Summarily
without notice if Xx Xxxxx is convicted of any major criminal offence
which brings the company into and lasting disrepute. Should
this occur Xx Xxxxx will only be entitled to that portion of his
remuneration that is fixed, and only up until the date of his
termination. And
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Without
reason giving 3 months written notice. Xx Xxxxx will be
entitled to payment of all bonuses earned until the termination date and a
severance payment of 2 years salary plus an additional 6 months’ salary
for each completed 5 years of service on his final day of employment with
the company. For a period of 2 years after the termination of
employment, the company will continue to pay Xx Xxxxx private Health
Insurance costs and reasonable paid financial planning
assistance.
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All
other conditions:
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Unless
otherwise stated in this Agreement, you are entitled to all conditions
outlined in the Fair Work
Xxx 0000.
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Further,
you are required at all times to comply with the Company’s Code of Conduct and
Constitution.
NONSOLICITATION/CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION:
a.
Confidential Business Information. Confidential Business Information,
as used in this Agreement, includes, but is not limited to, non-public Company
information relating to: manufacturing processes; product formulations; research
and development activities; inventions and inventions in process; expansion or
acquisition plans; existing and prospective marketing plans and activities;
past, existing and future litigation and litigation strategies; the identity of
all customers' key employees, contact persons and requirements; operating costs;
prices and other customer contract provisions; bid or proposal opportunities;
the identities and compensation arrangements of key employees of the Company;
business plans and strategies; and other non-public information which is of
value to the Company or to a competitor, regardless of whether such information
is patented, patentable, copyrighted, or technically classifiable as a trade
secret.
b.
Competitive Business. The term Competitive Business means the manufacture or
provision of the same products or services manufactured or provided by the
Company during Xx Xxxxx’x employment.
Xx Xxxxx
agrees that during and for a period of two years after termination of his
employment, whether the termination is voluntary or involuntary and regardless
of the reason therefore, Executive will not solicit or induce, or attempt to
solicit or induce, any employee of the Company to terminate employment or to
become employed by another person or entity which is engaged in a Competitive
Business.
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Xx Xxxxx
agrees to hold and safeguard for the benefit of the Company all Confidential
Business Information acquired or developed during the employment relationship.
Xx Xxxxx will not, without the prior written consent of an officer of the
Company, during the employment term or thereafter, misappropriate, use for his
own advantage, disclose or otherwise make available Confidential Business
Information to any person, except in the good faith performance
of job duties while employed by the Company to persons having a need
to know such information for the benefit of the Company.
Before
disclosing Confidential Business Information under the compulsion of legal
process, Xx Xxxxx agrees to give prompt notice to the Company of the fact that
he has been served with legal process which may require the disclosure of such
Information.
Upon
termination of employment, Xx Xxxxx agrees immediately to return to the Company
all Confidential Business Information in his possession or under his control. Xx
Xxxxx agrees that he will not retain any copies or reproductions of Confidential
Business Information.
Xx Xxxxx
agrees, during the two-year period after termination of employment
with the Company, to notify the Company of any offer of employment,
consulting agreement or ownership opportunity which may involve a Competitive
Business, before accepting such offer and sufficiently in advance thereof to
permit the Company to protect its rights hereunder. Xx Xxxxx further agrees,
that upon acceptance of any offer to become an employee or consultant of a
Competitive Business, to make full disclosure of the existence and contents of
this Paragraph to the prospective employer or principal, and hereby authorizes
the Company to do the same.
Xx Xxxxx
recognises that irreparable harm will result to the Company if Xx Xxxxx were to
breach these covenants. The Company shall have the right, therefore, in addition
to and not in lieu of any other remedies which may be available at law or in
equity, to apply to any Court of competent jurisdiction to restrain, temporarily
and permanently, Xx Xxxxx from violating these provisions.
GENERAL
a. This
Agreement will be enforceable by, and shall inure to the benefit of, the
Company, its successors and assigns. The Agreement may be assigned by the
Company to a successor without the prior consent of Xx Xxxxx.
b. The
failure or refusal of either party to enforce this Agreement or to assert a
violation hereof in a particular situation shall not be, and shall not be
regarded as, a waiver of any other or subsequent breach of the same or any other
provision of this Agreement.
c. This
Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated orally, but only by a
written agreement which is signed a member of the Board of Directors and by Xx
Xxxxx.
d. This
Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements which relate to
the terms and conditions of Xx Xxxxx employment, including any Change in Control
Agreements, except for the Company's benefit plans and compensation programs
offered to executives or employees generally.
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DECLARATION:
I HAVE
READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE WITH THE FOREGOING. I ACCEPT EMPLOYEMENT
ONTHE ABOVE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Mr
Xxx Xxxxx:
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VIRTUAL
MEDICAL CENTRE:
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxx | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Managing Director
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1
June 2007
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1
June 2007
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Virtual
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx
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Xxx 0000 Xxxxxxx XX 0000
ABN: 12
097 593 587
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Executive
Service Agreement – Xxx Xxxxx
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Attachment
1
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Executive
Performance Bonus Schedule
The key
principles of the Executive Performance Bonus Schedule are to:
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Link
executive reward with the strategic goals and sustainable performance of
the Company;
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Apply
challenging corporate and individual key performance indicators that focus
on both short term and long term
outcomes;
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Motivate
and recognise superior performers with fair, consistent and competitive
rewards;
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Remunerate
fairly and competitively in order to attract and retain top talent;
and
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•
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Recognise
capabilities and promote opportunities for career and professional
development.
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Executives
can avail of the following bonuses, based on company performance:
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1.
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Membership
bonuses
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The
following are one-off bonuses, to be paid on achieving the following
milestones:
#
subscribers
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Applicable bonus
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25,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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50,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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75,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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100,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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250,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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500,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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1,000,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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2.
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Website traffic
bonuses
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The
following are one-off bonuses, to be allocated once the following milestones
have been sustained over a 6-month period:
# unique
visitors
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Applicable bonus
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300,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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500,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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750,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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1,000,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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2,000,000
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Option
over 100,000 shares at $0.16 (exercisable within 4 years from the date
of grant)
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3.
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Successful
public listing within 4 years (by 1 June 2011): Granted 250,000 company
shares on date of company float.
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4.
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Annually,
upon meeting or exceeding the Net After-Tax Profit target (as agreed by
the Board), the General Manager receives a one-off payment equivalent to
10% of the gross base salary.
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Signed:
/s/
Xxx Xxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
Date: 1
June 2007
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Xxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Managing Director
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