MANAGEMENT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.11
MANAGEMENT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of February 4,
2016 by and between Mobetize Canada Inc. ("MOBETIZE or the “Company”"), a British Columbia
Company with offices at 0000-000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX, X0X 0X0, Xxxxxx and Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx at 000-0000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX, X0X 0X0, Xxxxxx (the "Employee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, MOBETIZE is engaged in the business of providing various types of mobile payments
and mobile value added services; and
WHEREAS, the Employee, by education and experience, possesses qualifications to serve as an
Employee of MOBETIZE; and
WHEREAS, MOBETIZE and Employee wish to confirm the terms and conditions of such
Employee relationship as hereinafter set forth.
1.
Position and Job Description of Employee
Employee’s position with MOBETIZE is a “Chief Financial Officer”. Employee will report to
Xxxx Xxxx, CEO and Mobetize Board of Directors. Please note that the functions listed below are not all
inclusive and may at the sole discretion of MOBETIZE be changed to fit the business needs of
MOBETIZE. At present, the details are as follows:
Scope of the contract is outlined in Schedule A – scope of Work Doc.
2.
Term
MOBETIZE hereby agrees to employ Employee and Employee hereby accepts employment
pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, effective February 4, 2016. Employee also
understands and agrees that the terms of this Agreement in Sections: 4, "Confidentiality, Assignment of
Work and Non-Solicitation" (Schedule B, attached hereto) shall survive termination of the other
provisions of this Agreement. The Agreement may be terminated in accordance with Article 5, as set forth
below.
3.
Compensation
Employee’s remuneration will be CAD $10,416.67 per month and will be paid semi-monthly on
the 15th and last day of the calendar month. In addition, the Employee will be allocated 120,000 sign in
stock options vesting immediately from the Employee Stock Options Plan (ESOP).
Employee will also be entitled to 3 weeks vacation pay in a calendar year and the Company’s
extended healthcare and dental plan.
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4.
Confidentiality, Assignment of Works and Non-Solicitation
The terms of the Confidentiality / Assignment of Works and Non-Solicitation Agreement
(attached as Schedule “B”) shall form part of this Agreement, and any breach of the attached
Confidentiality / Assignment of Works and Non-Solicitation Agreement shall be deemed a breach of this
Agreement.
5.
Termination of Employment
It is agreed that any termination of Employee’s employment shall occur on the following basis:
(a)
Without notice by MOBETIZE if just cause for termination exists.
(b)
Employee may resign on giving MOBETIZE four (4) weeks written notice of the
effective date of Employee’s resignation.
(c)
Upon termination of this Agreement for no cause, remuneration payments will continue
according to British Columbia Employment Standards Act.
6.
No Conflict with Prior Obligations
Employee hereby represents and warrants to MOBETIZE that Employee is not a party to any
agreement, or otherwise bound by any duty to another party that may, in any way, restrict Employee’s
right or ability to enter into this Agreement or perform the service contemplated under this Agreement.
Employee further represents and warrants that in performance of the services contemplated under this
Agreement Employee will not disclose or use any confidential information belonging to any prior
employer or other persons or entities.
7.
Computer Access and E-Mail
Employee agrees to comply with all reasonable rules and restrictions that MOBETIZE may
impose on the use of computers, e-mail accounts and Internet access. In particular:
(a) Information stored or transmitted on MOBETIZE’s computers including E-mail is, and remains at
all times, the property of MOBETIZE. MOBETIZE reserves the right to access any such information.
As a result, Employee has no expectation of privacy with respect to this information.
(b) It is Employee’s responsibility to keep Employee’s password(s) secret. Employee may not share
Employee’s passwords(s) with anyone, and Employee is responsible for all activity performed with
Employee’s personal user ID or password.
8.
General
(a) The Company agrees to defend and indemnify the Employee for any claim or cause of action
(including any legal costs incurred to defend such claims) asserted against the Employee in any forum
based on actions taken by the Employee in the course and scope of his performance of his consulting
duties under this Agreement
(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon each of the parties hereto
and their respective successors, assigns and personal representatives, except that the Employee's
rights and interests under this Agreement may not be assigned, pledged or encumbered by him
without MOBETIZE's prior written consent. This Agreement, and the rights of MOBETIZE
hereunder, may be assigned by MOBETIZE without any requirement of consent by the Employee;
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provided, however, that the performance of the obligations and covenants of MOBETIZE hereunder
shall be binding upon such assignee or successor of MOBETIZE.
(c) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and supersedes all other agreements between them.
(d) No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective
unless approved in writing by the parties hereto.
(e) If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be
ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of
such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
(f) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province
of British Columbia, Canada.
(g) All payments made to Employee under this Agreement shall be subject to applicable
withholdings, and/or deductions required by any Federal, local law, statute, regulation, or other
authority.
9.
Notices
Any notices required by this agreement shall be given by hand, by facsimile, by overnight mail by
a recognized overnight courier, or sent by first class mail to the applicable address as follows:
If to the Company, to it at:
Mobetize Canada Inc.
0000-000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX, X0X 0X0
Xxxxxx
Attention: Xxxx Xxxx - CEO
xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
If to Employee, to her at:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
000-0000 Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0
Xxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxxx0@xxxxx.xxx
Either party may from time to time specify as its address for purposes of this Agreement any other
address upon giving ten (10) days written notice thereof to the other party. Notice shall be deemed given;
when given if given by hand; when sent by facsimile if the sender has a contemporaneous written
confirmation from the machine from which it was sent, accept that if sent during non-business hours of the
recipient, then notice shall be deemed given at the commencement of the regular business hours of recipient;
if delivered by first class mail, five (5) days after deposit in a Postal Service mailbox; if by recognized
overnight courier, when delivered.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by or on behalf of the parties
hereto as of the day and year first above written.
MOBETIZE CANADA INC.
BY:
Xxxxx Ladki, Chairman
BY:
Xxxx Xxxx, CEO
Employee – Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
BY:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Schedule "A" – Scope of Work
The Services to be provided shall include:
To lead and oversee the Finance function of the company;
To oversee the company’s capital raising activities and valuation functions
To lead and oversee the implementation of the Company’s long and short term plans in accordance with
its strategy;
To ensure the Company is appropriately organized and staffed and to have the authority to hire and
terminate staff as necessary to enable it to achieve the approved strategy;
To ensure that expenditures of the Company are within the authorized annual budget of the Company;
To assess the principal risks of the Company and to ensure that these risks are being monitored and
managed;
To ensure effective internal controls and management information systems are in place;
To ensure that the Company has appropriate systems to enable it to conduct its activities both lawfully
and ethically;
To ensure that the Company maintains high standards of corporate citizenship and social responsibility
wherever it does business;
To act as a liaison between management and the Board;
To keep abreast of all material undertakings and activities of the Company and all material external
factors affecting the Company and to ensure that processes and systems are in place to ensure that the
Executives and management of the Company are adequately informed;
To ensure that the Directors are properly informed and that sufficient information is provided to the
Board to enable the Directors to form appropriate judgements;
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Schedule "B"
Employee Confidentiality / Assignment of Works
& Non-Solicitation Agreement
1.
Confidentiality
Employee agrees that during the course of his or her consultancy with MOBETIZE and afterward, to
keep confidential and refrain from using, directly or indirectly, all information known or used by
MOBETIZE in its activities, including, but not limited to:
(a) all of MOBETIZE’s confidential and proprietary information, including, plans, designs, concepts,
techniques, processes, cost data, computer code, algorithms, software programs, formulas,
development or experimental work, work in process, or other know-how or trade secrets;
(b) any financial information, including MOBETIZE budgets, costs, sales, income, profits, salaries
and wages;
(c) information concerning business opportunities, clients and customers of MOBETIZE including
all collaborations, ventures or joint ventures considered by MOBETIZE, whether or not pursued;
(d) any and all know-how, and any and all oral, written, electronic or other communications and
other information disclosed or provided by MOBETIZE including any and all analyses or conclusions
drawn or derived therefrom;
(e) customer and client lists and contact information
(f) information regarding MOBETIZE’s specialized communications solutions and systems used by
MOBETIZE for the rendering of services to its customers and clients; and
Further, Employee acknowledges that MOBETIZE receives confidential or proprietary
information from third parties for certain limited purposes in the ordinary course of its business.
Employee agrees to hold such information in the strictest confidence and not to use such information for
the benefit of anyone other than MOBETIZE or such third party, without the express authorization in
writing from MOBETIZE.
Confidential information shall not include information that:
(a) is publicly available (other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement);
(b) is known by Employee prior to his employment with MOBETIZE.
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2.
Non-Solicitation of Customers, Clients and Employees
While Employee is employed by MOBETIZE and for the period of twelve (12) months
immediately following the termination of Employee’s employment with MOBETIZE, Employee or their
Employee will not, directly or indirectly, solicit:
(a) any customer or client of MOBETIZE for the purpose of selling or supplying to such clients, any
products or services which are competitive with the products or services developed, sold, marketed,
licensed or supplied by MOBETIZE at the time of the termination of my employment with
MOBETIZE;
3.
Return of MOBETIZE Property
Employee agrees to return to MOBETIZE, immediately upon termination of my employment,
regardless of how that termination should occur, all designs, devices, documents, specifications, business
documents, computer software, lists, records files data, and all other material containing or disclosing
Confidential Information including copies of these items, however made or obtained, and will delete any
electronic copies or files of any such information.
5.
Enforceability
Employee acknowledges that all restrictions contained in this Agreement are reasonable and
valid and all defenses to the strict enforcement of all or any portion thereof by MOBETIZE are hereby
waived by Employee or Employee. If any clause or portion of any such clause shall be unenforceable or
declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not affect the
enforceability or validity of the remaining portions of the Agreement and such unenforceable or invalid
portion shall be severed from the remainder of this Agreement.
Employee further agrees that Employees’ covenants and representations contained in this
Agreement shall survive and continue to bind Employees and their Employee following the termination of
any contract for Employee’s employment with MOBETIZE regardless of the reason for such termination.
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO THIS 04 DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2016. I HAVE READ AND
UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT ARE SET OUT IN THIS SCHEDULE
B TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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