Individual Employment Agreement between an SBD and Carl M Nurse
Exhibit
10..3
Individual
Employment Agreement between an SBD and Xxxx M Nurse
1 The
Parties
The
parties to this employment agreement are:
1.
SiteWorks Building & Development Co., the
"Employer"; and
2
.
Xxxx M Nurse ,
the
"Employee".
2 The
Position and the Duties
The
Employee is being employed as President
and CEO.
The
Employee shall perform the duties set out in the Job Description attached to
this agreement. These duties may be modified and updated by the Employer from
time to time following agreement with the Employee. The Employee also agrees
to
perform all other reasonable duties and comply with reasonable instructions
issued by the Employer.
The
Employee shall report to the
Board of Directors or
to any
other representative of the Employer designated from time to time by the
Employer.
The
Employer shall, in consultation with the Employee, set the Employee objectives
at least on an annual basis. These objectives shall be taken into account by
the
Employer when assessing the Employee's performance.
The
Employer shall conduct a performance review of the Employee on at least an
annual basis. This review shall be taken into account in any salary reviews.
In
the
event the Employer considers that a secondment (such as to a client or customer
or project) would be in the best interests of the Employer, the Employee shall
comply with all reasonable requests to carry out that secondment.
3 Obligations
of the Relationship
The
Employer shall:
(i)
Act
as a good employer in all dealings with the Employee;
(ii)
Deal
with the Employee and any representative of the Employee in good faith in all
aspects of the employment relationship;
(iii)
Take all practicable steps to provide the Employee with a safe and healthy
work
environment.
The
Employee shall:
(i)
Comply with all reasonable and lawful instructions provided to them by the
Employer;
(ii)
Perform their duties with all reasonable skill and diligence;
(iii)
Conduct their duties in the best interests of the Employer and the employment
relationship;
(iv)
Deal
with the Employer in good faith in all aspects of the employment relationship;
(v)
Comply with all policies and procedures (including any Codes of Conduct)
implemented by the Employer from time to time.
(vi)
Take
all practicable steps to perform the job in a way that is safe and healthy
for
themselves and their fellow employees. ALIGN="CENTER">
4 The
Place of Work
The
parties agree that the Employee shall perform their duties at 0000
X Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx or wherever there may be operations of the company.
5 Hours
of Work
5.1
Working
Hours
The
Employee's normal hours of work shall be 40
hours
per
week, between the hours of 8
to 5 on
Monday
to Friday .
The
Employee may also be required to perform such overtime as may be reasonably
required by the Employer in order for the Employee to properly perform their
duties. The Employee's salary fully compensates them for all hours worked.
5.2
Variation
of Working Hours
The
Employee's hours of work may be varied as follows:
(i)
By
mutual agreement between the Employee and the Employer; or
(ii)
If
agreement cannot be reached, by the Employer, following consultation with the
Employee, provided that the Employee's minimum hours of work are not reduced
below 40
hours
and
that any increase in hours of work is reasonable.
When
seeking to vary the Employee's hours, the Employer shall act reasonably, and
shall take into account the Employee's personal circumstances and commitments.
6 Wages/Salary/Allowances
6.1
Types
of Pay
The
Employee's salary shall be $150,000
per
annum, when revenues reach 4,000,000 and therafter increase to 250,000 base
per
annum when revenues reach 10,000,000 which shall be paid monthly
on
Friday
into a bank account nominated by the Employee .
Salaries will be reviewed again when revenues are in excess of 15,000,000 per
annum.
6.2
Bonuses
The
Employee shall be eligible to receive a bonus in one
year provided
the Employee achieves in the reasonable opinion of the Employer the objectives
agreed between the Employer and the Employee at the beginning of that period.
6.3
Review
The
Employer agrees to review the Employee's salary/wages on the 12 month
anniversary of this employment agreement and every 12 month anniversary
thereafter. The parties agree that the Employee shall not have any necessary
entitlement to an increase, but, the Employer agrees to conduct this review
in
good faith and to consult with the Employee during the review.
6.4
Allowance
(1)
The
Employee shall be paid a travel
allowance
of 20,000
per
annually
,
which
shall be paid to the Employee on a monthly
basis.
6.5
Allowance
(2)
The
Employee shall be paid a automobile
allowance
of 1500
per
monthly
,
which
shall be paid to the Employee on a monthly
basis.
6.6
Allowance
(3)
The
Employee shall be paid a entertainment
allowance
of 12000
per
year
,
which
shall be paid to the Employee on a monthly
basis.
6.7
Reimbursement
of Travel Expenses
The
Employee may be required to travel from time to time as part of their duties.
The Employer shall reimburse the Employee for their reasonable work related
travel and accommodation costs upon production of appropriate receipts.
7 Holidays
and Leave Entitlements
7.1
Annual
Leave
The
Employee shall be entitled to paid annual leave as set out in this clause.
This
clause is in substitution for and not in addition to the entitlements in the
Holidays Act:
(i)
The
Employee shall be entitled to 4
weeks
annual leave per year;
(ii)
The
Employee's entitlement shall accrue on a pro-rata basis during each month of
their employment from the first day of their employment.
7.2
Public
Holidays
The
employee shall be entitled to be paid for the time actually worked on a Public
Holiday at the rate of time and a half of their relevant daily pay.
7.3
On-call
on Public Holiday not on Normal Working Day
The
Employer may request that the Employee is on call on a public holiday that
would
not otherwise have been a working day for the Employee. Where this occurs,
the
entitlement to payment is as follows:
(i)
If
the employee is called out, the employee is entitled to payment (as detailed
in
the 'Payment for work on a public holiday' clause of this agreement) but not
a
day's paid alternative holiday.
(ii)
If
the Employee is required to restrict activities on the day to the extent that
they have not enjoyed a full holiday, but is not called out, then the Employee
is entitled to a full day's paid alternative holiday. Payment for the time
on
call is at no increase
.
(iii)
If
the Employee is on call, but is not required to restrict activities, for example
if the employee can choose not to accept the call out, then entitlement to
payment only arises if the Employee accepts the callout. Payment for the time
on
call regardless of a call out is at no
additional pay .
7.4
Annual
Closedown
The
Employer may closedown all or part of its operations regularly once a year
and
require the Employee to take leave during the period of the close down, even
where this requires the Employee to take leave for which they are not fully
reimbursed. The Employer shall provide the Employee with at least 14 days
advance notice of the closedown. ALIGN="CENTER">
7.5
Jury
Duty
Where
the
Employee is called for jury duty, the Employer shall continue the Employee's
full pay for the duration of the jury service for days that would otherwise
have
been working days, and the Employee will pay to the Employer any jurors fees
received by them.
7.6
Volunteers
Employment Protection
Leave
for
training or service in the Territorial and Reserve Forces shall be covered
by
the Volunteers Employment Protection Xxx 0000.
8 Other
Entitlements/Benefits
8.1
Superannuation
The
Employee shall be entitled to participate in any superannuation plan provided
by
the Employer to the Employer's employees, but nothing in this agreement shall
affect the Employer's right to terminate or vary the plan in whole or in part
at
any time.
8.2
Medical
Insurance
The
Employer shall provide the
Employee and their family with
medical insurance up to a value of 15000
per
annum.
8.3
Gym
Membership
In
order
to assist the health and wellbeing of the Employee, the Employer will pay
1500
to
a club
or gym when the Employee joins, as a contribution to the annual joining fee.
This sum shall be payable every 12 months as long as the Employee retains
membership of the club or gym or an alternative club or gym as agreed with
the
Employer.
8.4
Use
of
a Car
The
Employee shall be allocated a car for work purposes, and for their own personal
use in non work time. The Employer will meet all maintenance, insurance and
running costs (including fuel relating to work use). Fuel costs for personal
use
(other than travelling to and from work) shall be met by the Employee. The
Employee should comply with traffic regulations at all times. Parking fines
and
traffic fines will also be the responsibility of the Employee. The car allocated
to the Employee may be replaced by the Employer from time to time. The Employee
agrees to comply with all motor vehicle policies the Employer may issue from
time to time. The Employee must ensure that the car is appropriately maintained
and kept in a clean and tidy condition at all times. The Employee shall also
keep a record of work and non-work mileage, and provide this to the Employer
when requested. Ongoing use of the car is subject to the Employee retaining
a
current driver's license.
8.5
Indemnity
The
Employer shall, to the extent permissible under law, indemnify the Employee
from
and against all actions, claims and demands brought against the Employee by
any
third party relating to the performance of the Employee's employment, provided
that the Employee's actions were in good faith and did not involve recklessness,
wilful neglect or any wilful failure to carry out a lawful instruction from
the
Employer.
9 Health
and Safety
9.1
General
Obligations
Both
the
Employer and the Employee shall comply with their obligations under the Health
and Safety in Employment Xxx 0000. This includes the Employer taking all
practicable steps to provide the Employee with a healthy and safe working
environment. The Employee shall comply with all directions and instructions
from
the Employer regarding health and safety and shall also take all reasonable
steps to ensure that in the performance of their employment they do not
undermine their own health and safety or the health and safety of any other
person.
9.2
VDU
and Work Station
Because
the Employee will be using a computer as part of their job, the Employer and
Employee shall consult about the hazards represented by the equipment and the
work environment to ensure that both parties have regard to the recommendations
set out in the Department of Labour Approved Code for the Safe Use of Visual
Display Units.
9.3
Chemical
Use
As
part
of the Employee's job, the Employee will come into contact with chemicals for
time to time. The Employer shall provide appropriate equipment, information
and
training for dealing with the chemicals in question. The Employee shall take
all
reasonable precautions at all times when dealing with chemicals to ensure that
safe and appropriate practices are followed. In addition, the Employee shall
comply with all health and safety directions and policies of the Employer.
9.4
Lifting
Because
manual handling tasks are a significant part of the Employee's job, the Employer
and Employee shall consult about the hazards represented by the tasks, to ensure
that both parties have regard to the recommendations set out in the Department
of Labour Approved Code for Manual Handling.
9.5
Drug
Testing
Where
the
Employer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the Employee is under the
influence of illegal drugs while at work, the Employer may require the Employee
to undergo a non-intrusive drug test (a urine test) which will be conducted
by a
registered medical professional. The testing process followed will be such
as to
ensure a safe and accurate test.
In
deciding whether to conduct a test the Employer shall have regard for any
comment by the Employee. On receipt of a positive test the Employer shall
discuss the results with the Employee and take into consideration any
explanation received before any outcome is decided upon.
9.6
Counselling
Assistance
The
Employer engages
from time to time a
counsellor to provide support and assistance to its employees. In the event
the
Employee considers that they require or could benefit from Counselling support
they should feel free to contact the Counsellor on insert
telephone number .
Where
the Employer has reasonable grounds for concern regarding the Employee's
wellbeing, it shall be entitled to suggest that the Employee contact Counselling
Assistance.
9.7
Medical
Examination
The
Employer shall be entitled to require the Employee to undergo a medical
examination, at the Employer's cost, by a registered medical practitioner
nominated by the Employer.
Such
requirement should be used where the Employer has reasonable grounds for concern
that the Employee's health is affecting their safety at work, or the safety
of
others in the workplace.
10 Other
Employment Obligations
10.1
Confidential
Information
The
Employee shall not, whether during the currency of this agreement or after
its
termination for whatever reason, use, disclose or distribute to any person
or
entity, otherwise than as necessary for the proper performance of their duties
and responsibilities under this agreement, or as required by law, any
confidential information, messages, data or trade secrets acquired by the
Employee in the course of performing their services under this agreement. This
includes, but is not limited to, information about the Employer's business.
10.2
Copyrights
All
work
produced for the Employer by the Employee under this agreement or otherwise
and
the right to the copyright and all other intellectual property in all such
work
is to be the sole property of the Employer.
10.3
Conflicts
of Interest
The
Employee agrees that there are no contracts, restrictions or other matters
which
would interfere with their ability to discharge their obligations under this
agreement. If, while performing their duties and responsibilities under this
agreement, the Employee becomes aware of any potential or actual conflict
between their interests and those of the Employer, then the Employee shall
immediately inform the Employer. Where the Employer forms the view that such
a
conflict does or could exist, it may direct the Employee to take action(s)
to
resolve that conflict, and the Employee shall comply with that instruction.
When
acting in their capacity as Employee, the Employee shall not, either directly
or
indirectly, receive or accept for their own benefit or the benefit of any person
or entity other than the Employer any gratuity, emolument, or payment of any
kind from any person having or intending to have any business with the Employer.
10.4
Use
of
Internet and E-mail
The
Employee will have access to email and the Internet in the course of their
employment. The Employee shall ensure that at all times their use of the email
and Internet facilities at work meets the ethical and social standards of the
workplace. Whilst a reasonable level of personal use is acceptable to the
Employer, this must not interfere with the Employee's employment duties or
obligations, and must not be illegal or contrary to the interests of the
Employer. The Employee shall also comply with all email and Internet policies
issued by the Employer from time to time.
10.5
Privacy
Obligations
The
Employer and the Employee shall comply with the obligations set out in the
Privacy Xxx 0000. The Employee must not breach the privacy of any customer
or
client in the course of their employment. ALIGN="CENTER">
10.6
Restraint
of Trade - Non-Solicitation of Employees
The
Employee agrees that for a period of 1
year following
the termination of their employment for whatever reason, they shall not, either
personally, or as an employee, consultant or agent for any other entity or
employer, solicit or engage or employ any employee of the Employer with whom
the
Employee had any dealings whilst employed with the Employer.
10.7
Restraint
of Trade - Severability
In
the
event any portion of this clause is viewed as unenforceable by any Authority
or
Court with jurisdiction to consider such clauses, the clause shall apply as
modified by the Authority or the Court, or in the event it is not modified
by
the Authority or Court, the remainder of this clause and agreement shall
continue to be enforceable by the parties.
11 Restructuring
and Redundancy
11.1
Restructuring
due to transfer
In
the
event that all or part of the work undertaken by the employee will be affected
by the employer entering into an arrangement whereby a new employer will
undertake the work currently undertaken by the employee, the employer will
meet
with the employee, providing information about the proposed arrangement and
an
opportunity for the employee to comment on the proposal, consider and respond
to
their comments.
11.2
Negotiations
with new employer
The
employer will negotiate with the new employer, including whether the affected
employees will transfer to the new employer on the same terms and conditions,
and will include in the agreement reached with the new employer a requirement
that the employee be offered a position with the new employer at the same or
similar terms of employment.
11.3
No
transfer or employment
Where
the
employee either chooses not to transfer to the new employer, or is not offered
employment by the new employer, the employer will activate the redundancy
provisions of this agreement.
11.4
Definition
Redundancy
is a situation where the position of employment of an employee is or will become
surplus to the requirements of the Employer's business.
11.5
Restructuring
due to transfer
In
the
event the Employer considers that the Employee's position of employment could
be
affected by redundancy or could be made redundant, the Employer shall, except
in
exceptional circumstances, consult with the Employee regarding the possibility
of redundancy and, before a decision to proceed with redundancy is made, whether
there are any alternatives to dismissal (such as redeployment to another role).
In the course of this consultation the Employer shall provide to the Employee
sufficient information to enable understanding and meaningful consultation,
and
shall consider the views of the Employee with an open mind before making a
decision as to whether to make the Employee's position of employment redundant.
Nothing in this clause limits the legal rights and obligations of the parties.
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11.6
No
transfer or employment
In
the
event the Employee's employment is terminated on the basis of redundancy, the
Employee shall be entitled to redundancy compensation in the sum of
250,000
.
12 Termination
of Employment
12.1
Termination
for Serious Misconduct
Notwithstanding
any other provision in this agreement, the Employer may terminate this agreement
summarily and without notice for serious misconduct on the part of the Employee.
Serious misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
(i) theft;
(ii) dishonesty;
(iii) harassment
of a work colleague or customer;
(iv) serious
or repeated failure to follow a reasonable instruction;
(v) deliberate
destruction of any property belonging to the Employer;
(vi) actions
which seriously damage the Employer's reputation.
12.2
Abandonment
of Employment
In
the
event the Employee has been absent from work for three consecutive working
days
without any notification to the Employer, and the Employer has made reasonable
efforts to contact the Employee, this agreement shall automatically terminate
on
the expiry of the third day without the need for notice of termination of
employment.
12.3
Employee's
Obligations
Upon
the
termination of this agreement for whatever reason, or at any other time if
so
requested by the Employer, the Employee shall immediately return to the Employer
all information, material or property (including but not limited to computer
disks, printouts, manuals, reports, letters, memos, plans, diagrams, security
cards, keys, and laptop computers) either belonging to or the responsibility
of
the Employer and all copies of that material, which are in the Employee's
possession or under their control.
13 Resolving
Employment Relationship Problems
If
any
employment issues arise, those should be raised with the Employer as soon as
possible so that they can be resolved. If the matter is not resolved either
party can seek assistance from the Department of Labour's mediation service.
If
the issues are not resolved at mediation, they may be referred to the Employment
Relations Authority.
If
the
issue is a personal grievance, the Employee must present that grievance within
90 days of the event giving rise to the grievance, or after further time if
allowed by the Employer or where the Employment Relations Authority grants
an
extension of time.
14 Acknowledgement
of the Agreement
14.1
Variation
of Agreement
The
parties may vary this agreement, provided that no variation shall be effective
or binding on either party unless it is in writing and signed by both parties.
14.2
Non-assignment
by Employee
The
Employee must personally perform the duties and responsibilities under this
agreement and no subcontracting or assignment by the Employee is permissible.
14.3
Entire
Agreement
Each
party acknowledges that this agreement contains the whole and entire agreement
between the parties as to the subject matter of this agreement.
14.4
Severability
The
various provisions of this agreement are severable and if any provision is
held
to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, then
such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions of
this
agreement.
14.5
Deductions
from Pay
Where
requested by the Employee, the Employer shall deduct from their salary/wages
any
agreed amount for matters such as superannuation, a staff social club or union
fees and pay the amount to the organisation specified by the employee. The
Employer shall also be entitled to deduct from any salary payment payable upon
termination of employment any overpayment made to the Employee for leave taken
in advance.
14.6
Employee
Acknowledgement
The
Employee acknowledges that:
(i) they
have been advised of their right to take independent advice on the terms of
this
agreement,
(ii) that
they have been provided with a reasonable opportunity to take that advice;
(iii) that
they have read these terms of employment and understand these terms and their
implications; and
(iv) that
they agree to be bound by these terms of employment and the Employer's policies
and procedures as implemented by the Employer from time to time.
Declaration
SiteWorks
Building & Development Co., offer
this employment agreement to Xxxx
M Nurse.
Signed
by:.............................................................. Date: November
6, 2002
I,
Xxxx
M Nurse ,
declare
that I have read and understand the conditions of employment detailed above
and
accept them fully. I have been advised of the right to seek independent advice
in relation to this agreement, and have been allowed reasonable time to do
so.
Signed
by:.............................................................. Date:..
November 6, 2002..
Ss
C M Nurse