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Itbmg-Hr-Icma-168 - Cantemir Bechir - Itbmg - Icma DBA - 16 November 2023
Itbmg-Hr-Icma-168 - Cantemir Bechir - Itbmg - Icma DBA - 16 November 2023
Itbmg-Hr-Icma-168 - Cantemir Bechir - Itbmg - Icma DBA - 16 November 2023
13. VACATIONS. Vacation time is accumulated by employees who are employed for more than twelve-month full
time of continuous service on any specific project for which a Task Order is released, in which case the
employees shall be eligible for fifteen (15) days vacation to be taken prior to the support employee's next
anniversary date. The number of support employees taking vacation at one time may be restricted at the
discretion of the support employee's administrator. Employees must request vacation leave in advance. All
requests are to be approved by the immediate supervisor.
14. NO SMOKING POLICY. Employee will ensure that it will not smoke while operating equipment, inside any
structure in the camp including offices, toilets, or showers. This policy is strictly enforced due to extreme hazard
from fire, the remote locations of camps and limited emergency response.
15. CLEANLINESS & NEAT APPEARANCE. Employee will maintain itself and his/her clothing in a clean, neat
appearance and manner. Employee will also maintain good sanitation habits and will not use the grounds areas
for such purposes (i.e., hanging clothes and undergarments outside to air dry).
16. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. It is understood by the parties that Employee is a temporary employee or an
independent contractor with respect to Company, and not a permanent employee of the Company. Company
will not provide fringe benefits, including health insurance benefits, paid vacation for task order less than 12
months, or any other employee benefit, for the benefit of the Employee as the costs for these benefits is
included on the agreement rates.
17. WORK PRODUCT OWNERSHIP. Any works, ideas, discoveries, inventions, products, or other information,
whether copyrightable or patentable (collectively, the "Work Product") developed in whole or in part by the
Employee in connection with the Services shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Upon request,
Employee shall sign all documents necessary to confirm or perfect the exclusive ownership of the Company to
the Work Product.
18. CONFIDENTIALITY. Employee may have had access to proprietary, private and/or otherwise confidential
information ("Confidential Information") of the Company. Confidential Information shall mean all non-public
information which constitutes, relates, or refers to the operation of the business of the Company, including
without limitation, all financial, investment, operational, personnel, sales, marketing, managerial and statistical
information of the Company, and any and all trade secrets, customer lists, or pricing information of the
Company. Employee will not at any time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly, use for the personal
benefit of the Employee, or divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner any Confidential Information.
Employee will protect such information and treat the Confidential Information as strictly confidential. This
provision shall continue to be effective after the termination of this Agreement. Upon termination of this
Agreement, Employee will return to Company all Confidential Information, whether physical or electronic, and
other items that were used, created, or controlled by the Employee during the term of this Agreement.
19. RELEASE OF INFORMATION. Employee shall not draft, issue, release or participate in, directly or indirectly, any
news release, interview with any form of media, public announcement, advertisement, or public statement,
either written or oral, concerning any aspects of this agreement or any attachment thereunder; Company’s
Contract with the customer; or any work being performed under the agreement without first obtaining prior
written approval from the Company. Furthermore, Employee is required to direct all media inquiries or requests
for information to the Company.
20. ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING. ITBM and its affiliates are committed to maintaining safe, productive working
conditions for its employees. The Company strictly prohibits, and will not tolerate, trafficking in persons and any
other form of slavery, including but not limited to, sex trafficking and/or labor trafficking. Trafficking is the
recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing or soliciting of a person for the
purposes of a commercial sex act and/or labor or services through the use of force, fraud or coercion for the
purposes of subjection to involuntary servitude, debt or slavery. ITBM employees, contractors, subcontractors,
suppliers, vendors and others through whom ITBM conducts business must not engage in any practice that
constitutes trafficking in persons or slavery. This includes, but is not limited to, the following activities:
21. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Employees who become aware of potential violations of the Human Trafficking
Policy or any related laws or regulations have an immediate obligation to report these concerns to their
supervisor or Human Resources representative so they may be reviewed and addressed in an ethical and
responsible manner and further reported, if necessary. The reporting time of any suspected violation is critical
therefore you may confidentially report by sending a message at the dedicated email address
help@itbmgroup.com. The Company will not take any adverse action against employees for making an honest
report of suspected human trafficking-related activities.
22. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. It is Company policy not to discriminate against any contractor; employee or applicant
for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age,
marital status, genetic information, or disability. It is also Company policy to take affirmative action to employ
and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to
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base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions,
including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall,
termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship,
at all levels of employment.
23. FRATERNIZATION. Employees will institute company policies and procedures to ensure that fraternization
between company personnel and customer personnel or any third party is discouraged and prohibited.
Specifically, illicit acts such as prostitution are prohibited. Adverse workplace behavior—or behavior that affects
the workplace that arises because of personal relationships—will not be tolerated. Anyone employed in a
managerial or supervisory role needs to pay attention the fact that personal relationships with employees who
report to them may be perceived as favoritism, misuse of authority, or potentially, sexual harassment and
consequently, they are unacceptable. Additionally, any fraternization is prohibited with any employee who
reports to the manager or whose terms and conditions of employment—such as pay raises, promotions, and
advancement—are potentially affected by the manager. Employees who disregard this policy will receive
disciplinary actions up to and including employment termination.
24. SEXUAL HARASSMENT / SEXUAL ASSAULT. Employee must understand that sexual harassment and sexual
assault is prohibited by company and the customer and will not be tolerated. Sexual Harassment is defined as
unwelcome sexual conduct, whether verbal or physical, including sexual advances, demand for sexual favors, or
other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, whether it was designated or intended to promote an
intimate relationship. Sexual Assault is classified as a felony crime and a violation of government laws and
punishable by law. Sexual assault includes any sexual act or sexual contact with another person without his or
her consent. Violations of the above policy will result in administrative action up to and including termination.
25. HARASSMENT & RETALIATION. ITBM employees, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, vendors and others
through whom ITBM conducts business will not be subject to harassment based on race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because
he or she is a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because
an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged, or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted
in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any
Government, or local EEO law is prohibited.
26. RECRUITMENT FEES. Company does not charge and prohibits charging any recruitment fees therefore the
Employee should not pay for any recruitment fees to any company official, representative, or third-party agency
to establish a contractual relationship with the company.
a. Company prohibits the use of any misleading or fraudulent recruitment practices during the
recruitment of employees or offering of employment to employees. Company hiring managers will fully
and accurately disclose, in a format and language accessible to the employee, all key terms and
conditions of employment, including wages and benefits, work location, living conditions, housing and
associated costs (where provided or arranged by World Education, significant costs to be charged to
the employee, and, if applicable, the hazardous nature of the work.
b. Field-based local hire positions will comply with all labor laws of the host country. For positions
recruited through a temporary staffing agency or other outside agent, company requires that the
agency complies with all labor laws of the host country.
27. IDENTIFY & IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS. Company prohibits destroying, concealing, confiscating, or otherwise
denying any contractor or employee access to his or her identity or immigration documents.
28. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. We aim to create a great working environment for everyone, but if you experience
any concerns whilst working, these guidelines will assist you in raising a grievance. Most grievances can be
resolved swiftly through discussion with your one of your team leads. However, if this does not resolve the
problem you should initiate the formal procedure set out below. This procedure applies to all employees and
full-time contractors regardless of length of service.
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a. STEP 1: WRITTEN GRIEVANCE. You should put your grievance in writing and submit it to your team lead.
If your grievance concerns your team lead you may submit it to a higher official. The written grievance
should set out the nature of the complaint, including any relevant facts, dates, and names of individuals
involved so that we can investigate it.
b. STEP 2: MEETING. We will arrange a grievance meeting, normally within one week of receiving your
written grievance. You should make every effort to attend. We understand that you may not wish to
attend the meeting alone, therefore you may bring a companion to the grievance meeting if you make
a reasonable request in advance and tell us the name of your chosen companion. The companion may
be either a trade union representative or a colleague, who will be allowed reasonable paid time off
from duties to act as your companion. If you or your companion cannot attend at the time specified
you should let us know as soon as possible and we will try, within reason, to agree an alternative time.
We may adjourn the meeting if we need to carry out further investigations, after which the meeting
will usually be reconvened. We realize that any delay in delivery a conclusion can be stressful, therefore
we will write to you, usually within one week of the last grievance meeting, to confirm our decision and
notify you of any further action that we intend to take to resolve the grievance. We will also advise you
of your right of appeal.
c. STEP 3: APPEALS. If the grievance has not been resolved to your satisfaction you may appeal in writing
to help@itbmgroup.com, stating your full grounds of appeal, within [one week] of the date on which
the decision was sent or given to you. We will hold an appeal meeting, normally within two weeks of
receiving the appeal. This will be dealt with impartially by someone who has not previously been
involved in the case. You will have a right to bring a companion. We will confirm our final decision in
writing, usually within one week of the appeal hearing. Unfortunately, there is no further right of
appeal.
29. INJURIES. Employee acknowledges the Employee’s obligation to obtain appropriate insurance coverage for the
benefit of the Employee. Employee waives any rights to recovery from the Company for any injuries that the
Employee may sustain while performing services under this Agreement and that are a result of the negligence
of the Employee.
30. NO CONFLICTS. Employee hereby represents and warrants to Company that its execution and performance of
this Agreement does not and will not breach any other agreement and does not require the consent of any
other person or entity.
31. INDEMNIFICATION. Employee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Company from all claims, losses, expenses,
fees including attorney fees, costs, and judgments that may be asserted against the Company that result from
the acts or omissions of the Employee.
32. NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT. For a period of one year after the termination of this Agreement, Employee will
not directly or indirectly engage with Company Customers in any business that competes with Company directly.
Employee agrees that this noncompeting provision will not adversely affect the livelihood of the Employee and
that the Employee is allowed to seek employment with other companies.
33. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. All terms and
conditions contained in any other writings previously executed by the parties regarding the matters
contemplated herein shall be deemed to be merged herein and superseded hereby. No modification of this
Agreement shall be deemed effective unless in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
34. WAIVER OF BREACH. The waiver by Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by Employee shall
not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Employee.
35. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the
remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this
Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid and
enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited.
36. TERMINATION. This Agreement shall terminate automatically on each period unless renewed. Termination can
be executed at any time without prior notice if Employee violates any term of this agreement or violates any
end customer regulation or policy and/or if end customer requests such a termination. Termination can also be
executed if Employee does not perform at a minimum satisfactory level after a prior written notice has been
issued to improve the service quality. If Employee wishes to terminate the agreement it must provide a
minimum of 30 days’ notice to the company and if it fails to provide the notice it will be responsible for any cost
related to the termination or if company customer imposes a financial penalty to the company, the Employee
will reimburse the company. Company may terminate this Agreement with or without cause, at any time
without prior written notice in case for any reason the client decides to terminate the contract with the
company.
37. APPLICABLE LAW. All disputes arising from the implementation of this contract shall be the exclusive jurisdiction
of the federal courts of United Arab Emirates.
38. SIGNATORIES. This Agreement shall be signed by both parties.