Exhibit 10.1
 
Employment Contract
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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This Agreement is made on the 5th of October 2013
 
Between:
 
(1)
Umicron Ltd. 08320701 whose registered office is 131 Terry Gardens, Kesgrave,
Suffolk, IP5 2DR (“the Company”); and

 
(2)
Matthew Lummis of Wardens House, Butley, IP12 3NF (“the Employee”).

 
Agreed terms
 
1.           Interpretation
 
1.1
In this agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 
“Confidential Information”
any trade secret or other information which is confidential or commercially
sensitive and which is not in the public domain (other than through the wrongful
disclosure by the Employee) and which belongs to any Group Company (whether
stored or recorded in documentary or electronic form) and which (without
limitation) relates to the business methods, management systems, marketing
plans, strategic plans, finances, new or maturing business opportunities,
marketing activities, processes, inventions, designs or similar of any Group
Company, or to which any Group Company owes a duty of confidentiality to any
third party.
   
“the Employment”
the employment of the Employee by the Company in accordance with the terms of
this agreement;
   
“Group Company”
the Company, any company of which it is a Subsidiary (being a holding company of
the Company) and any Subsidiaries of the Company or any holding company, from
time to time;
   
“Subsidiary”
a company as defined in section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;
   
“Termination Date”
the date on which the Employment ceases.

2.          Appointment and Duration
 
2.1
The Company shall employ the Employee and the Employee shall work for the
Company under the terms of this agreement.

 
 
 
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2.2
The Employment shall commence on 05/10/2013 and shall continue (subject always
to the terms of this agreement) until terminated by either party serving notice
in accordance with the provisions set out below.

 
2.3
The first 6 months of the Employment shall be a probationary period and the
Company may terminate the Employment at any time during this period on 2 weeks’
notice.  The Company may extend any period of probation at its discretion.

 
2.4
No previous employment with another employer shall count towards the Employee’s
period  of continuous employment which began on 05/10/2013.

 
3.           Duties
 
3.1
The Employee shall be employed as a Designer or such other role as the Company
may require from time to time having regard to the needs of the business and the
Employee’s skills, qualifications and experience.

 
3.2
Details of the Employee’s duties will be communicated upon commencement of
employment.  The Company reserves the right to vary the Employee’s duties from
time to time as may be required by the business.

 
4.           Place of Work
 
4.1
The Employee’s ordinary place of work will be 26 Broad Street, Cambridge, CB23
6HJ or such other place within 70 miles as the Company may require to meet its
business needs and for the proper performance of the Employee’s duties.

 
4.2
The Employee will not be required to work outside the United Kingdom for any
continuous period of more than one month.

 
5.         Hours of Work
 
5.1
The Employee shall work 29 hours in every one week as agreed with the Company,
and at times agreed with the Company

 
5.2
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The Employee may from time to time be required to work such additional hours as
are necessary for the proper performance of his duties.  The Employee
acknowledges that he shall not receive any additional remuneration for any such
additional hours worked by him.
 
5.3
The parties agree that the Employee’s normal working time may exceed 48 hours in
any seven day period.  As such the Employee agrees that the limit on his working
time shall not apply and that his average working time may exceed 48 hours in
any seven day period.  The Employee may give three months notice should he wish
to withdraw this agreement.

 
 
 
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6.           Salary
 
6.1
The Employee shall be paid a basic salary of £9,430 per annum or an hourly
salary of £6.19 per hour.  Payment will be made in arrears in equal monthly
instalments and shall accrue from day to day.

 
6.2
The Employee’s rate of pay shall be reviewed annually, with the first such
review to take place on 05/10/2014.

 
6.3
The Employee acknowledges that the Company may at any time deduct from his basic
salary, or such other amounts as may be owed to the Employee, any sums that may
be owed by the Employee to any Group Company including, but not limited to,
overpayment of annual leave, unauthorised expenses and outstanding loans.

 
7.           Pension
 
7.1
 

 
Employee has personal pension scheme
 
[Conditional upon the Employee making a matching contribution or minimum
contribution of 1%] [T]he Company will make a contribution to the Employee’s
personal pension scheme for the benefit of the Employee of 1% of the Employee’s
basic salary, subject to the rules of the scheme and applicable tax exemptions
and reliefs as may be appropriate from time to time.  Payments to the Employee’s
personal pension scheme by the Company will be made in equal monthly instalments
in arrears.
 
A contracting out certificate is not in force in respect of the Employment.
 
8.           Holiday
 
8.1
The Company’s holiday year runs from [01/01/2013] to 01/01/2014.

 
8.2
The Employee is entitled to 28 days holiday in any holiday year.  In addition,
the Employee will be entitled to the usual bank and public holidays as are
recognised in England.

 
8.3
The Employee may not, without the prior written consent of the Company carry
forward more than 3 days holiday from one holiday year to the next.  Any
authorised holiday that is carried forward must be used by 01/02/2013 in the
following holiday year.

 
8.4
Upon the termination of the Employment the Employee shall be entitled to be paid
in lieu of all accrued but untaken holiday to which he is entitled.  The basis
for calculating the value of the payment shall be 1/260 of the Employee’s normal
basic salary, rounded up to the nearest half day.

 
 
 
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9.           Sickness or injury
 
9.1
In the event that the Employee is absent from work due to sickness or injury, he
will inform Luke Ruffell as soon as possible and will provide regular updates as
to his recovery, and as far as practicable will inform Luke Ruffell of his
expected date of’ return to work.

 
9.2
If the Employee is absent from work due to sickness or injury for more than
three consecutive days he must submit to Luke Ruffell a self-certification
form.  If such absence lasts for more than seven consecutive days the Employee
must obtain a medical certificate from his doctor and submit it to Luke Ruffell.

 
9.3
For any period of absence due to sickness or injury the Employee will be paid
statutory sick pay only, provided that he satisfies the relevant
requirements.  The Employee’s qualifying days for statutory sick pay purposes
are Monday to Friday.

 
10.         Confidential information
 
10.1
The Employee acknowledges that during the Employment he shall have access to and
use of Confidential Information.

 
10.2
The Employee agrees that he will not (other than in the proper course of his
duties under this agreement), either during the Employment or at any time
thereafter (unless authorised to do so by the Company in writing) directly or
indirectly (i) use for his own benefit or the benefit of any third party or
(ii) disclose or permit the disclosure of any Confidential Information.

 
10.3
The Employee agrees that he will at all times use his best endeavours to protect
the Confidential Information and prevent the unlawful disclosure or publication
of it.

 
10.4
The restrictions on the Employee’s use of Confidential Information shall not
apply to:

 
 
10.4.1
Confidential Information which comes into the public domain other than in
consequence of his unlawful disclosure;

 
 
10.4.2
any protected disclosure made in accordance with s.43A of the Employment Rights
Act 1996;

 
 
10.4.3
any information which the Employee has acquired other than through the
performance of his duties for the Company; or

 
 
10.4.4
any information which is required to be disclosed by the Employee by order of a
court of competent jurisdiction or an appropriate regulatory authority or
otherwise required by law.

 
 
 
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11.        Conflict of interest
 
11.1
During the Employment the Employee shall not undertake any paid or unpaid work
for any other company, firm or organisation without the written approval of the
Company.

 
12.        Termination of employment
 
12.1
Subject to the following, the Company may terminate the Employment by giving to
the Employee one months’ written notice.

 
12.2
Subject to the following, the Employee may terminate the Employment by giving to
the Company two months’ written notice.

 
12.3
The Company reserves the right, at its discretion, to terminate the Employment
immediately without giving the period of notice referred to above by paying to
the Employee his basic salary (less deductions of tax and national insurance) in
lieu of all or part of his notice period as the case may be.  Such payment in
lieu of notice shall not include any element in relation to any holiday
entitlement that the Employee would have accrued had he worked the full period
of notice.

 
13.        Discipline and Grievance
 
13.1
The Employee is subject to the Company’s disciplinary and grievance policies,
copies of which can be obtained from Luke Ruffell.  The disciplinary and
grievance policies are not contractual in effect and do not form part of the
Employee’s contract of employment.

 
13.2
The Company may suspend the Employee for a period of up to two weeks for the
purposes of carrying out a disciplinary investigation into any allegations that
might be raised against him.  During such period of suspension the Employee will
receive his usual pay and benefits.

 
14.        Data Protection
 
14.1
The Company has a data protection policy, a copy of which has been provided to
the Employee.  The Employee agrees that to the extent that personal data comes
into his possession or control that he will process such personal data in
accordance with the guidelines set out in the data protection policy.

 
14.2
The Employee agrees that personal data (including sensitive data) relating to
him which has been or is in the future obtained by the Company may be held and
processed by any Group Company (and where necessary its agents or appointed
third parties) either by computer or manually for any purpose relating to the
administration, management and operation of the Employee’s employment, or in
relation to the Company’s legal obligations or business needs.

 
15.        Collective Agreements
 
15.1
There are no collective agreements which affect the Employment.

 
 
 
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16.       Entire Agreement
 
16.1
The Employee and the Company acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this
agreement set out the entire agreement and understanding between them and that
it supersedes all prior discussions, arrangements or agreements that might have
taken place in relation to the Employment.

 
17.       Variation
 
17.1
No variation to this agreement shall be valid or binding unless it is recorded
in writing and signed by or on behalf of the parties.

 
18.       Rights of Third Parties
 
18.1
The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to this
agreement and no person other than the Employee, the Company and each Group
Company shall have any rights under it.

 
19.       Governing Law and Jurisdiction
 
19.1
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
England and Wales.

 
19.2
Each of the parties irrevocably submits for all purposes in connection with the
agreement to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

 
Signed -
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Dated
-_______________________                                                                

For and on behalf of the Company
 
I acknowledge and agree that I have read this contract of employment.  Further,
I understand, agree to and will abide by all the terms and conditions of
employment as set out above.
 
Signed - ___________________________________
 
Name of Employee:
-                                                                
Dated
- _______________________                                                               

 

 
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