Exhibit 10.38



EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT



THIS AGREEMENT, made as of January 2, 2002, by and between ICT GROUP, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation (hereinafter called Company), and
Jan Jones an individual (hereinafter called Employee).



WITNESSETH



Employee is currently employed by
Company and Company wishes to continue to employ Employee, and Employee wishes to continue to be in the employ of Company, on the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.



NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the facts, mutual promises and covenants contained herein and intending to be legally
bound hereby, Company and Employee agree as follows:



1.
Employment. Company hereby employs Employee as Senior Vice President Quality Management and Development and Employee hereby accepts employment by Company for the period of time and upon the terms, conditions and restrictions contained in this
Agreement.



2. Duties and Responsibilities.



(a) Employee agrees to assume such duties and responsibilities normally
associated with the position indicated above, and as may be assigned to Employee by the Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company or their designee from time to time. Employee shall perform any other duties reasonably required by Company
and, if requested by Company, shall serve as an officer or director of Company without additional compensation.



(b) Throughout the term of this Agreement, Employee shall devote Employees entire working time, energy, skill and best efforts to the performance of
Employees duties hereunder in a manner which will faithfully and diligently further the business and interest of Company. During the term of this Agreement, Employee may not, directly or indirectly, do any work for any other company.



3. Term. This Agreement shall be for a term of one (1)
year, commencing on January 2, 2002 and ending on December 31, 2002 unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. Unless either party elects to terminate this Agreement at the end of the original or any renewal term by giving the other party
written notice of such election



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at least ninety (90) days before the expiration of the then current term, this Agreement shall be deemed to have been renewed for an additional term of one (1) year commencing on the day after the expiration of the current term, unless
sooner terminated as hereinafter provided.



4.
Compensation.



(a) For all of the service rendered by
Employee to Company, Employee shall receive a gross annual salary of $135,000 less taxes and other deductions required by law, payable in reasonable periodic installments in accordance with Companys regular payroll practices in effect from
time to time.



(b) In addition to Employees base salary,
Company may pay Employee from time to time such bonuses or other additional compensation as Company may determine in its soles discretion.



(c) Throughout the term of this Agreement, Employee shall be eligible to participate in Companys insurance and other benefit plans and programs
subject to their terms, conditions and restrictions. Nothing herein shall preclude Company from modifying or terminating any insurance or other benefit plan or program.



(d) Employee shall accrue vacation pay at a rate of 1.75 days per full-month of employment.



(e) Employee will not receive any remuneration or any other benefit from any
client or any other company or individual in connection with any transaction in which Company is involved, directly or indirectly. Nor will Employee assign or give any part of the compensation which he receives from Company to any other employee,
agent or representative of Company, to any client or any of its employees, agents or representatives, or to any other person or entity involved, directly or indirectly, with Company.



| | 5. | Expenses. Company will reimburse Employee for all reasonable expenses incurred by Employee in connection with the performance of Employees duties hereunder upon receipt
of vouchers therefor satisfactory to Company and in accordance with Companys regular reimbursement procedures and practices in effect from time to time.
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6. Post-Termination Payments.



(a) If Employee is terminated by Company pursuant to Paragraph 10 hereof, Company shall pay to Employee a monthly severance payment in an amount equal to Employees monthly salary at the time of termination for six (6) months



(b) Employee shall make reasonable efforts to obtain
replacement income (through employment and other sources) during the period in which Employee receives post-termination payments from Company.



(c) Companys obligation to make post-termination payments pursuant to Paragraph 6(a) shall be offset by any compensation earned by Employee, as an
employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, during the period in which Employee receives such post-termination payments.



(d) Companys obligations under Paragraph 6(a) shall cease in the event Employee fails to make reasonable efforts to obtain replacement income or in
the event Employee breaches any of the restrictions or obligations set forth in Paragraphs 12 and 13 of this Agreement.



7. Inability.If Employee is unable to perform the essential functions of Employees job, with or without reasonable accommodations, for
whatever reason, for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks or for a cumulative period of nineteen (19) weeks during any twelve-month period, Company shall have the right to terminate Employees employment, in which event Company shall
have no further obligations or liabilities hereunder after the date of such termination. The termination of Employees employment with Company pursuant to this Paragraph shall not release Employee from Employees obligations and
restrictions under Paragraphs 12 and 13 of this Agreement.



8.
Death. If Employee dies, Company shall have no further obligations or liabilities to Employees estate or legal representative or otherwise after the date of his death.



9. Discharge for Cause. Company may discharge Employee at any time for Cause, which shall include, but
not be limited to: willful misconduct, fraud, misappropriation, malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance, embezzlement, gross negligence, self-dealing, dishonesty, misrepresentation, conviction of a crime of moral turpitude, or material violation by
Employee of any Company policy or provision of this



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Agreement. In the event Company terminates Employees employment for Cause, Company shall have no further obligations or liabilities to Employee after the date of such discharge. The termination of Employees employment with
Company pursuant to this Paragraph shall not release Employee from Employees obligations and restrictions under Paragraphs 12 and 13 of this Agreement.



10. Discharge Not for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Company may discharge Employee at any time without cause by
providing Employee with 30 days written notice, which notice Company may waive, in whole or in part, in its sole discretion, by paying Employee for such 30 days. Upon termination of Employee pursuant to this Paragraph, Company shall be obligated to
provide Employee with post-termination payments in accordance with Paragraph 6, but shall have no further obligations or liabilities to Employee after the date of his termination. The termination of Employees employment with Company pursuant
to this paragraph shall not release Employee from Employees obligations and restrictions under Paragraphs 12 and 13 of this Agreement.



11. Termination by Employee. Employee may terminate Employees employment under this Agreement at any time by providing Company with 30 days
written notice, which notice Company may waive, in whole or in part, in its sole discretion, by paying Employee for such 30 days, Company shall have no further obligations or liabilities to Employee after the date of his termination. The termination
of Employees employment with Company pursuant to this Paragraph shall not release Employee from Employees obligations and restrictions under Paragraphs 12 and 13 of this Agreement.



12. Company Property.



(a) All advertising, sales, manufacturers and other materials or
articles or information, including without limitation data processing reports, client sales analyses, invoices, price lists or information, samples or any other materials or data of any kind furnished to Employee by Company or developed by Employee
on behalf of Company or at Companys direction or for Companys use or otherwise in connection with Employees employment hereunder, are and shall remain the sole and confidential property of Company.



(b) Immediately upon termination of Employees employment, whether by
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expiration or subsequent to its expiration, Employee shall deliver to Company, all Company property (for example, keys and credit cards) and all documents, books,
records, lists and other documents relating to Companys business, regardless of where or by whom said writings were kept or prepared, retaining no copies.



(c) In the event Employee receives notice from Company that Employees employment is or will be terminated or Employee provides Company with
notice of Employees intent to resign, within five (5) days of receiving or providing such notice, and thereafter as may be requested by Company, Employee shall provide Company with a list of all clients and potential clients with whom Employee
is working and/or negotiating and a summary of the status of each matter with which Employee is involved, directly or indirectly.



13. Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets, Etc.



(a) For a period of one (1) year after the termination of Employees employment with Company, for any reason whatsoever, whether during the term of
this Agreement, upon its expiration or subsequent to its expiration, whether by Employee or Company, Employee shall not for Employees own benefit or for the benefit of any third party, directly or indirectly, in any capacity, participate in
any of the following activities: (i) hire or do any business with any employee of Company or otherwise induce or attempt to influence any employee of Company to terminate his or her employment with Company; (ii) divert, solicit, or do any business
with any current, former (within two (2) years of the date of termination), or potential (engaged in discussion with Company as of the date of termination) client of Company; or (iii) cause or attempt to cause any current, former, or potential
client to refrain from doing business with Company. In light of the fact that the clients of Company will be engaged in operations nationwide and Company will be contacting potential customers for its clients throughout the entire United States, the
restrictions set forth in this Paragraph 13(a) shall apply throughout the entire United States.



(b) During the term of this Agreement and at all times thereafter, Employee shall not use for Employees personal benefit, or disclose, communicate
or divulge to, or use for the direct or indirect benefit of any person, firm, association or company other than Company, any material referred to in Paragraph 12 above or any information regarding the business methods, business policies, procedures,
techniques,



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research or development projects or results, trade secrets, or other knowledge or processes of or developed by Company or any names and addresses of clients or customers
or any data on or relating to past, present or prospective clients or customers or any other confidential information relating to or dealing with the business operations or activities of Company, made known to Employee or learned or acquired by
Employee while in the employ of Company.



(c) Any and all
writing, inventions, improvements, processes, procedures and/or techniques which Employee may make, conceive, discover or develop, either solely or jointly with any other person or persons, at any time during the term of this Agreement, whether
during working hours or at any other time and whether at the request or upon the suggestion of Company or otherwise, which relate to or are useful in connection with any business now or hereafter carried on or contemplated by Company, including
developments or expansions of its present fields of operations, shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company. Employee shall make full disclosure to Company of all such writings, inventions, improvements, processes, procedures and techniques,
and shall do everything necessary or desirable to vest the absolute title thereto in Company. Employee shall write and prepare all specifications and procedures regarding such inventions, improvements, processes, procedures and techniques and other
aid and assist Company so that Company can prepare and present applications for copyright or Letters Patent therefor and can secure such copyright or Letters Patent wherever possible, as well as reissues, renewals, and extensions thereof, and can
obtain the record title to such copyright or patents so that Company shall be the sole and absolute owner thereof in all countries in which it may desire to have copyright or patent protection. Employee shall not be entitled to any additional or
special compensation or reimbursement regarding any and all such writings, inventions, improvements, processes, procedures and techniques, except that Company shall reimburse Employee for any expenses which Employee may incur in vesting absolute
title thereto in Company.



(d) Employee acknowledges that the
restrictions contained in the foregoing subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c), in view of the nature of the business in which Company is engaged, and in view of the nature and geographic scope of the duties of Employee, are reasonable and necessary in
order to protect the legitimate interests of Company, and that any violation thereof would result in irreparable injuries to Company,



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and Employee therefore acknowledges that, in the event of his violation of any of these restrictions, Company shall be entitled to obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction preliminary and permanent injunctive relief as well as
damages and an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits and other benefits arising from such violation, which rights shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which Company may be entitled.



(e) Employee agrees that if any or any portion of the foregoing covenants or
the application thereof, is construed to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of such covenant or covenants shall not be affected and the remaining covenant or covenants shall then be given full force and effect without regard to the invalid
or unenforceable portion(s). If the covenant is held to be unenforceable because of the area covered, the duration thereof or the scope thereof, Employee agrees that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the area and/or
the duration and/or scope thereof, and the covenant shall then be enforceable in its reduced form.



(f) If Employee violates any of the restrictions contained in the foregoing subparagraph (a), the restrictive period shall not run in favor of Employee
from the time of the commencement of any violation until such time as the violation shall be cured by Employee to the satisfaction of Company.



14. Prior Agreements. Employee represents to Company (a) that there are no restrictions, agreements or understandings whatsoever to which Employee
is a party which would prevent or make unlawful his execution of this Agreement or Employees employment hereunder; (b) there are no agreements, restrictions or understandings whatsoever to which Employee is a party which place any limitations
as to the companies or individuals with whom Employee may do business; (c) that Employees execution of this Agreement and Employees employment hereunder shall not constitute a breach of any contract, agreement or understanding, oral or
written, to which Employee is a party and by which Employee is bound; and (d) that Employee is free and able to execute this Agreement and to enter into employment by Company.



15. Miscellaneous.

(a) Waiver. 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







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subsequent breach by Employee. No waiver shall be valid unless in writing and signed by Companys Chief Executive Officer.



(b) Controlling Law. This Agreement and all questions relating to validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement (including, without
limitation, provisions concerning limitations of actions), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and without the aid of any canon, custom or rule of law requiring construction against the
draftsman.



(c) Notices. All notices, requests, demands
and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given, made and received only when delivered (personally, by courier service such as Federal Express, or by other
messenger) or when deposited in the United States mails, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed in the case of Company, to its Chief Executive Officer at its principal place of business, and in case of
Employee, to Employees home address,



(d) Binding
Nature of Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Company and its successors and assigns and shall be binding upon Employee, Employees heirs and legal representatives.



(e) Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.



(f) Provisions Separable. The provisions of this Agreement are
independent of and separable from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part.



(g) Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the
entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, inducements or conditions, express or implied, oral or written. The express terms
hereof control and supersede any course of performance an/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof. This Agreement may not be modified or amended other than by an agreement in writing and signed by the Companys Chief
Executive Officer.



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(h) Paragraph Headings. The paragraph headings in this Agreement are for convenience only; they form no part of this Agreement and shall not affect its interpretation.



(i) Survival. The covenants contained in Paragraphs 12 and 13 shall
survive the expiration of this Agreement and the termination of Employees employment.



(j) Number of Days. In computing the number of days for purposes of this Agreement, all days shall be counted, including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; provided, however, that if the final day of any time
period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday on which federal banks are or may elect to be closed, then the final day shall be deemed to be the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or such holiday.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement in
Langhorne, Pennsylvania as of the date first above written.



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|ICT GROUP, INC. |  | EMPLOYEE       
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|By:             |  |                 |  | 
|                |  | John J. Brennan |  | 



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Amendment to Employment
Agreement



This Amendment is entered into as of September 1, 2002 by and
between ICT Group, Inc, a Pennsylvania corporation (hereinafter called Company) and Jan Jones, an individual (hereinafter called Employee).



Whereas, Company and Employee have entered into that certain employment agreement dated January 2, 2002 (hereinafter the Employment
Agreement); and



Whereas, in consideration of the continued employment of
Employee, and deeming it to be in Companys best interest, Company and Employee now wish to amend a certain provision of the Employment Agreement.



Now, therefore in consideration of the covenants and promise contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Company and Employee hereby agree as follows:



| | 1. | Section 6(a), Post-Termination Payments: Section 6(a) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Section 6(a) in its entirety and replacing it with a new
Section 6(a) to read as follows: (a) If Employee is terminated by Company pursuant to Paragraph 10 hereof, Company shall pay to Employee a monthly severance payment in an amount equal to Employees monthly salary at the time of
termination for nine (9) months provided that Employee executes at the time of Employees termination of employment a General Release satisfactory to Company of any and all claims which Employee may have arising out of or relating to
Employees employment with and/or termination of employment with Company.
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| | 2. | Effective Date: The change to the Employment Agreement set forth in this Amendment shall become effective on September 1, 2002.
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| | 3. | No Other Changes: Except as set forth herein, the Employment Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date and year
first above written.



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|ICT Group, Inc. |  | EMPLOYEE               
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|By:             |  | John J.Brennan          |  | Signature: |  | Janice Jones    
|Name:           |  | /s/ JOHN J. BRENNAN     |  | Name:      |  | /s/ JANICE JONES
|Title:          |  | Chief Executive Officer |  |            |  |