THIS
AGREEMENT ARE FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY AND SHALL NOT AFFECT THE INTERPRETATION OF
THIS AGREEMENT.
1.5
WHERE THE CONTEXT PERMITS, THE SINGULAR
INCLUDES THE PLURAL AND VICE VERSA AND ONE GENDER INCLUDES ANY GENDER. WORDS
IMPORTING INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE TREATED AS IMPORTING CORPORATIONS AND VICE VERSA
AND WORDS IMPORTING WHOLE SHALL BE TREATED AS INCLUDING A REFERENCE TO ANY PART
THEREOF.
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1.6
THE SCHEDULES FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS
AGREEMENT AND REFERENCES TO "THIS AGREEMENT" SHALL BE CONSTRUED ACCORDINGLY.
2.
APPOINTMENT
2.1
THE COMPANY HEREBY APPOINTS THE APPOINTEE
AND THE APPOINTEE HEREBY AGREES TO BE EMPLOYED AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE
EUROPEAN BUSINESS OF TMP WORLDWIDE.
2.2
THE EMPLOYMENT SHALL COMMENCE BY THE DATE
HEREOF AND SHALL CONTINUE (SUBJECT TO TERMINATION AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED) FOR A
PERIOD OF TWO YEARS AND THEREAFTER UNLESS AND UNTIL DETERMINED BY EITHER PARTY
GIVING TO THE OTHER NOT LESS THAN TWELVE MONTHS' PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE EXPIRING
ON OR AT ANY TIME AFTER THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE HEREOF.
2.3
THE EMPLOYMENT IS CONTINUOUS WITH THE
APPOINTEE'S PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY WHICH COMMENCED ON 1 SEPTEMBER
1971.
2.4
IF EITHER PARTY (FOR WHATEVER REASON) GIVES
NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY TO TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT, THEN DURING THE PERIOD OF
SUCH NOTICE THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE OBLIGED TO PROVIDE THE APPOINTEE WITH WORK
AND THE COMPANY MAY REQUIRE THE APPOINTEE NOT TO ATTEND AT ANY OF THE COMPANY'S
PREMISES NOR TO UNDERTAKE ANY WORK FOR THE COMPANY DURING THE PERIOD OF SUCH
NOTICE.
SAVE FOR THE MATTERS STIPULATED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE OF THIS
CLAUSE 2.4, DURING SUCH NOTICE PERIOD THE APPOINTEE SHALL BE OBLIGED TO ABIDE BY
ALL THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, HIS OBLIGATION
UNDER CLAUSE 5 NOT TO BE ENGAGED OR INTERESTED IN ANY OTHER EMPLOYMENT EXCEPT
THE EMPLOYMENT).
2.5
THE COMPANY SHALL BE ENTITLED AT ITS SOLE
DISCRETION TO MAKE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF NOTICE TO TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT.
3.
DUTIES
3.1
THE APPOINTEE WILL PERFORM TO THE BEST OF
HIS ABILITY ALL THE DUTIES OF A MANAGING DIRECT AND SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS IN THE
GROUP (NOT INCONSISTENT WITH HIS POSITION AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE
EUROPEAN BUSINESS OF TMP WORLDWIDE) AS THE BOARD MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE AND
WHENEVER REQUIRED SO TO DO GIVE AN ACCOUNT TO THE BOARD OR A PERSON DULY
AUTHORISED BY THE BOARD OF ALL MATTERS WITH WHICH HE IS ENTRUSTED.
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3.2
DURING THE CONTINUANCE OF THE EMPLOYMENT THE
COMPANY SHALL BE AT LIBERTY FROM TIME TO TIME TO APPOINT ANY OTHER PERSON TO BE
A MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS JOINTLY WITH THE APPOINTEE.
3.3
THE APPOINTEE SHALL CARRY OUT HIS DUTIES
HEREUNDER BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:15 AM AND 5:30 PM ON NORMAL WORKING DAYS AND
DURING SUCH OTHER HOURS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME HE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO
FULFILL PROPERLY HIS DUTIES HEREUNDER AND HE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO EXTRA
REMUNERATION FOR WORK PERFORMED OUTSIDE NORMAL WORKING HOURS.