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Exhibit 10.3

SEPARATION AGREEMENT, RELEASE and CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 16th day of February, 2021.

BETWEEN:

CERIDIAN CANADA LTD.

( “Ceridian Canada”) and

CERIDIAN HCM HOLDING INC. (“Ceridian Holding”)

 

- and -

SCOTT A. KITCHING

(hereinafter “Kitching”)

WHEREAS:

A.Ceridian Canada is a corporation incorporated pursuant to the federal laws of Canada, and registered to and carrying on business throughout Canada of providing human capital management software and services;

B.Ceridian Holding is a Delaware corporation and the indirect parent company of Ceridian Canada;

C.Scott Kitching is currently Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Ceridian;  

D.Ceridian and Kitching have mutually agreed that Kitching’s employment with Ceridian Canada will change as follows:

	
 
	
1. 
	
effective  July 1, 2021, Kitching will no longer be the be the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Ceridian but will remain as an employee of Ceridian in the role of Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer until December 31, 2021 (the “Employment Separation Date”); and

	
 
	
2.
	
from and after the Employment Separation Date, Kitching will cease to be an employee of Ceridian, but will continue providing Consulting Services (as defined below) during the Consulting Term (as defined below);

THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained to be performed, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions

1.01As used in this Agreement:

	
 
	
(a)
	
“Agreement” means this Agreement and any schedules hereto, as may be amended in writing by both parties;

	
 
	
(a)
	
“Ceridian” means, collectively, Ceridian Holding, Ceridian HCM, Inc. and any of its affiliates, including without limitation Ceridian Canada Ltd., Ceridian Canada Ltd., and Ceridian Canada Corporation;

	
 
	
(b)
	
“Confidential Information” means any information identified by Ceridian or a Customer as “Confidential” and/or “Proprietary”, or which, under the circumstances, ought to be treated as confidential or proprietary including, without limitation, trade secrets, non-public information related to Ceridian or the Customer’s business (as the case may be), employees, service methods, software, documentation, financial information, prices and product plans, whether in written, verbal, or electronic form, but does not include information which Kitching can establish: (i) has become generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of the Agreement by Kitching or any third party to whom Kitching has disclosed same; (ii) was disclosed to Kitching on a non-confidential basis by a third party who did not owe an obligation of confidence to Ceridian or a Customer (as the case may be) with respect to the disclosed information; or (iii) was known by Kitching prior to its receipt from Ceridian or a Customer (as the case may be), as evidenced by written document;

 

 

	
 
	
(c)
	
“Consulting Services” means general business consultation services to be provided by Kitching hereunder as may be requested from time to time by Ceridian during the Consulting Term, and in particular (but without limitation) with respect to the legal areas of the business;

	
 
	
(d)
	
“Consulting Term” means the period of time from the Employment Separation Date to and including June 30, 2023;

	
 
	
(e)
	
“Competitive Business” means any person or entity that provides products or services or is otherwise engaged in any business competitive with the business carried on by Ceridian or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, being the business of providing human capital management software and services;

	
 
	
(f)
	
 “Customer(s)” means any party who has entered into an agreement with Ceridian for the supply by Ceridian of products or services, or any party with whom Ceridian is actively engaged in an effort to enter into such agreement;

	
 
	
(g)
	
“Employment Agreement” means the written employment agreement entered into between Kitching and Ceridian Canada Inc. dated December 7, 2017, and any amendments thereto;

	
 
	
(h)
	
“Employment Laws” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), the Canada Pension Plan Act, the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) and any other federal, provincial or municipal legislation now or hereafter in existence applicable to the relationship between employees and employers; 

	
 
	
(i)
	
“Personal Information” means information about an identifiable individual or allowing an individual to be identified, including any information relating to the employees of Ceridian or a Customer;

	
 
	
(j)
	
“Restrictive Covenants” means the Non-Competition, No-Hire and Non- Solicitation Restrictions as stated in the Plans (as defined below) and the corresponding written Notice(s) of Option Grant under which any Stock Options were granted to Kitching as well as set out in Kitching’s Employment Agreement;

	
 
	
(k)
	
“Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units” means those outstanding stock option and restricted stock unit awards granted to Kitching as identified in written option grant notice(s), issued under the 2013 Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, as may have been amended from time to time (the “2013 Plan”), and the Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended (the “2018 Plan”), the 2013 Plan and 2018 Plan are collectively referred to herein as the “Plans”.

	
 
	
(l)
	
“Work Product" means models, devices, reports, computer programs, tooling, schematics and other diagrams, instructional materials, and anything else Kitching produces in the course of providing the Consulting Services.

Section 2.Change in Roles and Responsibilities; Separation from Ceridian

2.01The parties agree that Kitching’s working notice period will begin effective July 1, 2021 and end on December 31, 2021 (the “Working Notice Period”).  Between the date of execution of this Agreement and the commencement of the Working Notice Period, Kitching will assist with transition activities.  Thereafter, and during the Working Notice Period, Kitching will remain available only for miscellaneous consultation and inquiries until the Employment Separation Date, with the intention being that Kitching will be on scheduled paid Time Away from Work (vacation) from July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 and thereafter would be available to provide consultation and respond to incidental enquiries as required.  The parties expressly agree that such vacation will satisfy any and all accrued and unused vacation entitlements (contractual and statutory) both prior to and during the Working Notice Period. As of the Employment Separation Date, Kitching’s employment with Ceridian will cease, he will no longer be Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Ceridian, and thereafter Kitching shall continue performing services for Ceridian solely as consultant and independent contractor, on and subject to the terms set forth below. 

As of July 1, 2021, Kitching will no longer be a Section 16 Officer or a “Group 1” executive, and accordingly it is understood and agreed that his obligations with respect to trading in Ceridian securities as a Group 1 executive will cease as of that date.  

 

 

2.02In the event Kitching obtains alternative employment during the Working Notice Period, he shall provide Ceridian with no less than 30 days written notice of the resignation of his employment, the conclusion of which shall be the Employee Separation Date, and in such case the Consulting Term referenced herein shall commence on the following day, and conclude on June 30, 2023. The amounts that would have been payable to Kitching up to December 31, 2021 but for a resignation pursuant to this provision shall be added to, and paid together with the amounts stipulated herein at paragraph 2.02 (a)(ii).

Although not anticipated, should Kitching act in a manner so as to constitute just cause at common law prior to or during the Working Notice Period, or otherwise violate a material provision of this agreement, this agreement shall automatically terminate, the offers herein will be null and void, including but not limited to the agreement to provide pay in lieu of notice and the Consulting Agreement set out herein.  

Kitching hereby confirms that he has had adequate opportunity to ask Ceridian any questions regarding this Agreement and to discuss this Agreement with his financial and legal advisors, and any other persons he wished to consult (subject to the confidentiality obligations contained herein).  Kitching further agrees that he has voluntarily decided to become a party to this Agreement, and understands it will be effective when it is executed by him.  In order to receive all of the benefits of this Agreement, Kitching must, on or after the Employment Separation Date, execute the Release attached hereto as Schedule A, which covers the period from the date of his execution of this Agreement until the Employment Separation Date.

Regardless of whether or not this Release is executed, Kitching will be paid all salary or wages, vested and unused paid days off, and all other amounts to which he is entitled to by law accrued and owing as at the Employment Separation Date, less all legally required or authorized withholding.

2.03Ceridian will, upon execution of the Agreement and Release as set out in Section 2.01 above:

	
 
	
(a)
	
With respect to the base salary component of Kitching’s remuneration, provide Kitching 24 months base salary, which amount will be comprised of:

	
 
	
(i)
	
6 months base salary during the Working Notice Period (being One Hundred Ninety Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty Six Dollars Fifty Cents ($197,736.50) (CAD) less statutory deductions, paid by way of regular semi-monthly salary payments; and

	
 
	
(ii)
	
18 months base salary in lieu of notice, being Five Hundred Ninety Three Thousand Two Hundred Nine Dollars and Fifty Cents ($593,209.50) (CAD) less statutory deductions, which amount is inclusive of all statutory notice due to Kitching, and will be payable by way of a lump sum payment, following the execution of Release contemplated in Section 2.01 above (the “Payment Date”);

	
 
	
(b)
	
Pay Kitching the amount under the terms of the 2021 Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”)  (or such other monies or compensation paid to other Ceridian employees in place or in lieu of the 2021 MIP), to which he would have become entitled for 2021 based on the 2021 MIP metrics  payable at the same time and at the same rate (including, without limitation, over target rate if such metrics are achieved by Ceridian) as MIP payments are provided to other similarly situated Ceridian employees;

	
 
	
(c)
	
Pay Kitching, on the Payment Date an amount in respect of pension in the amount of Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000); 

	
 
	
(d)
	
Reimburse Kitching an amount not to exceed $10,000 in respect of financial advice in respect of this separation; and

	
 
	
(e)
	
Continue, upon approval of the benefits carrier, all health and dental benefit plans in which Kitching and any of his dependents are currently enrolled, which benefits will terminate at the end of the Consulting Term.  All other business travel accident, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and other insurance coverage to which Kitching has been entitled as a Ceridian employee, will terminate on the Employment Separation Date, having satisfied the statutory notice period during the Working Notice Period.

2.04Subject to section 3.03 of this Agreement, all issued and outstanding Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units granted to Kitching will be handled in accordance with the terms of the Plans, as applicable, and the option 

 

 

agreements governing such Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units and underlying shares.  For the avoidance of doubt, Kitching will be granted his proportionate share of any Restricted Stock Units or other equity compensation granted to Ceridian employees in lieu of or relation to the 2020 MIP.

2.05Other than as explicitly set forth in this Agreement, the consideration and other benefits as set forth in this Section 2 will constitute the full amount of monies and other consideration to be paid to Kitching by Ceridian with respect to and in connection with the termination of his employment, including but not limited to (i) any amounts under Ceridian’s incentive or bonus programs for periods completed prior to or following the Employment Separation Date, (ii) any amounts under the Employment Agreement, and (iii) any amounts owing or claimed to be owing to Kitching pursuant to the terms of any other compensation arrangement to which he was subject during the term of his employment with Ceridian.

Section 3.Engagement of Kitching as a Consultant

3.01Provided Kitching signs Schedule A following his Employment Separation Date, then Ceridian agrees to engage Kitching as an independent contractor to perform the Consulting Services, and Kitching agrees to make himself reasonably accessible and available to Ceridian throughout the Consulting Term, on an independent contractor/consulting basis to provide the Consulting Services as may be requested from time to time by Ceridian and reasonably agreed upon by Kitching, with the intention being that Kitching would be available to provide Consulting Services no more than five (5) business days per calendar month unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties.

3.02Ceridian shall reimburse Kitching for reasonable and demonstrable expenses directly incurred in carrying out his responsibilities under this Agreement, which may include, by way of example only, reasonable travel expenses.  Kitching shall not have the authority to charge any expenses to Ceridian without its prior approval, nor to execute any contracts or other documents on Ceridian’s behalf.

3.03As consideration for the Consulting Services to be provided, and as Kitching will continue to be providing services to Ceridian without interruption following the Employment Separation Date, Kitching will receive the following:

	
 
	
(a)
	
if and to the extent Kitching provides (at the request of Ceridian) Consulting Services, Kitching shall be entitled to charge a daily rate in the amount of One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,750.00) CAD.  Kitching shall set forth such monthly fee in an itemized invoice to be submitted by Kitching to Ceridian within 10 business days of the end of such calendar month.  Payment of each invoice shall be made by Ceridian not later than the 30th day of the month following that month for which the invoice is issued, less deductions for any advances made to Kitching, and for any expenses paid to Kitching on his behalf.  Upon Kitching’s production of proof that he is registered respecting the Goods and Services Tax, Ceridian shall remit the required taxes to Kitching in respect of payments for such Consulting Services; 

	
 
	
(b)
	
as additional consideration (over and above the payments contemplated in 3.03(a)) for the Consulting Services, Kitching shall be permitted to keep his existing Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units, which Options and Restricted Stock Units shall continue under the same terms and conditions as provided under the Plans, as applicable, and the option agreements governing such Stock Options and underlying shares.  Kitching’s Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units shall continue to vest until the earlier of:

	
 
	
(i)
	
the expiration of the Consulting Term; or

	
 
	
(ii)
	
the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with the written terms hereof.

However, and for the avoidance of doubt, in the event Kitching breaches any material term of this Agreement (including without limitation, his obligations as set forth in Section 3.06 or 5), then in addition to any other rights or remedies Ceridian may have at law or in equity, the Consulting Services shall automatically terminate, this Section 3 shall become null and void, all Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units will be handled solely in accordance with the original terms of the Plans, as applicable, and the option agreements governing such Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units and underlying shares and any Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units which may have vested during the Consulting Term shall immediately be forfeited.

 

 

3.04During the Consulting Term, Kitching will be subject to the Restrictive Covenants and the further covenants as set out in Article 5 hereof.

3.05In addition to the obligations set forth herein, Kitching shall comply at all times with Ceridian’s security procedures in effect from time to time, as well as the terms and conditions of all Ceridian written policies, including without limitation, the following if and/or as applicable (copies of which Kitching acknowledges having been provided to him  or made available to him):

Ceridian Code of Conduct

Privacy Policy

Security Standards / Requirements

Travel Policy

3.06Kitching shall not, either during the course of the Consulting Term or thereafter, for any reason whatsoever, directly or indirectly:

	
 
	
(a)
	
disclose any Confidential Information to any person, firm or corporation other than for the purposes of providing the Consulting Services, and as authorized by Ceridian or the Customer (as the case may be) in advance; or

	
 
	
(b)
	
use for Kitching’s own purpose, or for any purpose other than that of providing the Consulting Services, any Confidential Information which he acquires through his involvement with Ceridian or a Customer and through his contact which any person, firm or corporation affiliated with Ceridian or a Customer.

At all times Kitching shall act bona fide and in the best interests of Ceridian and the Customers.

3.07Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Consulting Services may be terminated prior to the expiration of the Consulting Term, only in accordance with the following:

	
 
	
(a)
	
by Ceridian Canada if Kitching breaches any material term of this Agreement (including without limitation, his obligations as set forth in Section 5);

	
 
	
(b)
	
by Kitching by giving Ceridian Canada thirty (30) days advance written notice.

For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent Ceridian is able to show a breach of a material term of this agreement, Kitching shall be considered to have breached the Agreement for the purposes of Section 3.03.  The Consulting Services shall also terminate without notice or pay in lieu thereof in case of the death of Kitching, or by reason of illness or accident whereby Kitching is incapable of carrying out the terms and conditions of this Agreement for one (1) month, or upon the bankruptcy of either party.

3.08On termination of the Consulting Services, Kitching shall:

	
 
	
(a)
	
forthwith deliver up all documents, papers, plans, materials and other property of or relating to the affairs of Ceridian and any Customers which may then be in his possession or under his control; and

	
 
	
(b)
	
immediately cease making any representation that he is associated with Ceridian or any Customers.

3.09Kitching represents that he is and will at all times throughout the Consulting Term comply with all applicable legislation relating to privacy and the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information.

3.10During the Consulting Term, Kitching will not be an employee of Ceridian Canada or any other Ceridian entity, and will be considered an independent contractor, and accordingly Employment Laws will not apply to Kitching at any point during the term of the Consulting Services.  Ceridian is interested only in the results obtained by Kitching who retains sole control of the manner and means of performing the Consulting Services, subject to its specific terms and conditions, and provided that he maintains standards generally accepted in the industry for such services.  

3.11All Work Product will belong to Ceridian, and Kitching will deliver all Work Product to Ceridian upon the earlier of the expiration/termination of the Consulting Services or Ceridian's request. Kitching will promptly disclose to Ceridian any works of authorship, including drawings, designs, plans, specifications, notebooks, tape 

 

 

recordings, computer programs, computer output, models, tracings, schematics, photographs, reports, findings, recommendations, educational materials, data and memoranda of every description and anything else Kitching produces in connection with the Consulting Services, and Kitching hereby assigns to Ceridian all copyrights in such works.  To the extent permitted by law, Kitching waives any moral rights, such as the right to be named as author, the right to modify, the right to prevent mutilation and the right to prevent commercial exploitation, whether arising under the Berne Convention or otherwise.  Kitching will sign any necessary documents and will otherwise assist Ceridian, at Ceridian’s expense, in registering Ceridian’s copyrights and otherwise protecting Ceridian’s rights in such works in any country.  Ceridian will own all patents, copyrights or trade secrets covering such materials and will have full rights to use the materials without claim on the part of Kitching for additional compensation. Kitching will not use any pre-existing intellectual property including any trade secret, invention, work of authorship, mask work or protectable design that has already been conceived or developed by anyone other than Ceridian in connection with the Consulting Services unless Kitching has the right to use it for Ceridian’s benefit.

Section 4.Release of Claims Against Ceridian; Waivers

4.01In consideration of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Kitching hereby fully and completely releases and discharges Ceridian, and all present and former subsidiaries, parents and affiliated corporations, and all of their respective directors, officers, agents, employees, trustees, insurers, attorneys, employee benefit plans and their fiduciaries, and each of their successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims, complaints, agreements, obligations, demands and causes of action which he has or may have and which are known or unknown, arising out of any actions, conduct, decisions, behavior or events occurring up to the date of execution of this Agreement or in any way connected with his employment relationship with Ceridian, his separation from employment from Ceridian, or his entering into this Agreement. Kitching further understands that he must execute the release attached at Schedule A in order to receive all of the benefits of this Agreement.  This Agreement, and the release of claims it contains, specifically covers, but is not limited to, any and all claims, complaints, causes of action or demands that Kitching has or may have against the Released Parties relating in any way to the terms, conditions and circumstances of his employment up to and including the date of his signature below, whether based on statutory or common law, for employment discrimination or other violations of law, or any state’s human rights act, including but not limited to claims under the Employment Standards Act or the Human Rights Code.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither this Section 4 nor the Additional Release attached as Schedule A will bar any claim that a party has breached this Separation Agreement or to enforce its terms.

Section 5.Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disparagement Agreements and Cooperation 

5.01As part of the consideration of Ceridian entering into Kitching’s Employment Agreement, and as consideration for granting Kitching the Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units, Kitching voluntarily signed and agreed to the Restrictive Covenants.  In this regard, Kitching hereby re-affirms the validity and enforceability of the Restrictive Covenants and agrees that such terms remain in full force and effect following execution of this Agreement.  Kitching further agrees never to seek to argue or assert that the Restrictive Covenants are not enforceable against him. 

5.02In addition, and in consideration for the payments and other consideration set out herein, Kitching agrees that he will not, from the date hereof until June 30th, 2022 (the “Covenant Period”),  either directly or indirectly, provide services, in any capacity, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, owner, or otherwise, to any of the following entities, or any of their affiliated entities, where these entities provide products or services which amount to a Competitive Business with Ceridian as of the Employment Separation Date: (1) ADP, LLC, (2) The Ultimate Software Group, Inc., (3) Workday, Inc. (4) Paycom Software Inc. (5) Paylocity Corporation (6) Kronos, Inc.; (7) Payworks Inc. (8) SAP SE or (9) Oracle Corporation.  It is understood and agreed that ownership of less than 1% of the issued and outstanding shares of any of the above entities shall not constitute a breach of this provision.  

 

 

5.03In addition, Kitching covenants and that he will not, during the Covenant Period, either directly or indirectly:

	
 
	
(a)
	
in connection with a Competitive Business solicit or endeavour to entice away from Ceridian or any of its affiliates any Customers of Ceridian or its subsidiaries or affiliates at the date of termination of such employment or who were in such position at any time during the immediately preceding twelve (12) month period with the purpose or effect of reducing the business of any Customers with Ceridian or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or otherwise interfere with the relationship between any Customers and Ceridian or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; 

	
 
	
(b)
	
offer employment to or endeavour to entice away from Ceridian or any of its affiliates any person who was employed by Ceridian or such affiliate at the end of the Covenant  Period with Ceridian or interfere in any way with the employer-employee relations between any such employee and Ceridian or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

5.04The foregoing covenants are given by Kitching acknowledging that he has specific knowledge of the affairs of Ceridian and that Ceridian carries on and attempts to carry on business throughout the world. In the event that any clause or portion of any such covenant should be unenforceable or be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not affect the enforceability or validity of the remaining portions of the covenants and such unenforceable or invalid portions shall be severable from the remainder of this terms of this Agreement. Kitching hereby acknowledges and agrees that all restrictions contained in this Agreement are reasonable and valid and all defences to the strict enforcement thereof by Ceridian are hereby waived by Kitching.  It is understood by the parties hereto that the covenants contained in this clause are essential elements to the terms of this Agreement and that, but for Kitching’s agreement to enter into such covenants, Ceridian would not have agreed to the payments herein, including but not limited to the severance payment.  The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the restrictions contained in this clause are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other restrictive covenants in existence between Ceridian and Kitching, including without limitation, any similar restrictions agreed to in connection with the grant of the Stock Options and all such agreements shall be considered separate and distinct covenants and obligations, enforceable in accordance with their terms notwithstanding the invalidity or unenforceability of any such agreement or term thereof.

5.05In addition, Kitching further agrees as follows:

	
 
	
(a)
	
not to make, cause or attempt to cause any other person to make, any statements, either written or oral, or convey any information about Ceridian that is disparaging or in any way reflects negatively upon Ceridian, including without limitation in social media or otherwise; 

	
 
	
(b)
	
to provide, at Ceridian’s reasonable request, and for no additional consideration, reasonable assistance and cooperation with respect to any legal matter involving Ceridian, including without limitation, any litigation and/or any business matter related to his position, function or responsibilities during his employment with Ceridian; provided however that in the event the assistance and cooperation requested by Ceridian requires him to incur costs or expend monies, or otherwise results in a material financial cost, Ceridian will reimburse or otherwise compensate Kitching for the reasonable amount of such costs or expended monies; 

	
 
	
(c)
	
forthwith after the Employee Separation Date, Kitching will return to Ceridian any company property that he has in his possession either at his home or any other location outside the company, including list of names and contacts, operational and technical information, and other data regarding the Ceridian; provided however that Kitching shall be entitled to retain his current Company provided laptop, monitors, printer and cellular phone. 

Section 6.Miscellaneous Provisions

6.01Any and all previous agreements, written or oral, between the parties or on their behalf relating to the engagement of Kitching by Ceridian are hereby terminated and cancelled, and each of the parties releases and forever discharges the other of and from all manner of actions, causes of action, claims and demands whatsoever under or in respect of any such agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the whole agreement between the parties 

 

 

with respect to Kitching’s engagement by Ceridian.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge and agree that the Restrictive Covenants and agreements between the parties related to stock options shall remain in full force and effect according to their terms.  No modifications, amendments or variations of the Agreement shall be effective or binding unless agreed to in writing and properly executed by the parties.  

6.02This Agreement shall not be assignable by Kitching except by the written consent of Ceridian.  The rights and obligations of this Agreement shall inure to the successors and assigns of the Released Parties.

6.03It is understood and agreed that either party may waive in writing any provision of this Agreement intended for such party’s sole benefit, but it is further agreed that any waiver of the performance of any condition by the other party shall not constitute a continuing waiver of any other or subsequent default, but shall include only the particular breach or default so waived.

6.04If Kitching breaches any term of this Agreement or the Restrictive Covenants, Ceridian shall be entitled to its available legal and equitable remedies, including but not limited to suspending and recovering any and all payments and benefits made or to be made under Section 2 of this Agreement, and payment by Kitching of Ceridian’s attorneys’ fees and costs.  If Ceridian seeks and/or obtains relief from an alleged breach of this Agreement, all of the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  

6.05If any covenant or agreement herein is determined to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, it shall not be deemed to affect or impair the enforceability or validity of any other covenant or agreement of this Agreement or any part thereof, and any such covenant or agreement may be modified by the court to the maximum extent permitted by law, or if modification is not permissible, severed from this Agreement without affecting the remainder of the Agreement. 

6.06This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of Manitoba and all federal laws applicable therein.

6.07This Agreement was prepared by Ceridian.  Kitching represents by signing this Agreement that he has been given the full opportunity to obtain such independent legal and other advice as required to allow him to enter this Agreement, and accordingly the Agreement shall not be construed in favor of or against either party by reason of or to the extent to which any party or its legal counsel participated in its preparation.

6.08This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or electronic transmission and in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties as of the date written above.

 

 

 

SIGNING PAGE TO FOLLOW

 

 

 

 

						
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
CERIDIAN CANADA LTD.

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Per:
	
/s/ David Ossip

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name:
	
David Ossip

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title:
	
Chairman & CEO

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
I have the authority to bind the company

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
CERIDIAN HCM HOLDING INC.

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Per:
	
/s/ David Ossip

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name:
	
David Ossip

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title:
	
Chairman & CEO

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
I have the authority to bind the company

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
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)
	
 

	
/s/ B. Van Walleghem
	
 
	
)
	
/s/ Scott Kitching

	
Witness Signature
	
 
	
 
	
SCOTT KITCHING

	
Print Name: 
	
B. Van Walleghem
	
 
	
 
	
 

 

 

 

[Signing Page to “Separation Agreement, Release and Consulting Agreement” among Ceridian Canada Ltd., Ceridian Holding HCM Inc. and Scott Kitching]

 

 

SCHEDULE A

GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS

I, Scott Kitching, for the sole consideration of the amounts set out in the written agreement titled “Separation Agreement, Release and Consulting Agreement” made amongst the undersigned, Ceridian Canada Ltd. and Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. and the terms and conditions of thereof (the “Settlement”), and such other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof by me is hereby expressly acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever discharge Ceridian Canada Ltd., Ceridian Holding and all of its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, insurers and the officers, directors, shareholders, employees, trustees and agents of Ceridian Canada Ltd. and all of its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries including but not limited to Ceridian Canada Corporation, Ceridian Canada Ltd., Ceridian HCM., Inc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Releasees”) of and from all actions, causes of action, debts, demands, dues, bonds, accounts, covenants, contracts and claims whatsoever which I ever had, now have or which I can, shall or may hereafter have for or by reason of any cause, matter or thing whatsoever existing up to the present time, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing any actions, causes of action, suits, debts, demands, or claims relating to my employment or the termination of my employment with any of the Releasees.  

I hereby confirm I have considered whether I may have a claim of harassment or discrimination against the Releasees pursuant to any applicable human rights legislation or otherwise, and confirm the consideration I am receiving under the Settlement fully satisfies any such claim, and I seek no further right or remedy in respect of any such claim.

I also agree not to make any claim or take any proceedings in respect of the claims released against any person, corporation or other entity who or which might claim contribution or indemnity from the Releasees.

I hereby specifically covenant, represent and warrant to the Releasees that I have no further claim against the Releasees for or arising out of my employment or cessation of employment which specifically includes any claims for notice of termination, pay instead of notice, severance pay, incentive compensation, interest and/or vacation pay or claims under The Employment Standards Code or The Human Rights Code, or the equivalent statutes applicable in my province of employment.  I also acknowledge that the monies paid to me include any severance pay and notice pay to which I am entitled under The Employment Standards Code or the equivalent statute in my province of employment.  In the event that I should hereafter make any claim or demand or commence or threaten 

 

 

to commence any action, claim or proceeding against the Releasees for or by reason of any cause, matter or thing, this document may be raised as a complete bar to any such claim, demand or action.

I agree:

	
 
	
(a)
	
I will not disclose the terms of the Settlement, including the circumstances leading up to the Settlement, the content of this Release, and/or the existence of the Settlement, to any person or corporation except to my spouse, for the purposes of dealing with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), with a professional legal or financial advisor who agrees to be and is, professionally bound by confidentiality, or otherwise as required by law.  I agree that all third parties informed of the Settlement will be made aware of, and will be bound by, this confidentiality clause.  Confidentiality is a central term of the Settlement; and

	
 
	
(b)
	
I will not make, or cause or attempt to cause any other person to make, any statements, either written or oral, direct or indirect, or convey any information about the Releasees which is disparaging or which in any way reflects negatively upon the Releasees, whether true or not, except where expressly required by law. 

I agree to indemnify the Releasees and save them harmless from any and all income tax, employment insurance or Canada Pension Plan charges or payment that may be claimed by either the Receiver General of Canada or CRA in respect of any failure on your part to withhold such charges or payments after said, and in the event that any proceedings are commenced against the Releasees, I agreed to indemnify them and save them harmless from any money that might be required to be paid by either CRA or the Receiver General of Canada or by any Court.  

I have read the above Release and have had the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice.  I understand that it contains a full and final release of all claims that I have or may have against the Releasees and that there is no admission of liability on the part of the Releasees and that any such liability is denied.

I agree and acknowledge in the event any provision of this Release is deemed void, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

All of the foregoing shall ensure to the benefit of the Releasees, their successors and assigns, and be binding upon me and my respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Ceridian HCM, Inc. 

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Rakesh Subramanian
(“Employee” or “Executive”)

Date:  February 26, 2021

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

In this Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith, all defined terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

1.01“Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, or the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

1.02“Base Salary” shall mean the regular cash compensation paid on a periodic basis as contemplated in Section 3.01, exclusive of benefits, bonuses or incentive payments.

1.03“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Ceridian HCM Holdings Inc.

1.04“Cause” shall mean cause as defined under Section 4.01.

1.05“Ceridian” shall mean Ceridian HCM and all of its respective Affiliates, or any one of them.

1.06"Ceridian HCM" shall mean Ceridian HCM, Inc. a Delaware corporation having a business address at 3311 East Old Shakopee Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55425 U.S.A., and any successor in interest by way of consolidation, operation of law, merger or otherwise.

1.07“Ceridian HCM Holding” means Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., a Delaware corporation having a business address at 3311 East Old Shakopee Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55425 U.S.A., and any successor in interest by way of consolidation, operation of law, merger or otherwise. 

1.08 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

 

1.09“Confidential Information” shall mean all information created, developed, known or used by Ceridian in connection with its business, including but not limited to any computer software and designs, program, code, formula, design, prototype, compilation of information, data, techniques, process, information relating to any product, device, equipment or machine, industrial or commercial designs, customer information, financial information, marketing information, business opportunities, and the results of research and development, including without limitation  (and whether or not marked as “proprietary,” “private” or “confidential"):

(a)information or material relating to Ceridian and its business as conducted or anticipated to be conducted, including without limitation: business plans; operations; past, current or anticipated services, products or software; customers or prospective customers; relations with business partners or prospective business partners; or research, engineering, development, manufacturing, purchasing, accounting, or marketing activities;

(b)information or material relating to Ceridian’s inventions, ideas, improvements, discoveries, “know-how,” “negative know how,” technological developments, or unpublished writings or other works of authorship, or to the materials, apparatus, processes, formulae, plans or methods used in the development, manufacture or marketing of Ceridian’s services, products or software;

(c)information on or material relating to Ceridian which when received is marked as “proprietary,” “private” or “confidential;”

(d)trade secrets of Ceridian;

(e)software of Ceridian in various stages of development, software designs, web-based solutions, specifications, programming aids, programming languages, interfaces, visual displays, technical documentation, user manuals, data files and databases of Ceridian;

(f)information relating to employees of Ceridian including with respect to compensation, positions, job descriptions, responsibilities, areas of expertise and experience; and

(g)any similar information of the type described above which Ceridian obtained from another party and which Ceridian treats as or designates as being proprietary, private or confidential, whether or not owned or developed by Ceridian.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Confidential Information” does not include any information which is now or subsequently becomes properly generally publicly available or in the public domain; is independently made available to Employee in good faith by a third party who has not violated a confidential relationship with Ceridian; or is required to be disclosed by law or legal process. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information which is made generally publicly available by or with the aid of Employee outside the scope of 

 

 

employment or contrary to the requirements of this Agreement and reasonable business practice will not be generally publicly available or in the public domain for the purposes of this Agreement.

1.10“Disability” shall mean total and permanent disability, as defined in the Disability Plan.

1.11“Disability Plan” shall mean Ceridian’s group long-term disability plan applicable to Employees, as may be amended from time to time in Ceridian’s sole discretion.

1.12“Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, in each case during Employee’s employment and without the Employee’s written consent: (a)any material breach by Ceridian of any material provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, any decrease in the Base Salary) or any material provision of any other written agreement between the Employee and Ceridian; (b) a material, adverse change in the Employee’s title, authority, duties or responsibilities (other than as specifically authorized by the Employee, or which is temporarily while the Employee is physically or mentally incapacitated, or as may be required by applicable law) which has the effect of materially diminishing Employee's responsibility or authority, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial or inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by Ceridian HCM promptly after receipt of written notice thereof given by Employee and excluding any diminution attributable to a sale, spin-off, reverse spin-off or similar disposition of any Affiliate of Ceridian;.  Employee may not terminate employment for Good Reason without first providing written notice to Ceridian of the existence of the circumstances providing grounds for termination for Good Reason within thirty (30) business days of the initial existence of such grounds (or, if later, the date on which he first reasonably becomes aware of such grounds) and Ceridian has had at least thirty (30) business days from the date notice is provided to cure such circumstance.

1.13“Person” is to be interpreted broadly and shall include any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, limited liability or joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, syndicate, governmental entity or any other entity, and pronouns have a similarly extended meaning.

ARTICLE 2
EMPLOYMENT, DUTIES AND TERM

2.01Employment. Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Ceridian HCM hereby confirms the employment of the Employee as EVP, Chief Revenue Officer for Ceridian HCM, reporting to the President of Ceridian, or to such other role as identified by Ceridian in its sole discretion going forward, and Employee hereby accepts such employment.

2.02Duties and Responsibilities. As EVP, Chief Revenue Officer of Ceridian HCM, Employee shall:

(a)devote his or her full-time and reasonable best efforts to Ceridian and to fulfilling the duties of his or her position which shall include such duties as set out 

 

 

in Appendix A hereto, and as may from time to time be assigned to him/her by his or her manager, provided that such duties are reasonably consistent with Employee’s education, experience and background; 

(b)comply with Ceridian’s policies and procedures, including, but not limited to its Code of Conduct, to the extent that such policies and procedures are not inconsistent with this Agreement, in which case the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

2.03Term. Subject to the provisions of ARTICLE 4, the Employee’s employment pursuant to this Agreement shall commence not later than April 1, 2021, or such earlier date as the parties agree (the “Start Date”), and shall continue until terminated by either party in accordance with the terms hereof (the “Term”).

2.04Employee Representation. Employee hereby represents to Ceridian HCM that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Employee and the performance by Employee of Employee’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene the terms of any other employment agreement or other agreement or policy to which Employee is a party or otherwise bound.

2.05Legal Work Requirements.   This Agreement and Employee’s continued employment with Ceridian HCM is contingent upon Employee meeting and maintaining throughout his or her employment, all requirements necessary to be legally entitled to work for Ceridian HCM within the United States, performing the roles assigned in connection with this position.  

ARTICLE 3
COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES

3.01Base Salary.  In exchange for all services rendered by Employee under this Agreement during the Term, Ceridian HCM shall pay Employee a Base Salary of Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($525,000) USD per year, which amount will be subject to periodic review in accordance with Ceridian HCM’s salary review process.  The Base Salary shall be paid in accordance with Ceridian HCM’s normal payroll procedures and policies, as such procedures and policies may be modified from time to time.

3.02Incentive Plan.  Employee shall be eligible to participate in a variable incentive plan (the “Incentive Plan”), which plan will be pro-rated in 2021 to the Executive’s Start Date (i) on the same terms and conditions applicable to other similarly situated Ceridian employees, (ii) with a target annual value based on one hundred  percent (100%)  of Employee’s Base Salary.  The Incentive Plan compensation payable shall be at the sole discretion of Ceridian HCM.  The specific objectives and success criteria of the Incentive Plan shall be established by Ceridian each year, subject to change from time to time, in its sole discretion and subject to the plan documents for each element of the Incentive Plan.  Ceridian shall have the right to alter, amend or discontinue any incentive plans, including the Incentive Plan, or Employee’s participation therein, with or without prior notice and without compensation to Employee, provided the changes are consistent with those 

 

 

affecting other employees at Employee’s same or similar level and the Employee acknowledges and agrees that such changes will not constitute a constructive dismissal of the Employee’s employment. Payment, if any, under the Incentive Plan is at the sole discretion of Ceridian HCM and will only be made if Ceridian’s senior management team, the Board of Directors, compensation committee and/or other required personnel approve the amount to fund the Plan. 

3.03Signing bonus. Employee will be entitled to a one-time signing bonus in the amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) USD (less applicable statutory withholdings as required by law), which will be paid to the Employee at the same time as the first regular payment of the Employee’s Base Salary.  Employee must be employed by Ceridian HCM at the time such bonus is to be paid in order to be entitled to receive it.  If Employee voluntarily terminates employment with Ceridian without Good Reason, or Ceridian terminates the Employee’s employment for Cause (as defined by Section 4.01 hereof) at any time within 2 years from the Employee’s Start Date, the Employee will be required to repay Ceridian the amount of this signing bonus, pro-rated based on the number of completed years worked less than 2  and after 1 year of employment the remaining amount will be prorated on a monthly basis (i.e. if Employee resigns without Good Reason after completing one year of work, Employee will be required to pay one-half (1/2) of the signing bonus; if Employee resigns without Good Reason after 19 months of employment Employee will be required to pay 5/24th of the signing bonus).  Employee hereby expressly authorizes Ceridian to deduct amounts owing hereunder from any amounts owing to Employee on termination, to the extent permitted by state and federal law.

3.04Benefit Plans. Employee shall be entitled to participate in the employee health and welfare, retirement and other employee benefits programs offered generally from time to time by Ceridian to its senior Employee employees in the applicable country, to the extent that Employee’s position, tenure, salary, and other qualifications make Employee eligible to participate.

3.05Business Expenses.  Ceridian HCM shall, consistent with its policies in effect from time to time, bear all ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by Employee in performing his or her duties as an employee of Ceridian HCM, provided that Employee accounts promptly for such expenses to Ceridian HCM in accordance with Ceridian HCM’s applicable expense reimbursement policy the manner prescribed from time to time by Ceridian HCM.

3.06Vacation. Employee is entitled to participate in Ceridian’s Vacation Time Away from Work or other employee personal days off/vacation programs offered generally from time to time by Ceridian to its senior executive employees in the applicable country, to the extent that Employee’s position, tenure, salary and other qualifications make the Employee eligible to participate.

3.07Equity Grants.  Subject to approval by the Board and the execution and delivery of appropriate documentation related thereto, Ceridian HCM will recommend to the Board to provide the Employee with a restricted stock units (“RSUs”) award under the Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (as may be amended from time to time 

 

 

(“2018 EIP”)) with a value of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) USD following the Start Date.  All equity awards are granted subject to and in conformity with the provisions of the 2018 EIP, the applicable award agreement, and/or such other agreements as may be required to be entered into between the Employee and Ceridian.  On the date of grant of the equity awards, the number of RSUs awarded will be determined based upon the closing price of a share of common stock of Ceridian HCM Holding on the New York Stock Exchange.  Ceridian’s ticker symbol is “CDAY”.  Details of the RSU award will be communicated to the Employee under separate cover upon approval by the Board.

In addition, subject to approval by the Board and the execution and delivery of appropriate documents related thereto, Ceridian HCM will recommend to the Board that the Executive be granted following the Start Date a long-term equity incentive award with a fair market value equal to up to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) USD in the form of Performance-Based RSUs (”PSUs)” under the 2018 EIP based on specific performance objectives and success criteria established by Ceridian and approved by the Board, subject to change from time to time, in the Board’s sole discretion.  

The RSU grant will vest in three equal tranches, one third (1/3) each, on the first three (3) anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the Employee’s continued service through the applicable vesting date.  The PSU grant will fully vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to attainment of the performance objectives and the Employee’s continued service through the applicable vesting date.

 

3.08LTIP In addition, commencing in 2022, Executive will be eligible to participate in the Ceridian’s Long-term Incentive Plan (LTIP), commensurate with Executive’s level in place from time to time.  Any granting under the LTIP plan would be conditional upon company performance, individual performance, any other measure as deemed appropriate in Ceridian’s sole discretion and subject to board approval.  The LTIP grant will be in the form of either stock options, RSUs and/or performance awards (units or shares) based on specific performance objectives and success criteria timely established by Ceridian in good faith, subject to change from time to time, in its sole discretion.

Future Long-term equity incentive grants will reflect levels of competitiveness consistent with Ceridian’s compensation philosophy.  The specific objectives and success criteria of the long-term equity incentive shall be timely established by Ceridian in good faith each year, subject to change from time to time, in its sole discretion.  Ceridian shall have the right to alter, amend or discontinue any long-term equity incentive plan or Executive’s participation therein, with or without prior notice and without compensation to Executive, provided the changes are consistent with those affecting other employees at Executive’s same or similar level and the Executive acknowledges and agrees that such changes will not constitute a constructive dismissal of the Executive’s employment.  

 

All equity contemplated under this Section 3.08 shall be provided subject to and in conformity with the provisions of the 2018 EIP (and / or such other agreements as may be required by Ceridian HCM Holding) to be entered into between Executive and Ceridian HCM Holding.

 

 

3.09Deductions. Ceridian HCM shall be entitled to make such deductions and withholdings from Employee’s remuneration as Ceridian HCM reasonably determines are by law are required to be made, and as may be required by Employee’s participation in any of the benefit programs described herein.

3.10Indemnification and Insurance. In addition to any benefits provided under applicable law, Employee will be entitled to the benefits of those provisions of Ceridian HCM’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, as may be amended from time to time, which provide for indemnification of directors and officers of Ceridian HCM (and no such provision shall be amended in any way to limit or reduce the extent of indemnification available to the Employee as a director or officer of Ceridian HCM). The rights of the Employee under such indemnification obligations shall survive the termination of this Agreement and be applicable for so long as the Employee may be subject to any claim, demand, liability, cost or expense, which the indemnification obligations referred to in this Section 3.10 are intended to protect and indemnify him or her against.

Ceridian HCM shall, at no cost to the Employee, at all times include the Employee, during the Term and for so long thereafter as the Employee may be subject to any such claim, as an insured under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy maintained by Ceridian HCM, which policy shall provide such coverage in such amounts as the Board of Directors of Ceridian HCM shall deem appropriate for coverage of all directors and officers of Ceridian HCM.

ARTICLE 4
EARLY TERMINATION

4.01Termination for Cause.  Ceridian HCM may terminate this Agreement and Employee’s employment immediately for Cause.  For the purpose hereof "Cause" shall mean:

(a)conduct by Employee involving theft or misappropriation of assets of Ceridian;

(b)fraud, embezzlement or an indictable offense by Employee;

(c)any material act of dishonesty, financial or otherwise, by Employee against Ceridian; 

(d)intentional violations of law by Employee involving moral turpitude;

(e)any material violation of Ceridian’s Code of Conduct and ethics policies by Employee; or

(f)the continued failure by Employee to attempt in good faith to perform his or her material duties as reasonably assigned to Employee pursuant to Section 2.02 of ARTICLE 2 of this Agreement, after receiving not less than 90 days written notice of such failure and a demand to rectify such failure (which notice specifically 

 

 

identifies the manner in which it is alleged Employee has not attempted in good faith to perform such duties). 

(g)Should Employee be terminated with Cause, Employee is only entitled to payment of unpaid wage and accrued, yet unused vacation (if applicable), up to and including the separation date.

4.02Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason.  Ceridian HCM may terminate this Agreement and Employee's employment without Cause immediately upon written notice to Employee.  In the event of termination of Employee’s Employment pursuant to this Section 4.02 and subject to Section 4.05 and 4.06, compensation shall be paid to Employee as follows, within 60 days after the date the Executive’s employment termination date and after signing and not revoking the release agreement set out in Section 4.05:

(a)a lump sum cash payment (subject to receipt of the general release of claims to be executed by the Employee contemplated in Section 4.05 below), equal to 12 months Base Salary and Incentive Plan payment at the annual target amount;

(b)reasonable outplacement services, to be provided through Ceridian HCM’s preferred provider of such services; and

(c)for a period of up to 12 months following the date of Employee’s termination, or until Employee is no longer eligible for “COBRA” continuation coverage, whichever is earlier, and subject to Employee’s valid election to continue health care coverage under Section 4980B of the Code (“COBRA”), Ceridian HCM will subsidize Employee’s COBRA payment obligations, and the payment obligations of Employee’[s covered family members (as long as they are qualified beneficiaries at the time of Employee’s termination and remain qualified beneficiaries in accordance with the terms and conditions of the benefit plan).

4.03Termination by Employee upon Written Notice.  Employee may terminate this Agreement and his or her employment at any time on at least 60 days' prior written notice to Ceridian HCM, or such shorter period of notice as may be accepted by Ceridian HCM in writing.  Ceridian HCM shall be entitled to waive entirely, or abridge, such notice period, without being required to pay Employee any severance payment in lieu or other compensation in respect of such notice period.

4.04Termination in the Event of Death or Disability. This Agreement and Employee’s employment shall terminate in the event of death or Disability of Employee, in which case the following will apply:

(a)In the event of Employee’s Disability, Base Salary shall be terminated as of the end of such period that Employee is unable to perform his or her duties on a full-time basis and that establishes that Employee suffers from a Disability pursuant to the Disability Plan;

 

 

(b)In the event of termination by reason of Employee’s death or Disability, and subject to Sections 4.06 and 4.07, Ceridian HCM shall pay to Employee a prorated portion (to the date of termination) of the Incentive Plan compensation (at target level), if any, to which Employee would otherwise have become entitled for the fiscal year in which his or her death or Disability occurs had Employee remained continuously employed for the full fiscal year, calculated by multiplying such Incentive Plan compensation by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the applicable fiscal year through the date of termination and the denominator or which is 365.  The amount payable pursuant to this Section 4.04(b) shall be paid within 15 days after the date such Incentive Plan would have otherwise been paid had Employee remained employed for the full fiscal year; i.e. the payout date for all other Ceridian employees and Employees; and 

4.05Entire Termination Payment.  The compensation provided for in this ARTICLE 4 for termination of this Agreement and Employee’s employment pursuant to Sections 4.02, 4.03 or 4.04 shall constitute Employee's sole remedy for such termination. Employee shall not be entitled to any other notice of termination, or termination or severance payment which otherwise may be payable to Employee under common law, case law, statute, in equity or other agreement between Employee and Ceridian HCM, and he or she shall have no action, cause of action, claim or demand against Ceridian HCM or other Ceridian Affiliate or any other Person as a consequence of such termination.  It shall be a condition of the payment of the compensation provided for in this ARTICLE 4 that Employee shall timely execute a general release of claims in a form satisfactory to Ceridian and not revoke the release in the time provided to do so.  Ceridian HCM shall provide Employee with a form of release not later than five business days following the Employee’s termination of employment and Employee must execute and deliver the release within 21 days (or, to the extent required by applicable law, 45 days) following the date Ceridian HCM delivers the release to the Employee.

4.06Return of Records upon Termination.  Immediately upon termination of Employee’s employment with Ceridian HCM for any reason whatsoever, all documents, records, notebooks, and similar repositories of, or containing, trade secrets or intellectual property of Ceridian, or any Confidential Information, then in Employee’s possession or control, including copies thereof, whether prepared by Employee or others, will be  returned to  Ceridian.

4.07Code Section 409A.  It is the parties’ intention that payments under this ARTICLE 4 will be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) because they are short term deferrals under Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.409A-1(b)(4) or payments under a separation pay plan within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.409A-1(b)(9) and the Agreement shall be construed and administered in a manner consistent with such intent.  If any payment is or becomes subject to the requirements of Section 409A, the Agreement, as it relates to such payment, is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.  Further, any payments that are subject to the requirements of Section 409A may be accelerated or delayed only if and to the extent otherwise permitted under Section 409A.  All payments to be made under the Agreement upon a termination of employment may only be made upon a “separation of service” as defined under Section 409A and any 

 

 

“separation from service” shall be treated as a termination of employment.  If the provision of a benefit or a payment is determined to be subject to Section 409A, then, if Employee is a “specified employee” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to Section 409A as of Employee’s date of termination, no amount that constitutes a deferral of compensation that is payable on account of the Employee’s separation from service shall be paid to Employee before the date that is the first day of the seventh month after Employee’s date of termination or, if earlier, the date of Employee’s death (the “delayed payment date”).  All such withheld amounts will be accumulated and paid, without interest, on the delayed payment date.   

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to payments that are not exempt from Section 409A (if any) and are subject to the Employee’s execution and delivery of a release:

(i)          If the Employee fails to execute the release on or prior to the expiration date set forth in the release or timely revokes Employee’s acceptance of the release thereafter, the Employee shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits otherwise conditioned on the release, and

(ii)         In any case where the employment termination date and the latest date the release revocation period could expire fall in two separate taxable years, any payments required to be made to the Employee that are conditioned on the release (and would otherwise be made in the earlier of such taxable years) shall be made in the later taxable year.  Any payments that are delayed pursuant to this Section (ii) shall be paid in a lump sum on the latest of the date the Employee executes and does not revoke the release (and the applicable revocation period has expired), the first business day in such later taxable year, or the date payment is otherwise due under the terms of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 5
CONFIDENTIALITY AND ETHICS

5.01Confidentiality. Employee acknowledges Ceridian’s representation that it has taken reasonable measures to preserve the secrecy of its Confidential Information. Employee will not, during the term or after the termination or expiration of this Agreement or his or her employment, download, upload, copy, transfer, publish, disclose, or utilize in any manner any Confidential Information obtained while employed by Ceridian HCM, except that, during Employee’s employment, Employee shall be entitled to download, upload, copy, transfer, use and disclose Confidential Information (i) as reasonably required to perform Employee’s duties as an employee of Ceridian, and (ii) in the reasonable conduct of the business and Employee’s role within the business.  If Employee leaves the employ of Ceridian, Employee will not, without Ceridian’s prior written consent, retain, remove, or take away any drawing, writing or other record in any form containing any Confidential Information.  Further, Employee agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of Ceridian’s Privacy Guidelines & Pledge of Confidentiality, the terms of which are attached hereto as Appendix B and are incorporated herein by reference and form a part of this Agreement. 

 

 

5.02Business Conduct and Ethics. During the Term, Employee will engage in no activity or employment which may conflict with the interest of Ceridian, and will comply with Ceridian’s policies and guidelines pertaining to business conduct and ethics.

5.03Policies.  Employee agrees to follow the policies and procedures established by Ceridian from time to time.

ARTICLE 6
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, DISCLOSURE
AND ASSIGNMENT

6.01Disclosure.  Employee will disclose promptly in writing to Ceridian all inventions, improvements, discoveries, software, writings and other works of authorship which are conceived, made, discovered, or written jointly or singly on Ceridian time or on Employee's own time, providing the invention, improvement, discovery, software, writing or other work of authorship is capable of being used by Ceridian in the normal course of business.  All  such inventions, improvements, discoveries, software, writings and other works of authorship shall belong solely to Ceridian immediately upon conception, development, creation, production or reduction to practice, and Employee hereby waives any and all moral rights that he or she may have therein.

6.02Instruments of Assignment. Employee will sign and execute all instruments of assignment and other papers to evidence transfer of Employee's entire right, title and interest in such inventions, improvements, discoveries, software, writings or other works of authorship in Ceridian, at the request and the expense of Ceridian, and Employee will do all acts and sign all instruments of assignment and other papers Ceridian may reasonably request relating to applications for patents, patents, copyrights, and the enforcement and protection thereof.  If Employee is needed, at any time, to give testimony, evidence, or opinions in any litigation or proceeding involving any patents or copyrights or applications for patents or copyrights, both domestic and foreign, relating to inventions, improvements, discoveries, software, writings or other works of authorship conceived, developed or reduced to practice by Employee, Employee agrees to do so, and if Employee leaves the employ of Ceridian, Ceridian shall pay Employee at a rate mutually agreeable to Employee and Ceridian, plus reasonable travel or other expenses.

6.03Ceridian’s IP Development Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Employee agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of Ceridian’s Intellectual Property Agreement as amended from time to time, the current terms of which are attached hereto as Appendix C and are incorporated herein by reference and form a part of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 7

NON-COMPETITION, NON-RECRUITMENT, NON-DISPARAGEMENT

7.01General.  The parties hereto recognize and agree that (a) Employee is a senior employee of Ceridian, (b) Employee has received, and will in the future receive Confidential Information (c) Ceridian’s business is conducted on a worldwide basis and, 

 

 

(d) provision for non-competition, non-recruitment and non-disparagement obligations by Employee is critical to Ceridian’s continued economic well-being and protection of Ceridian’s Confidential Information. In light of these considerations, this ARTICLE 7 sets forth the terms and conditions of this Employees obligations of non-competition, non-recruitment and non-disparagement subsequent to the termination of this Agreement and/or Employee’s employment for any reason.

7.02Non-competition. During the terms of this Agreement, Employee will devote full time and energy to furthering Ceridian’s business and will not pursue any other business activity without Ceridian’s written consent. Unless the obligation is waived or limited by Ceridian in accordance this Section 7.02, Employee agrees that during his or her employment and for a period of time, as defined in Section 8.15, (“Restrictive Period”) following termination of employment with Ceridian for any reason, Employee will not directly or indirectly, alone or as a partner, officer, director, shareholder or an employee, engage in any commercial activity on behalf of the following specified competitors of Ceridian (and/ or their respective affiliates or subsidiaries), having acknowledged that all such entities provide products or services or are otherwise engaged in a competitive business with the business carried out by Ceridian: Workday, Inc., Automatic Data Processing, Inc/ADP, LLC., Ultimate Software Group, Inc., Kronos Incorporated, Paycom Software Inc., Oracle Corporation and Paylocity Corporation, in competition with Ceridian’s business as conducted as of the date of such termination of employment, in the United States or Canada.   For purposes of this subsection, “shareholder” shall not include beneficial ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the combined voting power of all issued and outstanding voting securities of a publicly held corporation whose stock is traded on a major stock exchange. For the avoidance of doubt “Ceridian’s business” as used herein shall include business conducted by any Ceridian Affiliate and any partnership or joint venture in which Ceridian or its Affiliates is a partner or join venture, including in particular the provision of human capital management software and services.

7.03Non-Recruitment. During the term of employment and for a Restrictive Period following termination of employment for any reason, Employee will not directly or indirectly:

(a)hire any of Ceridian’s employees, or solicit any of Ceridian’s employees for the purpose of hiring them or inducing them to leave their employment with Ceridian, nor will Employee own, manage, operate, join, control, consult with, participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, be employed by or be connected in any manner with any person or entity which engages in the conduct prescribed in this Section 7.03(a). This provision shall not preclude Employee from responding to a request (other than by Employee’s employer) for a reference with respect to an individual’s employment qualifications; or

(b)in connection with a business which competes with Ceridian’s business (as defined in 7.02), solicit or endeavour to entice away from Ceridian, or any of its affiliates, any customers or prospective customers of Ceridian, or who were in such position at any time during the immediately preceding twelve (12) month period of the Employee’s employment prior to termination thereof, with the purpose or effect of reducing the 

 

 

business of any customers or prospective customers, with Ceridian or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

7.04Non-Disparagement. Employee will not, during the term or after the termination or expiration of this Agreement or Employee’s employment, make disparaging statements, in any form, about Ceridian, its officers, directors, agents, employees, products or services which Employee knows, or has reason to believe, are false or misleading.

7.04 Survival and Enforceability. Without limiting the generality of Section 8.03, the obligations of this ARTICLE 7 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and Employee’s employment. Should any provisions of this ARTICLE 7 be held invalid or illegal, such illegality shall not invalidate the whole of this ARTICLE 7 or the agreement, but, rather, ARTICLE 7 shall be construed as if it did not contain the illegal part or narrowed to permit its enforcement, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly. In furtherance of and not in limitation of the foregoing, Employee expressly agrees that should the duration of or geographical extent of, or business activities covered by, any provision of this ARTICLE 7 be in excess of that which is valid or enforceable under applicable law, then such provisions should shall be construed to cover only that duration, extent or activities that may validly be covered. Employee acknowledges the uncertainty of the law in this respect and expressly stipulates that this ARTICLE 7 shall be construed in a manner that renders its provisions valid and enforceable to the maximum extent (not exceeding its expressed terms) possible under applicable law. This ARTICLE 7 does not replace and is in addition to any other agreements Employee may have with Ceridian on the matters addressed herein. 

ARTICLE 8
GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.01Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of Ceridian HCM, whether by way of merger, consolidation, operation of law, assignment, purchase or other acquisition of substantially all of the assets or business of Ceridian HCM, and any such successor or assign shall absolutely and unconditionally assume all of Ceridian HCM's obligations hereunder.

8.02Notices.  All notices, requests and demands given to or made pursuant hereto shall, except as otherwise specified herein, be in writing and be delivered or mailed to any such party at the addresses set forth in the signature blocks below. Either party may, by notice hereunder, designate a changed address.  Any notice, if mailed properly addressed, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, shall be deemed dispatched on the registered date or that stamped on the certified mail receipt, and shall be deemed received within the second business day thereafter or when it is actually received, whichever is sooner.

8.03Survival.  The obligations of Section 5.01 and Articles 6 and 7 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and Employee’s employment.

8.04Captions.  The various headings or captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

 

8.05Governing Law.  The laws of the State of Minnesota will govern the validity, construction and performance of this Agreement.  Any legal proceeding related to this Agreement will be brought in an appropriate Minnesota court, and both Ceridian HCM and the Employee hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of that court for this purpose. 

8.06Construction.  Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law.  Subject to applicable law, if there is a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and applicable law, the terms of this Agreement will govern to the extent of that conflict or inconsistency, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

8.07Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be conclusively deemed to be severable and to have been severed from this Agreement and the balance of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, notwithstanding such severance. To the extent permitted by law, each of the parties hereto hereby waives any law, rule or regulation that might otherwise render any provision of this Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

8.08Waivers.  No failure on the part of either party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy granted hereby or by any related document or by law.

8.09Modification.  Any changes or amendments to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties.

8.10Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto in reference to all the matters herein agreed upon.  This Agreement replaces in full all prior employment or change of control agreements or understandings of the parties hereto with respect to such subject matter, and any and all such prior agreements or understandings are hereby rescinded by mutual agreement.

8.11Execution of Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterpart together shall constitute one and the same agreement. For the purposes of this Section, the delivery of a facsimile copy of an executed counterpart of this Agreement shall be deemed to be valid execution and delivery of this Agreement, but the party delivering a facsimile copy shall deliver an original copy of this Agreement as soon as possible after delivering the facsimile copy.

8.12Taxes.  Ceridian is authorized to withhold from any payments made hereunder and any other compensation payable to Employee in any capacity amounts of withholding and 

 

 

other taxes due or potentially payable in connection therewith, and to take such other action as Ceridian reasonable determines is advisable to enable Ceridian and Employee to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any payments made under this Agreement.

8.13Currency.  All payments made hereunder shall be in the currency of the United States.

8.14Breach of Restrictive Covenants.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that any breach by Employee of the restrictions set forth in Article 5 and Article 7 shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement entitling Ceridian to seek damages and pursue any additional rights or remedies as may be available to it at law or in equity. 

8.15Restrictive Period.  

The Restrictive Period is 12 months.  At its sole option, Ceridian may, by written notice to Employee at any time within the Restrictive Period, waive or limit the time and/or terms of the restriction.

ARTICLE 9
EMPLOYEE’S UNDERSTANDING

9.01Employee’s Understanding.  Employee recognizes and agrees that he or she has read and understood all and each Article, Section and paragraph of this Agreement, and that he or she has received adequate explanations on the nature and scope of those Articles, Sections and paragraphs which he or she did not understand.  Employee recognizes that he or she has been advised that the Agreement entails important obligations on his or her part, and recognizes that he or she has had the opportunity of consulting his or her legal adviser before signing the Agreement.

9.02Employment At-Will.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to establish any minimum period of the Employee’s continuing employment, and such employment continues to be on an “at-will” basis.  The Employee acknowledges that his or her employment with Ceridian HCM is terminable at will at any time by either party subject to the provisions regarding Termination in ARTICLE 4.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
CERIDIAN HCM, INC.

	
 

	
Per: /s/ Leagh Turner

	
Name: Leagh Turner

	
Title:   President

	
 

	
Ceridian HCM, Inc.

	
Attn: Legal Department 

	
3311 East Old Shakopee Road

	
Bloomington, MN 55425

	
 

	
EMPLOYEE 

	
 

	
/s/ Rakesh Subramanian

	
Rakesh Subramanian

	
ADDRESS:

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX A

The Chief Revenue Officer is responsible for all strategic development and revenue generation processes to meet the company objectives. In this role, the CRO will drive better integration and alignment within the organization between development and revenue-related functions including but not limited to; marketing, sales, product development, client satisfaction and retention to drive business growth and market share. Specifically, The Chief Revenue Officer will be accountable for: 

 

	
 
	
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Partnering with other members of the executive team to execute the current corporate strategic plan, and develop future plans 

	
 
	
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Work closely with the executive team and board of directors to develop growth strategies for pioneering new markets and competitive opportunities. 

	
 
	
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Ensure performance, strategy, and alignment of the organization’s revenue-generating departments 

	
 
	
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Manage a global sales team that can drive business growth across all customer segments and profiles, and share accountability with the marketing function for improving the individual customer experience and strategy 

	
 
	
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Lead sales organization change initiatives by continuously assessing the need for organizational change, championing change initiatives, and removing obstacles impeding constructive organizational change. 

	
 
	
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Establish and maintain productive peer-to-peer relationships with customers and prospects. 

	
 
	
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Work closely with the executive team and board of directors to develop growth strategies for pioneering new markets and competitive opportunities. 

	
 
	
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Build a robust and accurate revenue pipeline and forecasting. 

 

 

	
 
		

Appendix B

 

Privacy Guidelines & Pledge of Confidentiality 

 

As an employee of Ceridian HCM, Inc. or one of its affiliates (collectively “Ceridian”), you will be in a position of trust and confidence, and will have access to and become familiar with Confidential Information (as that term is defined in the Employment Agreement to which this Appendix is attached) created, developed, used by or in possession of Ceridian.  The unauthorized uploading, downloading, copying, transfer, disclosure to or unauthorized use could seriously harm Ceridian’s business and cause monetary loss that would be difficult, if not impossible, to measure

 

Ceridian is sensitive to the necessity of maintaining the confidentiality of Confidential Information.  Ceridian recognizes both the inherent right to privacy of every individual and its obligation to preserve the confidentiality of Confidential Information kept in its files.  Ceridian is also aware of the concerns about individual privacy and perceived possible abuses of Confidential Information kept in automated data banks and other forms.  Ceridian has, therefore, established privacy guidelines to ensure the protection, to the best of Ceridian’s ability, of all Confidential Information in its possession, in whatever form it is kept, whether it be an automated data bank, manual (or paper) file, microfiche or any other form.  Accordingly, all Confidential Information in the possession of Ceridian, whether from clients or from Ceridian’s own employees or contractors, must be handled and protected in accordance with the following principles:

	
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The independent consideration which you shall be entitled to receive in consideration of agreeing to the terms of this Appendix, shall consist of employment by Ceridian in accordance with Ceridian’s written offer of employment. You acknowledge that the foregoing independent consideration consists of real, bargained-for benefits to which you would have no entitlement but for your agreement to be bound by the terms set forth in this Appendix. You further acknowledge that you were not entitled to receive the foregoing independent consideration prior to agreeing to the terms of this Appendix.  The terms of this Appendix shall and do form an integral part of the terms of your employment with Ceridian, and shall be considered incorporated into the terms of your offer of employment and / or employment agreement with Ceridian. 

	
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You acknowledge Ceridian’s representation that it has taken and intends to take reasonable measures to preserve the secrecy of its Confidential Information, including, but not limited to, requiring you to agree to the terms of this Appendix, as a condition of and part of the terms of your employment with Ceridian. You will hold all Confidential Information in the strictest confidence, and will not directly or indirectly copy, reproduce, disclose or divulge, or permit access to or use of, or obtain any benefit from, the Confidential Information or directly or indirectly use the Confidential Information other than as (a) as reasonably required to perform your duties as an employee of Ceridian, or (b) in the reasonable conduct of the business and your role within the business.  For greater certainty, you shall not use the Confidential Information directly or indirectly upload, download, copy, transfer, in any business other than the business of Ceridian, without the prior written consent of Ceridian.  

 

 

		
Confidential Information is the exclusive property of Ceridian or its Clients (as the case may be), and you will not divulge any Confidential Information to any person except to Ceridian’s qualified employees or advisers or other  third parties with whom Ceridian has confidential business relations, and you will not, at any time, use Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever, except as required to perform your duties as an employee of Ceridian or in the reasonable conduct of the business or your role within the business.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that Confidential Information received from a Client is to be used only for the purposes intended by the Client when entering into an agreement with Ceridian, and will not be uploaded, downloaded, copied, transferred or used for any other purpose.  Confidential Information will only be kept for the limited period of time necessary for Ceridian to fulfil its obligations.  Regardless of the reason for termination of your employment (and whether or not you or Ceridian terminate the employment relationship): (a) you will not after the term of your employment, disclose Confidential Information which you may learn or acquire during your employment to any other person or entity or use any Confidential Information for your  own benefit or for the benefit of another; and (b) you will immediately deliver to Ceridian all property and Confidential Information in your possession or control which belong to Ceridian.

	
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You acknowledge that your breach of the terms of this Appendix may cause irreparable harm to Ceridian and that such harm may not be compensable entirely with monetary damages. If you violate the terms of this Appendix, Ceridian may seek injunctive relief or any other remedy allowed at law, in equity, or under the terms of this agreement. In connection with any suit by Ceridian hereunder, Ceridian shall be entitled to an accounting, and to the repayment of all profits, compensation, commissions, fees or other remuneration which you have realized, as a result of the violation of the terms of this agreement which is the subject of the suit. You acknowledge and agree that nothing herein shall affect Ceridian’s rights to bring an action in a court of law for any legal claim against any third party who aids you in violating the terms of this agreement or who benefits in any way from your violation hereof.  

	
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You understand and agree that the terms of this Appendix shall apply no matter when, how or why your employment terminates and regardless whether the termination is voluntary or involuntary, and that the terms shall survive the termination of your employment.

	
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If any one or more of the terms of this Appendix are deemed to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law, the validity, enforceability and legality of the remaining provisions will not, in any way, be affected by or impaired thereby; and, notwithstanding the foregoing, all provisions hereof shall be enforced to the extent that is reasonable.

	
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Ceridian’s decision to refrain from enforcing a breach of any term of this Appendix will not prevent Ceridian from enforcing the terms hereof as to any other breach that Ceridian discovers and shall not operate as a waiver against any future enforcement of any part of this Appendix, any other agreement with you or any other agreement with any other employee of Ceridian.

 

 

	
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You hereby represent and agree with Ceridian that: (a) you are not bound or restricted by a non-competition agreement, a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement, or any other agreement with a former employer or other third party other than the SAP America non-competition agreement disclosed by you to Cerdian, which would conflict with the terms of this offer; and (b) you will not use any trade secrets or other intellectual property belonging to any third party while performing services for Ceridian; and (c) you are of legal age, under no legal disability, have full legal authority to enter into this agreement and have had a reasonable and adequate opportunity to consult with independent counsel regarding the effect of this Appendix, the sufficiency of the independent consideration provided to you, and the reasonableness of the restrictions set forth herein.

 

Ceridian employs a Privacy Officer who is charged with ensuring that Ceridian complies with all privacy-related obligations imposed by statute or contract.  Any questions regarding the collection, use, access, disclosure, retention or destruction of Confidential Information should be directed to the Privacy Officer.

 

Adherence to the guidelines set out above is a requirement for continued employment with Ceridian.  Material breaches of these guidelines may result in discipline up to and including dismissal, or in the case of contractors, cancellation of your contract with Ceridian.

 

 

APPENDIX C

 

Intellectual Property Agreement

 

In consideration of Ceridian HCM, Inc. or one of its affiliates (collectively “Ceridian”) offering me employment, I hereby expressly acknowledge and agree as follows:

1.0All Ceridian developments which I may solely or jointly author, conceive, or develop, or reduce to practice, or cause to be authored, conceived, or developed, or reduced to practice, during the term of my employment with Ceridian (collectively “Developments”) are the property of Ceridian. I will promptly make fullest disclosure to Ceridian of all Ceridian Developments.  I further agree to execute such documents and do such things as Ceridian may reasonably require from time to time to assign to Ceridian all right, title, and interest in and to all Ceridian Developments, and agree, at Ceridian’s expense, during the term of my employment and thereafter, to execute any and all applications or assignments relating to intellectual property including patents, copyrights, industrial designs and trademarks, and to execute any proper oath or verify any proper document in connection with carrying out the terms of this agreement.

 

2.0In the event Ceridian is unable for any reason whatsoever to secure my signature to any lawful and necessary documents relating to paragraph 1 hereof and to apply for, or to prosecute, any applications for letters patent, copyright, designs or trademarks (foreign or domestic) in respect to the Ceridian Developments, I hereby irrevocably designate and appoint Ceridian and its duly authorized officers and agents as my agent and attorney in fact, to act for and in my behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent, copyright, designs or trademarks thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by me.

 

3.0At the time of leaving the employ of Ceridian I will deliver to Ceridian, and will not keep in my possession, nor deliver to anyone else, any and all information in any tangible form and all copies, partial copies, notes, summaries, records, descriptions, drawings, reports and other documents, data or materials of or relating to the Ceridian Developments or which contain or make reference to the Ceridian Developments, in my possession or control.

 

4.0I hereby waive for the benefit of Ceridian and, where legally possible, assign to Ceridian any moral rights I have, or may in the future have, in any Ceridian Developments.

 

5.0This agreement shall extend to and endure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of Ceridian and shall be binding upon me and my heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

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