Welfare Plans Effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall provide group health, life insurance, long term disability and other welfare and fringe benefit plan coverage and benefits (for the purposes of this Section 6.8, “Purchaser’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans”) for Newsprint Employees and Apache Employees who are offered and accept employment with Purchaser as of the Closing Date and who otherwise qualify for such coverage or benefits. In the case of Hourly Newsprint Employees and Hourly Apache Employees, such coverage or benefits shall provide substantially comparable coverage and benefits in the aggregate as Seller’s health, life insurance, welfare and fringe benefit plans provide (for the purposes of this Section 6.8, “Seller’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans”) and otherwise comply with the relevant Collective Bargaining Agreements and in part shall provide for Purchaser’s assumption and continuation of Seller’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans covering Hourly Newsprint Employees and Hourly Apache Employees. In the case of Salaried Employees, Purchaser shall offer substantially comparable coverage and benefits in the aggregate as provided under Seller’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans, except for including retiree health and retiree life insurance. Purchaser may assume and continue any or all of Seller’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans, except for Seller’s health and dental benefits for Salaried Employees, coverage under which shall be provided to Retained Employees and Hired Employees in accordance with the terms of the Transitional Services Agreement. A Newsprint Employee’s or Apache Employee’s last continuous period of service with Seller or Apache shall be counted as if it had been service for Purchaser in determining eligibility for the coverage and benefits set forth in this Section 6.8. Attached as Schedule 6.8 is a list of the last continuous period of service of Newsprint Employees and Apache Employees as of the date set forth on Schedule 6.8. If Purchaser assumes and continues one or more of Seller’s Health, Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans, the parties shall enter into the Welfare Benefit Plans Assignment and Assumption Agreement in this regard.
Employee Matters; Benefit Plans (a) Subject to applicable Legal Requirements, the employment of each of the Company’s employees is terminable by the Company at will. The Company is not a party to, nor is currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor organization or work council representing any of its employees and there are no labor organizations representing, purporting to represent or, to the knowledge of the Company, seeking to represent any employees of the Company. Since January 1, 2019, there has not been any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, material labor dispute or any union organizing activity, or any threat thereof, in each case, involving any of the Company’s employees. There is not now pending, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Person has threatened in writing to commence, any such strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, material labor dispute or union organizing activity or any similar activity or dispute.
(b) Since January 1, 2019, there has been no material Legal Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing relating to the employment or engagement of any Company Associate. Since January 1, 2019, the Company has complied with all applicable Legal Requirements related to employment, including employment practices, payment of wages and hours of work, leaves of absence, plant closing notification, privacy rights, labor dispute, workplace safety, retaliation, immigration, and discrimination matters, except any lack of compliance which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Section 3.16(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of each Employee Plan. The Company has either delivered or made available to Parent or Parent’s Representatives prior to the execution of this Agreement with respect to each Employee Plan, accurate and complete copies of the following, as relevant: (i) all plan documents and all amendments thereto, and all related trust, insurance or other funding documents, and all amendments thereto; (ii) the most recent determination letter or opinion letter received from the IRS; (iii) for the three most recent plan years, (A) the annual actuarial or other valuation reports, (B) the IRS Form 5500 and all schedules thereto and (C) audited financial statements; (iv) the most recent summary plan descriptions and any material modifications thereto; (v) the most recent nondiscrimination tests required to be performed under the Code; and (vi) any material non-routine communications with any Governmental Body regarding any Employee Plan.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has at any time sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or been required to contribute to, or had any liability in respect of, (i) an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA, Code Section 412 or Section 302 of ERISA, including any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA. No Employee Plan is a (i) a “multiple employer plan” as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code, or (ii) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA.
(e) Each Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has obtained a favorable determination letter (or opinion letter, if applicable) as to its qualified status under the Code. Each Employee Plan is now and has been operated, maintained, and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and all applicable Legal Requirements, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code. No non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the code) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Employee Plan.
(f) Except to the extent required under Section 601 et seq. of ERISA or 4980B of the Code (or any other similar state or local Legal Requirement) at the participant’s sole expense, neither the Company nor any Employee Plan has any present or future obligation to provide post-employment welfare benefits to or make any payment to, or with respect to any Company Associate.
(g) Since January 1, 2019, all individuals who perform or have performed services for the Company have been properly classified under applicable law as (i) employees or independent contractors and (ii) for employees, as an “exempt” employee or a “non-exempt” employee (within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and applicable state laws), and no such individual has been improperly included or excluded from any Employee Plan, except for misclassifications, non-compliance or exclusions which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and the Company has not received notice of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened inquiry or audit from any Governmental Body concerning such classifications.
(h) The Company maintains no obligations to gross-up or reimburse any individual for any tax or related interest or penalties incurred by such individual under Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code.
(i) Each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” maintained by the Company has been at all times in material documentary and operational compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and the guidance provided thereunder.
(j) The consummation of the Transactions (including in combination with other events or circumstances) will not (i) result in any payment or benefit becoming due to any Company Associate or under any Employee Plan, (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable to any Company Associate or under any Employee Plan, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits to any current or former employee, contractor or director of the Company or under any Employee Plan, (iv) limit the right to modify, amend or terminate any Employee Plan (except any limitations imposed by applicable Legal Requirements, if any).
(k) The consummation of the Transactions (including in combination with other events or circumstances) will not result in the payment of any amount that could, individually or in combination with any other payment or benefit, constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, result in the payment of an excise tax by any Person under Section 4999 of the Code or any amount that would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code.
(l) With respect to any Employee Plan, (i) no Legal Proceeding (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against any Employee Plan, the assets of any of the trusts under such plans or the plan sponsor or administrator, or against any fiduciary of any Employee Plan with respect to the operation thereof, and (ii) no facts or circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such Legal Proceeding.
Service Plans 2.1 Standard Price Service Standard Price Term Home Basic Broadband 100 HK$168 Monthly Plan 24 consecutive months HomeFibre 500 HK$178 Monthly Plan 24 consecutive months HomeFibre 1000 HK$198 Monthly Plan 24 consecutive months
a) WiFi service is only applicable at the Company’s designated wireless hotspots, for details, please visit www. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
b) No first time installation fee required.
2.2 Switch-in Offer
a) Customer who accepts Switch-in Offer is entitled to up to 6 free service months provided the total Term will be
(i) number of free service months; plus
(ii) 24 months For example, if a customer opts in for 6 free service months, the total Term will be 30 months (6 free service months + 24 months = 30 months in total). The free months will be on 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th months of the Term.
b) The monthly service fee waiver cannot be returned or exchanged for cash.
c) The Company may request the Customer to present his existing broadband service contracts or bills with the other operator as verification.
d) The Company has the final decision on the number of free service months to be offered.
2.3 Super Value Price
a) Super Value Price is calculated based on Standard Price minus the cash bonus for the respective service plans. The cash bonus for Home Basic Broadband 100, HomeFibre 500 and HomeFibre 1000 is $20/month respectively.
b) The cash bonus will be credited to the monthly bill of the Customer’s Account. The first Credit Amount will be credited to the 1st monthly bill after the service effective date.
c) The Super Value Price service plan is subject to change from time to time.
d) Customer who has registered for the Service and simultaneously subscribed to a designated monthly plan for the Company’s mobile telephone services (“Monthly Mobile Plan”) or HomePhone+ (“HomePhone+”) will be eligible for the Super Value Price in place of the Standard Price for the Term subject to the following conditions.
e) The Service and the designated Mobile Monthly Plan should be registered under the same name and account; for HomePhone+, the Service and the HomePhone+ should be registered with same HKID. Otherwise the Customer will not be entitled to the Super Value Price.
f) The Super Value Price will apply according to the bill date of the Service provided that the designated Mobile Monthly Plan or HomePhone+ is active. Cash bonus will be credited to the monthly bill. If the designated Mobile Monthly Plan or HomePhone+ is terminated/disconnected for whatsoever reason on the bill date of the Service, the Super Value Price of that month will not apply and the Customer will be charged the Standard Price. The Company will check the account status of the designated Mobile Monthly Plan or HomePhone+ on every bill date of the Service to determine whether Super Value Price or the Standard Price will be charged for the Service to the Customer.
g) One designated Mobile Monthly Plan or HomePhone+ is entitled to one Super Value Price in a bill month.
h) If the Customer subscribes to two Services and one designated Mobile Monthly Plan or HomePhone+, only the Super Value Price with the higher amount will be given to the Customer.
i) For customer who has enjoyed the Switch-in Offer, the cash bonus (as described in Clause 2.3(a)) will take effect after the end of the free service months.
2.4 The Customer can change to a higher service plan during the Term and contract period shall remain the same. Customer who change to a lower value service plan is required to pay liquidated damages (as described in Clause 7 below) and also sign a new fixed term contract for the service plan. In both cases, the Customer shall pay an installation fee (if applicable) at the Company’s prevailing rate of charges for the Service from time to time.
2.5 The Service Plan is charged on a monthly basis. The monthly charges for the first month will be charged on a non pro-rata basis from the service effective date to the first bill date. The monthly charges are payable in advance and non-refundable under whatever circumstances.
2.6 Unless otherwise specified by the Customer, the Service will continue to be provided to the Customer after the expiry of the Term and such service will be charged at the same Monthly Service Plan that is chargeable to the Customer on the expiry date of the Term.
2.7 Free Three Months Offer
a) This offer is only applicable to Home Basic Broadband 100.
b) The offer can be used in conjunction with Switch-in Offer described in Clause 2.2.
c) The free service months of this offer are 3rd, 6th, 9th month after the free months of the Switch-in Offer. For example, if a customer opts in for 6 free service months, the total Term will be 30 months (6 free service months + 24 months = 30 months in total). All the free months will be on 3rd, 6th, 9th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30thmonths of the Term.
d) No cash bonus will be credited on the free service months.
e) All monthly service fee waivers are not transferable and exchangeable for cash.
f) The offer is subject to change from time to time.