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Exhibit 10.2
[Translation from Hebrew]
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Made and executed in Tel Aviv, this 1st day of
September, 2001
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BETWEEN:
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Metabogal Ltd. (corporate no.
51-190328-8)
Of the Kiryat Shmona Industrial Zone
(hereinafter: " the Company ")
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of the one part
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AND:
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Dr. Yoseph Shaaltiel (I.D.
05174848-1)
Of: Beit Hillel
(hereinafter: " the Employee " or " the R&D Director
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of the other part
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WHEREAS
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The Company is engaged in biotechnology;
and
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WHEREAS
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The Employee is desirous of working for the
Company in the position of the Company’s R&D Director;
and
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WHEREAS
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The Company is desirous of employing the Employee
in the position of the Company’s R&D Director, all
pursuant and subject to the provisions hereinafter
contained;
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It is therefore declared, stipulated and
agreed between the parties as follows:
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1.
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Preamble, Appendices and
interpretation
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1.1
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The preamble and the Appendices hereto constitute
an integral part thereof and are to be read as one with the
remaining clauses thereof.
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1.2
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The headings to the clauses are for ease of
reference only and are not to be applied in the interpretation of
this Agreement.
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2.
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Declarations of the
parties
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The parties declare and acknowledge as
follows:
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2.1
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This Agreement is personal and special, and
regulates the relationship between the Company and the Employee and
no general or special collective agreement will therefore apply to
the Employee.
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2.2
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This Agreement encompasses all the payments
and/or benefits and/or other conditions of any kind whatsoever to
which the Employee is entitled from the Company.
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2.3
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No custom between the Company and other employees
(if any) or practice will apply to the relationship between the
Employee and the Company unless expressly adopted by this Agreement
and to the extent so adopted. If the Company grants the Employee in
a certain case or cases, any benefit or payment that has not been
specified in this Agreement – the grant thereof will not
create a custom between the parties or obligate the Company in any
other or additional cases.
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3.
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Description of the
position
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It is hereby agreed that the Employee will work
at and be employed by the Company in the position of the
Company’s R&D Director.
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4.
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Undertakings of the
Employee
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4.1
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The Employee undertakes to devote all his working
time, energies, skills, knowledge and experience to his work in the
Company, to work loyally for the Company and use his best efforts
to advance the Company’s business and affairs.
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4.2
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The Employee undertakes not, for the duration of
his employment with the Company, to engage, directly or indirectly,
in any other or additional work or employment, either during or
after working hours, for consideration or otherwise, unless he
receives the prior written consent of the Company and approval
thereto.
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4.3
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The Employee will not accept in connection with
his employment at the Company any consideration or benefit
whatsoever from any party, including from customers or suppliers of
the Company, either directly or indirectly.
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4.4
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The Employee undertakes to notify the Company
immediately of any matter or thing in which he has a personal
interest or that could constitute a conflict of interest with his
work at the Company.
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5.
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Salary
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5.1
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The Employee’s salary will be $7,000 (seven
thousand dollars) gross per month 1 which will be paid to him by the
9 th of each
month in respect of the preceding month (hereinafter: " the
Salary ").
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5.2
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The Salary will be linked, without any capped
limit, to the Cost of Living Index ("Tosefet Hayoker") that will be
fixed from time to time pursuant to the provisions of the general
agreements in the economy regarding the Cost of Living Index
(hereinafter: " the Updated Salary ").
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5.3
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The Board of Directors of the Company will
discuss the terms of the Employee’s Salary once a
year.
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6.
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Manager’s
Insurance
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6.1
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The Company will preserve the continuity of the
Employee’s managers insurance policy (or – the Company
will acquire manager’s insurance for the Employee), as it
did, immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement.
Calculation of the contributions to the pension insurance plan will
be made based on the gross monthly Salary.
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The contributions to the pension insurance plan
will be as follows:
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8.3% for severance compensation
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to be contributed by and at the expense of the
Company.
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$7,000 will be translated into new Israeli
shekels on the date of the execution of this Agreement.
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3
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5% for provident payments –
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to be contributed by and at the expense of the
Company.
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5% for provident payments –
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to be deducted, with the consent of the R&D
Director, from the monthly Salary and contributed at his
expense.
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2.5% for working disability allowance
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to be contributed by and at the expense of the
Company.
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6.2
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The manager’s insurance policy will be
owned by the Company from the date of the Employee commencing his
employment, and will pass to the Employee’s ownership in the
event of a termination of the employer-employee relationship
between the Company and the Employee, provided such termination has
not occurred in the circumstances set out in clause 13.2
hereof.
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6.3
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Should the working relationship between the
Employee and the Company come to an end in the circumstances set
out in clause 13.2 hereof, all the sums accrued according to the
manager’s insurance policy before the commencement of his
employment with the Company, will be transferred to the Employee
from the manager’s insurance save that out of the sums that
have accrued from the date of the commencement of his employment
with the Company there will be transferred to the Employee from the
manager’s insurance, the sums that have accrued in respect of
the Employee’s contributions only, and the amounts that have
accrued on account of severance pay only, will be refunded to the
Company.
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7.
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Study fund
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The Employer will set aside for the
Employee’s benefit in a Clal Study fund (hereinafter:
" the Study Fund ") on account of the Employer 7.5% of the
amount of the monthly Salary as existing from time to time
(hereinafter: " the Employer’s Contribution "), up to
the ceiling recognized by the income tax authorities. The Employee
will contribute to the Study Fund, in addition to the
Employer’s contributions, 2.5% of his monthly Salary as
existing from time to time (hereinafter: " the Employee’s
Contributions to the StudyFund ").
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The Employee hereby agrees to the Employer
deducting from his monthly Salary, the Employee’s
contribution to the Study Fund. The Employee’s signature on
this Employment Agreement will be tantamount to the giving of
irrevocable instructions to the Employer.
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8.
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Working hours
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8.1
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The Employee hereby declares and acknowledges
that he is employed by the Company in management positions, that
his work and position in the Company require a special method of
personal trust and that the terms of his employment do not allow
the Company to supervise his work and rest hours, and, therefore,
the Work and Rest Hours Law, 5711-1951 does not apply to
him.
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8.2
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The Employee hereby declares and acknowledges
that he is aware and agrees that his employment with the Company
will require him to work also at hours outside the usual working
hours and he undertakes to work overtime in accordance with the
Company’s requirements and pursuant to the needs of the work.
The
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Employee’s Salary has been set taking into
account that stated above, and he will not be entitled to any
additional payment for working overtime.
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9.
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Fringe Benefits
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9.1
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Vacation leave
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The R&D Director will be entitled to 24
vacation days per year, and proportionately for part of the year.
In reckoning the vacation days, Saturdays and Festivals will not be
taken into account. The date of the vacation will be arranged
between the R&D Director and the Company’s management.
The Company will pay the R&D Director on the annual vacation
days his Salary in full and all the benefits and ancillary fringe
benefits. The vacation days may be accumulated up to a maximum of
48 days or may be encashed, at the discretion of the R&D
Director.
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9.2
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Sick leave
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The Employee will be entitled to 30 calendar days
sick leave per year. The sick leave may be accumulated in
accordance with the law. For the duration of the Employee’s
sickness – until the expirati
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