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MSC Cruise LINE PO Box 1193, Bondi, LS, 2213, NO 532, 219 LIME ST. Sydney NSW 2000, AUSTRALIA CONTRACT NUMBER: AU/MSC/0029933 DATE: MARCH 31, 2014 JOB ID NUMBER: MSC/121EU/019201 MSC CRUISE LINE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ATTN: RANIA STERGIOU, Article 1- Employment Position and Salary We would like to take this opportunity of welcoming you to MSC Cruise Line Australia and confirm your employment with effect from APRIL 30, 2014 in the position of ENTERTAINER this letter sets out the terms and conditions of your employment. Your initial basic starting salary will be 4850-USD per month, and is paid on the last day of each month (or on the previous business day, should the last day fall on a Sunday or Public holiday). This contract can be amended after 14 working days probation period if needed under a mutual agreement between the employee and employer. Company management will make a deduction of 6% only from employee’s monthly salary to cover all required Tax in accordance with AU Labour Union Law. Article 2 - Employment, Mustering and Traveling Expenses 1. The Employee shall be engaged for a specific period that shall be stated in the Employment Contract, during which the Employee will serve on vessels covered by this Agreement. Prior to engagement, the Employee shall be trained and medically examined for fitness. 2. There will be no Physical or Telephone Interview in this program; all new employees coming from another country will receive 14days training at Sydney Tourist Center here in Australia before joining there approved department onboard. A travel expense consists of: Flight Ticket, Accommodation, train and bus tickets, and, reasonable taxi, and food expenses. Company shall not in any means deduct money from employees official monthly approved Salary in

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  • MSC Cruise LINE

    PO Box 1193, Bondi, LS, 2213,

    NO 532, 219 LIME ST.

    Sydney NSW 2000, AUSTRALIA

    CONTRACT NUMBER: AU/MSC/0029933 DATE: MARCH 31, 2014 JOB ID NUMBER: MSC/121EU/019201 MSC CRUISE LINE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

    ATTN: RANIA STERGIOU, Article 1- Employment Position and Salary

    We would like to take this opportunity of welcoming you to MSC Cruise Line

    Australia and confirm your employment with effect from APRIL 30, 2014 in the

    position of ENTERTAINER this letter sets out the terms and conditions of your

    employment.

    Your initial basic starting salary will be 4850-USD per month, and is paid on the

    last day of each month (or on the previous business day, should the last day fall

    on a Sunday or Public holiday). This contract can be amended after 14 working

    days probation period if needed under a mutual agreement between the employee

    and employer.

    Company management will make a deduction of 6% only from employees monthly salary to cover all required Tax in accordance with AU Labour Union

    Law.

    Article 2 - Employment, Mustering and Traveling Expenses

    1. The Employee shall be engaged for a specific period that shall be stated in the

    Employment Contract, during which the Employee will serve on vessels covered by

    this Agreement. Prior to engagement, the Employee shall be trained and medically

    examined for fitness.

    2. There will be no Physical or Telephone Interview in this program; all new employees coming from another country will receive 14days training at Sydney

    Tourist Center here in Australia before joining there approved department onboard.

    A travel expense consists of: Flight Ticket, Accommodation, train and bus

    tickets, and, reasonable taxi, and food expenses. Company shall not in any

    means deduct money from employees official monthly approved Salary in

  • other to cover employees travelling expenses

    3. The Company obligation to repatriate ceases if a Employee has been

    lawfully dismissed according to Article 5.

    Article 3 - Pay, Working Hours, Rest Hours and Overtime

    1. General rules;

    The Seafarers pay rates are set out in the Pay Scale, Annex 1. The pay shall be in

    US dollars (USD). Pay accrues from and including the day the

    Employee commences service on board, and up to and including the day when

    the Employee signs off the ship. Each month the Employee is on board, the

    Employee shall be entitled to payment of one-hundred (100) percent of the

    Employee Monthly Total Consolidated Pay.

    The wages shall be paid monthly.

    Any Employee, if he so desires, shall be allowed an allotment note, payable at

    monthly intervals, of up to 100% of his Wages after allowing for any statutory

    deductions.

    Each Employee shall have at least ten (10) hours off duty in each period of

    twenty- four (24) hours and seventy-seven (77) hours off duty in any seven (7)

    days period. The ten (10) hours of rest may be broken into no more than two (2)

    periods, one (1) of which shall consist of at least six (6) consecutive hours off

    duty.

    The interval between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed fourteen (14)

    hours. This period of twenty-four (24) hours shall begin at the time a Employee

    starts work immediately after having had a period of at least six (6) consecutive

    hours

  • off duty. Musters, fire-fighting and lifeboat drills, and drills prescribed by

    national laws and regulations and by international instruments shall be conducted

    in a manner that minimizes the disturbance of rest periods and does not induce

    fatigue.

    2. Employee covered by this Agreement shall be divided into four

    groups: Group A: Supervisors:

    The Monthly Total Consolidated Pay is calculated to include all regular work and

    work performed on Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays, irregular work

    hours, overtime work, vacation pay and food allowance.

    Group B: Skilled Personnel:

    The Monthly Total Pay includes Basic Pay for a fourty (40) hours ordinary work

    week, compensation for work between fourty (40) and fifty-six (56) hours per

    week, sixty-point-sixty-two (60.62) guaranteed overtime hours per month,

    compensation for work on Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays, Vacation Pay

    and Food Allowance. Extra overtime shall apply after an average of seventy (70)

    hours of work per week, subject to the provisions in Article 3.5. Extra overtime

    shall be paid at the rate in Column 9 in the Pay Scale.

    Group C: Service Personnel:

    The Monthly Total Guaranteed Pay includes Basic Pay for a fourty (40) hours

    ordinary work week, compensation for work between fourty (40) and fifty-six

    (56) hours per week, sixty-point-sixty-two (60.62) guaranteed overtime hours per

    month, compensation for work on Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays,

    Vacation Pay, Food Allowance and Guaranteed Service Money. Extra overtime

    shall apply after an average of seventy (70) hours of work per week, subject to the

    provisions in Article 3.5. Extra overtime shall be paid at the rate in Column 9 in

    the Pay Scale.

    Group D: Utility Personnel:

    The Monthly Total Pay includes Basic Pay for a fourty (40) hours ordinary work

    week, compensation for work between fourty (40) and fifty-six (56) hours per

    week, sixty-point-sixty-two (60.62) guaranteed overtime hours per month,

    compensation for work on Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays, Vacation Pay

    and Food Allowance. Extra overtime shall apply after an average of seventy (70)

    hours of work per week, subject to the provisions in Article 3.5. Extra overtime

    shall be paid at the rate in Column 9 in the Pay Scale.

  • 3. Seniority: Not Applicable

    4. A watch list shall be made available showing all ordinary working hours for all

    Employee covered by this Agreement, except for Employee`s in Group A.

    Ordinary working hours in this respect is the eight (8) hours per day, seven (7)

    days per week.

    5. Overtime shall be recorded in duplicate by the Employee on a daily basis and

    signed by a designated supervisor at least once per week after which the record is

    final. One copy shall be handed over to the Employee. All hours in excess of

    eight (8) per day shall be included in this record and the sixty-point-six-two

    (60.62) Guaranteed Overtime hours per month deducted before the additional

    hours are paid on a monthly basis according to the extra overtime rate as set

    forth in Column 9 of the Pay Scale. If the Employee does not serve onboard for

    the whole calendar month, then the number of Guaranteed Overtime hours shall

    be prorated with two (2) hours per day.

    6. Any break, as approved by the Employee`s supervisor, during the work period

    of less than one-half () hour shall be counted as working time.

    7. Any hours worked during an emergency directly affecting the immediate safety of

    the Ship, its passengers and crew, of which the Master shall be the sole judge, or

    for safety boat drill, or work required to give assistance to other Ships or persons

    in immediate peril shall not count for overtime payment.

    Article 4 - Duration of Service

    1. Your Job Employment Contract will be for 6-months period; you will work

    4months onboard the ship during your 6months contracts but if you're a good

    employee there is usually an offer to renew. You will undergo probation period for

    14 working days before joining your department onboard. This probation period

    will start 3days from the day of your employment commencement Date as stated in

    Article 1.

    2. Our Ships Destinations are Alaska, Caribbean, Bahamas, Hawaii, Bermuda, Mexico, Panama Canal, Canada, Mediterranean, Europe, South America, China,

    Australia, Italy, Greece, Indonesia, India, and Tahiti.

    3. All Employee`s shall be engaged on either a mutual thirty (6) months notice Employment Contract, or on a fixed period Employment Contract.

    4. The Service Period shall not in any circumstance exceed ten (10) months.

  • Article 5 - Termination

    1. The first ninety (90) days of service shall be considered a probationary period,

    which entitles the Company or its representative, i.e. the Master of the vessel, to

    terminate the Employment Contract by giving fourteen (14) days notice.

  • During the probationary period the Employee may terminate the

    Employment Contract by giving fourteen (14) days notice.

    The probationary period shall not apply to Employee`s previously engaged by

    the Company within a one (1) year period prior to being re-hired.

    If the Employment Contract is terminated within the probationary period by the

    Company, the repatriation costs shall be paid by the Company. If the

    Employment Contract is terminated within the probationary period by the

    Employee, the repatriation costs shall be paid by the Employee.

    2. a) Employee may terminate the Employment Contract by giving one (1)

    months notice of termination to the Company or the Master of the Ship, either in writing or verbally in the presence of a witness.

    b) If the Employee was employed for a specified voyage, and if the voyage

    is subsequently altered substantially, either with regard to duration or

    trading pattern, he shall be entitled to terminate the Employment Contract

    as soon as possible.

    c) Employee may refuse to sail into a warlike operations area as defined by

    Lloyds.

    d) Employee shall be entitled to terminate the Employment Contract

    immediately if the Ship is certified substandard in relation to the

    applicable provisions of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS)

    1974, the International Convention on Loadlines (LL) 1966, the Standards

    of Training Certification and Watchkeeping Convention (STCW) 1978, as

    amended, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution

    from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL) or

    substandard in relation to ILO Convention No. 147, 1976, Minimum

    Standards in Merchant Ships, as supplemented by the Protocol of 1996. In

    any event, a Ship shall be regarded as substandard if it is not in possession

    of the certificates required under either applicable national laws and

    regulations or international instruments.

    e) The Company shall be entitled to terminate the Employment Contract of a

    Employee prior to the expiration of his period of engagement (as specified

    in Articles 4.1 and 5.1) in the event of the following:

    (i) upon the total loss of the Ship, or

    (ii) when the Ship has been laid up for a continuous period of at least

    one (1) month, or

    (iii) upon the sale of the ship, or

    (iv) Upon the misconduct of a Employee giving rise to a lawful

  • entitlement to dismiss, or

    (v) for any reason at the Companys sole discretion upon payment of two (2) months Basic Pay Severance.

    3. Upon the misconduct of a Employee giving rise to a lawful entitlement to

    dismiss, the Company shall, prior to dismissal hold a hearing before a Committee

    consisting of the Master as Chairman, Chief Officer, Hotel Director and a fourth

    member. The fourth member shall be, depending on whether the Employee is

    an Officer or from the remaining crew, an Officer or a fourth member appointed

    by the Employee from among the remaining crew.

    In special cases, the Committee may be appointed by the Company and the

    hearing held ashore if considered necessary in order to best elucidate the

    factual basis for the dismissal. The composition of the Committee shall if

    possible be as stated in the previous paragraph.

    The Chairman shall question the Employee and any witnesses who might be able

    to provide information in the case. The remaining members of the Committee

    and the Employee may ask questions either through the Chairman or directly

    with the Chairman's consent. If the Master makes a decision in the matter,

    he/she shall state the ground for it, and the decision shall be entered into the log

    book or the special protocol. The members of the Committee shall verify by

    signature the accuracy of the statements.

    The Employee shall be given a copy of the Dismissal

    Form.

    A decision on dismissal shall be made as soon as possible and, at the latest, within

    fourteen (14) days after the circumstances of the case became known, unless

    special conditions necessitate a longer time limit. The Employee shall, if

    possible, be informed of the decision immediately.

    In the event that the above procedure has not been adhered to, the Employee

    shall be entitled to the Severance Pay provided for in Article 5.4.

    4. The Company shall be entitled to terminate a Employees Employment Contract for any reason at the Companys sole discretion upon payment of two (2) months Monthly Total Consolidated Pay for Employees in Group A and two

    (2) months Monthly Total Guaranteed Pay for Employees in Group B,

    Severance. No Severance is due if the termination is a result of any of the

    following:

    (i) the termination is as a result of the expiration of an agreed period of

    service in the Employment Contract; or

    (ii) the termination is as a result of notice given by the Employee as

    aforesaid;

    or

  • (iii) the Employee is lawfully and properly dismissed by the Company as a

    consequence of the Employees own misconduct, such as but not limited to, violating the Companys Alcohol and Drug, Policy, Annex 5, or the Sexual Harassment Policy, Annex 6.

    5. For the purposes of this Agreement refusal by any Employee to obey an order

    to sail the Ship shall not amount to misconduct of the Employee where:

    (i) the Ship is unseaworthy/or otherwise substandard as defined in Article 5.2,

    sub-paragraph d); or

    (ii) for any reason it would be unlawful for the Ship to sail; or

    (iii) the Employee has a genuine grievance against the Company in

    relation to implementation of this Agreement or the Employment

    Contract; or

    (iv) the Employee refuses to sail into a warlike operations area.

    6. The Company shall consider a special request of early termination of the service

    period on compassionate grounds. If such termination is requested in the case of

    death or serious illness of the immediate family, the repatriation costs will be at

    the Company discretion.

    7. Any disputes concerning dismissal may be appealed either through the Grievance

    Procedure, Annex 3 or through the Companys internal Complaint Resolution Process, Annex 4, at the Employees discretion.

    Article 6 - Transfer of Seafarers

    The Company shall have at their discretion, the option of transferring Employees from

    one vessel to another vessel, provided that there will not be any interruption of time for

    calculation of leave benefits nor increase in length of service.

    Article 7 - Vacation Pay and Food Allowance

    1. The Vacation Pay and Food Allowance is included in the Monthly Total

    Consolidated Pay,

    2. The Company may specify vacation schedules. Vacations shall begin and end on

    the dates set forth in the vacation schedule.

  • Article 8 - Breach of Agreement

    If the Company breach the terms of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to take

    such measures against the Company as may be deemed necessary to obtain redress.

    Article 9 - Teaching and Training

    The Company agrees to undertake a teaching and training program so that a

    continuous and systematic training is conducted on board, enabling promotion or higher

    paid positions.

    Article 10 - Cargo Handling

    The Employees shall not be required or induced to carry out cargo handling and other

    work traditionally or historically done by dock workers without the prior agreement of

    the Company dockers' union concerned and provided that the individual Employees

    volunteer to carry out such duties, for which they shall be adequately compensated.

    Compensation for such work performed during the normal working week, as specified in

    Article 3, shall be by the payment of double the overtime rate (Column 9 of the Pay

    Scale) for each hour or part of an hour that such work is performed, in addition to the

    Basic Pay. Any such work performed outside the normal working week will be

    compensated at triple the overtime rate for each hour or part of an hour that such work is

    performed in addition to the payment of the normal hourly rate.

    Any Employee shall be entitled to act lawfully in respecting any dock workers= trade

    dispute including but not limited to respecting any picket line or complying with any

    lawful request not to enter any premises, dock, pier or ocean terminal. The

    Company will not take any punitive measures against any Employee who respects such

    dock workers= trade dispute and any such lawful act by the Employee shall not be

    treated as any breach of the Employment Contract.

    Article 11 - Sickness, Injury and Maternity

    1. During the period of employment and at the time of disembarking, the

    Employee shall be liable to medical examination when requested by the

    Company or its

  • representative.

    2. A Employee, who is discharged owing to sickness or injury, shall be entitled to

    medical treatment (including hospitalization) at the Companys expense for as long as such treatment is required. The Company shall be liable to defray the

    expense of medical treatment and maintenance until the sick or injured person has

    reached maximum medical improvement (MMI).

    3. When a Employee is signed off and landed at any port because of sickness or

    injury, the Employees wages shall continue until the Employee has been

    repatriated at the Companys expense or has arrived at the Employee`s home or place of the Employee`s original engagement, whichever place is more

    convenient for the Employee. Thereafter the Employee shall be entitled to Sick

    Pay at a rate equivalent to the Monthly Total Pay (Group A), Monthly Basic

    Pay (Group B & D) and Monthly Guaranteed Basic Pay (Group C), while the

    Employee remains sick or injured up to a maximum of one-hundred-and-

    twenty (120) days, provided satisfactory medical certificates are submitted.

    4. Employees that become pregnant during the service period are entitled to two

    (2)months Maternity Pay at a rate equivalent to the Monthly Total Pay (Group A, B

    & D) and Monthly Total Guaranteed Pay (Group

    C).

    5. In the event of sickness, injury or maternity necessitating signing off, the

    Employee shall be entitled to free repatriation in accordance with the provisions in

    Article 2.

    Article 12 - Death and Disability Insurance

    1. Loss of life in service:

    If a Employee dies whilst in the employment of the Company, including

    accidents occurring whilst traveling to and from the vessel, or as a result of

    marine or similar peril, the Company shall pay the sums specified in the attached

    Schedule of Cash Benefits, Annex 2, to the spouse and to each dependent child up

    to a maximum of four (4) under the age of 21 . If the Employee does not leave a

    spouse, the aforementioned sum shall be paid to the Estate of the deceased

    Employee to be administrated by the person or body authorized by law to act

    on behalf of the deceased Employees Estate.

    Any payment effected under this clause shall be without prejudice to any claim

    for compensation made in law.

  • 2. Disability:

    An Employee who suffers injury as a result of an accident from any cause

    whatsoever whilst in the employment of the Company, regardless of fault,

    including accidents occurring whilst traveling to or from the Ship and whose

    ability to work is reduced as a result thereof, shall in addition to his sick pay, be

    entitled to compensation according to the provisions of this Agreement.

    The compensation which the Company, Manager, Manning Agent, and any other

    legal entity substantially connected with the vessel shall be jointly and severally

    liable to pay shall be calculated by reference to an agreed medical report, with the

    Company and the both able to commission their own and when there is

    disagreement the parties to this Agreement shall appoint a third doctor whose

    findings shall be binding on all parties. The aforesaid medical report determines

    the Degree of Disability and the table below the Rate of Compensation.

    For the purposes of this Article, loss of profession means when the physical

    condition of the Employee prevents a return to sea service, under applicable

    national and international standards and/or when it is otherwise clear that the

    Employees condition will adversely prevent the Employees future of comparable employment on board ships.

  • 3. Any payment effected under any section of this Article shall be without prejudice

    to any claim for compensation made in law.

    Article 13 - Uniforms

    The Company shall provide uniforms and laundering of same free of charge to the

    Employees. In case the Employee has to use personal uniforms the Employee shall be

    compensated with a monthly allowance of USD seventy-five (75).

    Article 14 - Crews Effects

    When any Employee suffers total or partial loss of, or damage to, his personal effects,

    due to whatever cause, either whilst serving on board the Ship or travelling to and from

    the Ship, he shall be entitled to recover from the Company compensation up to a

    maximum specified in the attached Schedule of Cash Benefits, The Employee shall

    certify that any information provided with regard to lost property is true to the best of

    his knowledge.

    Jewelry, Money and Electronic Equipment must be hand carried while traveling to and

    from the Ship, such items are not covered by this provision if transported in checked

    luggage.

    The Company shall in addition pay the Employee for necessary clothing needed after a

    shipwreck.

    Article 15 - Food, Accommodation, Bedding, etc; and Personal Safety Equipment

    1. The Company shall provide sufficient food of good quality, accommodation of

    adequate size and standard, bedding amenities, etc., for the use of each Employee

    whilst serving on board and recreational facilities in accordance with ILO

    standards.

    The accommodation standards shall at least meet those criteria contained in

    relevant ILO instruments relating to crew accommodation.

    2. The Company shall provide the necessary personal protective equipment for the

    use of each Employee whilst serving on board. Every Employee engaged in the

    operations and any other person who may be exposed to the risk of injury,

    poisoning or disease arising from the operations should, when necessary, be

  • provided with and should wear:

    a) a suitable safety helmet constructed to an appropriate standard;

    b) overalls;

    c) waterproof, reinforced, safety boots;

    d) depending on the risk, sufficient and suitable protective clothing and

    equipment, including, but not limited to:

    (i) respiratory protective equipment; eye protectors; hearing

    protection; gloves; welding aprons; safety harness; ropes and

    attachments; and buoyancy aids; and

    (ii) sufficient and suitable protective outer clothing for use by any

    person who, by reason of the nature of work, is required to

    continue working in the open air during cold or hot weather, rain,

    snow, sleet, hail, spray, high winds or hot, humid conditions.

    3. a) Personal protective equipment should be used on an individual basis and

    not passed to another person without first being cleaned, serviced and

    maintained;

    b)

    The space provided for personal safety equipment should be such as not to

    contaminate accommodation or other storage. Personal protective equipment should be suitable for the purpose and to the required standard,

    having regard of the nature of the work;

    c)

    Where there is a relevant certificate of approval or a national standard or

    there is an equivalent international standard, personal protective

    equipment should be to that standard.

    4. Ships shall be so equipped with survival suits of appropriate size, meeting IMO

    standards. The Company shall be responsible for ensuring the existence on board

    of the number of survival suits as required by the IMO.

    Article 16 - Service in Warlike Operations Areas

    1. During the assignment a Employee shall be given full information of war

    zone's inclusion in the vessels trading pattern and shall have the right not to

    proceed to a warlike operations area, in which event he/she shall be

    repatriated at the Company cost with benefits accrued until the date of return to

    the port of engagement.

  • 2. Where a vessel enters into an area where warlike operations take place, the

    Employee will be paid a bonus amounting to double the basic wage for the

    duration of the vessel's stay in such area subject to a minimum of five (5)

    days' pay. Similarly the compensation for disability and death shall be doubled.

    3. A warlike operations area will be as indicated by Lloyd's.

    4. A Employee shall have the right to accept or decline the assignment without

    risking losing his employment or suffering any other detrimental effects.

    Article 17 - Insurance Cover

    The Company shall conclude appropriate insurance to cover themselves against the

    possible contingencies arising from the Articles of this Agreement.

  • Article 19 - Ship Board Safety and Representation of Employee

    1. The Company shall facilitate the establishment of an on board Safety and Health

    Committee in accordance with the provisions contained in the ILO Code of

    Practice on Accident Prevention on Board Ship at Sea and in Port, and as part of

    their safety-management system*. The Company shall provide a link between

    the Company and those on board through the designation of a person or

    persons ashore having direct access to the highest level of

    management*. The Company shall also designate an on board competent Safety

    Officer who shall implement the Company safety and health policy and

    programme and carry out the instructions of the Master to:

    (i) improve Employees safety awareness;

    (ii) investigate any safety complaints brought to his attention and report the

    same to the safety and health committee and the individual, where

    necessary;

    (iii) investigate accidents and make the appropriate recommendations to

    prevent the recurrence of such accidents;

    (iv) carry out safety and health inspections; and

    (v) monitor and carry out the on board safety training of

    employees

    (v) not be subject to dismissal or other prejudicial measures for carrying out

    functions assigned to the role of safety representative and be entitled to the

    same protections as the liaison representative.

    1. The parties to this Agreement agree on the principle that all disputes between the

    Employee and the Company can be and must be resolved through friendly

    negotiations and have therefore agreed on the attached Grievance Procedure,

    Annex 3.

    Article 20 - Jurisdiction

    The parties to this Agreement agree that any disputes or claims arising under this

    Agreement shall be governed and adjudicated pursuant to the laws of the individual

    vessels country of registry and in a jurisdiction agreeable to both parties. In the event that the parties cannot agree on the jurisdiction the jurisdiction issues shall be settled

    through the Grievance Procedure.

    Article 21 - Waiver and Assignments

    The Company undertake not to demand or request any Employee to enter into any

    document whereby, by way of waiver or assignment or otherwise, the Employee agrees

    or promises to accept variations to the terms of this Agreement or return to

    the Company, their servants or agents any wages (including backwages) or other

    emoluments due or to become due to him under this Agreement and the

  • Company agree that any such document already in existence shall be null and void and

    of no legal effect.

    Article 22 - Amendments to and Duration of the Agreement

    This Agreement shall be effective for Six [6] months at a time if a request for

    termination is not given neither by the Company or the E m p l o y e e with three (14)

    days written notice.

    Amendments mutually agreed on in writing and signed by the parties shall be considered

    incorporated in these Special Agreement.

    Furthermore, should this Agreement continue past........ SIX [6] MONTHS......, then

    the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be reviewed by the Company

    a n d E m p l o ye e and if at any time the Company and Employee mutually agree

    on amendments and/or additions to this Agreement, such amendments and additions

    shall be agreed in writing and signed by the parties and considered incorporated in the

    Special Agreement. This Letter of Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of AU Labor Union and International Cruise Council. Please confirm your acceptance of the above terms and conditions by signing and returning to us the duplicate copy of this Letter within seven (7) days from the date of this Letter. Yours faithfully,

    Mrs Catharine Stewart

    Director HR Department

    MSC Cruise Line

    Sydney, Australia.

    EMPLOYEE'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    I accept and agree to the above-stated terms and conditions.

    Name:

    Nationality:

    Passport/ID No:

    Signature:

    Date:

    We would like to take this opportunity of welcoming you to MSC Cruise Line Australia and confirm your employment with effect from APRIL 30, 2014 in the position of ENTERTAINER this letter sets out the terms and conditions of your employment.Your initial basic starting salary will be 4850-USD per month, and is paid on the last day of each month (or on the previous business day, should the last day fall on a Sunday or Public holiday). This contract can be amended after 14 workin...Company management will make a deduction of 6% only from employees monthly salary to cover all required Tax in accordance with AU Labour Union Law.